The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-19
The Presidential Comprehensive Elements
In Active Fermentation.

The Presidential Campaign-Thc E1ements
In Active fermentation.
Our columns are garnished to-day with a
very copious and interesting chapter of news-
paper extracts and correspondence on the Pre-
sidential campaign, prepared expressly for the
edifcation of the readers of the HERALD, ire
spective Of sect, section or party. This compi-
lation, considering that we are within two
weeks of the great Cincinnati democratic Jug
gler's convention, will be found at this crisis
particularly refreshing and interesting.
We give, first, the history by the Albany
atlas and argus of the democratic hard she'll
faction of this State, and their Know Nothing
transgressions, iniquities and sins of the last
two or three years. 1t is :" briet" Of the case
which would, in our opinion, operate to the
expulsion of the "hards" from the seats of the
elect at the national family Sanhedrim, but
for the manifesto published yesterday Of the
sol disant radical democracy, and the contents
of our despatch from Washington, stating
that the Southern delegates were opposed to
being made umpires in the local disputes of
New York.
Next, our readers will perceive that our
newspaper contemporaries have very conflicting
views Of the relative strength of Messrs. Blu
chairman, Pierce, Hunter and Douglas at Gin
cinnati, and Of the probable issue of the Con-
vention. Some suppose that If Mr.. Pierce felt
assured Of a reliable majority to begin with,
he would not hesitate to enforce the abolition
of the two-thirds rule. We are seriously of this
opinion; but we also suspect that the New
Hampshire candidate has discovered the secret
that if there is majority for him among the
delegates for commencement, it is but a COM
plimentary majority, with large movable
margin for the actual work of q nomination. In
this exigency the two-thirds rule will, of
course, continue to be the law; for though it
may be fatal to the aspirant of the White
Houe it may also be rendered just as deci-
sive against his most formidable rival, and thus
leave an opening for another trial in 1860.
We see nothing in the present aspect of
things to change our misgivings Of these Gin
cinnat jugglers. With the same materials,
most of the same aspirants, and the same jea-
lousies among them that we're developed in
1874, embittered to open and ruinous rebellion
in ls4s, and only aggravated by the attempted
compromise upon Pierce in 1852, we can only
look to the came result-the sinking of every
conspicuous candidate, aud the amounting Of
some obscure and inofensive gentleman ~ the
happily discovered first choice" of the great
democratic party. Or, more briefly, when the
Kilkenny cats shall have devoured each other
the small fry will step in and rule the roast
This is what we may expect from the Cincin-
natl jugglers and gamblers, but we shall be-
believe in better things when they come to
pass.
The Know Nothings throug bout the North,
wherever they have held State Council, have
virtually declared for fusion with the Seward
abolition league, or they have been split into
pieces upon the rock of niggerism, where 80
many other brave political barks have
foundered and gone to the bottom. The pro-
ceedings of the diejointed American Order in
Pennsylvania are only the same game of dis
ruption and dissolution that was played in
Massachusetts, the other day. Our reporters
account of the Edie free soil faction of the
Know Nothings at Harrisburg shows that that
active niger worshipper, Col Ford, Of O1io,