The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-12

The RECENT ELECTIONS IN THIS Cry AND Cox
NEcTlcUT-THEIR CoNsEouENcEs.-At the recent
State election in Connecticut and the charter
election in the city Of New York, there was an
attempt made to unite the two factions into which
the democratic party has for some time past been
divided, SO as to insure triumph to the combined
forces over the wings. In Connecticut the union
was more perfect than in New York, and was at
Tended with corresponding degree of success
but in New York it was only partial, and the con-
sequence was disastrous defeat, and the success
of the wings by a large majority.
The circumstances attending these elections
prove that there is prospect of the disointed
forces of the democratic party partly coalescing.
and combining into an opposition to the party
which is at present in power in the federal govern
ment. But the union will not be by any means
perfect. The independent and honest portion of
each will not unite with the other, in consequence
of the bitterness of feeling existing between them.
They will rather unite with the wings, as many of
them did on the charter election, and Join their
strength TO that of the party in power at Washing
ton. This will be considerable accession to that
party, and may enable them, if they conduct the
government on broad, comprehensive and national
principles, TO retain power for quarter Of CEN
fury to come. But they must conduct it on those
principles as General Taylor declared, and
announced in his letters and speeches, previous to
his election and after his Inauguration. As to the
slavery question, it is all moonshine, and never
was intended to be anything more. No party
in the North, with that principle alone as
foundation, can ever attain ascendancy, because
il is advocated by all Northern parties, and forms
part Of the political code of the wings, much as it
does that of the barnbuners The Northern States
are perfectly willing to abstain from all interference
with slavery it is guaranteed by the constitutions
but each and all opposed to its further extern
sion As TO the horrors of slavery in the old States,
and the degraded position which the blacks hold in
the social scale, that is bug-bear. Those in the
North who rant and pirate much about the politi-
cal equality Of the blacks, will not, at this hour,
consent to be, in social life, on par with them
and what is political without social equality The
evils attendant on slavery in the Southern States
are incomparably less in magnitude than those
which attend the free black race in the North
We are convinced that they are much better off
there than they in the free States in every point
Of view.
If, however, the administration Of the govern
ment is not conducted on the principles announced
by Gen. Taylor, they may meet with formidable
opposition. The programme of its measures is not
yet fully developed and will not be until the meet
Ing of the next Congress and the delivery Of Ge-
neral Taylor's message document that will be
looked for and read with intense interest by men of
all parties. If any ultra views measures are ad-
vocated-if the government, of the country be not
conducted with view 10 the benefit of the whole
country and not TO that of a party the present AID
ministration will assuredy meet with strong OPP
position. 1t rests with the administration to say
whether it will retain power for another term Of
four years after the expiration Of General Taylors
term, or for quarter Of a century.