The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-19

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Political Pnrties In the North-The Elections
for tho Next Congress.
In the Presidential election of 1856 the only
Northern States which gave Mr.. Buchanan a
clear majority were Indiana and Pennsylvania.
His majority in Indiana was some niaeteen hun
dred; but in Peunsylvania, with all his great
personal popularity-with the powerful clement
of State pride and all the divisions of the op-
position forces in his favor-his absolute MAORI
~, IL we are not mistaken was about seven
hundred votes, ont of an aggregate poll of more
than half million In all the other Northern
States the united opposition vote represented
decisive majority, and in most of them the ma
jorities of Fremont were positively astounding.
With regard. therefore, to the approaching
elections for the next Congress, let it appear
that the Northern opposition vote Of 1856 still
exists, and that it is substantially united
against the democracy, and we must concede
that the chances are heavily in favor of an op-
position majority in the next House of Repre-
sentatives
1t must also be admitted that nothing has oc.
CURED in any of our Northern elections
since 1856 to Justify the impression that
the democracy have made any positive
gains upon their popular vote of that
year, but that, on the contrary, the
party throughout the North, by factious disor-
gaDizers, has been weakened where it was COM
paratively strong, without being strengthened
where it was already too weak to stand without
some assistance. Thus, while the New England
States remain hopelessly derelict, Mr.. Douglas
has brought about very ugly schism in the
party camp In Illinois and Indiana, the afilia-
tons of which extend to Ohio, Pennsylvania
and New York, and thence down into the very
citadel of the "Old Dominion" Such, from
1854 down to this day have been the dreadful
workings in the party camp Of that terrible
prescription of popular sovereignty
Kansas-Nebraska bill
Had Mr.. Buchanan been permitted quietly to
manage the affairs of Kansas, all these troubles
would have been healed months ago. 1t was
his wish, in the outset, to have the Lecompton
Convention submit their constitution to the
popular vote Accordingly, Gov. Walker was
encouraged in all his legitimate efforts to this
end. With the meeting Of the Convention, how
ever, as We are told, an emissary from the Inte-
terror Department at Washington, without the
knowledge or consent Of the President, turned up
in Lecompton, and proceeded to operate among
the delegates against reference Of their
constitution to the people. The name of this
emissary, we believe, was Martin; and doubtless
be took good care to report himself as repre-
sent;ng the wishes Of the administration. At
all events, he secured his object in arresting a
direct submission of the constitution to the PEG.
pie; and we think il can be shown that there
were some Douglas members OF the Convention
who Co operated with this man Martin in behalf
Of the indirect and partial plan of submission
that was adopted.
This was the real beginning Of all the Kansas
party troubles that have followed That mystic
rious emissary from the Interior Department did
the business. But the thing being done, the
President had no alternative. lie had to ac-
cept the Lecompton constitution as it came into
his hands. He could not 60 behind the record
nor reject the lawful work Of Legitimate Con-
vention. Not 10, however, with Governor
Walker and Mr.. Douglas. They were free
either to support or oppose the course pursued
by the Convention, and they resolved to oppose
it, and did oppose it, from first to last. Hence
the factious war in Congress against the admin.
istration, and the cmbarrassments which the
factionists have brought, not upon the admins
tration, but upon themselves and their party,
especially in the Northern States Hence the
present unfortunate situation of Mr. Douglas.
even in Illinois.
As the matter stands there is no reconcila-
ton between the illinois Senator and the adj
ministration nor do we discover on either side
any symptoms Of a seasonable treaty of peace
What then! The Douglas detection remains
open and Illinois, with Mr.. Douglas aud the de-
mocracy OF that State, will probably 20 by the
board in November. But, in the meantime. we
must not forget that the Congressional elections
In Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana come off in
the first week Of October, and that the moral
effect of the Douglas detection will first be mani.
tested in these three States. In Pennsylvania
the republicans and Know Nothings have had
Union Convention, at which they appeared to
harmonic very well upon Kansas and the ex-
penditures of the administration In Ohio and
Indiana they appear TO be as tremendously dis
posed; 20 that the chances in these three states
seem TO be decidedly in favor of important OPP
position gains to Congress.
10 New York the rump of the Know Nothings
ere holding off, and playing fast and loose; and
1t is quite possible they may SET themselvesup at
a price too high for the managers of the Seward
camp The results may be advantageous to the
democracy here and there; but nothing definite
can be predicted upon this point until we shall
have had the conclusions of Tho annroaob;po