The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-07
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AN UNION OF
FRAGMENTS.

from the Washington Republic, Feb. 81
We reproduce in our impression OF this morning
two articles that will be read with very great inter
est as developing some of those seeds of distress in
the democratic party which have been sown in the
Senate by General Cass and Mr.. Soule, who are re-
and the bemoeratie Rsrie,c. The latter journal
goes to the death for Cuba and Soule. The
Union, however, raises the flag Of Cuba and
Cass, and denounces buccaneers pirates,
plunderers," i" marauders" and " illibusters," in
q manner that must be not little edifying to its
old readers
Our contemporary of the Union expresses desire
to see every fragment Of the democratic party
united" That union was effected after fashion at
together on the platform" Did not venable and
Preston King shed tears together on the occasion,
fguratiyey or otherwise. in view OF the happy and
harmonious reunion of the democracy? Did not
an "undying frendship?' Did not the fire eaters
and the barnburners-one and all-protest that by
cones should be bygones and that they would forget
and forgive everything that had taken place at Buff
Aboltioni.ls ana resstance-men may get along very
well together, but young America is running wild
about the curiosity shop Of old fogyism and makes
sad smashing among the crockery The Union may
well weep over the fragments"
That General Cass and the Union should SYM
pathise is natural enough; but what omnous con-
junction of fragments brought together George
Sanders and Pierre Soule? The Union says that
rauder, plunderer, and buccaneer. Soule defends
buccaneering in the Senate. But there is all the
difference in the world in their way of doing things
Sanders contemplates Cuba as q butcher eyes
sheep. He is truculent and savage, runs his shirt
sleeve up to his shoulder as he grasps the bloody
knife and cries Havoc aloud in the streets. He
has no DISCUSSES. He wants Cuba forthwith. He
thinks the poor devils there ought to be put into
the immediate possession of all the blessings of fill
buster administration by forces and that he and
Law should be placed in funds out OF Mr.. MarshalTs
$40 ,O00,O 900 appropriation, to arm and equip the
Havana and Chagres mail steamers for this laudable
enterprise. We can see him now on the quarter
deck of one of those fine steamers in blue jacket
and duck pants with tarpaun and possible pig
tall brandishing his cutlass, and looking for
all the world like the veritabe pirate of
Young America. This is Sanders. Not suchis Soule
" The shepherd and the butcher" says Sidney,
" may both look upon the same sheep with pleasing
conceits" As Mr. Sanders il the butcher and thinks
Mr. Soule pretends to regard the poor animal in an
Arcadan aspect and the most he thinks Of is merely
shearing the fleece. He is casting sleeps eyes at
tho WOOL and at nothing else. Discovering any other
design, he will prescribe buccaneering pill SO we'll
sugared and gilded that his patients will swallow it
with pleasure. He will wrap you up piracy
and "plunder' and "marauding' in such dainty
phrases and set them off with such pleasing con-
oets, that the ladies in the gallery think he
glory and grand sentiments, and embarrass him with
bouquets in token of their admiration. The next
time he addresses the Senate in the costume Of par
lorman foctus al unguem', we must have Sanders in
full piratca rig alongside, that the ladies may
derstand the character of the artists who to
cute Mr.. Soule's Arcadian designs If they sim
cere in their admiration of Mr.. Soule 8 sentiments,
they will not be content to send flowers to Admiral
Sanders-they will smother him with more affection
ate demonstrations.
The articles which we quote in another column de
monstrate the existence of a breach in the demo
cratic party, which will find no Curtain spirit TO
close it. Neither General Cass nor Mr. Soule Is pre-
pared, we apprehend to leap into the chasm Neither
the Democratic Review nor the Washington Union
will propitiate peace by selfsacrgce What then is
to happeni We deem these journals Of no great i'm.
portance in themselves but theexponents OF ideas
entertained by large classes Of the democratic party
they furnish with significant hints and suggestions
as to its condition. This party is well described by
ts Washington organ as a "union OF fragments -
Of fragments that have no element OF mutual attrac-
ton and cohesion but the common desire Of official
spells. The spoils once distributed, and this frag
mentarv structure crumbes "The cement IL gone
the cohesion Is oosened, and everything hastens to
decay and dissolution" The masses, in the pursuit
of their ordinary avOcati0ns, will watch the new ad-
ministration with their accustomed vigilance. IL
they find that Young America is the marauding ri.
tical set which the Union describes, and that old
fogyism is the mbecile, decrepid, an corrupt comb
nation painted by the Democratic Reriew, the Ger.
tany is that by the old process Of rogues falling out
honest will come by their rights Nashville and
Buffalo will be overthrow, and an administration
will be formed Of national men, who have never
figured in the ranks Of abolitionsts fire-eaters
ACCIDENT IN MOBILE BAY-PRoBADIE Loss OF
LIFE.-The second mate Of the British ship Emf
grant, accompanied by four men and boy part of
the crew. started out on Sunday afternoon from the
ship to fish for oysters, and have not since returned
They were seen by persons shore at Grants Pass
a. hul az in fha xvifh fall