The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-28
she southern Niger Diving sgisasors ana
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IL cI- " as.i2gton teieG!apnic a0y .cee o. sals
morning our readers viii find some interesting
information touching the limited organship of
the leading fire,eatirg secession journals Of the
South, ard the practical calculations and pur-
poses of the Southern uIiras in reference TO the
next Presidency
We have no doubt That the programme indi-
Gated is the true one, for the grand climax of
Southern coufederacy is too remote aud profile
matical TO command the spare cash capital Of
even cur most visionary Southern ultra poll
tlciaDs If we reduce them TO the common level
OF plotting spoilsnsn on the other hand we have
them within the reach Of reason and the the eco
hesiye power OF the public plumber" In this view
the project Of an Independent Southern sectional
candidate for the next Presidency assumes a
practical shape, ard The primary expediept Of
tearing the democratic party into fragments be
comes an oininently practical operation.
These Southern ultras first came into The direct
control of The democratic party with the rejection
Of Van Buren, at Baltimore, and the nomination of
James K. Polk in 1874 The nomination Of Gen.
Cass, in lS4S, was sort Of compromise with The
democracy Of the North; but as il failed in New
York, another compromise was tried upon Gen.
Pierce in 1852, and with such success that the
Southern ultra wing Of the party speedily as
suned the exclusive right to control bis admins
tation, and to name the candidate and the prin-
ciples OF the party for 1856; but by the year of
grace 1856 the Southern ultra denominations of
poor Pierce in Kansas had so dismansleii The
Northern democracy, tina. their most available
Northern rnon-snd msH whose hands too,
were cleanest IN reference to the Kansas.
Nebraska bill-became an indispensable necessity
to save the universal democratic party from abso-
lutte sInihilation. Thus the Southern extremists
caved TO- and not only gracefully consented to
the nomination CT Mr.. Buchanan, but made his
election The issue of the continuance or im-
mediate dissolution of the Union.
With this Southern ultra wing Of the party.
however, Mr.. Buchanan was not accepted as full
equivalent for the surrender Of poor Pierce
and Douglas, but as the only alternative
considering the imperious necessity for
the recovery Of Northern State OF
two. His election, also, was considered in the
South, not IS decisive success, but as an arnis-
tice between the two sections. The next thing.
therefore, TO be accomplished was to reduce Mr.
Buchanan and his administration under the same
Southern influences that were 60 ccsssfully
brought to bear upon poor Pierce To manage
the President was to manage the patronage and
the measures Of his administration, and to dictate
the principles of the party, and its candidate for
the succession But all calculations of this sort
were knocked in the head with the proclamation of
Mr.. Buchanans Cabinet and his inau1 ural address
Forthwith the whole game of the Southern
niger driving and secession faction was changed
THY must eoeiee the President into submission
or break down his administration and break up
the democratic party. Hence this terrible up
roar Of the fire eaters organs, from Richmond to
New Orleans. IL is preconcerted chorus of
execraiions, curses, hoBlings, groanings and
shIiekings over Kansas, with the most dismal
weeping and waiting and gnashing of teeth
soathern rights, Northern aggresslons, " ad-
ministraiion treacheTy," "dlsunion," and all such
outcrios, however, are nov reducbe to- very SIM
pie Interpretation Failing 10 control the federal
government within the democratic party, these
Southern disorganizeTs have at length been driven
to the desperate extremity Of reaching the foun-
tain o! sroils and power through an independent
sectional party; and while their present plan of
operations is very plausible, II il not without
some chances Of at least partial success in the
campaign of 1sG0.
Here it IL. The Kansas agitation is to be kept
up against Walker and the administration. and
should Kansas come In as a free State, the sig
nal is to be sounded for a Southern Convention
for the defence Of the South. At this convention
a purely sectional party viii be organized and
set into active operation; not for the dissolution
Of the Union, but for IL, next Presidency
Against this Southern sectional party there will
be Northern sectional party, and between these
two parties there will arise a third, in the shape
Of o national conservative party. Thus organ.
lied, these three parties may each carry up their
candidate TO the House, and, once there The
Southern candidate viii undoubtedly hold the
balance Of power.
This, We take il, is the programme, aud these
are the calculations Of our Southern free7ters.
With the meeting Of Congress, or shortly there
after, we shall have some interesting devclope-
menis in this matter. In the meantime, as the
administration is right II has only to 20 forward
in the path IL has chosen, in order 10 command
the confidence and support Of the country, what
ever may be the fate Of Kansas or the democra-
oy, or the division OF parties In 1850. In any
event, fair, honest and just administration will
bc sustained.
THE NEW STEAM Sr.ooP-oF-W,R CovrR lcr.--On
Tuesday morning las, the Secretary Of the Navy
anthnriznd the erhihitinn Of Tho r,nol.in e.. iia