The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-13

with by this time. The long interval that has
elapsed since she has been heard q, IS by no
means incompatible with the safety Of the yes
sel-although, of course, that of her passengers
will, under such circumstances, still depend ON
the ample provisioning of the ship and the length
of time that she may continue to be ice-bOund.
Weeks may still elapse before any certain cal
culations can be formed as to her fate, for as
long as the extensive fields Of ice tracked by
the steamers Arago, Atlantic and Baltic hold
together, 80 long there will be chance Of her
safety.
The fact Of nothing having been heard of
the movements of the Arctic since she left,
confirms, we think, this view of the case.
That vessel, it will be recollected, was special
" constructed for the navigation Of ice, is Ca
pable of resisting almost any amount OF pres
sure, and has therefore been able to penetrate
pretty far north. Had he met with any GER
tain indications of the loss of the Pacific, Lieu
tenant Hartstein would have Immediately re-
turned to the nearest port. It may be that he
has discovered her whereabouts but has been
unable to approach her. 1t may be that he is
himself embargoed and cannot move. In any
case we look upon the non-return of Lieut..
Hartstein as confirming the hopes that we still
continue to entertain OF the safety of the Pa
cifc. With the transference to our latitude
of an arctic climate, it is to be expected that
we should make acquaintance with some of the
phenomenal incidents Of arctic adventure.
New HAMPSHIRE ELECTIoN--A FAILURE on
BORN SIDEs.-Our returns from New Hamp-
shire thus far, as compared with the popular
vote of last year, show democratic gain of
over seven thousand votes. Last year the
State was carried by the fusion opposition
party to the tune of 10, 400 majority. In the
present case the towns yet to hear from, it is
concluded, will not be sufficient to make up
the deficiency Of $500 votes still required to
give the Governor to the democracy, while the
opposition still retain both branches Of the
Legislature.
We are not surprised at the great gains Of
the democratic party upon the popular vote.
There we're various reasons for supp0sing that
this time the democrats would make clean
sweep Of the State. For instance: the gloss
of the Nebraska excitement was rubbed Of;
the fusionists had succeeded the year before in
filing the two vacancies in the United States
Senate; and there was no understanding nor
any prospect of an accommodation between
the orthodox Know Nothings and the Niger
WoRsHIrPERs in reference to the impending
Presidential campaign. On the contrary, there
can be little doubt that the Philadelphia Know
Nothing ticket of Fillmore and Donelson will
result in definite separation of the two wings
of the iusionists before November, or in the
desertion by the bulk Of the Know Nothings
from the Philadelphia ticket for the more
palatable Presidential programme of the Sc
ward Holy Alliance.
With these views Of the subject, if we are
surprised at all, we are surprised that the
Niger WORsHIPPERs and the Know Nothings
did not permit the election to go by default,
for it is now pretty generally conceded that
the only possible chance next November for
either Of these parties, is the denomination Of
General Pierce by the democracy. The news
paper organs Of both the American and Sc
ward organizations are laboring earnestly to
prove that General Pierce should and will be
the democratic nominee. They desire his re-
nomination, because they believe that the de-
mocratic party can be beaten upon him, and
only upon him. The fusionists, therefore, have
acted unwisely in not permitting this other
wise barren election to be carried by the de-
mocracy by an overwhelming vote.
On the other hand, the President has put
upon this election the value Of sine qua non
in reference to his prospects at Cincinnati
His position was simply this: III, acting in I
half Of my administration, New Hampshire
can be placed right side Up. as | found her,
my position will be strong. The extreme
| South is with me; but without recovering what
l have lost in the North, l shall be voted I'M
available. With New HAMPSHIRE, then, re-
deemed, l shall have the proof that
the sober second thought even of the
extreme North, has INDICATED -
course; and having thus trump hantly fought
through the battle against democratic deser-
tiers, Know Nothings and the Seward party,
/ may defy the pretensons Of Buchana 4
Wise, Douglas and all the rest, the patronage
in my possession being thebalance of power"
Such, we suspect, have hen the calculations
and such the personal interest OF the head OF
the administration in thisvital and fatal cleo
| ton. But we entertain the suspicion, also,
that the intractable democratic hard shells Of
| New Hampshire have failed as democrats a
| do their duty in this case because Mr.. Pierce
| stood in the way.
| A few weeks ago, on the occasion OF the
electoneering visit Of Ir Cobb, of Georgia,
Mr.. Weller, of California, Gen. Lane, OF Ore
| gon, and Mr.. Orr, of Suth Carolina, to Co
cord it was given out hat they were volun-
teers in behalf of the administration, and that
| to this extent they migtt be considered as ad-
| vocates Of the re nomination OF the President.
| We have had, howevG, respectable authority
| volunteered us to theeffect that at least H.
of the gentlemen AFORESAID would not have the
least objection to ulblc correction of this