The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-28
for the time being; but the judgment Of the

for the time being; but the judgment Of the
country has settled that controversy, and it can
no longer be counted disputed question.
Now, in this state Of things let us recur to the
probable future The democratic party is
unquestionably in the ascendant. 1t has its
President and nearly two-thirds of both branch
es ofECongress. Its triumph is complete-at
least it was complete when Mr.. Pierce assumed
the reigns of government. But it never was in
greater danger than now. Its very strength is
its weakness. Those who control it, instead of
looking to the almost absolute obliteratiOn OF
past issues, and to the condition of public sem
timent, seem only to desire to set in motion the
old and worn out machinery of political man.
agement and personal intrigue as means Of
sustaining it. This we repeat, will never
do There are strictly no longer any party
men. General Pierce has been long enough in
office to learn this. He has seen it in Maine,
with its quadrangular contests in New Hamp-
shire, in its obvious dscontents; in Massachu-
sets, thrown into every conceivable subdivision;
in New York, where the staunchest adherents Of
ty, renouncing allegiance and fidelity to the
President himself except on the basis Of well
known principles /; in Georgia, in Ohio, in Wis
consn, where the federal power is lost-every-
where, through the whole States, he has seen it.
He has seen it in the sudden revival Of the
wings, and in their formidable array Of strength,
in hopes and expectations brought into exist
ence, not on the merits Of the old organization,
but on the palpable errors of the administration,
which, say what we will, the people are ever
ready to rectify.
Is it not plain enough that the past is no cri-
terion by which to Judge the future? Is it not
obvious enough that mere party tactics, such as
were used efficiently by the Van Burens twenty
years ago are no longer suited to the people?
Is it not clear that good cause is greatly jeo-
parded nowadays by ever so good manage
ment-that strong and well man should not
dabble in medicine, at least not experiment up
on his own person? We insist that the chief
error Of the administration is found in its want
of appreciation Of public sentiment. 1t will no
longer do to tie men to party and not 70 coun-
try. We hold no divided allegiance-we serve
but one master, we embrace but one faith, we
acknowledge but one confessor, and that is the
true spirit of freedom embodied in our compact
Of union.
New York PolltIcs-Prospects Of the Hard
Shells.
Now that the respective State tickets of the
hard shells and the soft shells have been placed
before public meetings, and adopted by the
respective sections into which the democratic
party are now divided, it is subject Of in
quiry what is the relative strength Of parties.
particularly with reference to the prospects of
success Of the hard shells, or national demo-
Gratis. We must, therefore, go back to the Pre-
sidential election Of 1s48, when the free soil
question was raised, and the strength Of parties
was shown on the votes for Taylor, Cass and
Van Buren,, for President, and for Fish, Wal
worth and Dix, as the candidates for Governor.
The total vote of the State was as follows =
FOR PRESIDENT.
Taylor ''.......'''. ''.'s', .'..t.'.''' 1Ie'ogo
Cass ........4..... ..,..,..t...t. ll4,olo
Van Buren,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lzo,olO
FOR GOVERNOR.
r. r. .'' waiwofth (nat,onui DEMOCRACY iiso5o
John A. Dix Gree soiler). l22,s2O
Van Buren, and Dix received the abolition vote.
which in 1874 was given for Birney, 10 ,8l2. Mr..
Dix also received the anti-rent vote in 184s,
generally estimated at about five thousand
votes. Ii The abolition vote is deducted from
the total vote received by Van Buren, and Dix,
it will be seen that the hunkers, or national
wing of the democracy, voting for Cass and
WalwOrth, were the strongest section by about