The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-19

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The Presidential Issue-The Northern
Republicans and tho Southern Oppo-
sition Party.
What is to be the order of the great Presi-
dental battle of 1860? Will it be sectional
conflict, limited to the republican anti-slavery
party of the North and the democratic pro-
slavery party of the South, or contest be-
tween the democracy, as a national conserva-
tive party, and the republicans, as sectional
party?-a triangular struggle, involving the
democracy and the republicans upon the
slavery issue, and new third party of ma
tional character, or scrub race of four or five
conflicting parties and factions! Who can tell
If things remain as they are there will be
but two parties in the field, and the battle will
be sectional one, upon the everlasting ques-
ton Of slavery. The Charleston Convention,
however, may possibly give to the democratic
party national cause and character, which
may render it strong enough to defeat the Sec
tiona republicans single handed. But while this
is possible, the probabilities are all in favor of
pretty stiff pro-slavery platform from the
Southern controlling wing Of the dismantled
democracy. Thus we apprehend that Mr..
Douglas and his popular sovereignty de-
mocracy of the North will be left out in the
cold, with the full privilege of submission or
resistance to the Charleston lawmakers of the
party.
The republican party, on the other hand
having nothing to hope for in the South, will
most unquestionably, we think, leave the
Southern opposition elements to take care of
themselves, and limit the republican order of
the campaign to the occupation Of the Northern
| States The elections of last summer in the
| South, the late autumnal elections in the
North, and the sectional issues which, North
and South, have carried the Northern and
leave very little hope for any other than Sec
tional character to either Of the two great parties
of the day. Thus standing alooffrom the North
ern republican party, we may have national
or purely Southern opposition party in 1860;
and seeding from the Charleston Convention
popular sovereignty" democratic party in the
North.
In any event, we think it may be safely
declared that "Old John Brown has rendered
a coalition in 1860, between the republican
party and the Southern opposition elements,
utterly out of the question. We think so, first
because it is now manifest that the Southern
opposition would not be able to carry single
Southern State, under any coalition with the
republican party Secondly, because no such
coalition is possible, of any practical value in
the South, inasmuch as any change of the repub-
in Kentucky or Tennessee would risk the loss
of half dozen Northern States.
Upon this question the Cincinnati Gazette,
a rather moderate republican journal, says
"that the true men of the South, as we'll
as of the North, have no reasonable ex.
cuse for standing aloof from the great work
in which the republican party have enlisted,
Of regenerating the federal government, and of
preserving every foot Of territory now free
from the encroachments ofslavery." This is the
ultimatum of the republican camp, for, says this
calm and earnest Cincinnati organ, 'in desiring
the union of all the opposition elements, we have
never entertained the purpose of abandoning this
conservative position, and saying to the ultra
lists Of the South, Go on, and revolutonise the
whole slavery policy Of the government, as you
will, without hindrance or interference from
u.s." No! This will not be conceded.
The delusive idea, then, of possible fusion
between the republican party and the Southern
opposition elements should be abandoned by
the latter, without any further delay They
have been waiting upon Providence long enough;
and they should now remember that Pro-
whence helps those who help themselves. Our
Southern opposition journals should cease to
call upon the Northern Hercules to lift their
cart out Of the mud, and should put their own
shoulders to the wheel. They have now the
choice between new national opposition par
ty, or the organization of new Southern op-
| position party; and, as upon a national plat
form they could command the balance of
power between the Northern republicans and
the Southern democracy, a new national party
is the thing. Let the Southern opposition
members of the new Congress prepare the way.
They may do it in the work of organizing the
House.
LOOK BEFORE You LEAP-The Brooklyn
people, who have very laudable ambition to