The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-27


south.
We spread before our readers this morning,
a chapter of copioas extracts, chiefly from whig
journals, North and South, in reference to the
reorganization in each section of the scattered
fragments of the late national wing party. We
commend these extracts to thecareful attention
of our readers, of all parties.
We are entering upon political epoch Of
the highest Importance and involving the most
comprehensive issues, for good or evil, to this
Union, and ali the political Developments
toreshadowing the reconstruction of parties for
the grand campaign Of 1856, are, therefore, OF
paramount interest. Things are now in u state
of fearful confusion in both the old parties;
the symptoms of their reorganization are bad
altogether bad-and promise little but mis-
chief. From all the signs Of the times, North
and South, wing aud democratic, anti-slavery
and secession, sectional and factous, there is a
tendency TO @ continued Generalization in
party politics-to sectional warfare of the
most deadly and dangerous characterize wide
spread political corruptions-to sedition. seces
sion, and disunion. The counsels OF peace and
of reconciliation between the two sections,
are drowned in the universal clamor upon
the slavery question. The Union, aud the
history, the glory, the grandeur, the
prosperity and the necessity of the
Union, have become an old story. Danger sur
rounds us upon every side;y the cry so often
repeated, is regarded with ridicule or indfe-
renee, while bold incendiaries are sappinr the
citadel OF our strength, cur unity, prosperity
and our SAT- ty as homogeneous people. Never.
since the adoption of the constitution, has the
ghost of disunion risen before us in so palpable
shape'-never were politicians, demagogues.
fanatics and scheming agitators of dscord and
revolution so busy and hopeful as now-never
have the sober, conservative, reliable, patriotic
masses Of the people, North and South been so
utterly Indifferent to the facts and scenes daily
TRANSPORTING before their eyes, and all tending to
the destruction of the moral, political, social
and religious ties which bind the several parts
of the Union together.
In reading over the political extracts which
we publish this morning, we look in vain. ex
cept among the Southern wing journals for
any thing of that wholesome and enlarged spirit
of political consistency which, at this crisis,
should animate the good and trusty men of all
parties. The spoils-the spoils--lie at the bot
tom Of all the plans and speculations OF all
others Of our party ournals-union or disunion
The leading wing papers of the North arc only
intent upon such coalition as viii command
the spoils and if q junction with all the anti
slavery, socialist and infdel factions of the
day Will accomplish the object, so be it.
let the South secede. Such is their pro-
gramme. The Charleston .NercUry, tho leading
secession organ of the South, calls upon the
South 20 rally for stern resistance to the anti
slavery movements OF the North. All very
well; but the prospects of the spols of q
Southern confederacy are improving. and the
Mercury hardly attempts to disguise its exulta.
ton in consequence. The Richmond Ep1u;,er.
a sort Of halEand- half free soil and secession
organ Of the Cabinet protests against any Juno
ton of tie democratic party with the Southern
Wigs, for fear that the latter may come in for
asharc of the spoils. The present democratic
party Of Til administration is good enough for
such democratic organs as the En1Uirer as
long as it commands the spoils Let the South
ern wings go elsewhere. The democratic fami-
ly is already sufficiently large for the pluuder
i has won-or the poor wings may help us il
they WI but we can make no terms concern
ing the spoils. They arc welcome TO our pril-
ciplos; but we cannot sacrifice our monopoly
OF the plumber.
u sill be seen, however, that the wing Jour
al Of the South arc generally opposed to any
nsi'l Of thr Southern Whig party with tae
democratic natty, as long as the latter ro3og
,.lCs the free soil and secession coalition OF Ia
administration. and we were prepared for this
1T what would the Southern wings goia il
hanging from w H. Seward s. Co. to the Yan
burels, The Benjamin II. Buffers and "a,
cihcr democratic builders OF the Bnfti,
platform? u is very evident, from our extracts
dat The Southern whig party i 10 no danger
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