The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-29

| the manner of reminder than reproof.
| The Fighting Factions OF the Demo-
cracy-Symptoms OF IN ''IrrepressfbIe
Connter'-The Dangers OF Our Political
System.
While his Honor the Mayor Of this metropo-
Lis, and his Central Railway Magni6cenco
Dean Richmond have been putting their heads
together in q consultation over the forlorn de-
mocracy, and while the New York Bell-ringers
of the Constitutional Union party have ex-
pressed their readiness and their purpose to go
shares with the democrats in q mixed electoral
ticket, we are sorry 10 say that, from Tammany
Hall to St. Louis, the signs Of the times are not
in favor Of peace, but of an "irrepressible con-
fict' between the Breckenridge and Douglas
factions, which will be positively shocking to
the lovers of law and order
On Tuesday evening last the Sachems of Old
TammAny venerable Pottawotomie, Elijah
F. Purdy, in the chair-resolved, In q solemn
council, to put on their paint and feathers, and
take the war path for Douglas. They also APP
pointed committee to make arrangements for
general Douglas ratification. But as we
learn, there were some dissenting voices ON the
occasion, which had to be silenced by knock
down argument or two. In Philadelphia the
| Douglas and Breckenridge managers are in
snarl which promises to eliminate In row. In
St Louis, the other day, Breckenridge process
sion was threatened by the Intervention of .
Douglas crowd with general setto. And thus,
from all quarters Of the compass, we have more
or less of the symptoms Of q violent malignant.
and even bloody campaign between these two
factions Of the fierce democracy North and
South.
All this ia but the development, on a larger
scale, of the depraved and rufianly instruments,
instincts and influences which have so long,
through our primary elections, party caucuses,
wigwams and conventions, controlled our politi-
! cal affairs Thus, who have been, and who are
| the men that we may properly rank as our,
| governing classes? Men of responsibility, re-
| spectability, talents, education, self-respects
| No. Who, then? The scum and dregs of soci-
ETY., the fungi Of the stews aud kennels of our
! towns and cities, our Migrants and vagabonds,
| used by Inscriptions demagogues to clutch the
public spoils and plumber. We see the poison
Gus fruits from these seeds of mischief ripening
| and rotting in our municipal, State and federal
of1ces, wherever this periodical power of our
primary elections has been bronght to bear.
This last session of Congress has furnished
| the world with some of the most disgusting
specimens of that hideous rnf6anism which,
through the cesspooi of the primary election or
party caucus, dictates the selection of our law
makers. Liar "thief," "perjured villain"
damned lying scoundrel,' and various other
choice epithets and explosives of the ruffians
encyclopedia, were banded about the House,
on the most trivial pretexts, during the late
session, by men who should be honorable, but
who carry with them necessarily into public life
something Of the stencil and filth of the corrupt
elements which first brought them into the
political market.
Was Lord Macaulay right In predicting that
our popular Institutions were destined to prove
an ignominious failurei They have proved
splendid success but have we not, In reality,
for the last thirty years, been straining them to
the last stretch of attenuation. Is 1t not fact
system, federal and local, which Is above fear
and above reproach, is the Supreme Court of
the United States, the members Of which, ap-
pointed for life, are placed beyond our party
primaries and caucuses.
So with regard TO the two arms OF our ma
tional defence, the army and navy, the officers
of which are 80 proverbial the world over for
their good breeding, accomplishments, refine
ment and general intelligence. To what are
we indebted for this class of men in our army
and navy? To education, discipline but, more
than all, to those regulations of their appoint
ment which place these officers beyond the
reach of our corrupting political elections We
are happy to acknowledge that this journal has
had for many years the credit of being staunch
supporter Of the army and navy. We are SO
still, and thus we cordially approve all those
late measures Of Congress increasing the pay
and the inducements of the land or the sea SER
vice. They are the conservative appendages Of
| our political system, which may yet be required
| TO save II from our domestic % well as our TO-
reign enemies.
Touching this "irrepressible conflict In the
domestic camp, as there appears to be no hope
| for milder remedy, we say let the conflict be
waged to the bitter end. Good will come
Of It, 1t will bring the respectable,
responsible and rejecting classes Of the
American people 10 their sober senses,
and to realize the dangers Of sheer mob
law with which we are threatened. We are
like train Of cars descending an inclined
plane ct On AcceleraHng momentum. against
which the brakes must be soon applied, or
something more than the rotten democratic
party will be broken TO pieces
THE New Yoax DELEGATION AT ALDASr--