The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-11
Cur Washington correspondence.

WASHINGTON, biitv y, 1906
The Eject IF TIE NEBRASKA BW on Poitctaas-7Ae Plans
for the Future, DE-
Among the leading members OF both houses looking
out for reconstruction Of political parties for te
pagn Of 1856 find that they count upon this Nebra ,ka
bill as the chief instrument for their work. Tho bill viii
pass tie House excepting the Clayton provisohe Senate
will most probably concur with the House, and thus al
low tie usual practice in the Territories OF permitting
alien settlers who may have declared their intention TO
become citizens. the right of suffrage.
IN connection with this Nebraska bill the Lunaic bill
win he susianed-ths Homestead hill will 20 by the
board and this extent The administration will be employ
&c in the poFan, business the reorganization OF par
ties The Southern Nebraska wings the Southern Union
and state rights will thus be combine the
clcus of democratic party including al men Of all par
ties of the North who may choose TO in. The main
opposition party win probably be formed OF ultraNor
thern democratic free soers and the rank and Gle of the
Seward free soil whg party Another opposition party
may he formed Of Southern wings and the Fillmore
and Webster men of the North
The candsae OF the new democratic party will proha.
bly, be Mr. Buchanan, or some new Northern mau with
the view of picking UP az much strength in thr
North possible General Pierce will not he candidate
Tie succession. That to be well understood
both in the Cabinet and in Congress Judge Douglas it
seems IL quite willing and quite young enough to hold
over Tor term two General Cass has hed run, and
too many old would be re opened in making him
the candidate of the NebraskG strct contraction
Southern reorganization OF the democratic party General
Marcy Is entirely out of the question II The report he
true that be has entered into provisional coalition with
OF the leading hard shells against the Southern
allie nee Tor ihr trpcse cutting out Buchanan. We very
much fear, If there he any truth in the rumored
amagaEatipn between Marcy and the hards against
Buchanan Davis and Cushing il will result first, in the
Of Gushing and secondly in curious subdivision
OF the New yoil, national democracy.
Such the Presidential contingencies involved in
ibis Nebraska bin The leading politicians concerned in
H. but little about the empty abstraction of the
peal of the Missouri line They after the formation
of a and powerful party upon Southern platform
ard with fourteen southern states in solid phaanx
they expect to carry their candidate for the Pre-
sdoncy, il not before the people, ut least in
the House OF Representatives for the south Ia the House
with tw Northern States, the two smallest
elect their man, each state having bat in the
election Of President by The House. Southern say,
therefore the basis OF party is perfect union
in the South. That secured the North may have
many candidates as they please. In any Contingency.
If carry the election to the House safe Bu.
to Irevent the possibility of fusion of the Northern
States upon any candidate it will be policy t.
put up and available Northern man such
will command the united South and break up the
North at least into hopeless minority.
Thus this Nebraska bill much larger surface
OF ground than has been generally supposed. number
of leading Southern politicians at the bottom OF the
movement and their object is nothing less
than total dissolution Of the present dsmanted demo-
cratic party and the formation Of party from is
available erals, ana the available relics OF the late
To this end the administration is to be sustained and
the administration to sustain the movement leaving
its claims to the succession entirely out of the
ntgp iion