The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-01

l,oa h Due. however, 70 M. pixcS, Southern
shig but a. II would never answer for the
democrats 10 nh behind the wings, even Of the
South. upon . question touching Southern
rights. there was no escape from the dashing
erpedisns Of erpanslng the Missouri line from
the nap o. the United States
Thus vas the Kansas Nebr aka bill brought
Into IL present shape Tor the extinction Of the
slavery line n demarca,ion Of 1870. Now,
wtr Az the political consequences fcreshadow-
Cd sro,n n. Srisk and wide spread agitation ex-
cited IN tAe North Can the local and sec
tiSnal fscsions Of the democratic party, already
<emoral1ed aud dlsorganlzed under the free
soil lnsaebees Of the Csslnet-csn they be re
stored INTO Homogeneous party upon Che plat
n-m " this bin, A or the wings the division
Indicated In The election q 1850 has already been
cor-r.letely realized upon this very Measure.
by sse unbfoken lire o. division between North
era and Southern vhies in the Senate, Mr..
Bsigcr having declared, Ny authority, that
ny II the South were ananleously with
fouglas and the administration Cor the bill.
We have already, then. distinct Northern
: Ehig party aud dis,inc, party Of Southern
whigs- the former with W. II. Seward a. their
recognized leader, and the latter under the
guidance II an equally erratic Southern pnliti-
cal adventarcr. sir. Tocmbs, Of Georgia. The
wings then, stand committed upon this NebrAs-
ka hill. 10 a sectional contest Tor the next Pre-
dency-a contest between the North and the
South and between the radical principles Of
slavery extension and he abolition OF slavery
The question then r,eurs. how ID II with the
democracy John Van Buren,, the other day
Mt Washington, 10 an observation that II ought
TO be enough for him that a democratic admin.
istration was for this Nebraska bill, Is said 10
have replied: No, sir; II Is not enough, be-
cause the democratic party IL not for that bill,
and the juegier- for the Presidency win End II
so" This Is ominous, coming from John Van
Buren,. II IL tantamount 10 formal notice Of
another Buffalo platform and another demo
cratic Buffalo ticket for the Presidency in 1856,
ifthis repeal Is adhered TO ~ the new shibboleth
Of the administration
To the open hostility Of John Van Buren,, 10
the violent denunciations Of 1.-THE Nebraska
outrage by the Erening Post and the Albany
atlas. and TO the rafting FIRE Of free soil mus
kerry which has been opened upon Congress,
may be attributed the very singular state Of
things which we developed the other day as
existing in the House OF Representatives-the
trepidation OF some members, the suspicious
the open hostility and the uncertainty Of others
who ought to be relied upon when wanted
by the administration The prevailing fear
seems to be that the passage Of this Nebraska
bill will unsettle the present organization
of cliques and parties. all estimates for the sue
cessioB, and throw everything into q STATE Of
revolution and confusion. But In point Of fact
in general view il matters little whether the
bill is passed or defeated In the House The
Northern anti slsvery sentiment has a theme
for agitation in either .event, which Il is not
likely will be abandoned this side of the next
Presidential campaign. Ifthe bill is passed the
agitation will be maintained for its repeal; IL
the bill is defeated, the agitation win continue
to prevent the House and the Senate from touch
ing it again.
Pass the bill or defeat it, the agitation will
continue until the anti-slavery people Of the
North shall have fully tested their strength
against it. This warfare, as a natural conse-
quence, must break down the administration
break up the few remaining landmarks be-
tween the old political parties; and lead to
general reconstruction of parties for 1856 upon
the lines Of division known as Mason and Dix
on's line, and the Missouri line. The next Pre-
sidential contest may be between the North
and the South, in the open field; and the result
no man can foretell. But In the face of all
dangers to parties and politicians, we adhere
to the platform Of the constitution. Upon this
platform peace may eventually be restored;
but the longer the day OF this constitutional L.
sue is deferred, the greater will be the perils of
a final adjustment. While we are in for IL,
though the administration may go down, though
cabinets may be broken up, Presidential aspir-
ants thrown high and dry, and the old decsyed
parties ofthe day scattered to the winds, let us
go through with the work. Let the bill be
passed.
Our Foreign Policy.
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