New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-11
THE HERALD AND HORAT1o SEYMOUR.

THE HERALD AND H0RATI0 SEYMOUR,
The following from the New York Herald
of the fifth instant, written five days before
the nomination of Mr.. Seymour, contains
many historical facts, and comes as near to
a prophecy as anything we have ever seen
in newspaper;
The National COnventIon-Nice Little
Came of the Albany Regency.
You all did see that on the Lupercal
T. rice presented him kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse.
So says Mark Antony of his friend, q the
noble Cesar" who was by Brutus, Cassius
and Company put out of the way, not that
they loved Cesar less, but because they
loved Rome more.n Our Ex-Governor, Ho-
ratio Seymour, has been as patriotic and
magnanimous as Cesar; for has he not
thrice refused the Democratic nomination
for the next Presidency? His last declina-
ton, some three days gone by, was SO frank
and unequivocal that it has been generally
accepted as conclusive. He was not equal
to the great distinction; he had not been
seeking it; he did not want it, and he would
not have it. Yet, in our judgment, this is
but stroke of strategy in the nice little
game concocted By the Albany Regency for
Seymour's nomination.
1t is the identical trick which was so sue
cessfully played not many years ago to Sc.
cure to Mr.. Seymour the Democratic nomin-
alton for Governor. He had withdrawn;
he was not in the fight; but his friends
thought, in the nick OF time, that a compli-
mentary vote in his favor as the first choice
of the Democracy would be very acceptable
to Mr. Seymour, though he would unques-
tionHbly decline the nomination. Under
this assurance the experiment was tried, but
the convention was caught; for Mr.. Seymour
graciously accepted the nomination thus
conferred, and the thing was fixed. Now,
in this convention the advantages of the
same trick of strategy are visible to the
naked eye. Mr.. Seymour, it is understood,
has positively withdrawn. He thus ceases
to be an object of attack, and his friends
begin to be sought for by the other candi.
dates. The Seymour detachment becomesa
balance of power in the convention. 1t
beats about the bush right and left. 1t
adroitly eontrives and assists in the slaugh-
ter Of Chase, Pendleton, Hendricks, Han
cock, and the rest, and then at the point
where all his rivals are used up under the
two.thirds rule, Mr.. Seymour is trotted in
fresh and good as new, distances all his ex-
hausted competitors, and carries off the
prize.
The two.thirds rule is beauty. At the
Baltimore Democratic convention of 1874,
where it was invented to kill off Van Buren,.
we find that on the first ballot Van Buren
had lag out Of 233 votes cast; on the ninth
ballot he had only two votes left; for Folk,
a fresh nag, was just then brought in, and
general rush for Polk nominated him, to the
astonishment Of all concerned. In the
Baltimore convention of 1852 the old stagers,
nine of them, fought pretty stubbornly to
the thirty-fourth ballot, when, having be-
trayed their exhaustion in an effort to unite
on Dickinson, poor Pierce was trotted in,
fresh and pranctng head and tail up, and
on the forty.ninth round he walked over the
de- ID ROY If laA D.
gency with Seymour. 1t is to keep him
back until his rivals are worn out and
killed of, and then to charge with him after
the fashion of the Old Guard of Napoleon at
the turning point OF the battle, fresh and
vigorous, against the exhausted centre of
the enemy Is line, break it, double up the two
wings, rout them, and take possession of the
field. m
There are two cliques among the man.
ayers of the New York delegations Sey-
mour CLIQUE and a Mcclellan clique. Ger
tain Democratic fnanciers Of this city who
made some sacrifices of ''der monishn in
behalf of Mcclellan in 1864 would like to
and election in 1868 would answer this pur.
pose. These men constitute the New York
Mcclellan Central Committee. Their chance
is very slim. The Seymour clique is power
full, aud is headed by the Albany Regency.
They argue In this way; Seymour has made
nVItdl SucAults Ol the Eb1ulttOu men IN
that Cooper Institute speech; they Will in
the first of the fight kill our candidate un-
less we hold him back. Let US do this, and
when we have killed off Pendleton, Chase,
Hendricks, Hancock, and Andy johnson by
knocking their heads against each other
there will be an opening for Seymour. If
nominated we are sure at least Of the State
Of New York, and IN holding New York. IL
we do nothing more. We hold the candidate
and the whip hand over the Convention Of
We warn the friends Of all the other can.
dates ana probable candidates, especially
the friends Of Mr. Chase, that this l. the
game Of tile Albany Regency In behalf Of
70 be placed IA the professions and promises
Of the New York delegation In behalf Of
Chase. They are using him as convenient
Instrument with which to ny out Pendlet0n,
their most formidable enemy. Pendleton /
Is too strong 70 be beaten by direct at
tack, and strategy mnst Be resorted 20.
There Is something to admire in tho bold
aud manly front presented BY the Pendle-
ton men. They proclaim their candidate /
and his pIaiiorm without Hincing or mine
ms. we knew where TO Cad them and /
Whist they want. We do not know
that he Abeny Regency are honest
IN thslE professions q a1ectlon /
for Ne. Chase and we DO not
believe they are. nor have We any iaith
IN Mr.. Hegmpur's repested destinations,
positive a. 1e makes them. he i standing
ttonf 70 avoid the Inst roagh blows Of the
betlle. II 10 the old trick Of Seymour and
Fclf and Pierce Il Is akni1iuR mode az
warfare; Il Is the Indian system, and tie
big Inaiaps Is 1ammany IAN ~ skilled u