The New York herald., 1851-08-18

within the last two or three years.
NORTHERN WHues AND DEMocRArs-GENEaAL
ToonBs ON THE SrAND.-SrRoSs TESTIMONY 1T
is notorious fact that both tae whig and demo
cratic parties of the North have sadly damaged
their national character by their unholy Affiliations
with the abolitionsts nullfers and free solers It
is equally manifest that the only formidable obsta-
Gle to the re organization Of both these old parties
upon national schedule, is in their desire and dis
position to conciliate the antslavery elements of
Northern States. Between the two parties these
enemies Of the South, from the insidous althy,
non comb ative school of Seward, Weed, and
Chase, to the open-mouthed and rampant nulli6ers,
form an aggregate of suli ent strength to hold the
balance of power in almost every State north Of
Mason and Dixon's line. Hence the spirit of COM
petition which, in many instances, prevails between
Northern wings and democrats to the support
of these nti-slavery factions.
The late resolutions of the whig state conven-
tions Of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Vermont, and
the plan Of union recently agreed upon between
the abolition whigs and silver grays at Albany,
all look steadily to the end-that is to say, to
reconciliation, and absorption Of the free soil
party. These the official acts, in each case, Of
the whig party of the State designated; and they
and TO Justify the apprehension that the whig policy
of the Northern States in the ensuing campaign is
to be a sectional policy that its candidate is to be
sectional, and thatif elected, the policy of his ad-
ministrstion is to be sectional. In other terms,
these movements of the whg party contemplate
policy opposed to the acquisition of any further ter
ritory in the South, to the admission of any more
slave States, and to the recognition of slavery in
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be introduced under the existing laws and opposed
to the tariff and commercial policy of the South,
contra distinguished from the projections, boun-
ties, monopolies, and government patronage of the
strc. old ironside wings of the North.
Such have been our views of the movements and
tendencies of the wings in all the Northern States
in which they have taken any action in reference to
the Presidency. Instead of healing they can have
no other effect than to widen the breach between
the two sections-nstead of restoring har nony,
they can only foment discord-instead of encourag-
ing the Southern wing of the whig party, enrolled
they are, and doing good battle for the compro-
mises and the Union, they are in process of being
utterly aliena.ed, and driven to independent
ticket, or to some new combination in defence Of
their principles and their Institutions.
! recent letter of MIR. Toombs, Of Georgia,
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the next, sustains views upon this subject, in
the peculiarly emphatic pointed and decisive style
Of that rapid orator. Mr. Toombs says
Though utterly defeated in this great conflict the
anti-ssvery sentiment is yet dangerous and formid.-
BILE element in American politics Its ackno sledged
dangerous both in whig and democratic parties at
the North The whig party has succumbed it, and IL
saveholdDg State in the Unisn. 1t is thoroughly dena-
tionszed and seetionazed by IT, aud will never make
will meet the Stewards and Winthrops aud vim
tons and Johnsons aud Ra!dsins Of the North In
other national convention We are indebted to the ie
feat Of the policy Of these for the existence o the
goverJment this day. We shall trust them
Thus much for the wings, from leading Union
whg of Georgia. And as it is very prob able that
"the whig party Of the South will never meet the
awards and Winthrops," and others Of their
school, in a national convention the prospect be-
comes exceedingly promising, Of the complete dis
ruption Of the whig party, and of the abandon
meat Of the Northern wing to the uses and abuses
of the antislavery agitators Of the North. Mr..
Toombs, next turning his attention to the crippled
condition of the unterrihed democracy, says tha,,
The democratic party of the North, though prostrated
h not yet utterly Destroyed by this This
soil ,lsment swsys the party rium phsntiy in Msachu
sstts and TO very great extent throughou, New Eng
land 1t has snnhilated IL in NewYork and controls II
in Ohio But the majority Of th, party in New Jersey
Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois, and Ohio. yet
sCtdued and stil capable Of mighty effort for the
constitution and the Union.
lie. the sachems Of Tammany put that in their
pipe Of peace and smoke it, They are considera-
bly, mutilated, but they need not despair. Who
knows but they may patch up some platform-somo
mixed ticket that will be broad enough to hold Mr.
TOombs and oil the Union wings OF the South, in
default Of justice from their Northern brethren
Who does not perceive that some such coalition is
nd ~ cf.ak,l ,lf,t. -
the future Will the Pennsylvania resolutions, or
the Albany proclamation Of the whigs ltisfy the
South, or bring them up to submit to such terms in
a national convention VIII there be a why
national convention The pros2ec. Is bad. We
still look with some little hope to Syracuse but IL
syraeuse this year is the Syracuse Of last year. and
the whig conservatives again surrender a, discre-
tion, then we may despair OF all the eonclaves Of
Congress, and Of all the temptations to union for
the sake Of the srOils. The whig party will be
broken up, root and branch and tAe enemy will
feast upon the fragments, and divide the spois for
the ffiy thousani oaves and sshss, and all the rieA
drippings, and pickings and steanss, Of the trea.
fury will accrue to them Delilah was the ruiz Of
Samson; and if the whig party at Syracuse submit
to the blandishments Of seward, they will be Just
az completely shorn Of their strength
We are spprebensive Of mischief some Of the
Whig jounals Of conservative stripe, are propos-
irg TO the Seward clique the eompromse Of ac luics-
ctnce in the Fugitive Slave law. That will not bs
satsiaetory 70 the South. according to the late
elections. The law mus; be supported and vinli-
Gated. The party which cannot come up to lhat
mark loses the support Of its Southern allies The
Whole aspect Of things strengthens the misgivings
Of Mr. Toomb', that the whg party IL Jenational-
hed, that there viii be real whig national con7en
ton, and that the constitution and the Union mus.
look elsewhere for national support. Lett Ulion
wings look to ]: a, Syracuie
ArrRfcAs ScrSrIFfc CONVENTION ,r ALniNr.
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