Raftsman's Journal

The New York Democracy.—The "Hard Shells" at their recent demonstration in New York city, did not manifest a very tender regard for the feelings of the Administration,—nor for the "softer" members of the "happy family." One of the resolutions alludes to the Tammany (administration) brethren as "hypocrites" and "knaves," who have turned the old wigwam into a regular "House of Refuge" for "rascals" whom honest Democrats had cast out! Mr. Marcy is regaled with some hot shot;—and at his door is laid the failure of the Administration to get possession of Cuba. But the Hards go a step further, and show no disposition to make only Marcy the scape-goat for the Administration at large, another resolution (passed by acclamation) declaring that "the only safety of the Democratic Party now lies in an unconditional repudiation of the Administration." The call was "heartily seconded" for a Democratic State Convention, on the 5th of September, to make a State ticket that "shall be neither Free Soil, Prohibition, Know-Nothing, nor fanatic, of any other class, degree or color."

We opine that the President will find this "shell" rather a "hard" one to crack.