The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-10
The Presidential Question.
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PoLlVY The OPPOSITION.
nscers % oc Sac opnion OF some opposition men that
me dscrsn ss' ow existing IN the democtu party On
me subject ~ slye code sq1attor sovereignty, ana Jn
aral soycfo ..ly cannot be reeancni. The Nsw York
Ha,Atp w tho opposition not to make their caIeula
L0us Or 1869 upon any slch assumption; u reminds
M pGo AZ ii the numerous instances in which that party
has ~ nordhtea principle to love OF the spos, and re-
Nsr. zee e eeIro,ypcd declaration OF John e. Calhoun,
nv III democratic party held together by the ''cohe
60 aUpi ut public llibder The HERALD iaiers from
|ts .. history ard an Cr,uce Of the democracy, that
nc anne assiouato ioncness for the loayes and fishes,
10, hrs in every instance 10 the past drawn the party 10
rsnrr ~ H. Irresistible cohesive attraction, vii exert
The sans magnetic influence Over Ihe Charleston coaHen
r. wand ho strange event in the history Of that party
'r ,of vrnon should meet and fail 70 harmonizs
n,slorm Of some sort other Principle WIN the ,erd'
crs ot the democratic party nohns-poWer every nlns
r,cye Is more cl,hood that die Col 1na0l VIII split on
die nclnlt, hsn tn Platform Bt th,re y not raneh
.sa,tfy III ! sero,s disturbance thai sec re- There
are hundreds u mild nnoc Mt hN" uas IN their
party eho have never done ANYBODY wy - m VINO nave
levcr 30 aided the Sachems I.inmani ial or incurred
,c wrai Of Southern lreeaefsuV re are hundreds
of such men Who are qualified BY tar weakness and OBJ
security FOR tho position u deutf oahueate lot The
i,rcsii. u,v The domination Of s1ol man would heal
M a. 4 sious Every actoR % The party could unite
On liz .ad they woGld support Ln ~ he hope that he
wou hc mere lump of dough 10 be moulded into shape
alter RS election BY the nrst who would take him in
hand
tA,r ith "A the myilciblty of obscurity, the demo
rrp.c yltty 1850 viii be in a minority, and may be
viewing The field and expressing the opinion that the de-
nooracy viii able 10 unite platform and candidate
AR 1850, proceeds mus
In andcpaian Of his possible contingency, what the
cours. The opposition forces of the country! In the aggre
sas hey pSpnsF 9sy and heavy popular
hundred thousand over The democratic vote and We,
nn ticAets nt Fillmore. Indeed, since the
General Jackson in 1852 the Presidential victories
nnori,y over distracted and divided popular maturity op.
% 9as Ssn s IN @ hus Biz SppGss s
,.n sapsae "a t, The espaen HENRI balance Gs Of N
away and thus DC dTagSsc q seward ana
hereuts poor Pierce was permitted course
On The other hand when the opposition elements have been
@e|oshe of $50 Inc handsosae victory Of lsiS
what The u those powerful coalitions Of the OPP
posaon elements popular national the
end platform sinking he slavery agitation In the practical
the direction the way 10 victory in the other
sssers arr resolved upon nothing less Than the irrepress
b contcp Of seward they NAY surely count two oppo
teachings Of experience and right
iGo the plan q sO they may sweep the
In This connection understand sagacious
succession Of Investigating committees Into all the alleged
f sna nea Of = e ss IF
Investigations viii suggest to the reader in connection with the
isasd Jobs frauds emeenzemeapt and
Eeecng may prodgious force
against The democracy In the campaign Of 1850
Notwithstanding he ipa,enSe and orey7ehelmso majority
Of he people dcainS the demordcy mast be confessed thu.
De Of the oppoSiti0n 1860, and seems more
than probable hat ne battle Of 1856 t. TO be fought again
Aspiring deuasogues and restless schemers, nten upon
plans Of setaggrandizement, persist in their wicked eff
forts TO widen the breach between the North aud South
and intensity ctoua jealousss. The dusl,y vsage Of
the inevitable negro thrust before the public all
esons shuts of view the great practical interests
al the country. Southern demasogues are urging dsso
tut,on Of the Cuon upon mere distractions, and North
sglaors resolved TO the forbearance OF the
South 10 the seyerest tests Between the wo the fires OF
sectional strife kept burning consuming in their rage
The interests Of the government.
We're there any questions of practical moment involved
between the North and South there would be reason
tor The existing state Of feeling between them but there
n no issue before the country upon the decision Of
which the welfare Of the South dependent nor the
present aspect Of the negro question afford the slightest
preext for the intermedding Of the North. Yet pol-
sans OF both sections think of nothing, dream of
hing, talk Of nothing but the 'negro."
In the meantime the great interests OF the country
suffering the high places Of the government reek
9ng with fraud and corruption the empty and
the national debt is increasing Let the people be wise
and from the wild hunt after idle distractions and
devote themselves the work OF cleansing the govern
ment Of its miquities.
The HERALD says that movement will soon be made
towards the investigation OF the abuses that have crep
into The government Let the negro question be dropped
and lie. everybod unite in the effort be by III.
next Congress ferret out and expose all the sdeeds
the corrupt party in power.