The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-19
The Two Nailonsi COnventAons-The Past
AID Future.

The Two Nasionsi COnventlons-The Past
s"d F"'nre.
One OF the two great national party conventions
has only concluded lis deliberations mt Baltimore,
adopted rs pa' form, and nominated its candidate
i for the Presidency, when now the other follows
cose upon 'ts nees' ia me same c'y' anu Is ue'oe
ia'lng upon principles, Platforms anu oaha'ua'es'
uho'r 'he sano'ou y 'ne ono uilo''a CONSTITUTION
10 winch az owe ana profess 'heir arrogance ana
hd'nty ms CONSTITUTION Is the ihiornh'hs hteui'
gerce the ahimatiLs soui, that prompts dictates,
guides, ana controls an their movements Inc
various meetings aud conventions that nave been
hello throughout the country, as preliminary 10
these conventions, ana hese conventions then-
ssW,s, nj hrst bush' nave eXhloited extraordinary
scenes OF excitement, ahd even tumuit-'cenes
which, IN other COUNTRIES, "ou result IN biooasned,
evil war ana revolution, hut wh'ch' IN inns happy
country, and unoer the presiding genius oil enc con
stitu'ion pass Oh MS harniessiy as summer thuuaer
and lightning, Which, 10 the tmid ana mex
pelieneed, present terrible aspect pu1 10 tne
scieuthc eye ire W. 'ie hh'ohGels u Sei'n'y "hu
| the great agents OF nature Tor me pufihcation OF
The Atmosphere Inc lowering CLOUDS are as
lers,d, 'he heavens are oiue ana orlsht inc ar mas
recovered ITS elasticity ana = rendered saioprlous
by The action OF Inc eectnc mud. Inc collisions OF
great parties, ana tue collisions OF the different sec
tons OF the same party are IKE 'ne meeting OF Tue
| positive ana negative hohucr c'oaa'' mere IS an
explosion Tor the moment ne electricity Is DIS
ch"iged-passioh Is eShaus'ed-the equilibrium is
restoreo--'na al Is harmony ana peace AGAIN
| Foreign travellers look on with am azement Some
regard our statesmen and politicians as anything
but practical men, and some turn up their eyes with
/ at e.
| CURED to work out the national government; while
Others are arprehensive that in the warning elements
ofpolitcal interests and human passions, the frame
work OF the republic wtl be shiyered to atoms, and
that great eatastro he is about 70 happen But
Europeans d. not understand the nature OF our IN.
sttutions or the practical results that flow from
their operation as uniformly as light emanates from
the sun, or as the ebbing and flowing OF the tide
and the revolution OF the seasons proceed from other
fixed aud immutabie laws OF nature. 10 Europeans
Tie machinery seems TO be vast In quantity ana ex-
tremeiy complicated. so does the machinery OF
clock or OF the steam engine. TO man VINO sees 1t
for the first time But to man who understands
II IN all It's paris, ana Knows the relation OF every
spring, and wheel and movement to each other, ana
to the great result for which the whole machine was
designed all appears simple and necessary, and har-
- T -
States; and all the political and party meetings
ana conventions IRON The primary elections up 10
the final vote that can make man born IN howell
President OF the republic, are SO many springs ana
wheels within wheels, OF the great engine which pro
duees results that are the envy Of European nation
anu inc a'ihii"''on oi 'he "ofiu'
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