The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-15

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TIE Next PresIdency-Tbe Administration,
the Democracy, the Politicians and the Peo-
pie.
The impression is at length gaining ground
throughout the Union, that IN reference to the
Presidential election Of 1860 we stand upon the
Threshold of crisis which will determine the
stability of our popular institutions or plunge
the country headlong into the horrors of Next
can anarchy. If we look at the movements of
our political parties and party leaders in Con-
gress and elsewhere, and at the violent sectional
and factious excuses of our political journals,
North and South, the prospect before us is in
deed dark and dismal; but still there are visible,
here and there, some CLEANS OF wholesome po-
pular reaction.
For example, the cordial public reception
which General Scott has received at every point
Of his late Southern journey may be fairly con-
strued as an expression Of the public sentiment
Of the South in behalf of the sound conservative
Union principles of which he is known to be the
embodiment. We may also derive some addi-
tonal satisfaction from the free discussion of the
Presidential question, in which some of the most
stif-backed and straight-laced of our party Or
gans are taking an active hand. Very true,
there is little that is positively encouraging to
the Independent masses of the people in the
newspaper extracts which we lay before our read
ers today, on the Presidential issue; but never
theless, from the newspaper agitation Of the SUBJ
| iect thus opened at the present time, we may
| console ourselves with the idea that the
merits of parties, politicians and candidates
on all sides will be pretty thoroughly I'M
derstood by the people in season for sound and
wholesome decision in 1850 Our readers will
observe, in this connection, that our political CO.
temporaries from " hich these extracts are made,
have been chiefly drawn into this discussion
from the agitation Of the Presidential problem
entered into by the New YORK HERALD. We
have thus gained our first point; and believing
that to bring the people to lively sense of their
great responsibilities and their duty in the
premises, it will only. be necessary to keep up
the fire. it is our intention to keep it up until the
whole country shall be fully awake and earnest
" alive to the tremendous contingencies which
will be involved in the struggle for the Presi-
Dental succession.
With regard to the democratic party, it will
| be seen that while the weight of the testimony
which we give today from our exchanges sup
ports our views of the demoralized and wran-
Cling condition OF the various factions, sections
and leaders of the party, there is yet little
democratic organ in this city which enters its
protest against this sweeping condemnation"
The case made out in behalf of democratic har-
mony, however, by this hopeful organ, is q faint
and feeble vindicatioD, which substantially ad-
mits the force of our accusations. Still it ap-
pears TO be regarded as something ."paradoxical"
in the HERALD, while supporting the admnstra-
ton to assert that "the party, Of which that ad-
ministraton is the trusted exponent, is hopeless
| ly broken up and demoralized." But there is
nothing "paradoxical' in this distinction be-
tween the administration and the party, because
all our Determinations between the one or the
other are true; and truth is always consistent
with its details.
| The graphic picture Of the mosaic materials
which make up the hierarchy of the democratic
party, as drawn by that late active member, ex-
Senator Clemens, may be somewhat highly
| colored; but still there is much Of truth in it
concerning the clashing leaders and principles
thus grouped together. Indeed, there is no ne
cessity to enter into a labored argument Of
names, facts and testimony to prove THAT this
party is broken up and demoralized.s The pro-
ceedings of the last session Of Congress-the pro-
| ceedings Of the present session-thc results OF
the Northern elections of the last summer and
autumn-the reelection of Mr.. Douglas by the
democracy Of Illinois, and his removal as Chair
man on Territories by the democracy of the
Senate-thc disagreements Of the party in Con
gress upon Lecompton, the hlibusters, the Nor
mon question and the tariff, and the squabbles
Of Tammany Hall--settle the question that the
democracy, as a national organization, arc
broken up and demoralized and beyond the
reach, apparently, Of any seasonablc remedy.
| On the other hand, as the successes of the ad-
ministration ct the last session. upon the Kansas
| question the Utah question, the ilibuster ques-
ton, and various other questions were due
to opposition support, against the demoralized
| democracy of Congress, so it is evident
that upon its leading measures of the
present session, the administration can expect
nothing without some support from the opposi-
ton side If the administration, therefore, CON