New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-20

The Richmond Enquirer seems to hesitate little
at setting forth its promised plan for preventing the
Southern States from being Overborne in the
Charleston Convention by the votes ofdeegates from
Northern States from which no all can be ex-
pected in the election of the candidate. Instead
Of coming to the point at once, The Enquirer in
dulges in preludes of which the totally demoraized
condition and the worthless character Of the DEM
ocratic party in most of the Northern States form
one Of the chief burdens. The account which that
journal gives of the Democratic minOrties in the
anti.Democrstic States, in which category may
now BE- reckoned about all the FreeLabor States Of
the Union, is great deal more true and candid
than it Is complimentary. Their leaders, We are
told, have ceased to be responsible to the publ;
opinion of the communities in which they reside.
They are pewerless TO secure popular election to
public Offices and thus shut out from the grand
theater of political contest and self reliant eIerton,
their political career is reduced to mere 6nessing
to secure Offices and emoluments q. the hands Of
the Federal Executive.
Since, from their want Of influence over the
voters of their respective States they are able to do
little or nothing toward the actual election Of Q
President, their entire eXertions directed to-
ward securing claims upon the favor Of some
Presidential sspirsnt, by assisting him, through
the votes which they are allowed TO give in the
National Conventions, in procuring nomination.
They thus become mere trading politicians barter.
ing caucus tricks for Federal Offices. The leaders
in several of the Northern States have long pur.
sued tie policy Of keeping the party as small as
possible, for the very purpose of preventing too
great competition for the distribution of the spos
In other States, where the party is larger dis
graceful squabbles constantly arise the posses
sion of the Federal Offices, both actual and pros
pective, the Democrats splitting up into hos
tile factions, which devote themselves to differ
ent Presidential asprants, each in the hope Of ex-
GLIDING the other from all share of the spoils And
yet these are the men, bitterly observes The En-
quirer, who are not unfrsquently heraded through
the newspapers a. q "iorlorn hope"-"a band Of
devoted patriots, standing firmly opposed to
" overwhelming majorties, undergoing privstion,
"snd deyng popularity in an unsel6sh devotion to
political principle" "Lucky dogs" adds that
journal. "They laugh in their sleeves, and pocket
I" Federal money, and wear Federal honors, in
proportion altogether unsttanable BY Democratic
" nsjorities."
Whether or not the correspondence and private
negotiations which have recently taken place be-
tween Gov. Wise and some of the leaders of our
New.York Democracy have tended to open the
eyes Of The Enquirer as to the true character of its
Northern allies, We do not know. But, by that or
some other means, itS eyes are opening. The late
disgrsceful scenes in the Eew.York Democratic
Convention at Syracuse, which came near
resolving itself into fist and pistol fight
between two of the factions which The
Enquirer so graphically describes, bear q
striking testimony to the truth of It's description.
Indeed it is perfectly notorious that in this State
for some years past Democratic politics have been
entirely confined 10 bitter and viruent contest
for Presidential favor and the Federal Offices be-
tween two rival factions, neither Of which has had
any other object in view except to feather it, own
nest We do not at all wonder thIt il seems intoL
cradle TO The Enquirer TO admit such associates a.
these 10 an equal voice and vote in the selection of
Presidential candidates Yet after al, what is the
being obliged once in four years to buy up these
fellows, especially a. they are bought up at the ex.
pense not Of the South, but Of the Federal Treas.
u-y-what is the modification Of being obliged 10
meet them once in four years On terms Of seeming