The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-25

GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE PoLITICs--Among
our political intelligence Of today, will be
found the letter of Garrett Andrews, accepting
the nomination of the Know Nothings as
their candidate for the Governor of Geor-
gia; and the letter Of Senator JONES' (whig)
Of Tennessee, on the party aspects gene
rally Of the present political crisis. The
letter Of Mr.. Andrews is adapted to the Georgia
American platform, which is strongly Southern
on the slavery question; and upon the whole
he makes out a pretty strong argument in favor
OF the Know Nothing movement in the South.
The letter Of Senator Jones is bold, indie
pendent, conservative document. Ia many
essentials his views bear remarkable resem-
blance to those of the editorial columns Of this
journal of the last six months. II will be seen,
however, that Mr.. Jones has no faith in the
Know Nothing organization, none in the demo.
cratic party, and none in the whig party, or,
rather, the remains of it; and is consequently in
favor Of an entirely new conservative national
party upon a stiff Southern platform. He
wishes such party as will be strong enough
to elect their President by the popular vote
and the electoral colleges; and he desires such
an election, for fear that if the issue be carried
up to Congress on the three highest candidates,
Seward will win the day, because the anti
slavery Northern coalition already, as be sup.
poses, hold clear majority in the House, which
will have to make the election.
Mr.. Jones need not be alarmed upon that
score. Does he not remember that the consti-
fnf hat nh aba
ton is carried up to the House Of Representa-
tives at Washington, that the delegation from
each State, in behalf of the State, casts but
one vote. What have the South to fear
from this arrangement Suppose the
whole thirty three members Of the House from
New York to be violent fanatical Seward men
they can only cast one vote--all Of them put
together; and the single member from Florida,
in behalf Of his State is thus equal to the whole
thirty three New York members in a House
vote for President. See the constitution, If,
then, the election is carried into the House,
what have the South to fear? Our impression
is that they and the Union will be perfectly
braska fusionists may have majority Of the
members Let US see.
There are fifteen slave States, aud there are
sixteen free States. Sixteen votes, then, in an
election Of the House, will be majority Sup
pose now, three candidates from the people are
carried up to the House for an election of one
of them either the candidate of the Seward
coalition, OF the spoils democracy, or the Ame
rican conservative party. Is it likely that Sc
ward can command every vote of the sixteen
Northern States? No. Is it likely that the
democracy will be able to control the vote of
every one Of the fifteen Southern Statesf No.
The third party will hold the balance of power
between them; and, a fusion being utterly out
Of the question among men Of su,h hostile prin-
ciples as those Of W. II. Seward aud r. Barn.
well Rhett, the two extremes, Of course, will
compromise upon the middle ground Of the
third party and their candidate.
Such is our view Of the inevitable result of q
scrub race and an election by the House. 10
spite Of any anttNebraska majority that may
be in the House, grea! or small, the result must
be the triumph Of constitutional principles, and
the election Of the most conservative Union
candidate Of the three from whom the States tn
the House will have to make their choice State
by State, each one vote, and no more. Conse-
quently, If we are to have scrub race, let il
come, and the more the merrier.
T,.r c.