The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-07

TUE New ENGLAND ELEcTIoNs--APATTIY OF
TIM DEMOCRATS The leaders of the demo-
cratic party in the North seem to have forgot
ten that very important elections are to take
place during this month and the next, in New
Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
The republicans are, however, quite awake
about this matter, and are working like beavers
to preserve their supremacy in New England.
They have raised money in this city to assist in
carrying Connecticut, AMI have sent their best
stamp speakers into New Hampshire. While
they are doing all this work the democrats are
either nodding or snoring over the federal
spoils in New York and Boston, or snarling,
barking, biting and quarrelling over personal
issues, which are of no earthly Significance to
any one in the world. If the democrats are
beaten in the coming Presidential contest it
will be owing entirely to their criminal apathy
and the industrious zeal of the republicans. The
democrats have the strongest and best cause.
They fight against the black republican dogua
OF the abolition of slavery, which would ruin
the country by overthrowing the general GO
vernnent; but they are lax and slow in making
the arrangements for the detail of their cau-
paign. Confident in their strength, gorged
with the feshpots Of Egypt, and drunken with
the spells of victory, they offer themselves al
easy prey to hungry enemy.
1t is very probable that if the democrats
would canvass Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire ia proper way, they might carry one OF
both OF those States. In Connecticut the re
publican majority last year was small, and
since Mat tune there has been quite an acces-
sion to the conservative vote of the State ia
consequence Of the threatened withdrawal ri
Southern trade. THE republicans know this,
ano are working night and day to overcome H.
The democrats do just notning, except fght
out their miserable. petty family qaarrei-.
They should be up and ut work ia Connecticut
and Ne@ Hampshire. Let them carry either
OF those States at the coming election and it is
as good as victory for the candidate who
may he nominated at Charleston. The repub-
Hcans' MAiakof is taken the moment their
pbaianx OF New England States is broken.
Nh. BUCHANAN AND THE CINCINNATI Plat.
FORM The Philadetpnia Press of Chev alier For
OF Mr. Douglas, have for the last twelve months
or more been harpiDg away upon the bad faith
OF MJ. Buchanan in the matter of the Cincin-
nati platform concerning the will o'-the-wisp
OF Territorial popular sovereignty. But what
says the Cincinnati platform upon that subject
Let the following resolution from that platform
answer, to wit
Received, That recognise the right Of tho people Of
all rerfors, ipCluoig Kaeae and Ne oraska, acting
through hs legally fairy expressed will ef msOri
H Of acscai RESIDENT aud whenever the number Of their
Inhabitants jnses IT, 10 form Constitution, with or with
domestic slavery ann oe n'tted into tho Union upon
teens OF perfect equality with the other States.
This ia the exact ground occupied by Mr.
Buchanan, FROM bis acceptance of the Cincinnati
nomination down to this day. He recognizes
the right OF the people OF Territory, in the
regular work OF forming a State constitution,
to aci authoritatively for or against slavery but
not before. The idea of investing them with
State sovereignty while acting simply as
Territorial Organization, under the sovereignty
OF Congress and the executive authority of the
President, is perfectly absurd. Mr.. Buchanan
has been guided by the unequivocal resolution
above quoted; and if there be any thing else in
the Cincinnati platform different from this, or
OF Il doubtful or double faced character. he has
very properly rejected 1t. And this is all that
need be said upon the subject.