Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-02-09

Ea1s But few months since the Demo-
cratic party was Unit. The adoption Of
tie Baltimore Platform and the nomination
Of Gen. Pierce. were gust the things and
there was at once such a aockng together Of
birds Of every feather. as was mover before
seen, the Abolition aud Free Soil Democracy
Of the North begged to be permitted to
come on that most national Of all platforms
tho ultra stateright men, the Fire eaters of
tho South. fraternl1ed with their former foes,
The Union Democrats. and the Disunop
Democrats, met aud embraced each ether
Young America" and the "0ld Fogy,"
laid aside their jealousies ard there was per-
feet harmony throughout the Democratic
camp Every shade Of difference yielded To
the one great purpose Of elevating Franklin
Pierce to the Presidency saving the Union
and perpetuating our Free institutions
Success attended the effort, the spoils are al
most within the grasp of the Democracy, aud
what is the present state Of affairs. The N.
York Herald. the Influential and confidential
organ Of the Democracy, speaks IDLY Of the
troubles in the party. and after speaking of
che existing ciqucs and combinations Of the
Democrats. the Free Sellers, and Soft
shells. the ultra State rights men or Seces
sionists Of the South" says: "And the
worst Of it, prima .fac;e. appears to be that
from the relative strength, IN the party of
those two factions. it becomes primary nc
eessity to cancilite them y And after speak
ing of the strength Of the Van Buren, or Free
Soil party, as compared with tho Cass or Ma
,ional party, says: The total exclusion
then, Of the Free Sellers from the cabinet
suggests itself as a dangerous expedent, if
lone at the dictAtion Of the Hunkers, or ma
iional branch OF the family" And further,
= Turning to the Southwark. the national or
cass Division Of the party, is there again in
minority. The State rights division, in
luding most OF the ultra secesssionists is in
she ascendancy. General Pierce. therefore
cannot very well exclude the State rights
. ection from lis cabinet, without perilling the
lis ruptiou o: the party in the South. Such
Is the position Of the extremists ia the North
and in the South. It is an interesting state
of things
On the other hand the bunker or Union
Democrats. including such men as Cass, Die
kinson, Cobb. Foote and others, are predis-
posed to rebellion il the seccssionists or free
sellers are admitted into the councils of the
Few administration. Between these two fires
the President eject at present stands. What
Is he to do? How can he escape shipwreck
gndcr the heavy gale which is nos blowing
with Scylla on the one side and Charybdis on
The other? Can he amalgamate all these
diverse factions? Can he mould them into a
,.iece Of mosaic, "here bit of white stone,
md there bit of black" sufficiently adhe-
sive to stand the hard scrubbing Of four years
active hostility from the Wings and their al.
les? Can be restore harmony out Of the
resent feuds and ranking jcalousies Of the
various factions, clques. and lotteries Of the
.artyi Can he do anything that will keep.
teyond the 4th of March, the existing un.
sieldly, cumbersome. and incongruous ele-
nents Of the discordant democracy together?
II is very doubtful, and yet his course is
lainly marked out before him"