, 1859-04-15
From the New York News, March 5th.
The DISlntegratiOn Of the "Repnblican
Party,

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Of the Republican" party, or an abandon
ment of their distinctive principle of oppo-
sition to the South and reformation Of
the Opposition under some more acceptable
name and doctrine. Such political revolu-
tions are common with the opposition be-
cause it is essentially merely negative in its
general character, and assumes a distinc-
tive organization and existence by virtue
Of the universal law of polarity, which, in
the political and social world as well as the
physical universe, asserts O comprehensive
and necessary application.
The leaders Of the Opposition perceive
that there is no real sympathy for the
black race underlying the " Republican "
party and possessing hold on the popular
masses. In the next place, it is impossible
that the party can have the slightest in
huence at the SOuth. If any hope was
ever entertained of spreading this agita-
tion South it must have long since been
abandoned, for the uon-savcholding por-
tion Of the people South are even more de-
termiued in their hostility to movements
having the emancipation Of the slaves in
view than even the masters themselves.
The reason is obvious because the wealthy
landowners, who are now directly interested
10 sustaining the price Of labor, would then
combine 10 reduce it to a minimum, and
the white mechanic would he overdone, to-
gether with the blacks, in the horrors Of a
grinding aud oppressive system, Likes that
welded by the English landed proprietors
aud manufacturers, and which, to some ex-
tent, prevails here at the North-especial-
ly in the great cities aud the manuiactur-
ing districts. ..........
The continued agitation Of slavery against
the moral influence of solemn judgment
Of the Supreme Court is only contemplated
by enthusiasts, aud parties cannot he sus-
tanned for any length of time on such q
basis. To invade the rights of the South,
to share the Territories without restriction
or limitation, involves reconstruction of
the Supreme Court, if not d'change in the
Constitution ITSELF Besides the people Of
this country are disposed to yield implicit
obedience to the decisions Of the Courts,
while prompt TO oppose any assumption Of
power on the part Of the Executive or any
uhRise or improvident action by the Legis-
lature. They anticipated no danger to
their liberties from the Judiciary, and view
obedience to its mandates as the only ra-
tiona safeguard OF the State on one hand
and private happiness aud freedom on the
other. ".aa-lHE
The signs Of this coming change are
found in the subsidence of the fiery denun-
Citations against slavery which were once
the staple Of tho @Republican orators
and journals, an equally marked decline
In the NatiVism OF the other braneh Of the
Opposition, coquetlings among the leaders
Of these two factions, furious personal at
tacks against prominent Democrats, es-
pecially the President, an inclination to
impeach men rather than measures, and
finally the bringing forward anew from the
repose of silence the questions OF bank aud
tariff, the old issues of the former Wing
party.
All these indications Of revolution in
political affairs have been going on gradu-
ally but Enthusiastically, and they show that
the Democracy must prepare to meet their
old enemies under q new standard, new
names and modified principles The camp
Of the enemy is in motion, and the array
will be set in another quarter of the field,
and with change of front and altered
auspices.
A Democratic cotelnporary few days
ago remarked that the Jackson DemOcra-
cy was no more=-that it had performed its
part, and was not only dead, but rotten.
1t was great mistake. Our contemporary
has very ably maintained what we would
hn old ~ H.
mocracy itsely against the assault Of Black
"RepublicaniSm' on the constitutional rights
Of the South But it forgot that the natu-
raj position of the Democratic party is in
the advance, taking the initiative and on
the affirmative, Os it is now on the grand
living issue Of the day-CUBA MUST BE AN.
NEXED TO THE AMERICAN UNION.
Only remove the phrenzy Of Abolition
iGm and the cautions, conservative and
skeptical spirit Of Federalism and Whig-
gerry will show itself in an anti-Cuba, anti
Free Trade, anti-Expansion, anti-Equal
Rights and anti-Slate Rights development.
Northern monopoly, speculation, land steal
ing, credit mongering and labor robbing,
now covered and secured by the presenta-
ton Of false aud unmeaning issues so far as
the North is concerned, will be met by the
stern will of the people, maintaining, as
did the illustrious Jackson, equal and cx
act justice to all.
Positive Democracy has not been over
looked by our far-sighted, sagaciOus Presi
dent who in his mastery exposure Of the
evils Of the credit system, and especially ol
Inc mischievous conduct of the great Nerth
ern corporations that dare to maintain O
bankrupt existence in the face Of an out
ragged and victimized community, has dis.
played qualities that endear him to every
honest heart. .. .......
The opposition will have enough to do,
iOr the present, in striving to delay and EN-,
Darrass the united Democracy, that now,
with CUBA inscribed on every banner, are
IN iull march, and in firm and solid pha-
ianz, keeping time to that music of the