The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-18


Dcmocracy-Negrs Suffrage.
The Tammany Tweed Belmont middle Is
settled. 1t was settled with the return OF
Sweeny-Peter the Great. The aare-up by
the Tweed organizations in certain wards
against Belmont was a trick from the begin
ming to work certain little wires for certain
ward nominations, including aldermen and
assistant aldermen, Offices worth hedging and
ditching for. The idea was to tickle the Grand
Sachem at the expense Of the bondholder OF
the Manhattan Club, who Is not in the Tam
many inside ring. The game was preposter-
GUS, and as it threatened to be dangerous
Sweeny at once blocked it, and Tweed is salts
fed. His particular friends in the premises, in
were getting him into a bad box, and he was
thankful to be helped out of it. The contest,
however, for the city spoils, fat places and
lean places, waxed warmer, and the little
party cllques Of the wards and election dis
trlcts of this island, which overlows with milk
and honey at this season of the year, are all
mining and plpe-laying for the spoils. 1t seems
to be understood, however, that Tammany
will not make up her local states till after the
State Convention at Syracuse next week; for
Tammany wishes to go into that gathering
with an unbroken front. The sachems have
discovered that the rural districts have taken
the alarm and are likely to show some opposi-
ton to the Tammany programme for regu-
lating-6rst, the democracy Of the State,
and, secondly, through the State, the
National Democratic Convention Of 1872
under the banner of Hoffman. The interior
likes Hoffman, but does not like the idea of
being gobbled up by Tammany. Conse-
quently Tammany at Syracuse must present
compact front and be prepared to play skill
full game, or her story may be that of the
maid with the milking pail.
The Tammany leaders, we understand, had
resolved upon fighting niger suffrage on tho
fifteenth amendment, under the idea that as
the Governor intended to forget to forward to
Washington the ratification by our last Legisla-
ture of said amendment it could not be counted,
and that so, with the election Of an anti-negr0
suffrage Legislature this fall, said amendment
would be squelched perhaps entirely. But
as the Governors transmission of the New
York ratification, on the application Of the
Acting Secretary of State at Washington, has
settled the action Of New York on said amend
ment it will have to be dropped at Syracuse.
There are red-hot democrats, of the New Jersey
school, who are in favor Of fighting for Legis-
lature to repeal said ratification; but as the
State Department, under Mr.. Seward, has de-
clined to recognize such proceedings 1t might
do so again under Mr.. Fish. On the negro
suffrage proposition of the new State constitu-
ton, however, we presume that Tammany will
take her stand, and that the Syracuse Convex
ton will second the motion against the
almighty niger. And why? Because in the
event Of the failure to secure three-fourths Of
all the States to the fifteenth amendment pro-
posed to the federal constitution, "the supreme
law Of the land" the action upon Niger suf-
frage in the State constitution becomes a
matter Of some Importance.
In any event we expect an interesting 6gh!
in this State this fall on negro suffrage. Under
Of. an overwhelming majority against the
niger. But the new departure Of the South
ern democracy Virginia leading Off in support
of the fifteenth amendment, and the surrender
Of this question by the Wisconsin democracy,
have changed the whole face Of things on negro
Suffrage. It Is sure to come, and under
this general belief the tide will probably
be in favor Of the everlasting niger,
even in New York. General Grant is en-
phatically in favor Of universal negro suffrage,
and it must not be forgotten by Tammany thai
now, for the lrst time since 1865, the national
administration and all its retainers work with
the republican party. All this federal powe,
in New York city and State is clear gain te
this party s.ace last year, and it will be felt ii
the election on this issue Of negro suffrage.