The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-04

illusions, as easily proved as that two taken
from FIVE will leave three, we maintain that
while the administration has been crowned with
signal success, the democratic party has been
reduced by party disorganizers to very low
condition of decentralization and doubt Nor
can we believe the vain housings OF the Union
of the excellent condition of the rank and file,
North and South, until we shall have had some
positive assurances in behalf of Messrs. Toombs
and Stevens, and Keitt and Wise, and Hunter,
and Douglas, and Harris, and Stuart, and For
ney, and all the rest of the clashing leaders and
organs Of this section and that section, that
they have all come to "happy accord upon
the measures and principles of the administra-
ton.
The Union says that "the democratic party
stands firmly upon their old positions" Thisis
somewhat cloudy; but we suppose it means the
old windy distractions of the Cincinnati and
Baltimore party conventions. Stuff, rubbish,
nonsense. The Union ought to know-but il it
does not know, we can tell it-that the party in
power, in regard to the succession, must stand
or fall upon the acts and measures of it's admi-
nistration. Thus, but for the division of the
opposition In 1856 upon two tickets the acts
and measures of Pierce's administration would
have defeated the election of Mr.. Buchanan, in
spite of all the resolutions of Cincinnati and Bal
timore combined. But" says the Union, "sup-
pose we are in an actual minority In the United
Statess-is it possible to unite the majority
against us?" We don't know; but we think it
is The thing was done in 1910, and upon this
very money question, which is now coming
again 80 broadly into the foreground; and the
negro question being out of the way, the fight
of 1910 may be repeated, and with a like result
In this connection our Washington cotem-
porary, in reference to this journal, will be
pleased to stick to the record. We, too, con-
tend, and have commended, that Mr.. Buchanan is
not responsible for the heavy bill of appropria-
tions and liabilities incurred by the Treasury at
the late session. Nor do we charge the respon-
sibility upon this Congress. These appropria-
lions, Treasury notes and loans, are the conse-
quences first, of the official legscies inherited
by Mr.. Buchanan from his predecessors such,
for instance, as the Kansas imbroglio and the
Mormon trouble; and secondly, of the late
crushing revulsien, which has taken directly
from the Treasury some twenty-five millions
year of its previous receipts from the customs
But for all this, unless there shall come timely
reaction, financial and commercial, sufficient to
put the Treasury firmly upon its legs again,
these expenditures, loans and Treasury notes,
may result in the overthrow of the democracy
in 1860 as in 1910. That is all
In the meantime, it is capital mistake to as
sumo the late triumphs of the administration in
Congress as evidences Of the healthy condition
of the democratic party-a great mistake, as
the journals and debates Of the late session will
abundantly show. Better admit the truth plead
the de]inquencies of leaders, cliques and Sec
tions, and convince them that the party Is de-
moralized, and must be harmonized, North and
South, East and West, and consolidated upon
the administration, before 1t can hope to recover
its lost ground. The trick of again dividing
the opposition is shrewd one; but 1t is an old
one, and 1t may fail.