New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-02
Law, of Political Astroloy if i. should now assume
a$tr.rosrade aspect and come back again.


vention must selec. Presidential candidate suca
as .han insure fitting successor to our present
venerable Chief Magistrate. If the HrPuDhcahs
should succeed in carrying the eiecson' We nave
tie authority OF the most authentic Democratic
orscles that the Union must go to everlasting
smash. That fragile vessel which the late MI.
Webster spent his life in holding together Ike
cracked ;eacup, will fly into thousand pieces II
il be- crowned with the black venom of Republican
I'm. Ike Venice glass al the touch of poison Inc
safety of the Union which that bebronzed gentle
man beQueathed to his friends and admirers, they
would find i, as hard TO preserve rs It would be 10
satisfy the cotemporaneous legacy OF his " larger
debts" We therefore feel ourselves called upon,
BY every admiration ever uttered in FOurth-of-July
Grafton, or stump speech or negro-catching ser
mon, TO do our best 10 hinder such i crashing
catastrophe. Ard this We are the rather encour-
aged 10 DO By the attention which has already been
paid TO our suggestions in the highest Democratic
quarters Doth not the country owe TO our interest
be services of the llustrious Secretary OF State IN
the present Cabinet The fact is notorious. We
cannot but hope, then. that our counsel VIII have
weight in the fateful deliberations of Charleston
We cannot conscientiously recommend the Con-
yen,ion charged with our destinles TO try Mr. Bu-
chauan again. Not all the money put down by the
Fiilh-ayenue Democrats, applied with all the prac-
ticsd art of Slidell himself would be enough to
Jockey L" the Gray" 10 the winners goal second
time We can do nothing further for Dir. Cas-.
ard think he should b. content with what We have
already procured for him. Gen. Pierce, though
thoroughly worthy 10 be trusted by his former EN-
ployers. will not be again, and is out of the ques
ton. Wise must console himself with the CORE
spondence of Donnely. Hunter, and Toomb''
ard Orr. and Caleb Gushing, and all the
rest of the great men whose names we can
not recollect, who are in training Tor the cham
pioushp, must submit to have their hopes OF the
belt deierred-heart though ii b.. Even
Douglas, as to whose soundness on the goose We
should be willing to 20 bail, has been driven by the
ferocty of the dilemma to which he had exposed
himself TO refuse to be impaled on its Southern
horn, which be knew would BE- his certain political
death. He has thus given deadly Ofense to the
Shareholders, who tolerate no questioning submls-
sion, and though they will not sacrifice the sub
stance of predominance for the shadow OF revenge
they would rather have both at the same time This
we are now prepared to offer them. Harvey Is
their man The Conqueror of San Juan The
Colossus that bestrides the Straits OF Fuca lie
is the Gdipus for their riddle, the Alexander for
their knot. Just 1T the moment when decision
grows into necessity, Harvey steps upon me
scene. Never did god of Greece or Sixth Ward
engine company politician of New-iork descend
er machind-from mdehine-more OPPORTUNITY to
untwist complication worthy of such interposi-
ton. Never was the sword of conqueror barred to
cut Cordian knot at more timely moment and
with happier auguries. Harvey is the Coming
Man for whom the world-especially the Demo
cratco-SlayOcratic world-has been looking 80
long in vain. He will soon arrive, and fur
nish the hating Democracy with solution
of their perplexity He unites every ee-
ment of a prosperous candidate. He is a military
hero, who has just added by force of arms prov
nee to our restricted territory. II he has not
1acty bearded the British lion in his den, he has
least twitched the tuit at the end of bis tail. If
has not precisely bearded the Douglass in his
all, he has at any rate bulled him across the
Straits of Fuca Any intelligent mind with turn
or politics cannot fail to perceive the immense
1tcnt Of political fabric that could be spun out of
this amount Of raw material. Then he has the
great advantage OF there not being too much known
about him. What is known of him is altogether
favorable to his prospects He has been diligent
in hunting Indians; he is, We believe, a slave
holder; and we have strong though indistnct i'm
preston of his having assisted in carrying out
u sentence of Judge Lynch on a niger or an
Aiol.licn.st in most thorough and emphatic
ner. one thing more he must do, aud then we
will back him agans, The field. He has proclaimed
that the laws of his Government are in force
throughout the disputed territory. Let him at once
apply the principles of the bred Scott decision to
il, and be viii be safe for the nomination. "A
" low-priced baby" such az Hosea Bgelow pro-
posed to rest his Presidential prospects upon,
would do. But Slavery must be formally inaugu-
rated there and then he can read bis title clear to
the White House.
We admit that a captious critic, military
civil, nisy find fault with the details of his coup
d'ttat. II is very true that his position is com
manded by FIVE ships of the line and that his whole
force, himself included, could be blown to thunder
in quarter Of an hour. But what of that II il
only an additional proof of his devotion to his
country; and, besides, he knew perfectly we'll that
there was no danger of its happening. The British
Governor, il was very clear, would not take the
responsibility OF actual hOstlllties on question that
yet lay plainly within the domain of diplomacy. So
that, should it be settled finally that this Island