The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07

were scarce and those Of the smaller class were gooc
| demand.
The ''Irrepressible Connict" I'm tho New
Congrcss-The House Organization.
A few weeks ago many of the leaders and
newspaper organs Of the Southern opposition
party were actively advocating the coopera-
| ton of the Southern opposition members Of the
new Congress with the Northern republican
party in the organization of the House. In
support of this fusion, the paramount consider
alton advanced was the control Of the House
by the United opposition, in order that the
manifold corruptions of the democratic party,
in their expenditures and wastages of the pub
lilo money, might be thoroughly Investigated
and exposed to the American people. To Sc
cure this object, the Richmond WAig fatty
declared that 1t would sooner vote for ''the
blacklist of the black republicans for Speaker
than for any democrat whatever"
But "Old John Brown has suddenly changed
all this. The slavery agitation, which, a month
ago. was sensibly cooling down, is now all alive
again. and roaring and cracking like consum-
ing fire, especially throughout the South.
There is no longer any talk among Southern
opposition politicians or journals of a coalition
on their part with the black republicans in
this matter of the organization of the new Con-
gress. The 'irrepressible conflict" of Seward.
as practically Interpreted by "Old Brown"
has apparently created any impossible
gulf between the two sectional wings
of the opposition army. There is now no
visible prospect of their fusion in the House
organization; but on the contrary, coalition
between the democratic and the Southern OPP
position members has ceased to be an impossi-
bility. We do not suppose that the Southern
opposition members will vote for democrat
for Speaker; but it is possible that the demo-
Gratis will consent to support conservative
Southern opposition candidate, if by doing SO
they can secure his election, as against the
republican party.
As our readers well understand, no party
will have majority in the popular branch of
this approaching Congress; but the republicans
will be within six votes of it, while the demo-
Gratis will require some twenty recruits
to make up majority. Thus, should they get
all Of the twenty-one Southern opposition mem
bers. they will still want half dozen of the
Northern anti-Lecompton faction to help them
through. But, in drawing the line upon the
main issue of slavery, as it now stands, can
these anti-Lecompton men 60 over into coali-
ton between the regular democracy and the
Southern opposition in the election of the
Speaker? The question is very nice one, and
cannot be positively answered. short of some
definite negotiations at Washington in reference
| to the Charleston Convention. We apprehend,
| however, that "Old Brown" has given the
finishing touch to Mr.. Douglas in the South
and that, consequently, the republicans may be
able to secure the half dozen anti-Lecompton-
ties necessary to make up a majority of the
| House.
Mr.. Douglas, with his Illinois delegation,
will, it is generally understood 60 into the
democratic caucus; but we fear he will come
out of it with his Charleston calculations upon
his Northern balance of power cut out by the
roots. Upon this hint the other anti-Lecomp-
tonites, who have been sitting astride the fence
with Forney, may jump down with him on the
republican sde organize the House, and enter
at once into the "irrepressible conflict for the
Presidency.
AT all events, and in view of any possible
coalition, we fear that the organization of this
new Congress will only be effected after quad
rangular struggle between republicans. demo-
Gratis, Southern opposition men and Northern
| antiLecompton anti-administration democrats.
of many weeks duration. The contest. too. we
fear. will be marked by more embittered Sec
tional and party excitement and personal ri
valries antipathies and Flarrels, than we have
ever known heretofore on any such occasion
Indeed. should the State of New York pro-
nounce for W. II. Seward tomorrow. we NAV
pretty safely predict that the meeting of Con-
gress will be the formal commencement of
fierce sectional struggle, the end of which
looms up in the shape of separate Southern
confederacy. Is New York ready for this con-
tingency? Let her people answer tomorrow.