Year: 1865

From the N. Y. Herald.
The position Of political parties in this State,
as disclosed by the action of their onventions is
both amusing and gratifying. They rival each
other in sustaining the President and his policy
and each is begging TO bo adopted by him. Apart
from the extreme factions, which both have
sloughed on TO some extent, they do not differ
professedly in their principles (if either have any
besides the oaves and fsbes) OF in their platforms
Old party names and claptrap phrascology, by
which they endeavor to mako distinction when
there is no difference, amount TO nothing The
only real issue before the country consists in sus-
tanning the Presidents rcs.oration policy or op-
posing It, And upon this both agree.


The Republicans claim Andy johnson because
he was taken up by them and elected Vice Pres-
dent by their votes, which brought him, by tho
accidenrof Mr. Lincoln's death, TO the Presidency
They look upon him, as all political parties in
this country have been in the habit of looking
upon the President OF their choice, as their prop
erty Inheritance and agent for dispensing tho
patronage OF government And, according to
established presidents, they appear to have some
show Of reason for their clnim


The Democrats, on the other hand, 20 back TO
Mr. Johnson's antesedents, and appeal 10 his
declarations OF principles and policy to show that
he has always been, and is now, thorough going
Democrat. There is no doubt this party has the
best Of the argument ON this ground They assert
too, consistently enough that the President is not





changing an old garment, as so many of the
politicians do Upon this view of his history and
character they base their hopes.


Looking carefully over the whole ground and
being nltos ether Independent of these parties, we
can form an impartial opinion as TO what would
be best under the present state of things. We
think u would be best ii the Demo rats should
triumph in our state election. The coppcrhead
faction is small and has little or no influence nor
Is II likely to have, in the Democratic party. As
that party stands oday in the State il Is far
more conservative and reliable than the other
The hepubhcans, on the contrary, are still much
under the influence of the radicals. Although
their Convention appear to give the cold shoulder
to these extremists and disorg MIXERS the success
oil the moderate men must be attributed more to
able management than TO numbers Greeley
claims that there n majority Of u fifth of his
strpe--tha is radical opponents of the Presidents
Southern restoration poicy-in the Syracuse Con-
vention, but that they were over-slaughed by
triekery. How far convention composed of such
elements was sincere in its declaration TO support
the President or Of approval of his measures is q
question. At all events ii j. evident that the in.
tuence Of the radical faction is still great, though
latent, and IT may yet gain the ascendancy in the
Republican party.


Should the Republicans succeed in the election
In this State 1t would have powerful effect in
strengthening the party everywhere for New
York is the heart of the whole country, and it's
pulsatons reach all the Oxtremities. In that case
At Is reasonable to supTose the large party Of
radicals in Congress, particularly in the Senate,
would be so elaied that they would probably show
their teeth to the President embarrass his nd
ministration, keep the Southern States out Of
Congress and throw the country into state Of
agitation and disorder. If the Republicans should
be defeated II would have happy effect in SUBJ
dung these Jacobns, or at least in making them
comparatively harmless.


On the whole, then, il is desirable that the
Democrats should win the race. The email eop-
perhead portion Of them can do no harm. On
tho other hand, the powerful radical faction Of
the Republican party, which is so strong in Con-
gress, IL warmed into lie by the success Of the
Republicans, may be very troublesome TO ito
President and the country.