The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-03


The free soil faction, after having driven the
Southern delegates out of the Convention at
Charleston, have themselves come to dead
lock, and the lobby members are out of money
and going home.
This settles the fate of both the Northern
squstter sovereignty men and tho Southern
fire eaters in the worn out democratic organi.
cation. As for the party ITSELF it was broken
up long ago, and the skeleton of the organiza.
ton wss kept together merely by the cohesive
power of the public plumber. Half of the rank
and file of the old Northern democracy are
now in the black republican ranks, and half of
the old wings are acting with the local demo
cratic organizations, or holding back with the
vast reserve of the conservative vote,
which refuses to support either extreme
The telegraphic report informs US that
an effort will be made to rescind
the two-thirds rule, but that the New York
delegation are opposed to this. Confidence
Csgger and his men have keen scent for the
spoils, and they see very clearly that any
nomination by simple majority, and that
majority composed of Northern delegates who
cannot count upon one electoral vote, would
be equivalent to defeat in November. In view
Of failure to rescind the two.thirds rule
proposition will be made to adjourn, to meet
In Baltimore on the 25th of June.
A much better proposition than this would
be one to adjourn both Of the present Charles
ton Conventions, to meet in Baltimore on the
same day with the Union Convention, and that
both bodies come together and adopt con-
sentative platform, and present conservative
candidates for the popular vote. The whole
country-North, South, East and Vests re-
voting at this continued agitation Of the
Niger question, and the revolutionary and
destructive tendencies of the black repub-
lican leaders. The democratic politicians
have no great issue upon which to 60
before the people; nut the people have
one on which they viii meet the fanatic idea Of
| the day, and put 1t down. But they want an
organization through which the popular senti-
ment can be expressed.
| The minds Of men everywhere are startled
now with the revolutionary ideas Of the aboi
ton fanatics, who would reorgsnize the courts
exercise the habeas corpus In the slave States
by federal power, arm the negroes against the
whites, and involve the whole country In q
bloody and terrible civil war. The conservative
spirit everywhere Is reused against these black
republican theories II has been seen In the re.
cent elections In Connecticut, In Rhode Island
In Minnesota; and It Is well known to exist
throughout the South. All parties desire now
that affairs should follow their natural ten
dency, and obey the influences that will govern
them In spite Of Congresses or Territorial LIE
gislatures- The democratic party Is dead. The
Hreeat and the squatter sovereigns are alike
worn out. Let the delegates that have gathered
as democrats at Charleston recognise this fact,
and come to Baltimore to join hands on q con-
sentative platform with the Union men who
cannot now 90 with either extreme. By SO do
ing they will meet the pending crisis, and rally
| a million and half more Of conservative votes
| TO their support.