The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-23

TIC Democratic National Convention meets
AZ Baltimore on the first day Of June. In many
respects. IL win be the moet important political
assemblage ever convened in the United States
Taking the initiative in the campaign for the
Presidency, a great and weighty responsibility
viii be thrown upon it for it is the fret party up
on the battlefield which has the selection of the
ground Such. however, is the extent of the dis
sessions, the anarchy, the jeaouses Of rival candi-
dates and the squabbles among the various contend
ing cliques, North, South, East and est,-such,
in fact, arc the noise and confusion in the party
that have satisfactory clue, no reliable data,
Of either the ticket the principles that will be
finally adopted.
We have, notwithstanding, our apprehensions
that the convention will give the dodge to the CON-
promise measures, and put up ticket on the old
WORKOUT resolutions Of 1914 and 1854 ticket and
a platform which viii excite no enthusiasm, and
which viii be beaten by General Scott, or thrown,
perhaps, into the House Of Representatives for a
final decision. The great difficulty to cheerful
quiescence in the Compromise by the democrats.
IS with the Southern rights wing of the party After
having taken open ground for revolutionary resist
ance to the admission of California and after hav-
ing fought several battles upon it, against tho
Union democrats, the Southern rights party, con-
stitutng the bulk of the democracy Of Georgia,
Alabama, and Mississippi, viii not consent to ad-
nit that the California question was settled upon
the terms Of fair and liberal adjustment. That is
the great difficulty to laudatory adoption Of the
Compromise in the lump.
Another obstacle, by some regarded equally for
midable to California in the South, is the Fug-
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in New York, and in Ohio, from the pernicious
effects Of the treachery Of Martin Van Buren, and he
Buffalo platform Of lS4s, the democrats have become
pretty deeply infected with the leprosy OF abolition
ISM In New York, the Van Buren, and old bunker
factions have buried the hatchet on the slavery
question, in mutual agreement to dodge the ques
tion entirely. In Massachusetts,, the democrats and
free solers for several years, have been faternzng
in very successful coalition against the wings; and
the game has been equally successful in Ohio.
Hence, in recognizing the Fugitive Slave law as
Gnaity, the old fogy democratic politicians tear
full that Massachusetts, and New York and Ohio will
be needlessly thrown away. And this is the secret
upon which the Seward wings place their whole and
sole reliance for the election Of Gen Scott
1t seems, therefore, to be matter Of necessity,
in order to concilate the Southern rights faction aud
the Northern Van Buren, faction, that the Baltimore
Democratic Convention should give the Compromise
the cold shoulder, and stand upon the hackneyed
Issues Of "A and IS, relying upon the prestige Of
democracy to counteract the force Of gunpowder,
bomb shells, and flying artillery. The recent pro-
ceedings in Congress, on the printing question: very
pointedly strengthe this view of the subject And
yet if the policy of lodging the Compromise Issues
is adopted, every advantage to be derived from it
will be turned over TO Gen. Scott. .
But the late democratic convention Of North Caro-
lima, which was somewhat tinctured with secession
ism, has shown way Of getting round the California
difficulty, which may possibly be adopted at Balt
more. is, to acquiesce, and only TO acquiesce, in
the act admitting California into the Uncn but to
insist on The binding fnality of the Fugitive Slave
raw, as the only vital question subject to disturb
ance, Of the whole Compromise series. Upon
this tack, it does not follow that New York
| OF Ohio will be lost to the democrats, in losing
their free soil and abolition allies. There will be
separate Liberty ticket in the ZELDA conjont liber
ty, free SOIL Maine law and free farm ticket-which
will carry of large quantity Of the floating debris
from both the old parties, but mostly from the
| whig party. Moreover, the malignant dragooning
movements of the Scott party in this State,
against Fillmore and the Compromise platform, a.e
just of that character to turn to the democratic
ticket-sound upon the Fugitive lava sufficient
force Of whg desertels to carry the day The only
policy Of to the democrats, is speak out,
with a particularly distinct emphasis, upon the Flu
gtive law That position is the hill which com
mands the field Of Austerltz.
With regard 10 the democratic candidate, we
apprehend that Gen. Cas-, though ahead OF all
competitors the FIRST ballot, will be dstanced on
the last. The South do not ike him-the New
York Van Buren, party do not like him. Buchanan
would probably carry every State which Cass could,
in addition 10 Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, and possibly even South Carolina Yet
the prospect for Buchanan is but little better than
that for Cass but it is better to the extent Of the
influence Of Pennsylvania, which would have
elected Cass in 1913, had her vote been cast that
way. But the probabilities, all together, are still
in favor OF the alternative Of some new and uney-
pected nomination, by way Of compromise with
all the old cliques and old feges rs in 1871. The
day for action is nigh at hand. We shall soon
know the result Possibly we may have explo-
sion or two at Baltimore, and we incline to think
that it'll both parties it would be the best thing
I that could happen for the country. But
rons says father Richie and we must bdc our
time.
THE JENNY LIND CoNcERTs-iMPosITIoN UPON
THE Public We refer orr readers to the report in
another column, Of the dsreputable and rowdy
brawls which took place yesterday ID Chickering's
music store, in Broadway where the agency for the
saie Of tickets to Jenny Lind's concerts is held.
The only sure remedy to put stop TO such loings,
would be the determination Of the public to buy no
tickets at second hand, but at the regular prices
Police Intelligence.
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