The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-11

Northern disunion crusade against the South
in 1856. And ." If this thing is done in the
green tree what shall we have in the dry" but
the total rout and dispersion Of the whole nest
| of these abolition and free soil conspirators?
The work began in Maine is thus shown to
have been but the foretaste of wholesome
| and general revolution,
The result in Pennsylvania will hardly sur
prise any rational politician. True, the de-
mocratic party were overthrown last fall by ma
jorities SO overwhelming as to indicate the abso-
| lutte humiliation Of the party in another such
defeat. But then the anti-Nebraska tiyore was
| union of the old wings with these two new and
| startling elements, and the general bad odor
| Of the Pierce administration cOwed even the
Pennsylvania democracy, and they permitted
| the election to 60 by default. With the triumph
| of Henry A. Wise in Virginia, the democratic
| reaction commenced, and the present success
| of the party in Pennsylvania is the result of
| the same identical causes that broke the new
American party upon the wheel in the Old
| Dominion. The first of these causes is the
abolition affiliations of the Know Nothings
| in the Northern States; another is the
| unconstitutional doctrines and oaths OF
prescription against Catholics and aliens;
| another is the wrangling of the old
| party hacks that have crept in among
them, ravenous for the public plumber; and
still another reason is that the original mystic
ries of the Know Nothing Councils, in being
brought to light, have lost the attractions of
mystery, novelty and invincibility with which
| they opened the ball. The results Of the late
Georgia election, on the one hand, prove that
| the abolition and free soil association of
large portion of our Northern Know Nothings
have damaged their party all over the South
while, on the other hand, these anti-slavery
| coalitions, even in the North, are proved by
this Pennsylvania election to be equally dis
| astrous to all concerned, under the sober
second thought of the people,"
1t is not the administration, nor any act of
| the administration, that has given the demo-
Gratis either Georgia or Pennsylvania. The
work has been done in spite of the administra-
tion 1t is the folly Of the opposition elements
| of the North, in fusing with the anti-slavery
| disunionists and Maine law fanatics that has
worked out this reaction Now, it is manifest
to all, as we have repeatedly urged heretofore,
that no successful national party, in opposi-
tion TO the democratic party, can be organized,
except upon the living, practical governmental
issues Of the day, foreign and domestic, and
upon the practical and urgent necessities for
a new administration at Washington. The
subject is becoming interesting-the conser-
vative elements of hostility to the Pierce
dynasty are all at sea again; but there is yet
time, and there are still the materials afoat for
| the formation of new, powerful and
triumphant Union party in 1856. But where
are the men 10 lead in this new movement, and
what is the plan best adapted to the exigencies
of the crisis? Who speaks first?
] The ABOLITION FUsIoNIsTs AT THE TABERNA-
oLE.--We published yesterday full report Of
| the proceedings and speeches of the black
| republican gathering in the Tabernacle
| on Tuesday evening. The Syracuse fusion
| platform and ticket were duly ratified, and
among the letters read from active absentee
sympathizers was very painful epistle from
Benjamin r. Butler, for long time, and down
to the late Syracuse Soft Shell Convention,
one of the bright and shining lights Of the
Van Buren, Bourbon democratic church.
The first memorable popularity of Mr.. But
ler as leading Van Buren, politician, was
that complaint of his to Jesse Hoyt (our Col
lector many years ago. that at Sandy Hill he
was not blest with the stated preaching Of
the gospel" His next conspicuous move was
bis support of Van Buren, and his Buffalo plat
form in 184S. Next we heard of him last sum-
mer year ago, at an anti-slavery meeting in
the Park, in which he declared that he would
rather vote for Seward for President than for
| Senator Douglas. Now he clinches the nail by
| declaring that the Soft Convention, having
| failed TO condemn the Kansas and Nebraska
! iniquity, he "will give the republican cam
didates his hearty support, and he hopes that
the whole ticket will be elected by a vote
which will be prophecy and a pledge Of
more perfect triumph in 1856"
And thus they go, Preston King, Abijah
Mann, Benjamin F. Butler, Gen. Nye, and
other leaders of the Van Buren, Pierce admin
istration democracy, over to Master Stewards
grand Northern Holy Abolition Alliance.
Throughout the interior we find, also, one
after another Of the soft she'll journals going
the same way. At this rate, by election day
the administration faction in this State will be
pretty thoroughly weeded Of its anti-slavery
elements, excepting the oficeholders How
far the Sage Of Underwood, ex-President Van
Buren,, is responsible for all this, we have no
means Of ascertaining, but we shrewdly sus.
pect he has had very long finger in the pie.
At ali events, as far as the New York admins
tra.ion democracy are concerned, their numer-
Gus desertions to the black republicans, since
the removal of Reeder, show that Marcy knew
what he was about in protesting against his re-
moval.
Next 70 the letter Of Mr.. B. F. Butler, the
most notable feature Of this Tabernacle ratif-
cation was the speech of Gen. Wilson of Mas