The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-22
The Niger Question In Virginia, Kentucky
and Tennessee.


Within a few days Of the Virginia cleo
ton we turn to the Richmond papers for
information concerning the probable result,
and discover, first, from the Enquirer, that "Mr.
Letcher will be elected Governor" but that
"every vote will be wanted to swell the MAORI
ty, to increase Virginia's condemnation of the
unholy alliance of Bolts and Goggin, Virginia
Know Nothingism and New York black republi-
canism." Secondly, the Wing cries out, ooh,
the shame and the humiliation that will come
upon Virginia should the people, in partisan
madness and folly, elect John Ietcher;" but, Gin
our belief, there is no probability of the happen
ing of such an event."
Between these two partisan organs we must
conclude, from the UNMARRIED democratic antece-
dents of Virginia, and from the folly Of the new
opposition party there in attempting to "out-
Herod Herod" on the nigger issue, that Letcher
will be elected; but we can say that in the mat
ter of Congressman there will be no longer an
undivided democratic delegation. The seat &C.
cupied in the late Congress by Smith, tacetiously
styled Extra Billy" will certainly, we think
he taken by the opposition candidate this time,
between the two democratic candidates running;
and the democracy may, perhaps, from similar
disafections lose another district or two. In re-
ference to the next Presidency, the general re-
suit in Virginia will scarcely rutfie the existing
organizations Of parties if we may Judge from
the contracted niger issue upon which both sides
have conducted theicampaign.
In Kentucky, between squatter sovereignty
and Congressional sovereignty over the niger
question in the Territories, the democracy and
the opposition are both in very curious
fix. Bell, the opposition candidate for Gov.
ernor, mot John Bell, of Tennessee,) takes
the bold ground occupied by the ultra
Southern democracy elsewhere, that it is the
duty of Congress to pass laws for the special pro-
lection of slavery in the Territories; while the
democracy are divided upon the subject, one de
tachment advocating this same doctrine, and an-
other upholding the Douglas dictum of squatter
sovereignty. Thus, it is possible that the Ken
lucky democracy, upon this disagreement and
division on the niger issue, may be defeated in
the coming August election. There is some
vitality given to this division Of the party from
the circumstance that Kentucky has two demo
cratic candidates for the Presidency-Breckin
ridge and Guthrie-the former a squatter soveS
reignty man, and the latter believer in Con-
gressional intervention. It must also be consi-
dered that, down to 1856, Kentucky was a
staunch and decided opposition State and that
in getting the democracy there in a snarl on the
niger question: and in getting Know Nothing
ism out of the way, the opposition have fair
field for recovering their old ascendancy.
There is also pretty fair prospect for the op
position in Tennessee the sufrages of which, and
of Kentucky, constituted the electoral Southern
vote Of General Scott in 1852. Tennessee, it is
thus evident, may now be recovered by the op-
position; but the democracy there of late years
have secured so firm footing that, demoralized
as the party is as national organization, it will
require tremendous effort to dislodge them in
the local fight Of the coming summer.
In the aggregate, we have no doubt
that these impending elections in Virginia,
Kentucky and Tennessee, will settle the
question conclusively in favor Of third
party IL tuS SpAtCot vi 1OuO oOucWuut
similar on political issues, to the third party of
1856, but wholly different in reference to Know
Nothingism, and much stronger from being re-
Eeved Of that repulsive excrescence of ignorance,
bigotry, ruffianism and prescription.
THE THREE DYNAsTIEs OF FRANCE.-The
three dynasties of France-the Bonaparte the
Bourbon and the Orleapist-occupy curious
positions in the present war. The reigning head
of the Bonaparte family is the leader of the al
lied armies of France and Sar DINA, and is on
the eve Of taking the field against Austria. The
head Of the Bourbon branch, Count de Cham
bord, who has resided in Austria for the last
twenty years, has abandoned the protection
which that country afforded him in exile, and
retired to Holland, refusing to remain under the
flag of nation at war with his beloved France;
and the Orleanist branch, in the person of the
young Duke de Chartres, On the declaration of
war Joined the army of Sardinia and the cause
Of Italian independence, consenting to fight in
the ranks whereof the occupant of the throne Of
France is the acknowledged leader.
But the elder branches Of the Orleans family,
being opposed to the course Of the young Duke,
who, following the example of his ancestors
Philip Egalte and Louis Pnilippe-is anxious to
fight on the side of the republicans have re-
called him to London from his position as Lieu
tenant in Victor Emanuels army.
The Count de Chambord, not being soldier,
has undoubtedly done the best he could in with
drawing from the Austrian dominions; and
the young Orleanist followed the natural i'm
pulses of chivalrous youth in accompanying his
comrades to the battle field; but we think his
uncles have pursued an unwise policy in re-
calling him from position where he might have
won some fclot for the Orleans dynasty before
the eyes Of the French army, which might have
been turned to some purpose in the uncertain
future Of the destinies Of the present ruler of
France. Henry " has thus gained the advan-
tage in the race of tine two outsde rovaI houses