Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-25

assumes an exclusive claim TO 70 the term
National It's not probable that any per
manent peace can be patched mp between the
factions; and, although there isl value in
the good will and fixtures of the old party,
consisting chiefly--when out Of power-of
the name. which will be held by some organ
ization, vet il is not probable that the party |
will regain its former prestige until the poll
tioiaps prominent in this conflict shall have |
killed off each other, and have been super |
seded by new elements and complete re-
organization. /
This dissolution of old political parties and |
organization of new has occurred several
times in our political history, and it can not |
be said that the prosperity of the country |
has been in the least retarded thereby To
be sure, these healthy movements of the po-
litical system retire many politicians from
active service and turn them into fossils, who
thenceforth lament the decline Of political
virtue-which means the decline of appre-
citation oftheir merits-and sigh fer the golden
DAYS Of the old Federal, or Republican, OF
whg, or Democratic party, as the case may
he but the necessity for throwing this load
of politicians off from the system is the
cause of these political movements it is a
healthy, natural operation, and instead of
causing any regret, is to be hailed as symp-
tom Of recuperating energies. gg
The feud between the Hunker Barnburner
Democrats of New York is probably type
of this conflict between the Northern and
oh n mo
be healed on the surface, will have bitter
wrongs to be avenged so long as any Of the
present leaders are prominent.
Neither is the loss of the mythical claim to
nationality TO be lamented. nationality
which, for years, has existed ON a platform
with Northern and Southern face, and
which consists of State-rights and disunion
at the South, and in the North makes the
Union thing to be worshipped and North
ern State-rights, treason is not consistent
with the equality of the States, and the sooner
it is disposed of, the better. We often hear
that Democratic principles are eternal, and
we are not aware that eternal principles de-
pend on the latitude of the residence of their
supporters. ...... .... .a
SO far as any question of principle OF OF
opinion is represented in this division of the
Democratic Party, it is a mere abstraction.
The South demand recognition of their
right to Congressional protection of slave
property in the Territories. Mr.. Douglas is
willing that they should have it, if. the Su-
preme Court say that it is their right By
what the Court have said, it is known thai
they will declare that this is aConstitutiona
right. The Douglas men know this, bu
they think that to put it in the platform
now, will prevent Douglas from carrying
Northern State; therefore, they insist OF
party expediency, and the negro fanaticisr
has been worked up to such hight in tn
South that they will not consent TO adher
TO the Democratic time-honored platform-du
plicity.
The secession movement is by no mean
unanimous in the South. If Breckinridg
accepts the nomination. it may carry som
Southern States, and may be the means {
giving others to the Bell ticket; but tn
measure of support which the Charleston Sc
cessionists received, is very far from promi
ing united South and the probability
that the Douglas voters will have formidl
BILE organization in nearly every Souther
State.
The split in the Democratic party hs
naturally given great joy to the Repul
licans; but the sober, second thought wi
show them they are not quite beyon
the precincts of the forest. The Den
ocratic split is in the South. We presun
that the Republicans did not expect to carr
great many Southern States; therefore Il
split will not materially help them ther
Then the main question is rs to its effect
the North. 1t is not likely that the Soutl
ern ticket will make much of a show in IL
North. Massachusetts, may do something
that line; but when the federal officers 9
turn out at elections in that State, it is callc
large Democratic vote. They did not su
ceed in getting them all out when the que
ton Of making naturalized citizens aliens
some years, was up. In States where Il
Democratic party is not limited corpor
ton, not more Southern tickets will be bi
loted than will be wanted TO frame.
The general anxiety of the Republica
that Douglas should not be nominated, wou
. seem conclusive that they regarded him
the most formidable candidate in the Nor
Is he any less formidable because Of the HI
tility of the South? When he entered I
Illinois canvass against the AdministratiC
he almost carried the Republican party W
him. 1t is common now to abuse Hori
Greeley and the Tribune for this but duri
the Lecompton contest, Douglas absorbed
enthusiasm of the Republican party.
contest with the South is now just as dir
as that of the Republicans; it is better
fined to the popular estimate, for it is
the bottom chiefly personal. He appe
to the same popular sympathies as the
publicans. The popular enthusiasm whi
the brief anti-Lecompton rebellion excit
when Democratic orators added to their usl
capital, bold denunciations Of the A
ministration, ofslavery and ofthe arrogar
slsve-holders, may suggest what may
done in this canvass, when the Douglas
mocracy can avail themselves Of all tn
elements, and can appeal directly to the ar
slavery sentiment Of the North. Rep
icans who suppose that the split in