The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-28

retrieve-so far as the South u concerned at
least it cannot be repaired at present Had
Mr.. Douglas supported the administration Of
Mr.. Buchanan from the start, the Illinois Sena-
tor might have walked into the White House
without half 80 much wear and tear, mentally
and bodily, as he suffered during his Senatorial
campaign; but he saw fit to rebel, and now the
South viii not have him at any price. He may
be Warwick-he cannot be King.
Then as to the course of Mr.. Douglas friends,
who may have the Convention In their hands.
1t has been confidently stated in various quar-
tiers that unless the Senator should be nomi-
mated his supporters would bolt. This was
said to be the understanding with Forney,
Adrain and other ishy democrats, who turned
around upon Mr.. Buchanan because they
could not monopolize the spoils, and
before his reelection to the Senate
it was claimed that Mr.. Douglas sympathized
with this idea. Since that tiue it has been an
nounced that he was pledged to 60 for the
Charleston man in any case. But whatever may
have been the change in Mr.. Douglas mind
since the period above referred to- it is very
certain that Mr.. Douglas friends will not be 80
idotic as to think Of boiling because their idol
is denied to them. The delegates to National
Convention have their private interests to look
out for; they are sent to see that their friends
are duly taken care of, if the party wins the
day, and generally to keep particularly sharp
lookout for number one. If these men find
that Douglas has no Southern strength, they
will Immediately 60 to work to make them
selves whole with the rising sun, who must
be selected with special reference to making a
good run in the doubtful Central States-New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania- the
heat ofthe battle is to come. The Douglas men,
by making a new man captain of the host,
would be in a position to claim from him as
much, if not more consideration, than thew
would obtain from their acknowledged
leader They would drop him as the wings
abandoned Clay and deserted Webster,
TWO men who, to judge from popular
demonstrations, were adored with degree of
affection passing the love of woman. Call it
selfshness, ingratitude, or whatever you please,
the great fact remains the came. Conventions,
like corporations, have no hearts TO speak of.
AS to who will receive the support OF Douglas
friends no one can tell at present 1t may be
Lane, or Orr, or Houston or Hunter, or Brock
inridge, or an entirely new man. The Conven-
ton will look only to the doctrine of availa-
bility and strength in the Central States.
In conclusion, we cannot refrain from ex-
pressing our heartfelt sympathy for the Forney
Haskin clique, who will be utterly ruined I'M
less Mr.. Douglas is nominated. They have
hung to his skirts, trusting to a bolt, if not a
nomination, and doing the interesting martyr
dodge in the meantime. They must be pre-
pared to resign their offices, to assume the peni-
tential sackcloth and the atoning ashes, and to
return to the coal-hole, there to be politically
fumigated and renovated, SO Us to come out
new after four years Of penance and absti-
pence, from even smell Of the flesh-pots.
After Charleston they will have, poor fellows,
nowhere else to go.