The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-22
New York, Illinois and virginia-The Com
nict Of Leaders, CIiques and Parties.

| New YORK, ILLINOIS ana VhrB1nta-The Con
| Met Of Leaders, CIiques and Parties.
The political leaders, Presidential aspirants
cliques, factions and parties of New York, Hi
nois and Virginia Of the present day, and the
singular phases of the conflict which is now
going on among these leaders, cliques and fac
tons in each of these States, present very
curious and interesting chapter for the consider
alton of the political philosopher.
| NEW York, while the late fusion movement
between the republicans and Americans has sig
naly collapsed, the "union and harmony eff
fected among the democracy at Syracuse are by
no means as complete and consoling as could b.
desired. The attempted coalition between the
I republicans and Americans failed simply be
cause the republicans thought the demand from
the other side for the sacrifice of W. Fl. Seward
and his good man Friday, Thurlow Weed, toe
| high O price for the doubtful vote Of the Know
Nothing faction The union and harmony o.
the democracy on the other hand, were not SO
| much the results Of mutual concessions between
| the contending factions as the consequences
| Hall majority. The result in the election
may be a decisive union Of .hards- and
'softsr on the State ticket but there is an under
current on both sides, especially in this city,
which, upon side issues Of greater practical value
than the State ticket, will be the controlling in
fuences of the canvass
Some of our newspaper contemporaries set
down the complete success Of the 'softs" at Sy-
racuse as death blow TO the Presidential aspi-
rations Of Daniel S. Dickinson, when, we dare
| say, that the alleged aspirations Of Dickinson,
and intrigues Of the Dickinson faction are nothing
more than the weak devices Of the other side 10
cover up their stealthy designs in behalf Of Doug
las and the Douglas plotters for the succession
| The Douglas Tammany men have seen enough.
however, to know that their only safety for the
present is under the sheltering wings Of the adj
ministration. The administration, therefore, can
not complain, but it cannot recognise the issues
thus made up as possessing any elements Of vital
Importance. Should our democratic State ticket
be elected in November, 1t will. per-
haps, only amount to temporary ar
mistice; and should this ticket be de-
feated, it viii only leave the quarrel between
the two factions where il was left when the anti
Tammany delegates were turned out OF the
tabernacle at Syracuse.
In this view Of the imbroglio, the success or
the defeat Of the democratic State ticket becomes
matter Of comparative indifference to the ad
nhnistration, and only matter Of Importance to
the faction which has assumed the exclusive con-
troll Of the party The prospect l.. however, that
upon the single question Of sustaining the admi-
nistration the democratic masses of both factions
will cordially support the State ticket and elect
il, and confne the quarrel, for the present, be-
tween hards and softs, to side issues, leaving the
general outstanding account open for more de-
finite settlement hereafter.
But while In New York, from the overshadow-
ing supremacy Of the administration the Doug
las sympathizers have felt constrained TO remain
under cover, the pending campaign in Illinois
gives us the refreshing exhibition Of an open and
desperate struggle on the part Of Douglas against
the administration, for life or death. Nor Is il
at all likely that Douglas can be lighting
this battle with the energy and untiring
activity which he displays upon the simple
question OF reelection to the Senate.
He is fighting his decisive preliminary fight for
1860 II successful in this we may soon expect
some interesting Developments in other States,
West. East and South, In behalf Of Mr.. Douglas
as the man for the Charleston Convention; while.
with bis defeat in November, We shall not be
surprised 10 be next informed that he has taken
the Geld as the head of an Independent Prcsi-
DENTAL movement after the fashion Of Martin
Van Buren,.
In this view Of the Illinois campaign we leave
The sagacous democratic reader 10 determine
whether il will bc better for the democratic
party Of the Union that Douglas should be sue.
cessiul defeated in his present desperate strug
gle TO recover his position in the party camp. II
Is enough for our present purpose TO suggest that
the movements Of the party candidates and
cliqucs for the succession, North and South. In
any event will be sharply developed accord
ing to the result 10 Illinois and the fate Of
Douglas.
In this connection the existing disturbances
among the Virginia democracy upon the ques-
ton Of their candidate for Governor are admis-
siblc Of a simple solution. Ever since Mr.. Bu-
chansns election the party in the Old Dominion
has been in state Of great commo-
ton and efcrvesccnce and the unintistcd
reader Of the Virginia democratic organs has
found Il utterly impossible TO get at the head or
the tail Of these terrible squabbles, and quarrcls
and fights, and challenges, and duels among the
chiyslry Of that ancient commonwealth But
there arc two rival democrats candidates IN Viz