The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-29
Organization of Parties.

action, parties were very much disorganzed. In |
Georgia, Alabama, the party lines of
wing and democratic faded completely away into |
friendly acquiescence in the Compromise meas
ures and anti U nionism, which was made synony-
nous with unfriendly opposition to those meas
ures. In Kentucky, Tennessee and Louisiana, to
say nothing of Missouri and Arkansas, the ten
dency to similar result was very great, but so
overwhelming was the popular disposition in favor
of " acquiescence," so feeble the show OF discon-
tent, that opponents upon this subject cautiously
held a position of armed neutrality Partisan pru-
dence and the entire hopslessness of resistance y
efforts maintained the peace within them, whilst
the Compromise measures were quietly inaugu-
rated as the law of the land.
As the presidential contest approaches, curl
Gus perpexity of politics is being gradually de-
veloped. In the extraordinary and unprecedented
fusion of parties, resulting in two new and tempo
rary organizations, much bitterness created.
Extreme issues were decisively made and urged
with great violence. The leaders upon both sides
even the humbest particpators in the struggle
were properly impressed by the 6erceress of the
contest, with the probability Of its result Of unfor
giving bitterness. On both sides, compromise
and ant-compromise men, they aware that
their opponents have neither forgiven nor forgot.
ten, and may spare no opportunity for a secret
| and, perhaps, mortal stab. The democratic party
| maintains an admirable strictness of discipline,
and the Compromise democrats OF Georgia, Ala.
bama and Mississippi cannot soon forget the angry
taunts, so bitterly hurled after them Of treachery
to democracy and desertion to whiggery. They
well know that the anti Compromise men were
chiefly democrats the Compromise men chiefly
wings, and that this fact, however deceptive in
seeming and false in application, lends some color
to the charge against them. If they return to old
party limits, will they be political .helots or politi-
cal masters Will not the very laurels of the
Compromise triumph mark them the more GER
tainly for sacrifice?
Hence the curious perplexty of politics which is
now opening up to view.
Hence, though the struggle is over, and Com.
promise victory achieved, the leaders yet seek to
find most probable security in the maintenance
of organizations, which have almost nothing LEFT
on which TO operate and not one real practica
issue to justify contest.
Foote and his adherents fear that the anti. Com
promise men of Mississippi will never be heartily
and honestly reconciled to them. Qutmau and
his ad.erents look with similar suspicion upon the
feelings of the Compromise men. So with Clemens
and the Uni0nists, on the one side, and with the
, anti. Compromise men on the other, in Alabama
So with Mcdonald and his followers, on the one
hand, with Cobb and his adhsrents, on the other
in. Georgia.
The condition of things in the latter State il
peculiarly interesting and perplexing, and wha
exact issue may come out Of the tangled web, nj
II one can positively predict. This view is singu
/. arly and pointedly illustrated by two recen
i facts. Hon. Mr.. Toombs has Just been elected
: U. S. Senator from Georgia, and has taken advan
tage of the occasion to renew the declaration o
S the following propositions:
Z manent. That is, 1t will not ' disband 7" so lon
as there Is party in the country, hostile 10 tn
Constitution.
u 2. Independent organization, and no participa
e ton In National Conventions-either whg or demo
B. | cratic. Should the nominations OF one or iii
other, however, be such satisfy The Constit.
=, tionallsts, its support may be calculated on.
" 3. The Compromise measures of the last Coz
y gress, the Union party OF Georgia determined
;" make the test of every mans orthodoxy. Nothn
i mi nn q than That mill Il
Al, His election without regular opposition, and /
&c so overwhelming vote, gives special sgn
~ canoe to these propositions. This significance
N largely increased by another fact of recent occu
)" renee. On the 18th November, we observe, fro
in proceedings of the Georgia Legislature series
resolutions was presented to the House in reati,
ne to the next Presidential election, calling on Il
er people of Georgia to unite in sending Delegates
the Convention at Baltimore, for selecting dem
~ cratic candidate for the Presidency. The propo.
ed ton was voted down by vote of ntnetg.t,co
AT twenty.six. About one half of the members a
OF the democratic school of politics, and if we
oe not mistaken this decisive vote is in some desr
significant of the indisposition of the Union del
~ ocrats to pledge themselves to n. union with a
re-incorporstion into the other branch of the den
!. cratic party, or even with the democratic pa
wv Of the country at large They are certainly det
is mined not to come into propositions for re unit
he except upon clear and favorable terms and till tn
au have these, until "securty for the future I"
- pledged them, they will hold themselves entrencl
nj in their position.
What will come out of this curious perplex
OF politics, will be question of some inter,
w We think it will be slowly but surely unraye
he by the necessities of political condition, q
10 parties every where will resume their former sh,
~ and attitude. We cannot see how political orga
- cations can act without issues any more tina
wi WI horse can move without legs or steam car wi
er- out fuel Doubts and suspicious must give v
before necessities; and the necessities of par,
er will command new Organization The great
III terests Of the country, from which spring the
htcal issues OF the day, demand notice discuss
nd must follow notice; and the taking Of post
IT. discussion. Then we will have re.appearai
re oil the old parties, and with them, we are col
dent, healthier and sounder tone of public f.
ms ing. Men will not stand always as body qua
e. around Quitman or Foote, Cobb or McDona
IL Clemens or Campbell and American voters v
n soon tnd their suspicious, reasonable or unr