Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-03
COUNTY TICKET
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
NEw YoRE SAINT 90 19R9

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 1858.
This city is undoubtedly the great politi-
cal as we'll as commercial centre fthe Union.
The Democrats, as they call themselves,
claim in the city q majority of ffty thousand.
This vast majority is made up almost Who'll
ly of q floating population, coming from
every part of the globe. The city govern
ment, being in the hands of the Democrats
millions of dollars are expended to keep up
this majority. 1t is not denied that ma
jority of the property holders and we'll.
doing, enterpriziug men, are Republicans.
On the other hand the people In the into
rior, who are uninfuenced by the corruptions
and vices of the city, are largely Republican,
and will give Grant majority that will
Sovercome that of the city. Republicans here
look with great anxiety for the result in
Pennsylvania at the approaching election.
Intelligent men here are confident that New
York will 60 for Grant and Colfax, if the
Republicans carry Pennsylvania at the com.
ing election, of which there is not shadow
of doubt Even the more intelligent Demo.
Gratis are free to confess that the prospects
of Seymour and Blair are not the most Ell.
couraging, while Brick Pomeroy talks of
what they will do for years hence. Brick
has branch of his paper here, and is looked
upon as the true exponent of the rebel Dem
ocracy, and the ignorant and lower order of
Democrats throughout the Union. Brick
says it is folly to talk about the tariff, green
backs and government bonds. He is in IA
vor of repudiating grcenbacks, bonds, and
everything of the kind, which he says will
be accomplished as soon as the Democrats
get into power. These declarations greatly
annoy the New York World, and the intelli-
gent and respectable portion of the party.
Another trouble the World has on hand,
is the revolutionary doctrines of Ffank
Blair, in his letter which secured his nomi-
nation. The World attempts to explain
matters and absolve the Democratic party
from the views as expressed by Blair. This
has brought out the ex-rebel General Buck
ner, who surrendered to Grant at Fort Don.
elson, and who is now the editor of the
louisville Courier" Gen. Buckner says
"If the New-York Convention had not
specifically declared the legislation OF Con
gress in the premises revolutionary and alb
solutely null and void, still there could be
no doubt as to the position of the party on
the subject. This Gen. Blair knew acheis he
pennea his letter. lie knee Mat his eieVs en-
tirely accoraed uM The principles Of he pany.
If there are those-as we are led to infer
from the language of the TIMEs-who en-.
deavor to bubble about Or explain away
BLAIR's words, the least we can say is that
we do not comprehend their Democracy,
and that we have no manner of sympathy
with them. What BLAIR said was well
timed and to the purpose and, as we have
ssid, We thank him for it. 1t was a manly
and bold avowal of Democratic sentiment,
and presented a practicable solution of the
reconstruction problem. If the Reconstruc-
tlon acts of Congress are unconstitutional
and absolutely null and void, they ought
not to be suffered to be carried out. In the
ecent Of Democratic success, they qcU not Je
suffered to be carried out"
To make this muddle still more compli-
Gated, Gen. Blair made speech at Pittsburg,
yesterday in which he attempted to explain
away the revolutionary doctrines OF his
letter. Now this is all very well for the lati-
tude of Pittsbtrg, but how will this con,
struction of his language be received by the
rebel Democracy, and the Brick Pomeroy
Democrats of the North The better order
of Democrats plainly see the mistake they
made in the nominations, and do not hesi
tate to express their sentiments, while deplo
ring that they haG not taken men more nc.
eeptable to the people. r