The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-15

,urable pestilenoe upon free country. His
position is the more laudsble, because he is a
Southern man. He is compelled not only to re-
sist the champions of slavery in Congress, but at
home he incurs the severest censure His manly
course will doubtless cost him his seat in Con-
gress, but he will earn a name worth thousand
such honors. What rebuke his unAnching
course 10 upon the cringing poltroons Of the
Northn
To the State of New York we look as the great
battlefield between Liberal and Conservative De-
mocracy The reunion of the two sections has
not secured internal concord, has not harmonized
opposing principles, has not extinguished the
differences Of opinion which prevail between the
two sections of Democrats all over the country.
The Hunker leaders still regard an alliance with
the supporters Of Slavery as a tower Of strength,
and find the true representative Of their princi-
Plies and policy in Daniel s. Dickinson, whose
reelection to the Senate they seem disposed 70
make q test question. The Barnburners acknowS
iedSe AZ 5Sa5 cgYSr ~ - 70, -sa,s3 jtse,f
upon the doctrine of Human Rights, and seek
to establish equal and exact justice for all men.
The names by which the two classes are known,
they no longer use but their Characteristic differ
ences exist in full force. There will soon be q
State Democratic Convention. in which the OPP
posing elements will each seek expression and as
tendency. If the Convention should succeed in
preventing any expression of opinion against Sla-
very, or forcing through non-committal resolves
and secure the ascendency of men of their own
school, the Democracy Of New York viii be para
lived or divided it will lose its power, by the
alienation of men Of principle, or there will
be again two rival organizations. Should the
Lib al Democrats prevail, the Democracy of
New York will then take its place in the van OF
the Liberal Democracy of the United States. Its
example will determine the character and policy
of the Democratic organization in majority OF
the non-slaveholding States everywhere through
| out the North the Liberal element will become
the controlling one, and in 1852 probably seek in
THOMAS H. prNTor RS ,fiy Rel ssv.i.,.si s,s
What Is the condition of the Southern section
oi the Democracy A portion of it, not the ma
jority, we think cings to the old national organi
ration, and would be glad to rally in Baltimore in
1852, on the doctrine Of Non-Intervention, as
expounded by General Cas- but the majority
will be satisfied with nothing less than Interven.
ton in favor Of Slavery What may be the final
result of the conflict between these two factions
is a very doubtful question, but it is not at al
probable that they can be brought to unite upor
one candidate in the next Presidential campaign
unless he entertain extreme opinions; and in that
event, there can be no union between the North
ern and Southern Democracy Should candi
date be selected from the school to which Howell
Cobb belongs, he may attract the Conservative
Democrats of both sections, but he could expect
the support Of neither the Liberal Democracy OF
the North, nor the ultra Democracy of the South
How is it possible that Elements so discordant,
Opposites 80 extreme, Opinions 80 un9uslifedly
committed against each other, can ever be recon-
oiled or harmonized in one political organization
Where is the Man with name and influence po-
tential enough to still the conflict between the
warning Factions, and command order out of this
chaos of Contradictions
| 1t is worthy of remark that the Democratic
Party of the South is nearly destitute of leaders
of national repute and position, so that even its
own journals do not venture to propose any name
in connection with the next Presidency II is not
wanting in men of ability, but they have not yet
acquired the necessary position, and the more
distinguished have disqualified themselves for
national disti--.,--, a. .@--'iNsi- 80 -nousv''vo
with extreme pro-slavery opinions. The men of
national reputation, and whose names have been
spoken of in connection with the Presidential Of
fee, belong to the Northern section of the Party
but their disqualification as candidates is that in
their attempts to conciliate slsvehoding support,
they have weakened, ifnot completely undermined
their position in their own section. Lewis Cass
has already been tried, and found wanting; and
to-day, he is weaker than he was in ls4s. The
Extremists Of the South will never give him
their confidence and his course has disguised
the Liberals Of the North. Mr. Buchanan, if
anything, is still weaker. He has no attribute
that can win enthusiastic support; and though
not so obnoxious to the Jefferson Davis school of
the South as Mr. Csss, he is no less 90 to the Lib
eral Democracy of the North. Were General
Scott his competitor, he could not carry the De-
mocracy of his own State. We take it for grant
ed that no enlightened politician dreams of the
nomination of either of these venerable gentle
their special friends would be relieved by the
Withdrawal of their names, as candidates for Pres
idential honors.
There is one man, occasionally named, to whom
no stakeholder could take reasonable exception,
and whose judicial seclusion from political life
has saved him, during the existing agitation Of
the Slavery Question from the preparation Of
any fragrant acts offensive to the Democracy Of
the North. Were the Shareholders to agree to
final settlement of the Territorial Question, by
consenting to the admission Of California and
New Mexico as States, so that the Question
might not enter into the next Presidential con-
test, they might entertain hope of rallying the
Democratic Party Of both sections to the support
of man who had not openly committed himself
against either section during the agitation of the
Question but, if they should succeed in dividing
California and rejecting New Mexico as State,
and in passing Territorial Governments, without
the Proviso, for Southern California, for Utah,
and for New Mexico, they may rely upon It, that
the Slavery Question will play more prominent
part In the next Presidential campaign, than it
did in the last, that it will SILVER to atoms
the Democratic Party, and either secure Wing
triumph, or prevent an election Of President by
the People, throwing 1t into the House OF Rep
resentatives, where, if we mistake not the signs
OF the times, they will meet with an overwhelm-
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