The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-13

With sales NJ about 1850 bags Rio chiefly at lie 70,
including 800 do at 1ohc and 900 do. ST domingo at
D. t. Freight engagements were fair, comparatively
speaking while rates were unchanged.
DissoIv,pg Views or the American PArty-A
Northern and a Southern Opposition Move
ment.
ing of the American State Central Committee
of Georgia, 1t will be seen that, In answer TO
numerous applications for a call Of q State Con
vention, the Committee "ager due consultation
aud deliberation," shave deemed it expcdtent
not to call said Convention" On tee other
range than that of the barren and limited field OF
Know Nothingism, aud they accordingly recon-
mend general union of the opposition against
the spurious democracy" "Let us make com
mon cause," say the wise men of this American
committee, and, together with conservative
wings and independent democrats, make bold
descent upon the spoilsmen, and together share
in the honors Of victory"
A sagacious plan of operations; and in order
to carry it out, the committee call general op.
position State Convention 'on the third Wednes-
day of July and request full representation
of their best and most experienced men, without
respect to political antecedents, provided they
are known to be opposed to the party in power"
This is simply following in the wake of the
new opposition movements in Virginia, Ken
lucky and Tennessee; and, from certain allu-
sion in the aforesaid call, it is manifest that in
this new opposition movement of Georgia, like
that of the other States mentioned, they will
endeavor to cut under the Southern democracy
on the slavery question. Speaking of the 'un-
psrslleled abuses and Frauds of the demo.
cratic party, this Georgia opposition commit
tee sets down as the worst the election of
San abolition Gorernor John Letcher) over a
Southern STATE (Virgnia)-a STATE achich opes more
10 the institution Of slarery than all the South besides
haring acquired riches and po,cer By the professional
business Of breeding sldpes for sale'
There is much signiHcancy in this fling at
the abolitionism of the Virginia democracy.
Some years ago Mr.. Letcher was among the en-
dorsers of pamphlet deprecatDg slavery as a
"moral, social and political evil" and recon-
mepdipg the organization of the mountainous or
western division of Virginia, in which there are
very few slaves, into separate free State. For
this bold transgression, however, against "the
slave power" Mr.. Letcher subsequently repent
ed, recanted, confessed, and was absolved; but
still this thing has been remembered in the late
election, in the eastern or slaveholding counties
against him, and in the comparatively non slave
holding and free soil western counties, in his
favor. Thus, east of the " Blue Ridge" he was
| defeated on account Of these aforesaid anti
slavery sentiments, but west Of said boundary
they have elected him. And we may take it for
granted that cool, calculating politician of
Western Virginia, like Mr.. Letcher never would
have recommended the creation of free State
of that section of the State had he not possessed
good grounds for believing that the public SEN
timent thereof was strongly inclined in the same
direction.
1t will thus be seen that the new opposition Or
ganization of Georgia, in this fling at the "abo-
liton Governor" of Virginia, intend to cut un-
der the Southern democracy as the party devoted
to the great Southern institution of slavery, and
they intend to make bold push for the spoils
involved in their local State elections. The new
opposition party of Kentucky and of Tennessee
have adopted the same game, and with very
fair prospects Of success. In spite of the
election of Letcher, all the results of
the Virginia election taken together, in
dictate a substantial moral victory to the oppo-
sition party; and if slavery did not exist under
more precarious tenure in Virginia than in any
otho toto &c
gin, as the champion of the slaveholding Interest
himself an extensive stakeholder, would have
been elected Governor. Upon their new plat
form as Southern proslavery party, the oppo-
sition in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia will
undoubtedly do much better than they have done
in Virginia; for in those three aforesaid States they
have the additional encouragement of repeated
victories heretofore, and an existing demoraliza-
ton of the democracy to an extent never before
known.
AT all events, this Georgia movement, bro.
claiming the dissolution of the late American
party there, leaves that party throughout the
South dissolved, saving and excepting the State
of Maryland. But there, too in season for their
fall election we may expect the formal burial of
the defunct monster Of Know Nottingham And
the particular feature of national interest in
these new Southern opposition movements is
their strong proslavery seasoning. It thus be-
comes fixed fact that the opposition forces of
the South in 1860 will occupy an independent
sectional position as Southern pro slavery
party, and thus they may possibly, upon an in
dependent ticket Of their own, carry three, four,
five or half dozen Of the Southern States. At
the same time, these pro-slavery tendencies of
the opposition forces South will absolve the re-
publican party North from the policy of Sec
tional concessions for the sake of national COM
bination.
But while it is thus evident that the oppo-
sition in 1860 will be divided into two sectional
parties, the symptoms are growing stronger
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