Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-21

The Disintegration Of Parties.-We believe
it is very generally admitted that what was the
great national Wing party in lS4S, has no
longer an existence. One has but to be in
Washington for a month to realize the fact,
however. There is no longer accord between
the mass of the southern and no rthern Wings,
those of the former willing to continue connec
ton with the latter, being as scarce as Silver
Grays are, since Mr.. Fillmore went out
Of power. This split has resulted from differ
ence on principles. 1t is widening hourly, the
northern Wings of Congress becoming more
anti southern in their tendencies, while the
southern Wings fare hourly coming to look
which, in the canvass of 1874, were regarded
as those only of persons fully identified with
the great Democratic party. This matter is
thoroughly understood among politicians here,
all of whom, without distinction of party, have
long since ceased to make any question con-
corning the correctness Of this statement. The
disruption, however, has not been confined to
the Wing party; the affairs of the other side
being also in a shocking condition. On the De-
mocratic side, however, difference on prin-
ciples has very little to do with the trouble
The Hards are of-gone from their national
organization, past peradventure. They are by
long odds the most bitter revilers of the Demo-
cracy of the South, without distinction OF Sec
ton; both sections of the southern Democracy
| being now recognized as supporters of the
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bitterly as they hate President Pierce, they
avow sentiments of equal hostility to the south
ern Democratic party, for failing to justify and
sustain them in their opposition to the National
Administration These facts are appreciated
| by all close observers now in Washington,
whore It'll anticipated that, within ayear, they
| will openly support the most ultra anti-south
ern measures and views which may be mooted.
This split, as We have time and again ex-
planned, originates from the failure of the Ad
ministration to submit to their dictation in the
matter of dividing out the spoils. No one pre-
tends to claim for it more respectable origin.
The same cause has operated among other
Democrats in public life, to produce state Of
| virulent and bitter opposition in the bosom Of
the party, of which the Democratic masses
have very little idea, indeed. There are many
gentlemen around US who would profess to feel
| insulted if asked whether they are, or are not.
| in opposition at this time-wh0 lose no posi-.
BILE opportunity to embarrass the administra-
| ton, where that can be done without fixing
upon them ordinary responsibility for theil
Il /,$%a- al
| ways under circumstances wherein it is sup.
posed that the Democratic party at home can
| never come to understand their import in their
| length and breadth,) which would make the
| hair of the sdear people, stand on end as il
we're, could they comprehend the condition O.
''The Harmonious and the course of many
gentlemen with very fair words on their lip:
for the public ear, to be precisely what
they are. Disappointment about office fol
their immediate strikers, is at the bottom
| of all this. Under the Polk administration
the system was initiated of devoting the pat
ronage of the Executive branch of the Govern
ment to strengthen gentlemen in public life
Thus, the recommendation of one such person
ere the close Of Mr.. Folks term became strong
enough in all cases to outweigh any and al
other backing whatever, for Office.
Under the Taylor Administration, check
was, il a measure, put to this tendency o
things; some appointments being made in de
fance of the class who were considered almos
alone proper to be consulted under that of hi
predecessor.
Il a. L. e
Whigs'who failed to obtain the weight in tn
distribution of Taylors patronage to which the.
claimed to be entitled obtained the upper hand
and e1erted themselves until the last hour o
Mr.. FPS power, to punish those for whom they
believed themselves to have been sacrificed
under Taylor. Mr.. Fillmore's administration
however, made it point to be governed ant
| guided by Senatorial recommendations com
| ing from the Democratic side of the Chamber
almost as implicitly as from Silver Greys.-
They ignored all party distinctions with ref
erence to Senatorial recommendations; that is
except when they came from friends of Gov
Seward, who were one and all taboed.
The Pierce administration have evidentl,
| aimed to restore matters of this sort to tn
channel in which they ran long before Polk
time; treating the recommendations of mem
bers of either House of Congress ION the Dem
ocratic side) as not being entitled to invariabl
precedence over those of party men outside O
the national legislature. As more or less o.
the members are very anxious to obtain Office
for particular individuals, some of such gen
tlemen, when disappointed, become very indig
nant and essay to punish the patronage dis
pensing power to the best of their ability
That is, in way in which they will not be
| ultimately, Furnishing themselves. We mus
do the Democrats of both Houses the justic,
to say, that the number who are supposed t,
be urging that the members of the Admins
tration shall sacrifice their views of the fines
of things in making appointments, always t.
those of the member assuming to be most in
terested, is small. Nevertheless, the ittl
band is making music here in quiet way, jus
now, debating newspaper attacks on the Pres
ident and individual members of the Cabine
in all directions, and spouting what would b
called the foulest treason to I" the party,
wherever that can be done under pretty GER
| tain assurances that such 90 Democracy can