The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17

claim no other conservative principles than the seven
fundamental principles Of Johp Randolph-the Ave
lcayes and the two fishes
The democratic party do not promise anything
better. They, too, are spreading their nets to
make the very largest possible haul, and every
thing is fish that will come in. In their ma
tonal convention at Baltimore, they will certainly
rc-hash the e,ld victuals of ~ and '4S, and
the hard cr.sts Of the bran bread resolutions of
'9S and go; but we expect nothing more-nothng
better. And thus, the epoch of 81, with all its
enaousresponsibties, and its vast and imposing
realities of mighty principles in active agitation
promises nothing Of advancement of pro-
gress-nothing of principle-nothing of peace or So
curity to the Union-nothng in the choice of a new
administration for this great republic and its on
ward distinguishing between the two old parties
but ptiful, contemplate squabble for the spos.
There is yet hid under this decrepitude and demo-
ralization of the two old parties, the elements of
better state of things The great cardinal measures
of the whig party have been decsively rejected by
the American people. They are done for. Tho
substantial policy of the democrats has been cstab-
lished the practical policy Of the government.
They, too, are done for There is no longer any
controversy about national bank; nor is there any
longer organized opposition to the sub-treasury.
There is still feeble effort in certain quarters to
re-establish high protective tariff but it amounts
to nothing. Nor is there any prospect Of a
distribution of the proceeds of the public
lands among all the States, as long rs there are
specializing railroad stock jobbers in the West, cla-
morous for thousands of square miles; for the de-
mands Of Buncombe are paramount with both par
ties But still, in the North and in the South there
arc elements not only Of Generalization and utter
imbecility in both parties, but of change and re-
generation, pointing distinctly to new parties,
on new principles, with new men. The po-
pular mind is elastic, progressive, and practi.
cal and as the two old parties decline into
dotage, new parties, upon new issues, and under
new leaders, will supersede them. Nor should
we be surprised, after the battle is formally
joined by the wings and democrats, upon their rot
ten and rickety platforms of ~ and 49, to see the
organization of some new party by the North or il
the South--or in both-cutting up tho rank and
file Of both the old parties, and scattering the cal
cuations of old fogydom to the winds. substan
tial nucleus for Union party already exists the
materials for such an organization are abundant
and it needs only little Independence, and little
pluck, to put forward an independent Union ticket
which will be amply sufficient to carry the election
up to the House of Repre- and thus give
the death blow to the two old fogy parties Of the
present day, who in the last stage of decrepti
tude and age In that contingency, the game o
fraternizing with Northern aboitionsts for the spoil
would be utterly demolished. The first step toward
the solution of the problem rests with the Southern
Union men in the Wing Congressional Caucus o
Tuesday next. Let them be firm.