New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-10

power To the exgencies of the future the opponents
Of his election now commit him and his administration
and while partisans may desire his discontinue, his
great body of the people will prefer that he should
steer clear of fatal mistakes, rather than commit
errors which, while they might insure the overthrow
Of his party must, at the same time entail disastrous
consequer oes on the country.
The causes Of the grea! popular revolution which
has swept the Democracy out TO probably never
touch dry land, clear monday Long possession
Of power had corrupted the Democracy and Caused IFS
machinery TO fall into the hands Of class OF puohc
tpendaries who at last to regard the sp'!s OF
Government as their here dtsry possession fortiued
with this idea they considered any outside interference
as an impertipence and instead Of demeaning them
selves public servants, amenabe 70 their employers
orded il after the manner Of the nherors OF tue sacred
preroeatiye of divine right Corruption had crePt into
several branches of the public service, and although
the effort made to fasten the responsibility on the res
ident ard bis Cabinet an unfair eiecnoneerng de
vice still the existence of wrongs and impurities IN
public affairs was made patent TO ALL Then when the
par1y came TO arrange its ease for presentation 70
the jury Of the country, instead OF presenting au
aspect Of dignity which wonld commend resPec,
and promise decent government, they exniphed
the wretehed spectacle Of squsbbes for superiority OF
section against section and Of band of men bouod to
the personal fortunes of an individual IN the nope OF
retrieving their bankrupt fortunes by free access 70 the
public pnIse. The party was foredoomed. Only one
gave it the shadow of chance, or sui
feeut prospt of TO inspire thoss who culg 10
it to labor for its Success and that was the apprehen
sion Of the evil consequences which 1t was feared
would follow the success of the Republicans. we
trust those apprehensions will prove 70 he grouDdsss
At all events, shoIt time will decide whether they
were real the result Of TOO great an anxiety lor tne
peace and security of the Union, which was never
really in dsrger. At the same time tnls consideration
operated both ways. Many Northern men, possessing
no sympathy in common with the Republicans, bsgtn
to think that the question OF recession might as I'll
be decided now az at any future time. III IL came
10 be a regular ooncOmtant Of every Presidential
election for the South TO declare It's determination 10
ep cut of the Union ANY candidate should 70 elected
according TO the forms prescribed by the ConSututioh
who might happen TO be dstasefui to the South, the
matter might az well be put TO the test at once. III
ouch determination really entertained the exist
enCe Of the Union depended upon the election oil
President of Pro-Slavery politics, which would De no
real union at all and if 1t mere blusier and bra
vado intended 10 inmidste those 10 whom it was adj
DIRE ssed is time the bladder should BIO punctured ana
the gas let out of it. 1t was right TO decide whether
this specter was really ghost from the grave, or
white sheet on a broomstick. Tens OF thousanos
voted the Republican ticket on this ground alone.
The ,nodas operandi by which Republican success
was secured the conduct of the various parties to
the Fusion. We had faith in it, first or last, al
though for the last few days general Impression hsd
got abroad that it might carry the State. But when
Fusion was resolved upOs, on all hands, We did not
feel at liberty TO oppose it. Its fate is but another
proof of the worthessness of all coalitions among men
who have no principle in common, and VINO rarely,
If ever observe good faith toward each other. We
from the spirit that animated the more Jealous OF
bis followers, and from the presses IN MS IN.
fuence that his partisans would vote for Lincoln, II
necessary 10 defeat the chances OF Brecknr1 1ge aud
Lane That they have done 20 is evident. The
parties to the Fusion were animated by mutual dis
like hardly less intense than that which each respec-
lively bore 10 the Republicans, and in soms In
stances even more decided. In this city the Bell and
Everett men voted the Fusion ticket unanimously.
while they also voted the Republican local ticket Take
the First and Fourth Wards by way of Illustration
They were always opposition Wards Yes erday
however they gave majority for the Fusion ticket
while they gave a still more decided majority for the
Republican local candidates. The fusion was An M
natural combination and has died unnatural DEATH
And al hough we could not remain isolated when both
branches OF the Democracy entered into the arrange
ment we felt that it sacrifice OF honor without
securing the which might compensate for such
sacrifice. 1t is useless to talk of the past the con-
fct is over and the Republican party is the only live
part, in the country to-day. How il will abuse
iss advantages, the future alone can disclose