The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-05

y avery Know Nothings, anti-slavery Know
Sothings and niger worshippers-to the end
of a dead Get against the niger driving de-
mOcracy, from stem to stern.
This Is certainly an important view OF the
csse; for if the opposition forces throughout
the North can be fused upon sopue flexible
anti nieger-driving ticket, they can give the
democratic nominee fearfully tight race
even before the people. But there are men
among the Know Nothings at this Council who
contend that this proposed junction of the op
position force may be effected in the North
without disturbing MesMs. Fillmore and Do
nelson; that they may be kept in the field to a
merits of the concilatory and peace preserv-
ing foreign policy Of Mr.. Fillmore, in opposi-
ton to the rampant flibustering proclivities OF
the loose democracy and their masters, the
reckless niger drivers. The little prapks
which Pierce and Marcy felt bold enough to
play during the Russian war, concerning Cuba
and Central America, are amusements for the
million which now require nice consideration
Fihbustering, in word, at the hazard of =
foreign war, is no longer the ticket for the
South.
The tender footed manner in which the
British Minister was dismissed by Mr.. Pierce,
and the peculiar sensitiveness of the South
touching the hazards of any further dabblng
in this dirty water, as illustrated in the late
debate in the Senate upon Mr.. Pierce's message,
tell rs very distinctly where the shoe pinches
The idea of war with England is, and must
be, along our sesboard Southern States, newt
ably associated with great dangers, sacrifices,
dead losses and disasters Mr.. Pierce and
Marcy have over-played their game. They
have raised the cry Of war, war, so often, and
have backed down 60 ungracefully, that while
they have gwen life, on the one hand, to
pack of democratic filibusters, impatient Of re-
straint, they have excited, on the other, the
lantic coast who has either family to be en-
dangered by war, or property to be destroyed.
Regarding the hazardous flibustering foreign
policy o. this Pierce administration as legacy
to the Cincinnati nominee, and looking to the
contingency of war, either with England,
AuASVV Va Rp0lh3 90 AuSOlNlnk tuC Consequences
of war with all the three together, no matter
with which the quarrel may be raised, we are
satisfied that there is something in this sug-
gestion of fighting the Pierce niger driving
democracy in the South upon the flibustering
issue, whatever may be the policy Of the oppo.
sition in the North.
The question of dropping or adhering to Mr..
Fillmore is still before the National Know No
thing Council and whether he will be ahelved,
like the bones Of 81. Quietus at Hoboken, or
be given the benefit of fresh start, is
mighty important question. Let compound
opposition ticket be adopted in the North,
and let it carry, as it may carry, all
the Northern States but two or three and all
that will be required OF Mr.. Fillmore as sepa-
rate Southern candidate will be to secure the
States OF Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and
Tennessee, in order to carry the election up to
Congress Once there, who knows but that
the safe conservative character, principles
and antecedents of Mr.. Fillmore may secure
him the election as a saving compromise be-
tween niger worshippers and niger drivers?
IT is not always ozark Of wisdom to Judge
from the outside appearances of things, even
in the political world. They are often very
tricky and deceptive. The wings in 1874, at
the outset laughed at the nomination of James
X. Polk; and betting all their loose cash too fast
upon Mr.. Clay, they realized in November the
truth Of the old aphorism, that ''the fool and
his money are soon parted" The democrats
in lS4s ridiculed in the same way the nomina
ton Of the simple soldier, General Taylor, as
the opponent of the statesman, General Cass
The truth is that the public opinion of this
country is always drifting to practical results
irrespective Of names or parties. At this juno
ture in our affairs political revolution is de-
manded--a revolution is at work-and revolu-
tons, though they may be checked for time,
"neyer 60 backwards" We maintain our
opinion that not only is there . decided ma
jority of the American people in favor of new
administration at Washington, new men, new
measures, and new and conservative direc-
ton to our domestic and foreign affairs, but a
majority, Pierce or no Pierce, opposed to the
democratic party as demoralized under his
niger driving and filibustering policy. The
particular question is, how is this majority to
be concentrated into effective action; and per
haps the parties concerned may yet work out
the problem. The election will not 60 by de-
fault. We are just breaking into the shell Of
the great question. We are still in the woods,
though we have some CLEANS of light.
Is THERE BRITISH ORGAN HERE I'VE
have received number of notes abiding to
our mention of the New York Albion as the
organ of the British government, and denying
that it is anything Of the kind, or an organ in
any way of the British community here. We
have no means of knowing what foundation
there may be for these views. In the time of
Sir Henry Bulwer, however, the Albion was
certainly his organ and contained his oninions.