The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-13

noDy. But We dnd ourselves sgrsgiousy mistaken.
Instead Of brothery love prevailing, our eyes and
1ations Of war on what appears to be grand and
imposing scale. We find the hitherto united and
triumphant democracy Of Virginia and the South,
split up and divided into angry and miserable fac
tons, each pulling the others hair and stripping
the others back with an energy and ferocity which
excite within us the most melancholy Ind pain
full sensations. Even here in the city OF Rich
m0nd, in the presence of the world renown-
ed Junta, and under the eye, and nose and thumb
and 9izzard foot OF our sweet and3adOfabie iriend
on the hill beside Us, We discover enough TO
touch our sensibities profoundly, and to cause us
to weep with perfect looseness. Little thought we
country, apart from the noise and strife of political
conflict that our neighbors OF the South and Er
aner would far forget what was due TO us, their
mutual "guide, philosopher and friend" as TO Del.
mt 'nel sng,y passions 70 ltse and ana naTc manner
OF savages. But SUCH we are given to understand,
is but too truly the case Although not raspng each
other by name, they have yet separated, and are
pursuing different diIectiOns-the one warmly sus
tanning the Kansas policy Of Walker and the admin
is,ration, and the other warning upon 1t wish an
energy and determination, which threatens sad
havoc with the fortunes of Mr.. Buchanan and his
Cabinet advisers. How this fierce and deadly con.
ict is to terminate, we have means at present of
determining II shall be simply our province to en-
deavOr, on every Opp0rtune occasion, to moderate
the passions of the combatants and throw oil on the
troubled waters. grateful and pious duty which
we shall discharge with all cheerfulness and with
entir afdelity.
But why should not brethren dwell together in
unity? Is not such course the incubation of Holy
Writ? Does not Decent respect for the opinions of
the world demand it? And is not tbe cohesive pow
er Of the public plumber persuasive and potent as
ever? We are really at a loss to conceive Why our
neighbors of the Examiner and South who have 30
long stood shoulder to shoulder battling for the rights
If tta q ores n
ic doctrine OF secession, should now be travelling
different roads, and thereby jeOpardizng the success
Of democratic administration, elected with special
and exclusive reference to the protection OF slavery
in the States and in the Territories The editors Of
both these journals cordially and ably supported
the election OF Buchanan upon the same grounds,
for the same reasons, upon the same identical plat
fo,m. How happens il, then, that the one Is sus-
tanning the policy Of their new administration In re-
lasion to Kansas, whils the other is opposing itY
They we're both together last fa-they ars as vide
as the polls apart now. singular circumstance
which requires explanation and we express the
hope that one the other or boz Of them, will
undertake to favor us with clear aud full explana
ton on this particular point, at their earliest conye
Dience. The times demand tree, frank and fear
less declaration of sentiment and opinion upon all
subjects, and especially upon all su h as are init
ately connected with the rights, interests and des
TIMES of the Southern States and their peculiar in
situations. We therefore invoke our democratic
neighbors to satisfy the curiosity Of the p1bic by
entering upon detailed exposition of all the ma
terial points in controversy between them. As q
matter of personal favor we would make this re-
quest of them, because we shall probably he con-
PEELED in the progress Of events, to take sides with
one the other, and We consequently desire to be
put in possession of all the light which is possible to
be had. During our absence, we studiously eschew.
ed newspapers of all political compile xions,
and we are therefore behind the times
and exceedingly rusty. Hence, we naturally wish
that tbd great pending cause bet ween the Examiner
and South should be opened anew, and the argument
conducted with due elaboration and gravity, and
set with sufficient piquancy and spicness to reuder
the contest agreeable aud entertaining TO the public
The weather is hot, the times dull, che comet slow
a coming and "Gizzard Foot" mys renously and pro-
vokiDgly quiescent What better opportunity than
the present, therefore, for discussing "the devil
the black republicans and the secessionists," and
showing up the friends, champions and patrons OF
the democracy generally?
We bave thrown out these most excellent and ja-
di,ious hints 70 neigbbOrs in the confident hope
that they will be acted on, and that-betgeen Us
three-we shall De able to beguile the dog days o.
their tediousness, and lmpat TO the columns Of our
respective journals a degree Of interest somewhat
refreshing to ourselves, and some What satisfactory
TO readers and the general public. Let the cur
tain rise.