The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-13

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they Will be at liberty 10 nominate ticket and
. platform on broad and liberal pational issues,
sufficiently strong % rec er even the State of
New York. In view Of this contingency Of
rupture Of the party at Charleston, let the
Northern democracy adhere to Mr.. Buchaaan's
administration, and to tho broad, inst and Iibe-
raj policy Of which il the Exponent. and they
will at once have the nucleus for an independent
organization Of great power.
We are firm IN the opinion that II the broken
fragments Of the democratic party are cemented
together at Charleston, the work will be done
upon the sound national basis Of the adninistrs-
ton; and We are quite a. well convinced that in
the event Of the secession Of the Southern 1re-
eaters from the Convention, the administration
will he the safest anchorage Of tue Northern cou-
serva'ive democracy. In word, let the dele
gases from the North keep in view at Charleston
the nation,i landmarks OF the administration,
break up the party, there will yet be the nucleus
fer PARTY organ ration competent to save the
country.
A Hitch I'm the New BsiIish Mlnistry-pe~
olcnsion OF Uflico by Mr.. GObtlen.
We learn by the Canada, which arrived yes
terday at Hal fix, that Mr.. Cobd n has declined
TO enter the Palmerston administr alton. Besides
the natural reluctance which the honorable gen.
temsn msy feel to trauimel himself by the ties
OF office, circumstances have recently occurred
which serve to explain the Immediate motives of
his ref1ssl In the first place, the declarations
Of some Of the new Ministers in their addresses
to their constituents in connection with Par
liamentary reform, cannot have proved very
satisfactory to- the Manchester section OF the
liberal party. They all speak Of the measure
which government contemplates bringing for
ward as likely to be very limited in. its scope
1t is to be sound they say, as far as it goes, and
will rot necessitate retrospective legislation to
cure its deficiencies. In other words, it will be
Just such tinkering Of the question as will suit
the notions of Mr.. Gladstone, Mr.. Cardwell, and
! other high church and conservative mem
| bers of the administration. These meu
| will never accede to such an extension
| of the electoral franchise as will endan-
ger the temporaities Of the State religion.
| One Of the greatest obstacles in the way Of the
| concession Of low property qualification for
! voters has been this consideration. Unless,
| therefore, an agreement could have been effected
to place the question of Parliamentary reform 10
allegiance until the settlement of the continental
| difficulties afforded an opportunity for fresh
reconstruction of the Cabinet, we do not see how
Mr.. Golden could have come to any compromise
with the Peelites on the subject When place
was reserved for him in the administration the
general impression was that some such arrange.
ment was contemplated The declarations of
Mr.. Eeadlam and other ministerial subordinates
have, however, established the fact that the COM
promise was intended By Ministers to apply to
the details of the measure and not to the period
to be fixed upon for its Introduction. Under
| such circumstances, we are not surprised that
Mr.. Golden should have declined exposing him,
sell 10 the rlsh "a voins called upon to assist IN
| fathering bill which he is given to understand
must fall far short Of the reforms for which be
and his associates have been so long contending.
| There is another consideration which has pro.
| baby exercised equal influence on Mr.. Cobden's
mind in this matter. The Manchester party, it is
well known are for keeping England entirely
clear Of these continental complications. Moth
ing but direct attack upon her interests ahould,
they say, induce her to depart from the policy of
strict neutrality laid down in the Queens pro-
clamation. From recent indications it would
seem as if Lord Palmerston and his colleagues
intended only to carry out this doctrine 10 a
limited extent. They have, it is true, declared
through their organs that Austria will have to
resign herself to the loss of her Lombardo- Vens-
tan territory but some Of the Ministers have re-
Gently used language which implies that if Ger.
many gets involved in hostiliies Great Britain
will hasten to her defence. Sir Richard Bethel,
the Attorney General, for instance, declares that
Eat given point France must be told she must 90
no further words which convey menace as ua-
necessary as il is dangerous We cannot under
stand the policy or good sense Of such high toned
language in presence Of the public and solemnly
reiterated declarations of the French Emperor,
that 1t is not his intention to carry the war be-
You'd the point necessary to the complete liberia
ton Of Italy. There are circumstances, no
doubt, that may compel change in this deter
mination, but they will involve no breach of
faith on the part Of Napoleon. Suppose Ger
many should send her armies to assist in the re-
conquest OF Lombardy, are we to understand
that France is then to be held bound to her
pledge not to invade German soil? Is England
to consider herself called upon to furnish aid to
the Powers which viii thus become thu aggres-
sors, and to say to France that she imposes limits
to her further progress? We are afraid these
thells and Sir Charles Woods declarations point;
and if 60, we can readily understand why Mr..
Golden should feel indisposed to commit himself