The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-07

, democratic party, is one Of the most remarkable
| things Of the day.
While the SHOWS of the last winter still CO.
! vered the fields We were admonished ny our
| agi'atpg democratic politicians that we were
| walking upon the crust &C grlmbling volcano,
that AIN early explosion Was inevitable, that the
| Union would be destroyed and that the leading
" on of the Southern States, sttring themselves
| ia domestic linsey-woolsey, were preparing for
| the solemn alternative Of Southern confede-
| racy. There WAS general alarm. Could we
| Of the North save the Union: Our democratic
| orac'es were dumb, or they answered Us only
repeated warnings Of danger. Our only
F! hope was in the democratic party. Thus ad-
monished. all eyes were turned to the Charles
ton Convention. Ii was an ominous failure.
The quack doctors thereof assembled again at
Baltimore and doctored the party, their patient,
death; but from that moment all fears con-
corning the Union, all dangers, threats and
clements OF disunion disappeared. Never has
there been more general confidence in the
Union than since the destruction Of this corrupt
old party. which many good and honest people
had been taught to believe indispensable TO the
very existence of the Union.
The truth is at last discovered that the Union
and the gaunt and CHASTITY spectre of disunon
have been TIC cbaratan tricks by which our
den ocratc politicians have retained their hold
upon the public plunder. We all perceive now
that the democratic party has persisted because,
as a mere spells party. it could not keep step
to the music Of The Union" and that neither
this arty, nor any other party Of managing
spoilsmep adventures and vagabonds, i OF
any higher importance TO the Union than arc
wolves and csrron crows to the army which
they follow. The disruption Of the democratic
party has reduced our managing politicians OF
the school Of sectional agitators Of all parties
t. u very low figure in the market. They plead
moi guilty. They never counselcd dissolu-
ton Of the Union, an 'rrepressible conflict" an
exierminating crusade against slavery, or
Southern confederacy, or anything of the kind.
Both factions of the democracy are for tho
Union; oil the parties and ali the candidates in
the field are for it; Yancey abandons his South
ern oonicderacy for it; and Governor Wise,
who threatened to break up the Union If FIRE.
mont were elected, is now ready TO fight TO stay
in The Union. On all sides, with the terrible
crash among the crockcry of our democratic
politicians. We end our party leaders, organs,
orators and camp followers wonderfully do
voted TO the great objects Of sectional peace
and harmony.
The Union has proved itself stronger than our
disunion agitators They have been broken to
pieces against ii as the waves Of the sea are
4 Al, II,
is over, the people feel easy, and the country is
gradually recovering from the late financial
revulsion and our late disunion excitemonts
Confidence in trade Is extending, and in
the Union ii is restored. The solid masses Of
the people are really beginning to believe
that it will make no practical difference To
them whether this man, that man, or the other,
il elected cur next President, because Of the
checks and balances which, in any event, the
parties in the field will mold against each
other.
This Il the true estimate OF this campaign.
Should "Old Abe Lincoln" DO elected by the
people, no will have. an adverse majority in
the Senate TO keep him in cheek to the end Of
his term. Should the election be thrown into
Congress, and should compromise be made in
the House, resulting in the election of John
Bell, his administration will have to be rega-
lated SO as to meet the acquisitions. perhaps,
of u republican House. as well as q democratic
Senate. Should the election Of a President go
by defaul, in the House, and should the Vice
President elected 10y the Senate. say General
Lane thus become President, he viii be held
in check by the conservatives OF both houses
from any extreme measures Of party character.
So, in any event, the practical difference be-
tween the election of Lincoln. Bell or Lane
will be the mere difference Of the doubtful
division Of the spos.
Let the honest and independent masses VI the
people, therefore, who have no interest in tho
mere spells of victory leave this scrub race to
the management of the spells politicians d-
rectly concerned Let these politicians have
s :e S'"ry cfpaying their party expenses OF
the campaign. On the part of tho man who
does not want an Office, surely vote for the
ticket Of bis party is quite enough under The
circumstances Let those whose labors are di.
rected to the fat Offices foot the bills. Above
all, rs the Union will be perfectly safe in any
event, let our Independent men Of means, who I
have heretofore bled SO freely to sustain the l
lecches and loaers of this or that party for cam
paign purposes, have nothing more TO do with
them. Let these expensive clcctioueering
loaiers and lccches be reduced TO their own re-
sources. and We shall have the most quiet and |
orderly election Of tho last fifty years.
Our agitating sectional politicians have been
reduced TO good behavior from the confusion
and the fog into which they are thrown
with the dissolution of the democratic party
They are no longer tho stumbling block to tho
sober Judgment of the people. Let the mere
loafers and electionecring Migrants Of the
several parties concerned be cut of from fhnir