New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-02

The ofice.holdiDg politicians of the North and
the Slavery. extending politicians OF the South are
met to. day at Cincinnati for the purpose of az
ranging amopg themselves the administration OF the
national affairs of these United States for four
years from the 4th of March next. Their object is
to select from among themselves a candidate for
the Presidency who by the act of accepting their
Cpiuation-which they affect to regard as equlva-
lent TO an eectiOnpledges himself to become their
tool and instrument; to postpone to the gratlilca-
ton Of those by whom he has been elevated to Office
all consid erations of right Of duty ofscial deco
rum Of personal reputation and of national welfare
The object in one word, is to find q successor to
President Pierce, one who can be relied upon to
follow in his footsteps aud to carry out that TEN
Of policy-the policy of Slavery. extenson-which
he has inaugursted.
The slayenolding delegates in this COLyen-
tion, who, though minority, by means of
two.thirds rule hold an absolute veto on the
selection of any candidate not entirely salts
factory to them, though doubtless most Of them
not without special axes of their own to
grind. vet act also under common impulse and
with common object III view, which adds vastly
to their weight and influence, by giving to them
the coherency and the re'pectablty of party
based OH public considerations and supp0rteiby q
public sentiment exterior to the Convention. The
"NOriheIn" delegates have gone to Cincinnati with
no such exterior support with nosuch representative
weight, and with such public object to promote.
They Represent, far as they themselves or those
by whom they have been appointed are concerned,
no system Of policy whatever. Like the moon and
the planets, they reflect exclusively borrowed light
Whateyer the South may chance to dart forth 10 the
way of political theory or political action that they
stand equally ready to reflect Of whatever color it
may be. Tie once high-mnded party, embracing
such an amount of the ability, integrity and patriot
ism of New. York, Pennsylvania and the Northwest
ern States, whchH the days OF General Jackson aud
under the Leadership Of Martin Van Buren, united
with the South on the basis of perfect equal
ity TO take from the hands of John Quincy
Adams and Henry Clay the administration of
our national affairs, and which, when that object
had been accomplished, proudly demanded thst
the policy to be pursued by the triumphant coali-
ton must conform itself to the rights and interests
of the North equally with those of the South; tina.
party whose great boast it was to have resisted
Southern dictatisn in the shape of notification,
since the first humiliation which it suffered in
being obliged tSsubmit to the annexation of Texas.
ard to accept Polk as Presidential candidate in
place of Van Buren,, has undergone a rapid decay
md strange transformation. Frs. or last. all its
thoughtful, intelligent, dsinterested, patriotic
members have left il. The powerful tea
Of habit ond sort of hereditary LOYALTY
10 the bare name OF once great AMI
respectable party, retained many even TO the
ls.t gasp. But st length, with the repeal of tina
Missouri Compromise aud the Slavery extending
Reirn of Terror established in the name of Souat.
ter Sovereignty over the Territory Of Kansas. and
even sought 10 be introduced into the Senate Of
tie United States, the very last breath of III. ,s
departed frou IT, Throughout the Northern States
tie Administration party destitute alike of in-lli.
cenee and Of sentiment, with no longer any head n
cOnp1eht nd or heart to feel, is but mere dead
corpse which the offcehOlders and offceseekAr, in
vain strive to gslyanize into going through the mo.
lions and seeming 10 perform the functions Of n
live political body. 1t is these offce-holders and
offce-s,ekers, and they alone so far as the North
is concerned, that have any representation an Gin
cirnsti. or any interest in what may be done there
These ofice-holders and ofce-seekers, as might be
e,nscted. are divided into several fierce factions
each urcirg the claim OF some particular cand.