, 1859-05-02
Attempt to Heal Democratic Dikse1l.
~iosi.--Thc forncy-1iicknan Spltt-.
Possible Candidates Tor 1850.

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WAsnlsGcos. ..pril a6, 1ss9.
4 large gathering Of politicians from Ms-
Northwest and tie South is now here, presumed
IL be engaged in settling the fcud between the
Northern and Southern Democracy. caused by
The conflict Of Douglas doctrines with the new
prctrnsions Of the party On Slavery. As Sena-
tor l}ou:,Ias remains here without visible occu-
,a.ivn, he is suspected of participating in this
Joner work. That he has nu idea uf postroniny
his claims VI. tic Presidency, Of 4uarrctfiny
with the party in auy event, whether adopted
ar rrpudiated by the Charleston Convention, is
nuw patent to all men. In the meantime he
finds his Northern followers hard IL manage.
II. canuot cunceal from them his aciual nr i'll
tended rtcusancy, nor can hc prevail upon them
to moauutr the time Of their resistance to South
crn ay.rc>siuns according tu tue necessities Of
his ambition. The organ Of his doctrine and
his personal claims, lie Washington .Stute.,
sharply reproyeA the insurgents in rennsyl-
runiil, and demands to know whether they III
tend to abide tue decision Of the Charleston
Convention. Forncy il especially cntrcated tu
disufEc the policy uf his associates in this
gard, and to repudiatc the abolition heresies Of
John 1llcknlani speech and Of the resolutions
adopted III tic Convention Of April 18th. 1t is
also Noticed Us III alarming feature, that whilt'
Il" independent nominations were made By this
Convention, the resolutions plainly erince pur-
pusr to reject tho authority Of the Buchanan
Convention, us well Us to the candidates US the
principles srt forth. uni informed that the
Convention Of the anti-Slayery Democracy re-
Trained from nominating State ticket only from
pulley. They appointed an Executive Commit
Tee, with authority 10 make nominations should
that course become c1ped!ent, aud it is sup
I,osel that they will exercise the right thus con-
lcrsed on them during tue ensuing month Of
May. Tie Forney, Packer, aud Hickman Dem
ocrais have cridcntly ruiscd the Free Soil ban
ncr. utter the example Of the New York Barn
burners, twelve years ngo, and have thrown into
the l'.tical arena the tire brand Of Freedom,
Preston King did when he threw the Wimot
lTosiso among his political brethren. Tue ar
ranEcment is understood to be that Governor
Packer is TO have the place now 50 inadcquately
titled by Mr. Kigler, that Mr. Forncy Is to have
the printing Of the next House Of Representa-
lives, und that ali the Free SOL Democrats arc
to support the Republican candidate for rrcsi-
dent. As tho scceders IRE largely in ascend
:st,cv over the buchanan and HigIcr wing Of the
Democracy, there can br 10 doubt whatever
t1at Pennsylvania lsas joined tLo opposition to
| the Administration aud its Southern Slavery
platform This result is sure to follow, whether
tue details Of tht alleged bargain be executed
"r n"'. II il 'sn "f1le approaching embraces
between Douglas aud his late Southern assnil-
| ants TINT, i'll dciercnce 10 their requirements,
! lie has repealed ali connection with the buffers
III Tennsy lv4nia. aud has announced TO them
'lat lttry will not be received into the Nationa!
convention. They have NO intention of going
there.
While .hcse mud other intri.ucs are going on
.mong the leading inen Of The Democracy for
the Candidacy in ls.;'', the Democratic Journals
maintain Il >iligulArly discreet silence on the
subject. Tie time 1or consulting the masses Of
tile party las gone by. Slavery exercises over
the party tile sa!ne iron despotism over the
country through lhe Government. As the peo-
pl: have no lougcr any Shadow Of power III in
nuencc OVER the nominations, the necessity Of
ascrrtaining their opin'ous through the press
Las also ceased. The most iuportant laws are
bow really enacted in secret caucusses in w1,icl,
not even tile Legislature which passes the en-
actmcnts llns any voice. Nominations arc made
in the sanle manner Nothing is done ty open
discussion, nor in fair and nlauy contest be-
1wern the right and the wrong, but everything
is carried through by intrigue and secret mal-
;sesncnt. where yenaii1y and corruption have
full Swing. This light in the dark will 10 on
without ,nternlbsion from nov until June, lSGu
1t will rage with peculiar vrulence during the
session ot Congress. twill lie between tic par
tisans If buchanan, Douglas and Joe Lane at
Toombs md Guthrie q: the South. One Of these
men will almost certainly be nominated. Joe
Lune. otherwise called the Marion Of the Acxi-
can wnr, is surt Of Dick johnson Of q caudi-
date, put up for the Presidency because be does
not srcrH tit for anything else Dir. Guthrie.
fact thnt he did not rob the Treasury, thougihe
Ind an immense surplus staring him in the face
for four years. Thi. if true, is very creditable
to him. John Letchcr is at this moment stump
ing Virginia With great applause upon tue more
moderate pretensou that he never robbed the
Treasury except for the advantage Of his own
personal friends.
Ex-senator George y. Jones is noun though
not substantive, in the second declension he
first declined the Bogota mission. His second
| place, and the saiary, e 500 PER annum, 4 dc,
CLEMSON is negative proceeding. but two neg
ativcs make M affirmative. This is the only
method Of extracting an affirmative from Jones'
ecnuiiy lie scc.rdinr to the IT. teee1apb nas
in tue nominative case, ana has nominated Mr
John Savage Us Secretary Of Legation. But
better authority than the telegraph, the Blue
Book, to wit, atirmA that the Legation has no
Secretary, nor any salarv for clerkships, nor
spending money for contingencies. The appoint
1ncut. therefore, declines from the nominaiiye 10
the vocative- INSPECTOR.