The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-10
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1853

malum OF :" No ruore sisse States sad 10 mo
ei,ve torritory," ao1 80 other baeis of fusio
WITH the note conservative opposition factions.
TipS. IN > sinG.e btief sentence, the fifteen
Soo'bFTr States are excluded from toe Seward
orsan'zstioD, as they sere 10 1855; and thus,
toe. TIE feme difficulty which al'enated the
N,r'hern KnoS No'biug- frpm the support az
FirmoLt ir fl~pniiagiy offered them as the only
CT ace cf coalition.
Tue consequences OF this euicidal policy il
neccs no Y.rnroet 30 divine. There ia nothing
let Of the is'e Ksnsss anti slavery fore to swear
By the thing Ii essentially dead-the causes
aic'i ralii d the tremendous vote Of the North
ul"a Fremont have ceased to exist, and ihe
pr speot now is that the platform Of "no more
sls7 States and &C more e;ave territory" will,
ny toe year 1860, reduce the party standing
upoo IL 10 the Presidential vote of Van Bdren
in lSis, or OF Hale ic 1852.
We al! remember the remarkable and univer
ssl conservative reaction which followed the
COMPROMISE me ssures of 1850 and the stern
rebuke which was thus administered ia 1852 to
Seward ard his principles, in the defeat Of Gen.
Scotia defeat which was not defeat OF Scott
but Of Seward. And now. AS TIN Kansas agi
tai'on 6ies out under the pressure of public
disgust, We perceive similar reaction at work
thu ooeh the length and breadth OF the land
This significant resction can no longer be dis
gui-ed or disregsrded.
The Missouri election aud the Kentucky cleo
tioe Indicate pretty plainly the shifsings aud
drii;ines of the parties and party issues Of the
day. The democrats are evidently rallying to.
ge:her again upon the solid nucleus of the
administration; aud, in spite of the Illinois
trouble, they will most probably tbs fall
recover much Of the ground which they have
lest. On the other hand, the Know Nothings
South and North, are reduced to the con-
dition Of Micawber-ihey know not where they
are Lor what to do; but are waiting for some.
thing to turn up" We know, however, that
the price which they ask for their stock in trade
has teen ignominiously refused by the Seward
managers, who imperiously insist, instead Of
the doctrine that " Americans shall rule Anne
RIGA upon this unconditional anti-slavery sine
qua non Of "no more slave States, and DO more
slave territory" In other words, the issue be-
tween the Seward and Crittcnden pipelayers
admits Of no compromise They must both be
rejected-Seward and Crii!enden-or they will
both be nominated, or each will be represented
in o separate ticket.
IL view Of these irreconcileable embarrass-
menis upon principles and men, VIC see no other
course Of safety 10 the opposition factions than
the casting of Seward overheard, with all bis
sectional anti-slayery denominations, and the
abandonment of Crittenden and every scrap
ard vee'ige of the heresies Of the dark lantern,
and all the outstanding Candidates, cliques and
divisions on both sides, North and South, and
general conce ntration Of the opposition forces
upon Gen Scott, after the fashion Of the
campaign OF 1910 under the victorious
banner Of Gen. Harrison. The name,
the splendid public services, and the exalted
public character Of Gen. Scott, as n patriot, as
a national nan, as Union man, Us q coneerva-
tive, systematic man, as the most accomplished
disciplipariaD and as the fret and most popular
soldier of the age, would be quite sufficient for
the platform Of his supporters. Or, If any
thing else were needed the platform of 1910, Of
"retrenchment and reform" available in all
cases against the economical Adams as well as
against the extrayagant Van Buren,, would cover
all deficiencies
Ifthere is any other man in behalf of whom
the anti slavery denominations Of the republican
party and the tomfooleries of the Know Nothing
faction could be thrown aside, we should like TO
know his name. If there should exist any other
plan than the general abandonment of the prin-
ciples Of factions and sections, upon which the
opposition elements can coAlescc, we should
like to know it and X they are not again hope.
lesaly divided and signally defeated 10 adhering
to their sectional and sectarian heresies, then
we are mistaken as to the causes of their Presi-
dental defeats Of the last twcnty years Az we
understand the Developments and sigus Of the
times Gen. Scott aud the practical campaign
policy Of ls40 constitute the only hope for the
coalition and the success Of the opposition in
1860.