The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-15

rand rlare-Up In the Ph,ladeiphSa Know
Nothing Council ON the Question or Slavery
Sum Brilliant Prospects ef tne FIn~re.
The proceedings of the great National Know
Nothing or American Party CouDcil, which took
place yesterday in Philadelphia, will attract,
in most especial manner, the attention Of the
public. On the slavery question, as might have
been naturally expected, there has been de-
cided split. The PLATFORM reported by the COM
mittee, which received q majority late on We'd
nesday night, has been publicly repudiated by
many OF the Northern States, headed by Mas
sachusetts, in a series Of separate resolutions,
passed in special meeting and addressed to
the people of the United States. We refer our
readers for the curious particulars to the report
in another column.
This result has been generally antici-
pated. But instead Of this split being
disaster to the Know Nothings, we
are inclined to think that it will constitute
stronger ground for them to acquire further
victory and power over the old parties in the
separate States. 1t was idle to suppose,
in the present state of excited feeling between
the North and South on slavery, caused by the
Pierce administration, that any common ground
of agreement could be found for the censtruc-
ton of national platform other than opposi-
ton to that imbecile administration. They
were compelled to agree to disagree on slavery.
This will give the Know Eothings TIL vantage
ground in future contests, both North and South,
each in their own State. They will now fall
back, each State on its own passions, princi-
Piles, prejudices and humbugs, either on sla'
very or anti-slavery, and thus have better
chance to carry the elections of this year
than they otherwise could have done. In
nine or twelve months they will be able to
call another National Council or Convention,
simply for the nomination Of President and
Vice President, and we venture to say that on
that single plank-inrolving simply eighty
millions Of spoils per annun-there win be
no split-no division-no fare-up.
We rather think, therefore, judging of these
matters in practical way, that the Know No
things as q party will now become in each
State the most formidable Of any other in the
field. Take, for instance, the Know Nothings Of
New York. The course of the Northern and
Southern men relieves them from all compro.
misses to Southern sentiment, and they can go
that will be'.ian next fall on any platform
most votes, without regard to slaS carries the
slavery. We verify believe that by the droll
result or split of the Council in PHILADELPHIA,
both the Seward party and the Frank Pierce
party are completely caught in trap. The
several Know Nothing State organizations over
the Union will never be abandoned Till after the
Presidential election Of 1856, and for that
single contest they can bring already nearly
| 100000 absolute voters into the field besides
the volunteers they may pick up by the way.
nj. SoULE.-M. Soule has recently passed
through New York, in bad temper, it is said
with the administration, and quite as resolved
as before to gibbet them in his book Il does
not appear that the Establishments of the organ
or the fattery of the President have had much
effect in soothing the wounded pride of the ex-
Minister to Spain; and those who said that
Soule was vain Frenchman who would easily
be caught with few promises and polite
speeches seem to have mistaken their man.
1t appears likely that the President will be
exhibited in more amusing than pleasant light
in this book of the ex-Minister's. Rumor hath
1t, that when Soule disobeyed Marcy's instruc-
tions, and refused to follow the administration
in their change of policy from severe to gentle,
from bluster to whine, he was fully sustained
by private letters fthe President. Mr.. Pierce,
1t would seem, has been under the delusion that
ne had mind of his own; and though he was,
or ought to have been convinced of the con-
trary every time he met Mr.. Marcy and was
crushed and moulded by the iron hand of that
veteran politician, he still fostered the rash
belief by corresponding privately with the TO-
reign Ministers. In this way, it is said, he wrote
to Soule approving all he had done, and ex-
pressing his opinion OF Marcy in language more
forcible than elegant or Christianlike There
win be some funny disclosures when that book
appears.
JHE FRENCH INDUSTRIAL ExHIBIrIoy-From
what we can CLEAN from the French and Eng
lish journals, the Paris Exhibition seems likely
to prove as great an abortion as that of New
York. Although the architectural details and
interior decorations of the baildipg are as per-
feet as the acknowledged taste of the French in
these respects can make them, the real objects
of its erection seem to have been very imper-