The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-17
Nebrasla and the Political Parties OF the
Day-Progress and Prospects of the new
Revolution.

Revolution
The two great political parties Of the coun-
Try, which for twenty years. upon various Is
sues, and under various DISCUSSES and pretences,
have been wrangling for the SPOTS OF the gene
raj government it is now abundantiy manifest
have lived out their day. The late national
whig party. demora!ized by w. H. Seward and
its anti-slavery affiliations, has suffered the
natural consequences Of violent disorder and
painful death. The late national democratic
party, after having carried their last Baltimore
nominee 10y an electoral and popular majority
without parallel since the days of Monroe, is
demoralized, disorganiZed, and cut up into VIC
lent factions, wholly irreconcilable, in support
of the White House leader, upon whom they
rallied so enthusiastically some eighteen months
ago. The public reputation by him Of the
democratic principles of lS52-the compo-
site Cabinet appointed, of cecessionists
and free soilers-the mixed commission OF
spcilsmen selected from free sellers and seces-
sionists, in open contempt Of the Union senti-
ments and the Union men of the country-have
made the reunion Of the diverse elements of the
late democratic party entirely hopeless and ut
tefly impossible upon the basis of the admins
tration.
II is to the discovery of this humiliating
truth, 10y the administration itself, that the
country is indebted for the Nebraska bill, the
Nebraska agitation, and the mighty conse-
quences which are beginning to shape out
themselves as the early fruits Of this radical
measure. II has been thrown upon Congress as
desperate remedy for desperate disease. 1t
is the last expedient-neck or nothing-with the
administration The bill is founded upon the
constitution. Very WE'LL The administration,
from necessity, fathers the bill: the bill must
pass, and the Union and constitutional masses
of the country ii is hoped, will rally in behalf
Of the act, to the support of the administration.
Thus, from the sound and substantial Union
men of all parties the White House cbieftain
counts upon new and powerful party to re-
place the late national democratic party, which
be has destroyed. Nebraska is to do the work.
The national democrats are to be drawn in
upon the principles of the bill, side bp side
with the freesoilers and secessionists already
secured by the spoils.
Experience has yet to be tested upon this
beautiful theory. The Nebraska bill proposes
the repeal of an unconstitutional law and o. en-
offensive line Of demarcation against the do
nestle institutions of the South. The bill will
be passed The country viii approve it; the
abolition fanatics their organs and their leaders.
will rave and rant awhile; but they must ulti-
matey succumb. The constitution and the
Union will prevail but it is very uncertain, in-
deed, whether the administration will realize
any glory or any benefit from Nebraska. That
the debris-the disjecta mem5ra Of the late
Wing and Democratic parties will make thisre-
peal of the Missouri line the basis of new con-
ventions and party organizations, North and
South, is very evident. Already, as we are in
formed from Washington, leading Southern
politicians are at work for the organization
Of homogeneous Southern constitutional party,
upon The Nebraska platform-whigs and dem
ocrats, without reference to the administration
or its estimates, but entirely in regard to the
Importance Of powerful organization against
the anti-slayery conspirators of the North in
1856.
On the other hand, the Seward organs and his
anti-savery societies, have pretty freely be-
trayed their programme for the succession.
The nomination of W. II. Seward as the proper
man for our next Governor, by one Of his jour
nails Of this city, with the understanding that
tkis movement is designed to put him in good
position for the Presidency. is o significant cir
cumstance. His partisans feel that Nebraska
has made him strong among his allies and will
make him stronger, as the agitation progresses
and as the excitements of an approaching Pre-
siden.ial contest upon an entirely new schedule,
are brought to bear upon the public mind.
They aspire to nothing less than such an anti
slavery coalition as will carry all the North.
Hence the efforts Of the Seward journals to kill
of Crittenden for his voluntary defence of the
Wards Of kentucky, in trial for their lives.
Hence these same designing agitators have
thrown Clayton overheard, repudiated Everett,
and sneered at the Southern ovations to Fill
more. They have even affected absolute for
gctfulness Of General Scott, Notwithstanding
their remarkable affection for the noble old
soldier but two short years ago. Seward is
their man-Nebraska is their hobby-and the
Presidency thsir object, in general crusade
against the South, though the frightful conse-
quences of disunion and civil war may follow
close upon their heels.
II is possible, however, that Seward may not
secure the monopoly Of the Northern anti
slavery cliques and factions in 1856. There
are other contestants for the distinction Of their
sufrages. The National Era, at Washington,
the central organ Of the abolitionists proper,
very plainly gives the New York wing anti
slavery Senator to understand this Hale is
still in the field, Gerrit Smith is a great man
among them, Chase, of Ohio, is available and
Giddings deserves to be remembered. 1t is
quite possible, therefore, that Seward as
Northern candidate, viii have but the support
OF small faction Of the anti.slayery people Of
the North: The mass or them my prefer mnn