The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-31

defeated in Ihirois; aud whether sympathy for
Douglas, or hostility to Douglas shall control
the Southern democratic camp, the results will
MAX no material difference to the administra-
tiop. 1t has succeeded in spite of the factions
and divisions which reduced the party at the
late session of Congress from a large majority
to an irupotent minority, and Mr.. Buchanan can
thus 90 on with all the needful measures Of his
administration should the democracy in the
next House of Representatives be reduced to
positive minority Of the members. The first
question with every democratic aspirant for the
succession, and with every section and clique of
the party now is, or should be, how can we re-
pair the divisions and demoralzations Of the
party, brought about by the scheming and rock
less disorganizers of Congress.
Until this question shall be answered by the
broken and scattered rank and file of the party,
the little plots and counterplots of its Presiden
tial candidates and clques for the succession are
the bsldest absurditiea Nor can there be any
reunion or consolidation of the democracy.
North or South, until the claims and schemes
of every Presidential aspirant of the party
are sunk in the common policy Of rallying to
the support Of Mr.. Buohanan's administration.
No section, nor faction, nor clique, or nice alb
straction will avail to bring the party together.
They can only unite upon the common nucleus
Of the administration, as the opposition factions
can only be united upon the common policy Of
hostility to the administration.
IN this view the demoralized and disordered
democracy have no time to lose. The opposi-
ton elements are rapidly drifting to coali.
ton. Republicans and Know Nothings are
abandoning their impracticable crotchets, from
day to day, in behalf of the paramount object Of
q coalition. Nor, from present appearances
will any of their outstanding candidates be ad-
hered to should they be found to stand in the
way of hearty fusion, but Fremont, Seward,
Banks, Chase, Crittenden, Bell &C., will each
and all, if necessary, be thrown overheard, and
some such man as General Scott, whose public
services and public character will make the best
of national platforms, will be taken up. We
know Of no man at present capable Of filling
this position except General Scott. We cannot
call up another name which would be 80 readily
the signal for an opposition fusion like that of
1910.
We have said that the opposition elements of
the country are drifting to a coalition. The
law Of political gravitation is beginning to
work among them, and, from present appear
ances North and South, they will evidently CO.
alesce upon such broad and general issues as
will suffice for 1860. In the meantime, looking
to the other eide Of the picture neither sympa-
thy for Douglas nor hostility to Douglas, nor
little movement here for Gov. WISE nor an
other there for Slidell and Bright, nor anything
of the sort, will avail to unite the distracted,
dismantled, disordered, disjointed and divided
democracy. They can only unite upon the
common basis of Mr.. Buchanan's administra.
tion-they can only be saved upon that plat
form from that absolute humiliation which
they escaped with his election. The admins
tration can survive and flourish without the
party, for Mr.. Buchanan has the confidence of
the country; but the party can survive only
through prompt and general adhesion to the
administration, regardless Of the special move
ments of Douglas, Wise, Toombs, Stephens, Sill
dell, Bright and all the other would.be leaders
of the party of every section.