The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-12
A New Southern Party-rhc Democracy and
the nIchmond Enquirer.

A New Southern Party The Democracy and
the HIchmond Enquirer.
The Richmond Enquirer, in opposition to
the late movement in Georgia to organize .
purely Southern party, devotes long article
to show that no such party is necessary to
maintain the rights Of the South; but that, on
the contrary, the rights of the South and the
North are perfectly secure under the broad
shelf. ring wings of the existing democratic
party. Let us briefly look into this deceptive
argument.
Our Richmond contemporary sets out with the
high sounding declaration that Eat no period OF
our history has the democratic party occupied
a position so strong, commanding and coaserva-
tive as it now main aims" What democratic
party? That OF New York, New Hampshire,
Pennsy lvania, Ohio, or Michigan? No; for in
all these States the democratic party has been
swept almost literally from the face of the
earth. Our Virginia contemporary means the
democratic party OF the Old Dominion; for he
says, "by its manly and victorious resistance of
the tickle and prosecuting spirit Of Know No
thiDgism it has thrown thai party into panic
and confusion" &c. Aud yet as we follow him
along in his special pleading we fud an apollo
ey for the late shortcomings of the Northern
democracy; and that they, too, are included in
this ever reliable and invincible democratic
party.
The gravity and the GOODNESS with which the
merits of this imaginary national democratic
organization are summed up by the Enquirer
are certainly very refreshing and consoling in
this hot month OF July. Hear him-hear what
this Richmond cabinet organ democrat firmly
believes
composed organized adequate and ready
to the North and the SOUTH the East and the West the
ties The rank and file OF the party never frmr,
truer sounder and its executive head has approved its
matter OF Burns at Boston, Of Kansas and but
in the tpeine forte ct dre to which 1t has
subjected the recreant Reeder.
"The democratic party, as now composed
and organized" Looking at its scattered re-
mains, from New Hampshire to Missouri, we
had supposed the party to be decomposed aud
disorganized. "The rank and file never truer."
Here we are puzzled again; for while our hard
shells continue to repudiate and denounce the
administration as treacherous concern and
most inglorious failure, even the softs are be-
ginning to give Mr.. Pierce the cold shoulder.
We are also fearful that while the hards,
bag and baggage, are sliding off to the
Know Nothings, the softs are hankering
for another Buffalo platform; and that to
this end they are casting sleeps eyes at,
and coque.ting with the Seward anti-slave-
~ alliance. Composed and organizedw
Downright glad are we to hear it. We had
feared that the call Of hard State convention
in September, and another Of the softs in An.
gust indicated that there was nothing "com-
posed" or organized" or likely to be, between
the two democratic factions Of New York; but
that they were as bitterly hostile to each other
now as we're Daniel S. Dickinson and William
L. Marcy on the day Of the nomination of
Franklin Pierce for the Presidency at Balti-
more.
It appears, however, that in all this we have
been somehow or other bamboozled-that the
democracy are not broken up, routed and de.
moralized; but that they are organized, COM
posed" ard were "never firmer truer and
sounder," than just at this very time. Better
still, the administration, WHICH so many thou
sands Of good men and true condemn as
treachcrous, faithless and ruinous to the ge-
nuine democratic party, is declared to be all
right and tight, and sound as roach. Our
facetious Cabinet organ at Richmond assures
us that there is no mistake about it. 1t refers
to the course Of Mr. Pierce in the case of the
fugitive Burns, and upon the Kansas and Ne
braska bill; and in the case of the "recreant
Reeder," as proofs that the administration aud
the democratic party are unit
Let US, then, rejoice; for assuredly the coun-
been revolutionized by the opposition, il tue
democracy have been everywhere defeated
and routed except in Virginia, and only
saved in that State by the almost super
human energy and labors of "a recreant
whig." What care we, if we have lost Cuba
and disgraced our diplomats abroad in the
estimation Of all Europe, and Of oil parties at
home, SO that the democratic is firm and sound,
(what there is left Of IT'D and stands approved
by the administration? Let the worst come to
the worst, we are at length assured that the
country is safe.
The ultra secession democrats Of the South
are accordingly requested to retrace their steps.
The free soil tendencies and associations of toe
administration and the New York soft shells
were naturally calculated to mislead the
church South into The belief that no Northern
party could any longer be trusted But with
all these positive assurances from the Rich
mond Enquirer, that the democratic party is
organized" composed" "sound" and
firm" and that it is approved by Mr.. Pierce,
this new Southern party must knock under
We have, however, one little question to ask Of
our Cabinet contemporary at Richmond. What
was the recent "ptine forte ct dure /" to which
Mr.. Pierce has subjected the recreant Reeder2
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