The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-02

The Rising Revolution In the United
States.
We are In the midst of revolution. The
split at Charleston Of the democratic party
which, having outlived the great issues 1t was
formed to defend, was always seeking to ad-
vance ambitious politicians and corrupt lead
ers-sweeps away all the distractions and
brings the real issue before the people.
The half-breed abolitionism that was engen
dered ut Buffalo In ls4s has eliminated at
Charleston, and, by driving the Southern States
into separate party organization, has cut Its
ewn throat and that of all its kindred fallacies.
A desperate determination on the part of the
same free soil policy that defeated the election
Of General Cass, and the triumph Of Its party
twelve years ago, to rule the party, has resulted
In its ruin, and the burial will be conceded by
the people. A set Of delegates from the North
ern States that could not, and can
not now, count on one electoral vote
for their candidate, determined to
force his nomination on those States upon
whose votes he must principally rely for cleo.
ton, and they have succeeded In driving out of
the Convention nearly, II not quite all, the re-
representatives. Of democratic msjoriHes. Under
these circumstances the Southern delegations
will probably meet and present an address To
their constituents and the country, with per-
haps o recommendation of candidates for Pre-
sident and Vice President TO be voted for In
November.
1t must not be forgotten that this split at
Charleston il . rupture on men, and not on
measures The talk and discussion about the
platform Is all nonsense, and the real struggle
was, whether the South should be forced to &C
cept Douglas or leave the Convention The
result Is in many respects good one. II brings
the true issue plainly before the people, II
breaks up WORKOUT and corrupt political or
ganization, and, BY presenting several candi-
dates for the Presidency 10 the popular vote,
II practically leaves the great mass of the
tricky buying and selling politicians without
Q vocation. When but two candidates are pre-
scented the two sets Of Office seekers 20 to work
In right good earnest TO humbug and cheat
the people, and when the election il over one
of the sets has nothing 10 do but 10 clamor for
the spoils. But with four or FIVE candidates
In the field, with almost moral certainty that
no one Of them can be elected by the people,
but that three, and which three also In doubt,
will have to 90 into the House TO make new
combinations and new bargains, the working
politician has not much TO hope for. This fact
will make the coming. campaign one Of little
effort by the politicians, and q much cheaper
one to the Office holders and other party con-
tributors.
II the Southern delegations In Charleston
now take reason TO their councils, and with
moderate but firm conservative address put
forward such man a. Breckinridge or Lane,
or Guthrie, as candidate with good name
for the Vice Presidency, they will meet the
exigencies Of the occasion, and stand upon the
real Issue that Is before the country. This
lssue Is presented by the black republican
party, whose opponents are Spooner, and Sew
ard and Helper, with John Brown a q martyr
In the cause, and the political priests
rs lie ministers They must be met fairly and
squarely. The nne drawn distractions Of free
soilism only pander TO the fanasicism. The
conservative feeling Of the country cannot and
viii not hang upon an impslpable distinction.
The Northern delegates at Charleston have
ignored completely the great commercial,
manufacturing and mining interests Of the
country, and the Albany Regency, under the
rule Of the Buffalo idea, has len vast Interests