The New York herald., 1850-11-15
The Late Elections-The Breaking up-is2O
and Is5O-The New Revelation.


and Is5O-The New Revolution.
We are on the verge of a new revelation. Old
parties are breaking up, and old party platforms
are crashing and tumbling to pieces in every di-
rection Upon the slavery issues, the accumu-
lations OF thirty years, we have had the agitation,
the discussion, the adjustment, as in 1920. but not
the revolution Ii has to come, is coming. and
has already commenced. The causes have been
similar; the results will be the same, only more
tended, more striking, more complete and con-
elusive.
The late elections mark, significantly enough,
the beginning of the dissolution, not Of the Union,
but of the old WORKOUT whig and democratic
parties. Tine compromise measures of the last
session doing their work in the most imposing
and decisive manner. superficial politician
would conclude that free soil is becoming the
sppr, me power in the North aktee soil and
ani-sl.ytIy elements have, ndeeds 6o1hrolled the
late elections, against the late compromises, and
10 the practical setting aside of all the eminent
Statesmen concerned. Mr. Webster has been cast
sverbosrd in Msssachusetts-General Cass has
been virtually condemned in Mchigan-Mr. Dick
inson, the President, and his cabinet, have been
routed in New York-Mr. Phelps has been super
seeded in Verrnont-whilc in Ohie, Illinois, Iowa,
and Wisconsin, the free soers have carried off the
booty. From the Atlantic to the Mississippi, with
the exceptions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
there appears To have been sweeping and dis
astrous reaction of all the combined elements Of
free soil, abolition, and notification, destructive
alike TO the prospects of the administration, Web
ster, Cass, and all concerned; and, upon a super
kcial view, omnous Of the disruption of the Union.
AT the same time, we tind in the South that the
compromise measures have been met with the most
deadly opposition. While the patriotic conserva-
tive course of Gen Foote, in the Senate, has been
rewarded with the strongest denunciations at home,
and by hanging in effigy, the mass meetings in
favor OF secession, Southern rights associations,
calls Of conventions, and extra legislative sessions,
render il forcibly evident that the slavery adjust
nent is just rapidly breaking up the old politi-
Q al parties in the South as in the North The pre-
dictions Of Mr.. Clay that the Compromise bills
would speedily csncilate all parties, and restore the
era of good feeling, were exactly the Of the
actual consequences. They are distracting and
brt skng up both the great parties of the country
the agitation in both sections-and
the agitators North and South, by
recruits from both parties. Now for the applica-
lion. What is to foow1
In all these movements and results, we see a
wonderful resemblance, and we may draw a close
parallel to the events of the Missouri sgitation-the
compromise of Is2O, and its consequences. Then,
as now, Mr.. Clay predicted the restoration of
peace and harmony. We secured them, and shall
again secure them; but now, as in ls20, We must
hrst have the inevitable revolution. In the Mis-
sour Compromise, patriotic men Of both parties
and both sections combined. The dispute was set
ted; but in the political revusion which followed,
all the leading Compromise men, excepting Mr..
Clay. North and SOUTH were utterly sacrificed.
Mr.. Hale repeatedly, at the last session, reminded
Mr. Clay, and the Committee of Thirteen, that
they would soon be turned over among the burnt
offerings Of the Missouri Compromise. The pre-
dicou il already falhlled; but in every battle, the
bravest are among the killed and wouaded, and
the leaders ofa forlorn hope are generally left ia
IN, en,renchmenis. The Compromise of ls2O. and
hc adjustment of 1850 each had their forlorn hope,
md the leaders in both cases are smeng the killed
aud wounded.
Bot the parallel does not end here. In ls2l |
Iour years eher the Missouri Compromise, there |
was scrub race for the Presidency The /
ComrroIaisc had worked out a political revou- |
hon-oid parties aud old platforms were scattered /
10 the winds. National conv,ntons were GA, of I
6eId-Jackson, Adams, Crawford, and Clay. I
The election was thrown into the Houss-Mr. I
Adams was chosen-and from that point we date I
the present whig and democratic parties.
The COMPROMISE Of 1850 is running into the
same channel. Involving the same principles, IT /
must lead to the same results. The only difference
is, that the beginning Of the new political cycle
sovers a broader surface, involves larger ques-
tions, greater inierests-is more complex, more
intense, more excited, more momentous, better /
and will be more conclusive than the
transition Of ls20. The elections in the North,
md the sgtstions in the South, show that the 1
BID whie and democratic platforms are broken to
the statesmen of the late adjustment
IRE among the killed and wounded-thst Clay,
md Cass, and Webster, aud Fillmore, and Foote, |
md King, and Msngum, and Dickinson, and Cobb, /
nave no chance at all upon the Compromises, North
" South and that a new state of things, and a
lew set of politicians are about 20 succeed. What
. it'll Who are theyl We shall see in good
esson.
A scrub race for 1852, we hold to be absolutely
,trtan and indispensable. Feeble and decrePid,
,roken % and disointed az they are, the old wing
lid democratic societies may attempt to maintain
footing against the swelling tide Of revolution.
Bot what are their chances The Northern free I
oil interest will have candidate; the Southern T
Iehts men will have a candidate; AMI II the old
rhies ard democrats each have q candidate, we
bali have the same number as In 1921, and the .
lection will 20 70 tie House. With such divi- 4
on Of parties. Gen. Scott might possibly secure p
ew Jersey. and Cen Cass might get the vote Of
bur psither could possibly b. elected
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