The New York herald., 1850-12-31

are of the same description as theirs that their
business would not experience any interruption.
Interesting from Washington-Ths Pro
posed Union Ticket OF Clay and Cass.
According to all advices from Washington, party
lnes party land Marks and party platforms, are in
condition of utter and irretrievable confusion in
that respectable village. 1t has been usual at least
year in advance of the Presidential election, for
the politicians at Washington to shape out the plan,
to define the measures and to designate the candi-
dates for the campaign But in this instance, the
caucuses, the little ciques of wire workers, the
managing men of party machinery, continue to
stand aghast, amazed, stupiied and perplexed at
the terrible destruction of the old rickety platforms
of Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The Missouri compromise of 1920, broke up the
old party arrangements of that day, and led to a
general scrub race, the effect of which to cast
the election of President upon the House of Repre-
sentatives. The adjustment of 1850, far more COM
prehensive and extensive, determining, as il does,
q number of great issues, each of equal moment
with, or greater magnitude than the Missouoi COM
promise, has effected far more decisive destruction
Of old party organizations The nationality of both
'he old parties is gone, destroyed, defunct. There
is no longer a national ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS does
not exist, al this time, national whig party. They
are both deceased. large portion, if not a
majority of the whg party of the North, are
nulhfers or sympathizers with their detestable
doctrnes-a very large proportion of the de-
mocretic party of the South are ultras, of the
Nashville convention, of Mississippi or South
Carolina school In the North the nullifiers hold
the balance of power-ia the extreme South the
receders have il in their hands In either section,
whig principles and democratic principles are de-
func! absurdities. They are extinct-they are no
longer available. In the South it il union or dis
| union-in the North it is notification or obedience
10 the laws.
With such state Of things existing, no wonder
the presidential aspirsnts and the presidential
cliques at Washington are puzzled and perpexed
| Upon the old Baltimore platform, what shame has
General Cass, or any other democratic candidatel
Upon the exploded Philadelphia platform, what
prospect is there for Mr. Clay, Mr.. Webster Gener-
eral Scott, or any other whig' None in the
world. The measures and distractions of the
Baltimore and Philadelphia conventions are lob.
solete idcas'-they have served tneir Parios., aud
are cancelled. The remains Of the whig party and
of the democratic party are without platform,
and without nationality. To secure a national
platform, and national candidate, they must each
have national convention. And here we come
to eld halt
There is a formidable obstacle TO a national
convention in the resolutions of the Nashville
convention, recommending the South to refuse
to participate in either Of the old party con-
ventions; and 10 run a candidate or candi-
dates of their own. The strong re-agitation
in behalf ofthe Union in the extreme South, does
not indicate party junction with either wings or
democrats IN the North The whig and democra-
tic parties in the South are dissolved. The Union
and disunion parties have superseded them and
absorbed them. The only national ticket that
could count upon carrying the North and the
South, would be Union ticket, upon the Union
platform Of the late adjustment, and the letter and
the law of the compromises of the constitution, in
good faith, and to the full intent OF the compact,
without any regard whatever to whig OF democra-
tic antiquities.
An idea has recommended itself to some of the
old politicians, whig and democratic-the old hun
ksrs or conservatives, who are casting about them
for some plank upon which to swim ashore. The
friends Of Clay and the friends Of Cass entertain
the same sentiments of the late adjustment and the
Union. The sentiments of the majority Of the peo-
pie North and South are with them, both wings
other as a democrat, or if any other whig against
Cass, OF any other democrat runs upon the Union,
the ultras, North or South, may defeat them beth
with the balance Of power The only chance,
then, is for the friends of Clay and Cass to
unite their strength upon . union ticket, go
an to combine the forces Of the Union party. This
is tantamount to a complete extinction Of the last
vestiees of the whig and democratic parties but
the crisis suggests il, and understand that some
Of the leading conservatives Of both parties, at
Washington, acting upon the suggestions Of Castle
Garden, have been turning the matter over, with
the view Of putting the following ticket into the
field for 1852, to wit; -
UNION TICKET.
For President-HErRY CLAY, of Kentucky.
For Vice President-Lrwis CAss, OF Michigan.
A formidable ticket, and probably the only plan
upon which any of the old statesmen Of the coun-
try could count upon success. Such combina-
ton, however involves the sacrifice of all the ira
ditions sympathies and sntipathes Of thirty years
standing. # involves the amslgation of the most
opposite political elements; but the work is easy,
when the old party lines are broken down, and all
parties are in state of fusion and transition Nor
do we perceive any other effective plan for the
practical working Of the late Union meetings all
over the country. What are mere declarations
without action and what are the Usion men TO
accomplish unless they are united.
AT all events, this incipient movement at Wash
ineton is worthy Of attention, and is the only basis
upon which we can count upon csrtsin result, a
sure thing, in 1862. A Union ticket is the only
platform for an election by the people. II the pro-
ect explodes. scrub race is the only alternative.
WINTER PAssAeEs AcRoss THE ATLANTIC. The
severe weather, and strong north and northwest
winds that have prevailed for some time past, have
had the effect OF engthenIng the pass ages Of vessels