The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-06-01
POLITICAL%,
Kscrpiexities aboHt Party Holsat-
FORMS, r,

E'crpkexifies about Party PLAT
i. .,o HI forlns,D t,nnya pdI
Carlyle's striking image of modern
society applies most forcibly tor the
present position Of the component
parts of the old parties, seeking to
re'organize for q. reguIar campaign.
He says that society now J" is like q
pitcher of Egyptian tanned vipers-
each trying to get its head a6oue the
other" This seems to be the great
struggle now between the Sections of
the old parties, and will be the mo-
tive power of each collectively, !,
should the difficulties of reorganiza-
ton and nomination be surmounted.
These difficulties and perplexities in
stead of diminishing have increased
as the period for holding the conven-
ton draws nigh, and new splits are
perccptible every day. in Congress
and out of it. It is idle to talk, at
this time, of there being but t,uo
parties in the country. No sensible
man will believe such slang--no pru-
dent man would stultify himself by
insisting on it. 1t is true that there
may possibly be a partial reconcilia.
ton, and o common struggle made
by the former members oS the old
parties, for the purpose of securing
the election of o candidate who
would represent more nearly their
different interests than the nominee
of the opposition-but the reunion
would only 20 to this extent, no fur
ther, and the foundation : Of each
would be a shaky platform, not a
rock. '' " 'ss
Let any man look at the existing
divisions in the old parties on matters
not alone of personal preference for
particular candidates, but of zmimci;-
pile also. Both IIouscs-Whig and
Democratt-are divided against them.
selves.
The Wing party North is trian-
gle, composed of Compromise, Free
soil, and Abolition Wing. South, it
is also triangle composed of South
crn Rights Wings, most of whom act
with Southern Rights Democratic
brethren--tho Constitutional Union
Wings who are for, and those who
are against the National Whig Con
vent!on. Thus the National Whig
party as at present composed, con.
sists of six parts to which the schisn
in Congress has added seventh.
The sharp sparing; the House on
Monday between tn. Fillmore and
Scott divisions will not tond to har-
monize matters much. The crimina-
tons and recriminations were very
spicy. The squabble was, as usual,
between the Southern men the
Northern men smiled and held their
peace, allowing the Kilkenny cat pro.
cess to 90 on. When the last tail is
left on the field they will step in and
stick the bush in their caps as tro-
phy of triumph. They prefer the
South should perish by .felo de Sc,
rather than by the more violent pro-
cess of open assassination. Curious
revelations were made during this
controversy, which we shall lay be.
fore our readers, as the special Whig
organs wont--bcing stone deaf and
blind to anything that might disturb
the harmony Of the party.
So the Wing party is nov san unit
of seven parts, each having wonder.
full little affinity for the other.
The Democratic party whose
convention meet in two weeks time,
is not much better plight. 1t is at
present composed Of two great sec
tional divisions, like the other party,
embracing several minor divisions in
the bosom Of each, bstwecn the
members Of which anything but a
fraternal feeling reigns. The Nor
thern Democracy couns among its
numbers the friends Of the Compro-
mise measures, and itsbitterest ene-
mics, the one insisting on its fiuaity,
tho other on the reputation or final
repeal Of the fugitive slave law, its
only Southern texture.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania
is Compromise Democracy--that
Of Massachusetts and Ohio, a Free
soil Domocracy-that of New York,
composed Of both. In the Southern
States the division is between the
Southern Rights md Union Demo.
cracy, whose feelings are warm, if
not cordial toward, each other. The
latter have been Insisting on q Com.
promise test in the Baltimore conven-
ton, which the fo'mer have steadily
opposed. That dfficulty--the stun.
bling block Of the Compromise after
much struggling In and out Of Con.