The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-15

Australia can be too extfavagant The widest
visions will fall short of the reality.
TT Demo o, atie Syracuse Coavoot ions-Che
spiI and It's CoDseqaencsS-A New DPOch
In Party Politics.
The first days proceedings Of the reunited
democracy" at Syracuse, as furnished by tele-
graph, were quite enough we suspect to satisfy
the administration at Washington that the
party in the Empire State is rent in twain; and
that the ancient, hereditary and legitimate
branch of 1.-The nterrifed" stands out in formal
array and in bold relief against the policy of
the President and his cabinet. If there were
any doubts upon these points among our read
ers yesterday morning, let them read the CO
pious reports from Syracuse which we spread
before them to-day, including the closing pro-
ceedings of the soft shells, and their indepen-
dent State ticket and all doubts of an open
rupture, and all hopes Of even temporary ar
mistice, are at an end.
The Cass and Van Buren, factions which har-
monzed SO cordially at Baltimore and SO en-
Enthusiastically in the election Of Gen. Pierce
have dissolved copartnership- hollow truce
of 1852 is abruptly broken off. and the late in
vincible democracy are thrown upon the disas-
trous exigencies Of sudden but deliberate
and comprehensive revolution. The admins
tration seems to have anticipated it with alarm.
The tact was officially announced and all the
modifying expedients which paternal anxiety
could suggest were applied for a reconcilia-
ton. The official organic declaration was
telegraphed to a portion of the New York
press that the President and his cabinet
would be exceedingly well pleased to learn that
the democracy at Syracuse had fraternized over
dress; and. to make this comforting assurance
doubly sure, it is said that ambassadors of peace
from Washington were commissioned to SYRIA
cuse to repeat it to the brethren, hard shells
and soft shells, by word of mouth. But it was
too late too late.
The Van Buren, faction, also, were charitably
inclined. Never more SO. They, it appears,
were willing and anxious to swallow the F1gi-
tive law naked and clean, though they had al
ways taken it heretofore as a sugar-coated
pill They were willing and very anxious to
make State ticket almost entirely, and upon
pinch, exclusively, OF Cass men Of ls4s. And
for all this all that they asked was reunion
upon the administration. Could humility, or
magnanimity, or brotherly affection, 60 farther
than this ? But as an intractable OK is guided
by handful Of husks before him and whip
behind him, SO the Van Buren, Clique had
op1u fhair in b,,<
their whippers-in behind the beleaguered hard
shells. The New York boys, those dread
full barbarians of our suburbs were on the
ground and similar detachment of the
Thugs, of Albany, were, as we learn, held
in reserve as exigencies might require. The
good people of Syracuse were terrified by this
unwelcome irruption--handbill were posted
up calling the Salt Pointers to the rescue and
the town was only quoted by proclamation of
the Mayor. giving assurances of peace But
the adamantines. having no relish for slung-
shot, or pistols, or bowie knives, or knock-down
arguments d Ia Tom Hyer and Tammany Hall
sternly refused to amalgamate, and, closing
their ears to all terms, even for the capitula-
ton Of the enemy, passed their own resolutions,
nominated their own ticket, and, with fiery
outburst of eloquent Indignation, adjourned to
test the general issue before the people.
There is now an open breach between the two
wings of the democracy. 1t was inevitable. 1t
had to come. The grounds of the coalitions of
l850-51 and '52 were deceptive. They did not
face the music and it is an established fact,
even in the dirty work Of party politics that all
coalitions that are founded upon anything else
than well defined principles, honestly laid down,
will sooner or later be broken up. Had
the New York hunkers taken the distinct ground
two years ago which they now occupy on the
slavery question, they would now hold the
party and the administration in their hands.
As it is it surely is a bold movement to in
augurate revolution against the admins
tration alter it has fortified itself in the
declaration OF its principles, and in the
distribution of it's prodigious power Of the
spells. The late elections in Kentucky Ten
nessee, North Carolina and Alabama, would
seem to indicate, also, that the grievances Of
the New York hunkers are confined to them
selves, or exert but feeble influence to the
distraction Of the party outside Of this COM
monwealth. And yet this rupture at Syracuse
is Of infinitely higher Importance than all the
elections since the Presidential contest of No
vember, for it will stand out in the future po-
litical history of the country az distinctly
marking an epoch as the election of General
Pierce.
We have no doubt that the sagacity of Secre-
cretary Marcy is fully equal to the grasp of
this Syracuse explosion. 1t breaks up all pre-
existing estimates Of the probabilities of
1856; it throws all aspirants and time
servers upon the mere accidents aud un-
known chances of the future 1t raises
an issue directly with the administration,
and the cabinet must prepare to fight it out or
surrender In other words, believing that the
policy Of the administration is to establish it