Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-25

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The NextPresiCency--sew and Douglas
--JOint stock Combination.
Our late Northern elections have brought out Mr.
Seward and Mr.. Douglas into bold relief, says the
New York Herald, sheformer asthe most conspicuous
opposition candidate, and the latter, among his fol-
lowers as the inevitable democratic champion for
the next Presidency And it is very remarkable very
significant, and very suggestive, that while these
late election victories Of the opposition, from Maine
to Minnesota, have been achieved by the active
cooperation Of the black republicans and the Doug
las renerades against the administration, very sig
nfcant, indeed, that these elections should be con
sdered quite advantageous to the traitor who has
nearly destroyed the Northern democracy IS to the
republican party, which appropriaies all the solid
results Of his treaehery.
This extraordinary anomaly, however, is admissi-
bic Of a simple solution. The apparently hostile
interests which have thus combined to work out a
common result in each and all the Northern States
have been moved by common interest and a COM
mon understanding. The facts cannot be otherwise.
A coalition 80 systematic and so cordial and extern
sive as that which these late elections have betrayed
between the Seward managers and the partisans of
Douglas is an impossible thing upon any theory Of
political accidents, local spontaneous COM
bustion. It is q coalition which can only result
from precOnoeTted arrangements, and from the COM
mon basis Of mutual advantages to the high con-
tracing parties.
Thus, continues the Herald, as we indicated on
the near approach Of our late State election in pre-
dieting the overwhelming defeat of the democracy,
we believe that all these late Northern opposition
victories are due to sort of Presidential bargain
and sale between Seward and Douglas, and their
respective agents, financial and political. Though
their courses have been in opposite directions here
tofore, there is wonderful affinity Of character be-
tween these two ambitious politicians. Seward is
an INSCRIPTIONS demagogue and lobby jobber, and
50 is Douglas; and the former does not adhere more
faithfully to his cardinal principle that the end JUS
titles the means, than does the latter. Politics, too
like misfortune and adversely bring together strange
bedfelloEs; and is not more unnatural to find Sew
ard and Douglas in the same conspiracy than to
discover Mr.. Bolts and Captain Tyler under the
same blanket
The Cincinnati Convention made a rebel Of Mr..
Baltimore in 1s4s, brOOding upon revenge. In the
summer Of 1857, at Chicago, at G railroad oOnven-
tiou, we find him personally, cheek by jOWl, inter
changing compliments with Mr.. Seward Shortly
thereafter the " Little Giant" addressed his impu-
dent dictatoria letter to the President concerning
Psltry Office at Washington. Next, the home organ
Of Mr.. Douglas at Chicago broke the ground of re-
beliOn upon the Kansas question; and next with
the hot haste of disappointed dictator, find him
casting down the gauntlet of defiance and to the
administration with the reading Of the Presidents
message.
Our readers will remember, that for some time
after the full ripening of this Kansas revolt, the
chances in favor of Mr.. Douglas becoming the cham
pion at least Of the Illinois republicans, were very
promising; that some Of the leading organs of Mr..
Seward in that quarter lsbored very earnestly to
secure his republican baptism in Illinois, and that
they we're very much disappointed at his failure to
secure this admission into the republican church.
We presume, however, that in exchange for the re-
publican victories achieved with the assistance Of
the retalners of Mr.. Douglas in Pennsylvania, New
York. Indiana and elsewhere, Mr.. Seward is entire
" satisfied with the success Of Mr.. Douglas in Hi
nois. Indeed, we think it very likely that had not
Mr.. Seward desired this success Of Mr.. Douglas,
Mr. Lincoln would have beaten him in the returns
for the Legislature.
1t may be that in this peculiar sympathy and CO..
operation between the New York and the Illinois
Senator'S 50 developed by their political movements
of the last two years, each is intriguing with the
other to out-general him concerning the Northern
antislavery vote But there is an immense financial
and lobby interest involved, opposition and Demo-
cratic, with which either Seward or Douglas will be
a satisfactory President. The position Of Seward,
the the very head and trent Of the lobby system
Of tactics, must be conceded; but Douglas, the
founder and father of the railroad land grant job
bling system, under which the government has been
despoiled of perhaps not less than two hundred mil
lions Of property is not far behind. To the land job
bers and fat contract spOilsmen, therefore, either
Seward or Douglas will answer and these lobby COM
Panies, from Albany to Chicago, doubtless, think
two strings to their bow are better than one.
Upon this hypothesis We can account for the
treacherOus devices Of Corning, Richmond, Cragger
and others Of our Central Railroad Albany junla at
Syracuse; and for the cunning tricks Of the steam
boat jobbers, federal oficehOlders, and Tammsny
managers of New York, all eliminating in the cleo
ton of Morgan, Clark, Haskin, sc. The interests
of Seward, of Douglas, and the lobby, we're identi
cal upon one point-the overthrow Of Mr.. Buch-
ausns administration, and the party supporting it.
That object having been achieved, to the full extent
Of our Northern elections, the retainers Of Seward
and the disciples of Douglas are naturally enough,
equally elaed and well pleased with each other at
the general result. The victory of Seward N New
York is positive gain to Douglas, and the success
of Douglas in Illinois is regarded only loss to
the administration.
To this extent, then the case is perfectly clear
that while the cooperation Of Douglas has given all
the other Northern States to the republicans which
otherwise were doubtful the struggle Of the repub-
ioans in Illinois against Douglas has secured them
that State, also but without sacrificing Mr.. Doug
las IN reference to the Senae-the only point Of vi
tai Importance to him. These results could not have
beenmore equitably arranged under specific agree
nent from beginning to end. In this view, we dare
say that If the absence Of republican member or
NO. or sn indirect vote or two, shall be needed at
he appointed time to re-elect Mr.. Douglss To the
Senate the means will be found to COMPASS the end
paramount object with Seward as with
Douglas being the complete Generalization and over
brow Of the administration; and the democracy
Importing it,
Under the Albany general Lobby system Of Sc,
Tsrd. Weed, Richmond, Corning and Cagger, and