Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-08-04

There is scarcely anything in politics
more absurd than the effort that is made
from time to time TO get up Il new party.
! These efforts generally grow out of the
! personal ambition Of some few men,
They have generally been disappointed
men or men who have by some acci.
dent, been raised 10 a position which
II they wish 10 retain, and believe they
cannot unless they can gel up party
expressly for themselves. Ore promi-
nent example Of this kind is John Ty-
Ter. When he, by the meres, accident
happened to fl the chair OF sate-a
4 position altogether above his capacity.
he vainIy desired 10 prrpetuate his dy-
nasty by getting up new party. He
I had sense enough 10 see that the
wings who had elected him to The Of
flee ol Vice President, could never be
induced 10 support him for anolhcr term.
Ana tie Democrats. though they liked
the treason despised the traitor, who
had betrayed his own friends. Tyler,
1 therefore, saw his only hope of an cleo
, ton Tor second term, was 10 get a Ty-
Ter party. He made the effort, aud It
| utterly lallcd, 1t failed because it was
( founded upon no principle. 1t failed
because it attempted TO bring together
elements perfectly discOrdant, and par-
ties having 40 common sympathy.
Before the late Presidential election,
there was an elior TO get up new par
| ty-a union party. But il was no GO
| The people saw AZ once that Whi'e nre-
hundred ANA nlnety-niue out of thou
sand OF our citizens were friendly to the
Union, it would be absurd to auempt To
! get up new party, with "A profession ol
devotion 10 tie union OF the Stares.-
Owing TO some divisions III the Wing.
party, the Democrats prevailed in the
last election and Gen. Pierce, know.
ing that he was selected entirely by the
force OF circumstances, and not on ac-
count OF any merit on hIs part, when he
came INTO the executive chair, saw no
way OF perpetudiing his term ol office
for the period ol eigh, years, unless he
could, by flatierIng al he factions
which happened TO vote for him under
the particular circumstances Of the case,
combine them into one grand Pierce
party.
So il appears that he is now trying
the experiment of uniting Northern
| Free Sollers and Southern dsuuiOn
men lnto one harmonious brotherhood,
| by granting TO them, respectively, the
| spOIs OF Office. He is no doubt, cL-
couragcd IN this effort by his cabinet.
| one ul whom was an ultra secessionist,
and would like To have the party which
| acted under him. sustained. Another
member OF his cabinet, who has had
some experience in attempts To build up
! "a ~ RI - N tho la.,1 NJ I,l,,
| Ter, would be perfectly willing 10 have
trial made for though he can have no
! cor fidcnce that p.rrce can succeed 70
tar as to secure a re-eieclion, he sees
that his own only chance will be IN
some new organization Of parties. The
Attorney General knows too well tie
II utabllity Of earthly things, to believe,
for Il moment, tina, Franklln Pierce can
ever he reelected and therefore, IN
Iaborng apparently Tor HIM, he Is IN
crcasng the chances Tor himsCli IN
1856.
Besides, Gen. Gushing knows that
Gen. Plerce's nomination g-cw out Of
lbs military services in Mexico and he
may well claim equal merit Oh that
score. They both rel, wounded III lhcIr
neither !Imbs; and The fact that this was
aOt in the presence OF the enemy, Is no
fault OF theirs ; for ii is presumed that
they would have fallen lust as qu,ck be.
lore the enemy as behind hls back. But
passing over those achievements, and
the prestige OF success which such SER
vices must give on the field OF battle,
we have no doubt but that they are both
doomed TO be defeated IN their efforts to
build up another party. They may
seem TO be scccessul for IA perioG.-
While they hold Il large amount pa
tronage IN their hands, there will be
those who lawn and crlnge around them;
but when the appointments are made,
those who receive the places VIII see
throu! h the game that Is attempted 10
be played, and hence will have no real
respect Tor those who are disappointed
will be ready at the proper time 10 man
iiest their dlspleasure towards those
who have attempted TO use the patron
age OF the government to promote their
own private Interests.
Gen. Pierce Is doomed 10 disappolnt-
ment, ii he expects he can please both
wings oi the democratic party. They
have 10 common sympathy except that
OF the spolls ana # the President, TO
strengthen himself, bestOws that upon
the Free Sollers ard DIsunionisis, he
can never satisfy tie craving appetites
OF the old line Democrats, upon whom
he must mainly rely Tor support. We
shall look Oh with interest aud see how
he succeeds IN his attempts TO ride three
donkcys, at the same time.-30Si. AtidS.