The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-10

The declination Of General ROsecrans to
serve as their candidate for Governor creates
difficulty among the Ohio democracy. The
| General telegraphs to them from San Fran
cisco that he resigned very desirable position
in the army and left his State (Ohio) to secure
at least the possibility of fulfilling duties
deemed sacred to his creditors and family,
and that these duties now forbid him the honor
| of leading the democracy in the pending can
| vass. This settles the question involved, and
it is so neatly and delicately done as to
| sweeten the disappointment to the Ohio democ-
racy. But for all this they are left by this de-
| clnation of General Rosecrans in very bad
way. AS the democratic leader he would have
fanked the republican candidate on the war
question and silenced the cry of copperhead
ism. In short, as one of the half dozen of our
foremost Union generals against the late rebel
lion, in his splendid services, he would proba-
bly, have carried off the popular balance Of
power in Ohio; and it was this belief that
secured his nomination over all competitors
and all the devices of the unreconstructed cop
perheads to supplant him in the late Demo-
cratic Convention.
Now, as he positively declines the honor, the
question recurs, who shall take his place? The
platform upon which General ROsecrans was
nominated, we presume, will stand. The
leading positions are that greenbacks, the
general currency of the country, are good
enough for the ''bloated bondholders," that
negro suffrage is not to be tolerated. and that the
fifteenth amendment, establishing universal
negro suffrage under the power of Congress,
will be fought by the Ohio democracy to ''the
last ditch" This platform, with General
Rosecrans as their standard bearer, gave the
Ohio democracy two strings to their bow.
1t identified them with the Union party of
the war, and it embraced o peace Offering
to Vallandigham, with which Vallandigham
and his followers were satisfied. But now
what is to be done? The party State Conven-
ton will probably be called together again,
and Pendleton, as the last resort, may be
called to the rescue. Within the strict lines Of
the party he is, by all odds, their most avail
able man; and as candidate for the Presi-
Dental succession his friends, perhaps may
think it wise to keep him prominently before
the people, sink or swim. But if the party are
still intent upon military hero General
Morgan, the present Member Of Congress from
the Columbus district, may be called upon.
AS the hero of the Cumberland Gap retreat
from the overwhelming army of Bragg-a very
clever military exploit-he will answer to.
dispel the offensive party odor of copper
headism. But neither Pendleton nor Morgan
will fill the place of Rosecrans. Indeed, any
other democratic leader in Ohio will be over
Swallowed by the party platform on negro suf-
frage; and here the chances are now against
the party. We say now, because, beginning
with the old State rights faction of Virginia,
the democracy Of the South have taken new
departure in favor of negro suffrage and the
fifteenth amendment. On this tack the
| Southern democrats, abandoning their old
| party notions, have, with the liberal repub-
cans, assumed the position of an independent
| party, looking rather to General Grants ad-
ministration than to the radical managers or
the Northern democracy for support In ad-
| herring, then, to their opposition to negro
suffrage the Ohio democracy repudiate the
| Southern democracy, and are weakened to
this extent in the general estimate Of the situa-
ton, while the Ohio republicans are CORES
pondingly strengthened in favor of negro
| suffrage. But il the Ohio democrats, in re-
calling their State Convention, or through their
| State Central Committee, could only take q
hint from the democrats of Virginia and Ten
nessee, and reshape their platform accordingly,
they might sweep the field, and open the way
for great political revolution in Congress in
1870, and, perhaps, in the Presidency itself in
| 1872. We apprehend, however, that, as with
| the thirteenth amendment, abolishing slavery,
and the fourteenth, establishing equal civil
| rights to men of all colors the Northern de-
| mocracy, including Ohio, will fight against
! the fifteenth, on negro suffrage, till fixed
upon them, instead of selling it and using 1t,
| as the democrats have been doing in the South.
We fear, in q word, that the Ohio democrats
will throw away another fine opportunity for
great victory.
THE EMPRESS EUGENE AND THE UNITED
| STATES -Rumor has it that the Empress
| Eugene this season or next intends to max Q a
visit to the United States. From the fact that
she intends leaving Paris for her Eastern tour
on the oath inst. the chances are against our
| seeing her On this Continent this wear Tho