The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-14

THROW OF THE NEGRO FUsIoNisTs.-Tne negro
worshippers, the fusionists, the republicans, the
liquor prohibitonists, the black spirits, the
white spirits, and the gray spirits, are utterly
routed and demolished ia Maine. This is the
first trial upon the issue of union or disunion.
1t will be recollected that few weeks ago the
coalition held a meeting at Portland to lay
down the law Of the canvass. Wade, OF Ohio,
as fierce negro worshipper as Garrison OF
Tappan, was there, and declared it to be
the policy of the republicans to overturn
the institution of slavery. He proposed
to approach this object by abolishing it in the
District of Columbia, by interdicting the slave
trade between the States, by restoring the Mis-
souri, compromise, and, finally, by assailing the
institution everywhere. With these purposes
distinctly in view, and fully and cordially
united with the Maine lawites, they went into
the canvass. They are signally routed. The
great pillar which supports the ediice has
fallen. Maine was the home Of the extremists,
and she now rebukes them into a contemplate
minority. It was Maine that first sent her
representatives to Congress to urge on the
Wilmot proviso it was Maine that enacted the
infamous Prohibitory Liquor law; it was
Maine that received with open arms the fiercest
of the disunion rabble of New York and Ohio
but now she turns upon them and sinks them
to their wonted insignificance.
The result of this election is not a victory,
but vindication. There can be no victory
over such political suicides and knaves. There
ought to be no contest with them. They
are unworthy to be ranked and treat
ed as honorable foes They are traitors
to the Union-open enemies to the con-
stitution-mad fanatics, who would lead us
into anarchy, and let us shirk for ourselves
after they had gotten US there. 1t is the open
ing of the campaign-the signal for the re-or
ganization of parties on the great issue Of
union OF disunion. The Maine lawites are
kindred fanatics-they SO by instinct with the
negro worshippers.
The CHEvALIER WlKoFF RETURNED TO DIPLo-
MAcY.-Our readers will long remember the
Tremendous hit of the Chevalier Wikoff in that
book upon his Courtship and it's Conse-
quences;" they will remember still longer, and
with higher pleasure, the brilliant results of
the last operate campaign at the Academy of
Music, under the auspices of the able Cheva-
lier, They were also informed Of the time of
his departure for Europe, q few weeks since,
on diplomatic business with my Lord Pal
merston; and it will be seen from our London
correspondence which we publish today, that
he has taken the bull by the horns with the
resolution to fetch him to the ground. The
opposition in Parliament failed to throw his
lordship; hut Wikoff has the facts and the tes-
timony against him which may bring him to
terms. The case of the Chevalier is simple
enough. lie charges that the Foreign Office at
London was q party to his unjust imprison-
ment at Genoa and he demands reparation at
the risk Of disclosure Of some Of the most
curious secrets of Palmerston's diplomacy. We
must await the upshot of the imbroglio; and
were it only to end in the restoration of the
entente cordiale with Miss Gamble we might
hope for peace with Russia, with or without
Sebastopol. Let INC hope for peace.