The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-26

uiN he In certain and sbsolute minority, and
may vsinly lock to the North for sympathy or
succor."
Tbeee views at tho first glance, wear q very
piausiblo complexion. That Kansas Nebraska
Mill bss been q disastrous experiment. to the
South. II came within an inch of electing a
republican President In 1856; ii has given the
dispu'sd territory TO the North, on both sides
of the Missouri line II will make Kansas the
mo+t radical antislavery State in the Union 1t
has bope'e+sly dsporslzed and broken up the
once powerful Northern democracy and the
res1lts thus far, In the recent spring elections
from New Hampshire to Missouri, would seem to
indicate that "before the expiration of tic
present year" every Northern State will be In
the possession of the black republican party
We think however, that the present dislocsted
and trsnsatory condition of parties and party
politics at Washington will justify q widely diff
ferent conclusion.
Granted that the Northern democracy are
bopeleesly broken to pieces, VITA bond OF union
renain- to give the black republicans the absolute
occupation of the North They have com
pletely stultifed themselves ia Congress upon
the Lecomptm constitution, in voting. over
aud over again. with ga condition prece'ieut."
for tie admission of Kansas as q slave State.
Thus they have themselves demolished their
own platform OF no more slave States;' 10 that
DOW, with the admission Of Kansas under any
bill, their political capital Of this Kansas anti.
slavery agitation will be exhausted They will
no longer possess that shibboieth With which,
for four years past they have carried all before
them In the North, that cry Of resistance TO
,hs slave democracy, aud their base attempts to
force slavery into Kansas by border ruhiAn in
VISIONS, frauds and perjuries, and United States
dragons With the admission OF Kansas, all
when the great excitement which has created
this formidable Northern party ceases, the party
thus created Will be shorn Of its redundant
strength.
We have no doubt, however, that upon the
general distractions Of the anti-siavery agita
tiop the republican party will continue stoutly
to dispute the field; but from the pre-
sent appearance Of things there will
be balance Of power against them
which will at least carry the election
of 1860 into the House of Representatives. This
is our theory. Mr.. Douglas and his camp fol.
lowers have been read out Of the regular demo
cratic camp, and they will stay out. 10 1860
the rump of the late great national democratic
party will meet at Charleston. where, from the
peculiar necessities of the case, the South, more
pointd,y than on any previous occasion, will
control the nomination and the platform In q
word, they will make tho regular democratic
ticket Of 1860 Southern ticket, which caunot
be supported by any party in the North. all our
Northern pAI ties having become infected or
subject to anti slavery sentiments, more or less.
Next, in 1860 as in 1856. the remnant of the
old Southern whig party, in some new shape,
will probably have their ticket In the field,
North and South, in view Of some scattering
crumbs and fragments of the spoils The
Northern republicans will have their ticket:
and the Douglas democracy, in order to work
their full revenge upon the regulars, may be
expected to follow the example Of Martin Van
Buren, in 1S4S. From the sectional cross firing
Of such an array Of candidates, tickets aud par
ties in 1860, the most probable result will be q
failure to elect by the people. In that event,
the election will 20 into Congress, where leach
State casting only one vote) the South will Ger
tainly be able to dictate the candidate or the
terms Of bis election.
Such, from the present demoralzed and dis
jjointed condition Of all parties st Washington
are our present estimates for the campaign Of
1868 confused and exciting scrub race-and
The 6rsl triumph Of the South in the election Of
The President by the House of Representatives.
The fall elections to Congress will show more
distinctly the drift Of the wind than those re-
cent spring elections, which have been carried
by the dying groans Of bleeding Kansas"
Within few months the more selfish interests
OF contending cliques and factions for the spells
of 1860 will begin to operate, or We are very
much mistaken.