Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-30
The New York Democracy.

The New York Democracy.
The Richmond Enquirer, n the demoerafi
press generally. is seriously exercised over III
disposition 10 be made ofiheNew York delegate
in tho Cincinnati Convention. II seems 10 thinl
the delegates ought to settle the matter between
them. ! ffhtv oan; il noithat the convention
should settle it. II il cGn and II not thai. both
delegations should be denied seat-. Old John
Adam. once pronounced New York politics 'the
devils own ineohnprehensibility. The ianee
has not been unrayelled since biz day. 'e'e
Cincinnati journal gives some account "i ihe or
igin and present condition Of the i'uds out oil
which the existing troubles hive grown. Dir.
/ Van Buren, and his party. il >ays. had from Tho
yenr 1870 10 ISL the eutre control of the party
there They organized it, they gave 1t vitality
and they really gave it victory through the
Union The ill.suceess Of Mr.. VAN BuRfS's
Administration. aud his defeat in 1910, raised up
an opposition. which prevailed in the Consen.s
lions Of 1874 aud Isis. This opposition haying
hoored VAN BrREE, appeared in 1919 under the
leadership Of Candidate CAss; the result Is well
known; CAss was defeated by VAN BUREN, and
the Democracy in New York about equally d..
y1led In ls52 they united for the spo-, but
the tiuoe was hypocriticnl. The leaders hated
each other with extreme bitterness. One or thu
other had 70 be favored by PIERCE, aud he chose
the wrong ,ide-he chose the Softs. The result
was the constant, bitter and nnreening hostli.
~ of the Hards. II was the rock which his
Administration was ship wrecked. In the moan.
time rose the Nebraska Act, and the Democracy
were again dissolved The llhrds profess 10
snstnin this act on principle. but the Softs-the
Administration seeiion-cnuiained the mass OF
Democratic ant. slavery men and thu, the I'D
minisiraiion section was again rent in two. II
was this which so deceived JonN YAN BURGS in
ISIS. counting largely on the success OF the
Soft. who were beaten by the Black Republicans
10000 and by the Americans $1,000 Its TIL.
which will beat them again in 1856
At present there ARE four sections TO tho De.
mocracy in New York and Of which no two--fex.
cept the two in oppositionl -ean ever be united
The first section il the HardS who if not received
at the Cincinnati Convention, will mostly act with
the Americans. The second are the Admini-tra
ton Softs under MARCY * Co..--thc only pat
of the party which can be relied upon to sup
port the CINCINNATI nominee, and only then on
condition Of being fully received. The third sec.
ton is the Democratic FREQ ers,under PMS.
Ton KING and AulJAH MANN-they joined the
Back Republican party, aud will remain there
The fourth is the Radical Democracy. under
DUDLEY FIELD. CnATFIElD * Co. They. as
we see, oppose the Administration and slavery
with all their might. What party they will net
with is not clear. but, it is clear that they will
be ngains, tho candidate Of the Democratic Con
veniion. for that Convention, must, of course, in
the main, assume the ground which has heen
maintained by the Administration. Such being
the facts, the Democracy Of New York j.. Ms we
said. Thoroughly dsorganizcd md diSmcmbered.
1t will not give tn any candidate. who il likely
tn be nominated at Cincinnati, more than half its
old vote. When We rcnec, thai the present De.
mnora,ic party has never carried one election OF
Presden, without New York this is signif-
cant fact II points to the general diSintrgrntinn
which is taking place and the probability that
the Cincinnati Convention will have more Difficult
ty in clecting than in nominating II candidate
! difficult rs the last may be.
1t DIES not require prophetic powers to forese
that as matters stand Mr.. Fillmore will SWEEP
New York by a large plurality, if not majort,
and the former will answer as well as the latte
! for al practical purposes.