The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-08

The "Irrepressiblc Conflict" Among 'he
Democracy-The Renovation Prokres'-
Ing.
Our democratic readers have doubtless Pc
rused and inwardly digested the MANIFESTO,
which we published yesterday, from the hon
Miles Taylor, of Louisiana, Chairman OF tne
Douglas National Democratic Executive Com
mittee at Washington, denouncing any joint
stock arrangements with the Breckenridge fac
ton Eat any time, in any place or under any
circumstances" The reason advanced by Mr..
Taylor for this decree is, that the antagonism
between squatter sovereignty in the Territories
and the protection of slavery therein by Con-
gress, which broke up at Charleston and at Bal
timore the National Convention of the party, is
an antagonism which still continues, "and is
such as must preclude the possibility of any
union" between the belligerent factions Gin the
support of q common electoral ticket in any
State, no matter what may be the probable re-
suit in II without such union"
1t is thus apparent that all the movements
and overtures and propositions among our de-
nocratic spoils politicians to bring about q
joint stock electoral ticket in Virginia, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, New York and elsewhere,
must all end in smOke--that there is an SIRE
pressible conflict" between the Douglas and
Breckenridge divisions of the democracy which
must be fought out. In word, we now per-
ceive that the split in the party camp, COM
menced at Charleston and consummated at Bal
timore, was not temporary alienation between
the Northern and Southern wings of the demo-
cracy, but permanent rupture, marking the
final dissolution of this old democratic party.
AS matters now stand, 1t is probable that
while Douglas will leave Breckenridge in a
slender minority of the Northern democratic
vote, the reverse will be the case in the South.
We should not be surprised if by November
there should be a pretty solid concentration'S of
the Northern democracy upon Douglas and a
general abandonment of Douglas for Breckin-
ridge in the South. In any event, We may con-
slider the days of the democratic party of the
last thirty odd years as ended and that the
broken fragments of this exploded party and
of the old whig party are now drifting
about for permanent Judgment in some new
organization of parties.
That we shall have O reconstruction of par
ties, very shortly after this Presidential cleo
tion is morally certain; and that in this recon
struction the controlling party for the future
will stand upon the conservative Union SEN
timent Of the country, we have no DOUBT But
we must await the issues Of this Presidential
campaign. If we could bring the conserva-
tive popular elements Of this State alone into
ga happy accord" against the sectional republi.
can party, the defeat of Lincoln would be
secured but between Bell and the broken up
democracy the conservative popular majority
of New York will most probably be FILTERED
away. So in the South, If the conservative
democratic element there could be combined
with the conservative opposition vote the Goa
lition would be competent to carry every
Southern State except South Carolina.
But from the division of our Northern ma
tional conservative elements into three sepa-
rate party camps, the sectional antislavery re-
publican party has all the odds against them;
and so, from the division Of the national conser-
vative elements Of the South into the two
party camps Of Bell and Douglas, the Southern
ultra pro-slavery sectional democracy will be
apt to turn out the strongest. But these
divisions Of the conservative forces of the
country will disappear after this election in the
formation and capitalization of new national
Union party, broad enough and strong enough
to combine the discordant Union factions of the
present day into single homogeneous party
Then, as our Northern republican party begins
to dissolve under the fervent heat of new ad.
ministration, it will subside again to a mere
contemplate sectional faction; and then, too,
that Southern sectional democratic party which
has been so clamorous for disunion. Southern
confederacy and the African slave trade, will
be silenced by the immediate presence of q
more powerful Union organization.
The first work Of a revolution Is the over
throw Of the old order of things. That has
been done in the destruction of the democratic
party. The next thing is the establishment of
q new order Of things. That work will be practi-
cally commenced very soon after this Presiden-
tial election, In the reconstruction Of our politi
cal parties. The existing divisions and confusion
Of parties can only be settled by the Presiden-
tial election. As 1t is, We see on all sides that
we are in the midst Of q revolution, and that it
must 20 on 10 its contamination.
ARTISTIC And TO GAKBALpL-The perfor-
nance in aid Of the Garibaldi fund will take
place at the Academy Of Music, on the evening
of Wednesday next, under the direction of
Signor Muzio, who has been delegated by the