The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-20

Upon the tariff estouthe democracy, with the brosch
% ps 81 una. a. suite must be prepared % max some con- On
opposition Cpo the question OF free FARMS tue Demo
cratic STATE Conventions Of Indiana and Illinois have de-
ms the present d.rastcns of tho party may
increased soiously 70 embarrass all enort NJ har
On the other hand let these secondary questions be
kept in the background, a. they vu pc IN default OF
Speaker till the meeting Of toe Cnarieston Conventoo and
upon the paramount Of the irrepress BILE conflict
between the anti slavery Holy Alliance Of the North ani
the democracy, the latter may be combined into homo
geneous and Irresistible Presidential organic atom. 10
this end while appears from careful inquiry among
Southern men, that there hardly chance for the nom
nation Of Mr. Douglas, there Is generous disposition OK
ting among his democratic opponents, rivals and enc
mics in the south to make MOI only treaty OF peace with
him, but such treaty "a viii secure the active opera
ton Of himself and his parsans In support OF the Charles
Upon This point the resolution introduced into the Senate
this morning by Mr. Bsown Of Mssisspp declaring the
right Of the people Of the South the projection OF their
slave property In the Territories nstrucng the Com
mee on Territories IN tho organzaon OF any Terri
toa Legslasurc TO provide for the security slave pro-
pery and IN default Of any such local legislation, de-
cariDg the DUTY u oongres to afford such prossctou
does not look mnch like treaty Of peace Ba. upon all
these territorial distractions wide apart Northern and
Southern democrats now appear, there is . powerful
tendency both ades half way ground OF
modaon. The general subject has been and will be tho
roughly discussed In The Senate and in House, pub
bcy and privately with the ves Of relieving the green
hands at Charleston OF the delicate and difficult DUTY
Thus perhaps, with the meeting OF the Convention tnet
will have platform cut and dried 10 their hands, in
which he union Of the democracy for the sake Of the
Union win be made 70 absorb ali secondary questions
There Southern ultras, and ar Brown OF MIS-
ssspp may he among them, who intend to make the posi-
tive protection OF slavery by the feieral government. In
the Territories qua Ron but they will be overraed
BY tho whelmng majority OF the Convention, upon
battle against the revolutionary anti slavery party OF the
North the democracy will secure the Presidency and de
fea, and destroy the republican party a. the old whg
In the meantime the repablicaus Of the House. IN anc
patton Of the loss OF another week two another
month"; in the House organization, will, assured
ready the their schedule Of business
IN make for lost time Tney Will cut short the deb
and bring the previous question TO bear against all OBJ
structons TO the Admission OF Kansas, and they will push
that bill forward as soon as possible They will mako
short work Of all contestet elections, in having those
stead bil as a great Western eIectoneering measure
against the democratic party and for the same object
they yill probably Try resolution as an offset against
the confidence Of the American people in any public ca
pacy who ready TO conspre for the dissolution Of the
Union tho event Of the constitutional election OF Pre-
sdent entertaining political sentiments opposed 10 the
tension Of slavery
uch are tho contingencies and calculations on both
contest for Speaker Nor should we overlook the South
opposition party and their calculations They expect
ehcr 70 ooerce the republicans into 40 lsao or
ganza0n and campaign, be able 10 decide the issue
before the people IN tho House balance Of pox
And the late Baile Peyton Philadelphia Union Meeting
cans. afford hint concerning the ipractcable Southern
oppostion Of the House in this OF the Speaker
Thus we may conclude that lays, weeks and months
may yet elapee before Speaker is elected that when
elected he will be republican by the plurality rule,
middle ground opposition by majority and it is the
policy and the duty OF the democracy upon the great
Union sae 10 resist the plurality rule down
to the meeting of the Charleston Convention.
Madame Anna Bishops concert last night. at Wizards
Concert hall originally Presbyterian church, absorbed
BY wlards Rotel-was attended BY full house, ncud-
ing Of the ladies OF the Cabinet ard Of the members
Of both houses Of Congress- The theatre closed the
other day owDg TO IL beggary representation Of empty
account Of The tehtness Of the money market
here, resulting from the election Of Speaker. The
st performance q said theatre the "e and Dcath
q Richard the Third BY Murdoch bnt the War Of the
the Roses Is still only ct tho beginning Of the end.