The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-23

New View Of the Presidential CAM
pAAga.
We publish In another part of this mornings
HERALD q carefully written and we'll reasoned
article from the oldest democratic journal N
Connecicut-the Hartford Times. The theory
Of this article Is strikingly similar to that which
has been put forward in these columns and Is
One'which cannot fail to recommend Itself 10
every man Of common sense.
In the FIRST place it is assumed that the cleo
ton lies between the democracy and the repuo-
licans. Mr.. Houston and Mr.. Bell are very
good men, and would be capital Presidents, no
doubt, but they have no party, aud their nom'-
nation has failed to met with any response
from the popular heart~ The democratic party
has been rent in twain by Causes which are OF
no significance In this connection. Whether
the one platform or the other IL the proper one
for the democracy to stand upon. matters very
little The difference y only an abstract
one, and platforms are at the best
very trashy things, which few people
understand and no one cares snap OF
his finger about. And, above all, we are not
just now addressing the democracy only, We
speak to the conservative masses in the Contra!
States. eight or niue hundred thousand voters
who hold the balance of power In their hands
and who always throw their votes on the
side of Law, order, peace, tranquility
and equal rights for all the States.
Many of these men have personal preferences
for Mr.. Douglas, others for Mr.. Bell. They all
agree in opposing Mr.. Lincoln. There is no
thing to be said against Mr.. Douglass on the
contrary, there is much to be advanced in his
favor. But he has made fatal error, and has
been thrown overheard by bis own party in all
the States where 1t is predominant, and is only
supported by a minority in the republican or
doubtful States. Even the State of Illinois is
not by any means certain for Its favorite sou;
and that being the case, his affairs are Us des-
perate as thu 81 of the First Napoleon when he
ran away from Russia. Mr. Bell is In quite as
bad way. As to the position Of the demOcra'
tic masses, We believe that the drm attitude Vi
the Breckenridge men in the South, the falling
away of the few prominent men in that section
who adhered to Douglas up to the last moment,
together with the vigorous manner 10 which the
Breckenridge campaign opened in New York
city, have created reaction in the NOrthern aud
Central States, the effect of which will be to
leave Mr. Douglas far behind in the race, aud
help Mr.. Breckenridge in a degree correspond
ing 10 the injury Inflicted upon his opponent
So far as the democratic party organization is
concerned, the centre Of power is 10 the
Southern States, because there the party
votes, while in the North they are liable to be
beaten in every State. The democracy gravi-
tates naturally towards the centre Of power,
and the Northern section Of the party, after
waiting short time to zee If the mountain
would come TO Mahomet, have concluded, from
all appearances, that If anything is to be done
Mahomet must go to the mountain; so they are
preparing to 60 over, horse, foot and dragons,
to the Breckenridge wing of the party.
This being the actual state OF the case, the
coin and Breckenridge the only candidates who
represent electoral votes. One or the other
must be elected, if there Is any choice by the
people, and the conservative voters Of the
North should refrain from throwing away their
votes and Sinking the responsibility which the
present position of political affairs places upon
their shoulders They have to choose between
the Vice President, whose political record is ia
miliar to every one, and the representative Of
the doctrines which brought old John Brown to
q richly deserved gallows. the merchants
and mechanics and working men Of the Gen.
trail States wish to endorse Stewards 'irrepressi-
BILE conflict Summers sacred animosity," and
Wendell Phillips constitutional compact with
hell' doctrine, they will vote for Lincoln, or
throw away their ballots in favor of some of
the merely personal nominations for the Presi-
dency. But, on the contrary, men Of all par
ties, old wings, Americans or democrats, who
desire to set the seal Of popular disapprobation
upon such agitators as John Brown and Charles
Sumner will take the only way to beat old
Abe, and vote for Breckenridge, who may be
elected by vigorous effort in the Central
States, Pennsylvania and New Jersey particu-
larry.
THE LANDLORDS SIDE OF THE H0rEL GUS
TIoN.-In accordance with our usual rule to give
fun hearing to all sides of every important
question, we print In another column letter