The New York herald., 1851-08-21
The Present Condition Of Political Parties In
the United States, and their Corning Dis
soiutiOn.

the United States, and their Coming Dis
solution.
The statements we have published Of the recent
eleetions and the political divisions Of members of
Congress elect show that the deuocrsti; party, so
called, if we old party names, ia largely in the
ascendency in both houses Of Congress, aad in the
several States The condition Of the whg party
sderDg the fac: that they hold the reins Of po in
the exec alive department OF the national govern
ment, extraordinary, and worthy ofpartieular
notice OF the thirtyone governors Of states, the
democrats have elected twentJ-six, and will pro-
baby, in October next, add Pennsylvania 10 the
list, leaving Tie wings the four governors of New
York, Vermont, Florida and Tennessee. In the
Legislatures Of txentyone States last elected, the
democrats had decided majorties, the wings retain
ing only the Legislatures Of the ak States Of New
York, Vermont, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee,
and California, while the free solers held the
balance ofpower in the Legislatures Of Connecticut
Massachusetts,, and Ohio, and q coalition Of anti.
Benton democrats and whigs was required in Mis-
souri 20 turn Coiorel Benton out Of the L nited
states senate, and elect a whig senator ia his
place.
This brief statement shows The melancholy con
dition to which the great whig party Of the Union
Is reduced I. forcbly reminds US Of what was
ssid Of the Old federal party, in the year 1911 At
that time that unfortunate party we're only enabled
10 elect one Governor in the Union, viz Roger
GTiswold, Of Connecticut, and he was chosen
against the regular federal candidate, John Tread
well, by the combined votes Of the democrats and
disafec;ed fcderalis;. Il was therefore re- .
marked BY the democratic wags Of the day,
!. that the fcdcralSts had only half Governor in
Nthe then eighteen .ates Of the Unign However,
a efcderalists ariy recovered from this pros
TIA ton, and during the war Of lsls succee ded in
can ying about half the States; partial triumph.
suoc, eded by defeats which only oreshadowed their
final downfall, as a party. soon aer the peace Of
psi5 In like manner, we regard the fate Of the
vhix D. rty feaed. ard their speedy dissolution
ocrtaiay notwithstanding they may meet With tenn
rorsry sg1gmphs in Isolated cases, as in this state
sns N I's1ncsice As the galvanic shock produced
by tss sYse cal 10 arms in 1872, and the political
Effects ca us,d .4ereby. failed 10 restore psrma-
ner ty be IA ayEed nerves Of the old federal party,
80. d.,ut.lssg Sin the wings End that no mesmsr
irr. o.. esclr.oiy Of measures Of public policy,
tlle reu ,nL1t1 Of military glory, can restore the
body Of ,'aegcfy 80 life and activity sufficient to
place the sszty again in the ascendency in the
nation
are We a. ~. vhsre are the evidences Of the |
reeds OF dissolu tss paE'cd which must destroy the
whig party LtNt at tAs free solers Of those for
nsrly reliable wig States-Massachuset. Con.
nccticut, and Ohio. Ootervc, also, the irrcconcia-
bic quarels ia the v'big party in Rhode Island.
New Jersey, Dels<are. Ohio, and Kentucky, which
hare thrown tee exeeut we branch Of the state
governments into the hands Of the democrats, aud
In three Of tbcm caused tte ection Of democrats
United states Senators; and aso deprived tne wings
Of tho votes Of those states in the ouse Of Repre-
a.
he brought before That body fof fms aeo''ion'
wher C4ssius NJ Clay, BY his operations, DC.
vhg candidate for Governor in Kentucky, an ''As
invins.ble "Ashland district" elects democrat "
congress in preference 10 Leslie Combs, that long '
sried friend Of I" Harry Of he West !" when whig
Legislature in Rhode Island elects a democrat to