The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-17
From the Charleston Mercury
The New York Election.


The result announced by telegraph is sufficiently con-
fmed by the fuller accounts by mail to allow take
some things settled The hards' and g sos" have
divided the democratic party pretty nearly equally The
wings. by plurality each of these factions have
elected all the State officers nearly all. and have
cured twohrds, perhaps even ree-four,hs, of the
legislature. This is admitted on all sides AS insuling
the re election OF William H. Seward to the United
States Senate. The New York Herald of Thursday in
commenting the elections makes this consequence pre-.
eminent II says:
new and solid basis than ever, is observed
Yesterday he most momenous and alarming effect Of the
State elections In contemplation of the fact, ali the
consequences OF The event gh almost be dsesatded Tor
The moment u such terrible mug to ,hnk that after
taxable ratification Of their sbos by people 1852
William Seward has firmly planted his yoke
on the neck OF the people OF this 5aeths reflection,
ward period of peace prosperity and national unity
that il seems almost like uiiiing 10 from IL
slider the fruits which Tuesdays will bear"
The actual effect then. OF the divisions in the party in
New York, is, the first place. to put the Seward party
in the ascendency in that Stale and, in the second to
secure the continuance Of Mr. Seward himself in the
United States Senate. This Is the grand result OF the
split in The democratic party and which section OF
responsible for that split has 10 for these
sequences We shall mol attempt to slit the
by which each party threw the blame on the other
There great deal, specious enough both sides
Blu, what is certain that Gen Perees administration
these elements and induce them to ac together
in the support they had in the election, of the demo
cratic President The common bond was the Baltimore
plafom-the declaration OF faith by the convention
which nominated Pierce and King.
We cannot for ourselves, conceive what other stand
ard the administration could adopt, what other
ground they could consider themselves fulfilling the
pledge of their candidacy In regard the great Sec
tional question OF slavery II was pledge for peace; n
regard 10 financial questions, second only to that
pledge Tor economy and reduction OF the tariff
Which of these conditions has the administration broken
1t is important TO solve this question, because ii is well
known tina, the efforts OF the administration to keep the
tko,
the open schsm between them and foremost among these
efforts, confessedly, was that of preventing the slavery
agitation from being revived, II is not therefore, in this
quarter that the administration has been untrue to the
pledges on which it was brought into Office II is only
by gross perverson OF the truth that there be found
any preiext for assailng i in this respect We know
President Pierce His political life has been singuIary
direct, consistent, and hrm in the support OF the consi
,ulional rights OF the South He stands with the very
select few IN the North who have never, in word or
deed been si,hless TO II for this that be
received the almost unanimous vote of this State. As
believe, he has done nothing TO forfeit this conf
dence.
In regard the other great points OF domestic policy
we find the administration equally clear The surplus in
The treasury has, to the utmost possible extent, been
sobed in the redemption OF the public debt; while the
materials Tor the comprehensive adjustment, Of the tariff
TO the future wants OF the treasury are known to have
been assidaously collected The popularity Of the ad-
minis,raton now the only assurance OF the South that
free,rade principles will be advanced and the burdens
OF commerce allevated In the great matters of public
economy and equal taxation, the administration have
therefore, thus far been true to their pledges We believe
they will continue true They have broken faith with
one, and the accusation pretex cover fahless
deseron by Others.
Ii was impossible to omit this general discussion in
noticing the character oil the New York schsm The
administration 10 mixed up with the whole quarrel
From the very commencement the called "hards in
directly attacked IT, and aevery stage OF the contest their
position became more and more distinctly OF hostility
And this not merely in the consequences but also in the
feeling. The New York Express, (wh,g.) in summing
up the results OF the election. emphasizes the following
significant intmahon
Whatever be the results in DETAIL the hunk.rs show
their the federal adminisra with such power
bite that II Pierce holds Marcy Co, the admin
sston will be without the least power this great
State"
Their organization is here declared 10 have for its pur
pose either upon the President the dctaton OF
his cabinet We have long seen this We have felt il
our plain duty not only 10 give the movement help,
but TO oppose it. The fruits IL has borne already are
specimens Of what might be expected from its full r.
umph 1t has secured the continuance OF WIN. III Sew
ard in the United States Senate has put New York in
position OF direct hostility President Perces admin
slraon. and has thus thrown itself in the way of all The
reforms to be looked for from that administration.
IL u IN vain to say the lizards" have not done this
The whole OF the contest shows that they were
the dsorganzes and that the dsract,on OF the party
was thing which they were determined. They set
| up standard which rendered division inevitabe-a
standard founded on The Interchangeable past The bad
faith OF this proceeding is shown from the fact that by
extending their test little further back in ime their own
leaders were found freer from blame than those they
accused IL was still more srikngly shown By the tact
that they did denounce The original hafnburnsrs
so bitterly they did those OF their own party who ad.
hered TO the reconciliation between the two factions Mr.
Marcy has been the target OF their ncessaDt practice
Yet IN regard TO the slavery question, would be hard
10 find man more unassailable The most ingenious
malice has been unable. dusng all this bitter controversy
20 'ss'en upon him expression calculated 10 impair the
cobnoence OF the South II there then, any heart
IN ine proiessed devotion to the South why have they
assailed HIM, and in such way as to make il apparent
inat ne was me nrs' aud main object Of their hostility