The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-03

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following experimental ticket thrown out for
1870, TO wit -
| FOR PRESIDENT:
JAMES H. HAMMOND, on South CAROLINA
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
\ RUFUS CHoATE, or MASSACHUSETTS,
| This movement is somewhat remarkable,
coming, as it does, from journal which, howeve
obscure, has been always identified with the
principles men and fortunes of the Southern OPP
position camp. With regard to the merits of
the ticket thus put up, we believe that no man
will question the abilities and statesmanlike
views of Senator Hammond upon all the great
political questions of the day. and as for Rufus
ChOate, he abounds more in "glittering generali-
ties' than any other man in the United States.
But democratic ticket Of this complexion, from
this Southern opposition print, at this time, would
seem to indicate that in Georgia, at least, Know
Nothingism has given the last blow to the oppo-
sitiOn army, although it carried that State very
handsomely for both General Harrison and
General Taylor.
But the fact is, that the drowyy Know Nothing
and do nothing journal in question is ignorant of
what is going on in the political world, beyond
the horizon Of Savannah; or it is muddled with the
idea that, with the sinking of Know Nothingism,
the opposition ofthe South have nothing to do but
to steal into the democratic camp. For the in
formation, however, Of the party directly con-
cerned, and of all other parties, we would simply
submit that this Savannah ignoramus, in nomi-
mating his peculiar ticket in advance of any ma
terial support, is putting the cart before the
horse. AT this particular juncture, when the
political parties Of the country are in state of
decentralization, disorganization confusion and
disruption, without parallel in the history of
parties, it is manifest that a great political
revolution is impending, and that the opposition
of the South have the game in their hands
What, then, should they do?
Organization is now their policy, and the crea-
ton of new national party from the abundant
materials around them; and not the lazy expe-
dent of stealing within the democratic lines. In
this connection, we would admonish all the
sleepy and slow-coach opposition prints of Geor-
gia that their allies of Virginia have walked up,
and have actively commenced a new, practical,
national party movement, which promises to in
augurate the general political revolution of
which we have spoken. The fre-eating flibus-
tering, nigger-driving, African slave trading
and President making leaders of the Southern
democracy have done quite enough of mischief
to the Southern democratic party since the cleo
ton of Mr.. Buchanan to leave it an easy con-
quest for practical Southern Union opposition
movement, like that which has been put in mo-
ton in Virginia.
In this view we regard the Virginia State con-
test as involving the most important State cleo.
ton since that Of Pennsylvania, in October,
1885, which settled the Presidential issue in favor
of Mr.. Buchanan; and we 80 regard this Virgil
MIA canvass, because Of the fine opening present
ed between the Wise and Hunter Presidential
factions for the complete overthrow of both of
them. We believe, too, that an opposition
victory in Virginia in May next will so thorough
| ly rouse up all the opposition elements of oil
the other Southern States to the adoption of the
same programme as to secure them at least one
half the Southern States before the expiration of
the present year. What could the Southern fire
eating and filibustering managers of the South
ern democracy do to resist such ground swell!
They repudiate the administration, they repudi-
ate the Northern democracy, they are divided
among themselves into half dozen cliques, upon
half dozen Presidential hvorites. There is no
common bond of cohesion or harmony among
them, and they have disguised the sober men of
substance and intelligence of the South by their
excuses in political ngger-driving, slavetrading
and flibustering.
No {brc Inoly 10 lin TOT
canvass as full of the elements of an extensive
political reaction The opposition, on their
new, practical, sensible and constitutional plat
form, against the distracted, divided and dis
gusted democracy, may carry the Vir-
ginia election. The leading democratic organs
of the State confess their alarm. They are in
danger of a crushing defeat, and they feel it.
Let it come upon them, and it will as effectually
break the back bone of the demoralized Southern
democratic party for 1860 as did the election of
Governor Wise break the back of the political
monster of Know Nothingism in 1855. Ademo-
cratic defeat in Virginia in May, 1859, will be
the signal for general Southern opposition
movement in the same direction, and for the
rapid organization throughout the Union of q
new conservative Union party, which, between
the nigger-worshipping republican party Of the
North, and the nigger-driving democracy of the
South, will be able to command the Presidential
election.
Such are the contingencies involved in the
Virginia State contest. They strike at all the
sectionalized and rotten parties and factions of
the day, and comprehend the issues of general
revolution. They are entirely prepared, too, to
see Old Virginia lead off in the dance.
DEGRADED JoURNMTsM.-The Daily News of
this city which for the last few weeks has afford
ed satisfactory evidences of new, active and
able man at the wheel, reads wholesome lesson
now and then to that degraded organ of the
Albany spoils democracy-the Aryus-Aaas.
Under the regime Of the old Van Buren, Albany
Junta, the Argus was recognized and poWerful