The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-24


the growth h.ving been injured By rust Some
fields would not yield thaa half . crop, Wills
others woud be too poor tn cut The from Ero,e
also seems 10 favor stronger market for breadstus
The potato disease had appeared IN portions Of
England spd Ireland, while the accounts from France
not encouraging far large crop OF grain
c,ncsrned Pork was steady s,erday, with sales Of
ct Si7 Sit H. and prime at $4 sugars drn,
with Gales Of 200 800 hhds and 1880 boxes
gwen in aBctor column. The sales Of coffee embraced
the cargo the JOSEPHINE bsgs Rio balance
Of the cargo OF the Eclipse, $500 do private terms
800 bags 81 Domingo n csc and 200 DO. Cape at
1000 Fre'gbts nrm bat merchants bad not hat
time receive their letters from the Post ONCE brought
by the America engagements light. Sterling ex
change was firm at ioe1 1927. for bank bills with
moderate business dong
The PrrsidsntiaI Question-Ths Troubles Of
tho Democracy and the OpposItios.
The information which we publish this morn
ing from Washington concerning the demo
cratic Douglas imbroglo and the cross-pur-
poses concerning it among the Presidential
thinkers of the party, will be found exceedingly
interesting to all sections and factions Of the be-
logged democracy. On the other hand, batch
of newspaper extracts, which are also spread
before our readers this morning, will afford the
intelligent inquirer pretty fair conception of
the entanglemeuts, embarrassments and wraug.
ling odds and ends Of the opposition side of the
field.
With regard to the Douglas trouble in the de-
mocratic camp, there Is some reason to fear
that it may eliminate, in 1860, in an outside
movement analogous to that Of Van Buren, in
1S4s, or Of Fillmore in 1856. II appears that
the Presidential firm of Slidell and Bright are
exerting all their powers at Washington to
bring this thing about, and they are doubtless
stimulated in their work by the fact
also bring the head Of Governor Wise
under the eiillotine and thus dis
pose Of two very troublesome and very
ambitious political aspirants, instead of
one. But there is reverse side to this pic
ture, for II appears that some Of the Southern
fre-eaters and their organs, including the New
Orleans Delta, are willing not only to forgive
MIR. Douglas his late Kansas offences and their
mischievous consequences, bat are actually dis
posed to award m-perhaps on account Of his
hlibustering proclivities-e front seat in the
Southern church.
The little private arrangement OF Mr. Slidell
for President and Mr. Brigh, for Vice Presi-
dent, geographically considered, is a very nice
thing. The last three democratic candidates
Cass, Pierce and Buchanan having been taken
from the North, the chances are as ten to one
that the candidate Of the party for 1860 will
be from the South. Geographically therefore,
Mr.. Slidell is in good position. Next, as the
great Northwest has become powerful section,
Mr.. Bright for Vice President, lie in good
geographical locality But when such Southern
rnen as Breckenridge, Aaron V. Brown, Orr.
Cobb and Jefferson Davis, 20 say nothing Of
Wire, Hunter, Toombs and Stevens. are
brought to bear upon the Charleston
Convention, the firm of Siidell and Bright may
never touch bottom. In any event, we cannot
understand the wisdom of their programme
based upon the shelving Of Douglas, when 1t Is
certain that the shelving OF Douglas will involve
the shelving of Illinois and Indiana as demo
cratic States
Let 1t suffice, for the present. that these con-
ficting games and intrigues of our democratic
haoers, OF all SECTIONS ana iactlOnr IOr the next
Presidency, establish the truth Of all that we
have raid Of the demoralized disorganized and
melancholy condition Of the democracy as a
national organization. The mischief is also
Justly cbargeable 10 the factious, selfish aud
treacherous tricks and lodges Of Northern and
Southern democratic leaders, douglas in
oluded,) at the late session Of Congress. They
sought to rule or ruin the administrati II
proved more than O match for them; and the
consequences Of their folly have fallen upon
their own heads The administration has no
fsvors TO ask-no treacheries or defections TO
fear. 1t can get on well enough, though the
party which should support 1t may be broken
TO pieces. The events and results Of thy
late session have proved this point most
conclusively. IL devolves upon these
factious leaders of the party to re-
pair the damages they have made; and
there Ia some evidence of their return 10
the principles Of common sense, in the general
disposition among them 10 unite under the nu.
cleus Of the administration.
Not until Mr.. Douglas shall have been dis.
posed of, one way or the other, however. can
we expect anything like a restoration Of har-