The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-12

DEMOCRATIC MISUNDERSTANDING AND CoOlSC.
While come of the democratic organs, hards
end sohs, are billing and cooling over the pros
poets Of a reunion Of the factions at the forth
coming Soft Shell State Convention Of the 18th
the Buffalo Republic, Van Buren,, Buffalo plat
form, soft shell, dyed in the wool and set with
copperas, thus makes discord of the sweet
sounds from the rural districts. In the course
of long philippe he flames up in this style
against the Administrations
1t was not pertinent last year, in the estimation Of
the present leaders of the democratic organisation to
say that It merely State election and that nothing
should be said in regard TO the national administration
and its Then, it important to endorse
the administration to excuse the repeal OF the Missouri
however, when the administration has covered itself
with ipamy and il stencil in the nosriis Of every
honest democrat in the North these sagacous politicians
forgetting that Kansas and Nebraska were opened to
slavery, web as the awiess conduct Of the Missouri
rufaaps.
This is bad enough, in all conscience, but
hat which follows is truly terrible to think
about Hear him while the tit is on:''--
We willing, last year, in view Of the fact that
the administration had done good things as well
some bad things to consider tho balanced and
to say nothing about it, We werethen ovcrrued Now,
we demand clear and unequivo.al expression Of the
shameful removal of Gov Rceder at the bidding Of
slave power is the feather which broken the back of
tho democratic party Of New York. and il bear the
the party may recuperate, but 1t only be done by
publicly discardng burtben which has been disastrous
y carried for three long and weary years. II win not be
done, fear if not let the Consequences fan where
they belong One thing is certain and that is that the
Northern politician who identifies himself with the pre-
sent administration and either approves Of acquesces
in Ito concessions to the slave power need look
even during life time, for resurrection.
Thus whitfield down to the narrowest pos
sible point, the question is, whether the fac
tions at the Soft Shell State Convention shall
unite in public reputation of Mr.. Pierce, or
consent to the collapse of the whole concern,
in the vain attempt to assist Mr.. John Cochrane
to '.hold the President in his arms" The case
looks too black yet to enable us TO make any
promises to the Southern democracy concern
ing this soft shell duplicated convention.
Can't somebody be sent to stop the mouth of
this intractablc rebel at Buffalo? Such chaps
as he, if permitted to go at large, win spoil
the most beautiful arrangements.
GOVERNOR HENRY A. WISE AND THE Posi- Or
fIcE DEPARTMENT.--The Governor elect Of Vir-
gina Henry A. Wise, has just written a letter
explanatory Of his late brotherly cpistle to the
Soft Shell Young Mems Democratic Union
Club Of this city, and for which he has been
called to account by the Virginia Dickinson
men, as q choice Of the softs, when the hards
were the real democracy. Mr.. Wise says, sub
stantally, that he didn't stop to inquire whe-
Their the invitation he answered was hard or
soft. He was satisfied with the sentiments of
the committee, as the real democratic article,
and that was enough.
But it will be seen, from the first paragraph
Of Mr.. Wise's explanatory letter, that he opens
new account in another quarter. Read -:
ONLY, NEAR ONAScocx, va, July 90 1855.
Ny DEAR SlR-Yours Of the 24th inst, calling my at
tenion To editorial OF the Richmond Examiner Of that
day, headed The NEW York HERALD and Ourselves agan
-6overnor Wise and the Van Buren, Democracy" was
not received until yesterday. II was missent TO Old
Point Comfort and can't account for such negligence in
the mails. Fortunately this morning. for the first time
since il written my letter in print, to which
this editorial refers enclose il to you and ask for its
republication in the Enquirer in order that every fair
minded person may judge Of the justice Of the Erdn
to me.
He ''cant account for such negligence in
the mails!" Neither can We. Perhaps the
fault may be in the Post Office Department
somewhere. Perhaps Mr.. p. NJ. G. Campbell
may be able to explain this discrepancy be-
tween Only near Onancock," and Old Point
Comfort.
YouNG AFRICA MUST BE HEARD-A general
committee of about fifty enterprising and am
hitionn q frec eolored Amnr;cops3 from va