The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-18

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The Late Elections-The Douglas Conspirators
and the Administration.
Our late Northern October and November
elections have all been carried against the ad-
ministration. and with remarkable degree Of
harmony the opposition journals, of all parties
and factions, are rejoicing over these their won
derful victories, as almost wholly attributable
TO the Lccompton Kansas policy of Mr.. Blu
ckanan. In this connection, the rejoicngs OF
the Douglas democratic organs, from Phiadel-
pha 10 Chicago, are particularly enthusiastic,
and they would have us believe that spontane-
GUS popular revolution against the Lecompton
fraud" and the English bride" had swept the
country from Maine to Minnesota.
We must admit that these disastrous demo-
cratic defeats are largely due to the Douglas
conspirators and deserters from their regular
party camp; but we must deny that their
treachery and desertion were the results Of
patriotic repugnance TO the " Lecompton fraud"
or {" the English swindle.' On the contrary,
from the highest to the lowest, all these
popular sovereignty renegades were ac-
tuated by the revengeful and selfish mo-
tives which make up the platform of the
disappointed Office beggar. Thus, one way or
another, we might readily specify the disap-
pointments and revenges Of Douglas, Walker,
Stanton. Forncy, Haskin, Clark, and all the
tribe, concerning the honors, and Offices, and
spoils and plumber of the federal government.
These selfish motives were the real causes which
turned these men against the administration; and
the Lecompton constitution the English
swindle" and popular sovereignty" were but
the convenient pretexts employed to cover up
a premedtated rebellion.
From the first day of Mr.. Buchanans occupa-
ton of the White House, the Southern fireeatcrs,
discovering. from his inaugural and his Cabinet,
that neither fire-es.ing leaders nor fire-cating
absurdtics would be permitted to govern his
domestic or foreign policy, threatened him with
Southern revolt OF the mos. fearful dcscrip-
ton. Accordingly. with the frs, address Of Gov.
Walker to the people Of Kansas, and for some
months thereafter a general hue and cry came
up from these Southern malcontents. ferccly
dcnouncing the trcachcry and perfdy" of
Walker and bis master )" in reference to
Southern rights in Kansas. And In all this
there was much Of the mischief Of q deliberate
and extensive conspiracy &C. break down an
administration which had dared to assume
the Management, Of the government upon its own
responsibility. We all know that the projected
Southern rebellion sgnally failed: but the mo-
tves Of the oonspiraiors were substantially the
same as those OF this Douglas rebellion Of the
North-the ruin Of President whom they bad
yainly attempted to rule.
In all these late Northern elections. except
New York, the democratic Douglas element was,
more or less in open aud undisguised co-opera-
ton with the black republicans The contest in
Illinois l. not an exception, FOR the Douglas bat
lie there was substantially upon the same plat
form as tina, Of the cpubicans-hostility to the
Kansas policy OF Mr. Buchanan But while in
Pennsylvania and Illinois the Douglas deserters
openly took the field against the administration
their fellow eonspirators of the State OF New
York disguised their trcachcry under the mantle
offricndship and confidence. The principal federal
oficeholders Of this city, and the party managers
Of Tammany Hall were hand and glove with
Douglas and Forney. and in constant communi-
cation with them, while protesting the warmcst
devotion TO the President Under such treache-
rous democratic influences Morgan was elected
our Governor, and Clark and IIaskin were re-
elected to Congress.
This work Of treachery was actively inau-
gurated at Syracuse under the management OF
Dean Richmond Peter Caggcr Erastus Corning
and the clique Of the Albany drgus, in the insult
ing expulsion Of the anti-Tammany delegates Of
this city. The pretence was the consolidation Of
the party; but the object was the Generalization
and defeat Of the party, and for the benefit Of
Seward and Douglas This did not at first sp-
pear. and until within week or two Of the ckec.
ton the general impression on all sides was that
Parker would be chosen Governor by a hand
some plurality. But as the election drew Nigh
The seeds Of democratic discord sown at SYRIA
cuse and in Tammany Hall began to develope
their fruits, and from that moment h was mani.
fest that the administration was betrayed, and
that the State was turned over TO the enemy.
Like The 'shcrris sack" Of FalstafT. this Douglas