New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-17

ueot. sud cams very nek; failure. The friends Of
Mr.. Van Bure. were i61eed psc aed for the mo-
ne nj b. pitehng Cas-, tssA ac1 sbcdlters, oat oil
the Baltimore CcDvention-an oper.tiou 20 which
tie old ger tlernsn submitted with Characteristic
meekress-sud By certain arrangements entered
into q, 70 the future Distribution Of TIE spOs; ouf
had I, 10, been for tie wTongbesdefDe.s Of certain
good peoble Of this State who mistook s'ort OF
personal spite sgaitst Henry Clas for antp.thJ 20
Slavery, Pok would have failed OF hi. election sld
the Apne1a,ionist. Of that political success which
was dependent upon it.
The position OF things Tow is altogether differ
ept. Il is very difficult. 10 see WIS. political
strength i. TO be gained BY the movement either at
the South or st the North. In the frat place TIE
South s s.lesdy IS nuch consolidated As, uader our
Institutions sbd WITH the tendency Of communities
to spit into parties, it is possible for i. 10 b..
Thi. Cuba movement, instead OF further consJl-
dating the South, is certain on the other hand, 20
introduce q rev source Of division. The result,
on the whole, Of the Texas Annexation ,cheme,
and Of tie events 10 which II gave rise has led 10
very serious doubts on the part Of the thnking
men of the South, whether anything was gained By
that operation. The MeIic,n war, it is seen
at opce, must be reckooed mere bagstells,
couUared with tie war certain TO follow
upon an attempt BY force to annex Cuba. IL is
also perceived that the annexation Of Cuba would
give new strength 10 the agitation Tor tie revival OF
the African slave.trade, BY Ehi,h the value Of the
slave property in the country is so seriously COM
promised. For these ard other reasons this sgita.
ton Of the question Of snneIIDg Cubs, 80 far from
further uniting the South is petty certain 20 have
q decided effect the other waY. A! the North
ts results cannot possibly be otherwise
than disastrous. Tbs STAN Democratic par
~ in these parts is already reduced ~
low ebb. They cannot afford to lose siog'e man.
II is doubtful if at present they can carry single
Northern State, California excepted, and, without
a tertain number Of Northern States, the MON Of
the South ava Is them nothing. The hlibusteriGs
part of the population, for which alone this Cdba
project tas sLy attractions, belongs TO the Sham
Democracy already. In tie time of the TeX.s
negotiation, il was great point to secure the aid
Of the bruisers Of rammany Hal, because they
could be used, as they were very effect1.lly uset,
in controlling tie decent section Of the party,
srd compelling them, against their own better
judgments, to follow the annexation lead.
This operation cannot be repeated now, at least not
to any purpose. The thing now to be accom-
plished is not to browbeat the still small remaining
decent section Of the porty into acquesence, for
they are quite ready to acquiesce without any brow
be.tpg. The thing needed is to get back into the
ranks of the party if possible, enough OF tie de-
cent people who haze been driven out of it in years
past 70 give It some chance of success at the polls
Those persons who have already been driven out of
the party by the brsyadoes and domineerag in'o-
lence of the fbusters, are not likely 10 be ent,ed
back sgain by further demonstrations of the same
sort. It will take something more than speeches
Ike that OF Mr. Senator Brown, delivered in Tam
many Hall, to secure to the Sham Democracy
TIE electoral votes Of the State OF New
York. Little Of spirit as there is left in the Sham
Democratic party of the North, indications
are not wanting of degree of feverish rest
lsssness at the new demands now made. lts
leaders, having already banbrupted themselves al
home to keep up the credit Of the party at the
South, are evidently far from satisfied at being
thus called upon 10 mako new sacrifices OF the
same sort. They perceive bat too plsnly that
whether or not this movement may operate toward
the consolidation of the South it does certainly,
tend in an eminent degree toward the consollda-
ton Of the North and that of sort very little "a
vorable TO the hopes and wishes Of the Sham
Democracy.