The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-06

,inues to float in the breeze; and there is rea-
son, we say, to believe that it will head . for
midable fight in the Southern States in No
vember. is ticket which stands a. fairly
and squarely upon the Kansas Nebraska bill az
the Cincinnati platform, and perhaps little
more SO; while upon the foreign policy of our
government Mr. Fillmore, by all conservative
peace desiring Southern men, mxet be regard
ed as infinitely safer than the Cincinnati lega
tee of our filiDustering Pierce administration
Let cur readers mark how sensitive were the
Virginans and other Southern men at Cincin.
natl yesterday upon the red republican 70
reign policy proposed as the democratic plat
form by Mr.. Hallett, of Massachusetts,, the
right nano man of our belligerent President
and il win be seen how we may touch the
Southern pulse upon that subject. But al
though Mr.. Hallett may be set aside with his
master, the nominee of the Cincinnati Conven-
ton will be the legatee of Mr. Pierce aud mis-
foreign policy, including Central America,
Spain Cuba and the Ostend Convention. In
this view, then, we repeat that the conserva-
tive character, principles and platform Of Nj.
Fillmore will enable him, in these perilcus
times, to make formidable fight with the Gin
cinnati nominee in the South, and oil over the
South.
Let US next turn to the North. In this sec
ton the blnnders and follies Of Pierce an!
Marcy have SO seriously crippled and mansled
the democratic party that if we count against
it all the opposition elements now existing, we
shall find it hopelessly down in many, and
perhaps in clear minority in every one Of the
Northern States without solitary exception.
degree of importance to the George Low anti
slavery, anti.Popery, Know Nothing Nomina-
ting Convention which meets in this city on
the 18th of this month. We consider it high
ly important affair, for the reason that this
Convention may prove to be the Malakoff Of
the Presidential battle, and because George
Law may yet shine in history as the General
Bosquet Of the grand assault. Let Us explain.
This George Law Know Nothing Convention
being Of an anti-slavery stripe, viii represent
the bulk OF the American party of he North
a party without which the Seward organization
will be reduced, we dare say, to tie pitiful di-
mansions Of the free soil vote of 1852. Evi-
IDENTIFY, then, this George Law gsthering will
hold the key to the Philadelphia Niger Wor-
shippers Convention, aud it may be used SO as
completely to block or lock the game of Seward
and his managers. If the George Law party
wish to retire into oblivion and contempt, they
have only to meet, debate and sdjourn without
nomination; but if their Object is to make
mark, and to exercise controlling influence
in this contest, they have only to make the
anti.nigger driving, antiPierce nomination Of
. popular national man, with moderate
Northern accent, in order to reduce the Phila
delphia Seward party to cspitulation; for
they must fuse with the anti slavery Know
NOthings or consent to let the democratic
nominee walk over the feld-one or the other.
PROFESSIONALLY, therefore, in this common
sense practical view Of the matter, this George
Law Convention holds the balance of power
IN this contest, in connection with the Northern
Seward and the Southern Fillmore movements.
PROFESSIONALLY, too, the eyes Of all the calcu-
lating politicians and party gamblers of the
country will be turned from Cincinnati to
witness the upshot of this new olive oak ex-
pertinent which is to come off on the 18th.
George Law will, in word, at this Convention
be able to say to the Philadelphia niger.
must come down peg or
two, and take our ticket, or consent to be
thoroughly smashed to pieces We offer you
a compromise between the Niger driving
Pierce party and Pierce policy on the one
hand, and Seward and his niger worshipping
programme on the other-take your choice" =
y The most prominent candidates of the mig
ger worshippers are Governor Chase aud
Judge MLean of Ohio, Banks of Massachu-
setts, Fremont of South Carolina, and Seward
of New York; but should the George Law
Convention make choice from this lot, or re-
pudiate them all, and nominate Stockton of
New Jersey, Bell of Tennessee, Houston of
Texas, or some new practical, popular go-ahead
candidate, and make his acceptance an ultima
tum, the Seward party must surrender at
Philadelphia, for prospect of victory, or con-
sent to be crushed out" in the election. That's
all.
SUMNER TRAvEI.-The stream of trans-atlan-
tic travel appears to have set in with uncom-
mon force. Several of our distinguished citi-
zens have sailed for Europe; and the steamers
generally have been full. Since the LIST of
May no less than 2,47O persons have crossed
the ocean in steamers from New York and
Boston, as appears from the following list
Vessels Date Fasse11oerS
From n. fork-Arago. .Msy 257
Alma. 90
ErlcsEon....... 10 70
North STAR. 10 154
Persia. IA 235
Hermann...... II 303
bdinburg...... II 21
Atlantic. ...... "a l76