The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-08


The democratic programme for the next Presidential
election settled in Washington last Thursday night
Kentucky and New York to be harnessed the car
Of dsunion democracy, and Breckenridge Seymour
TO be the Charleston nominees for President Vice
fresoenI Every enor; 70 avert tns decision will iaii,
to do but to confirm this arrangement which that body
will be sure to do.
We put this statement on record not in the light OF
prophecy-for neither prophet nor the son Of
one-but as the matured decision Of the Congressional
Leaders Of the democratic party in council assembled
Charleston Convention will meet unless indeed something
entirely unforeseen and unantcipated should 70
change the programme Of which there Is little danger
the short space Of time TO intervene
RgIeful az We are 70 see the great Douglas made 70
in the e 70 Be
achieved by the opposition Will be easier under Breckeu-
ridge than under the Illinois Giant Our fears have
always been, that he would be the captain whom the
democratic hosts would select to lead TO battle and
as the only man who could by any possible chance giye
less and also to nd our opponents 20 determined ma.
self destruction. Is evident that their time has
come to 60 out Of power and we may hope forever anA
The record Of Mr.. Breckenridge was chiefly INCENTIVE
one until be undertook, in unfortunate moment Tor his
in Kentucky There enough in that speech 70 defeat
General Jackson-nay, even Washington II ID full Of
disuDon and disloysy 70 the Union 1t avows also the
slavery upon Territories already free, can't get into
them securely in other way is true savecod for
what bis party demand for the Territories 1t this very
juncture OF time.
Indeed we should not want moro effectual election
eering document than Mr. Breckinredge's Frankfort
speech Let united opposition scatter II broadcast in ali
the States and should not despair Of nearly half the
Sothern States for the opposition nominee, IN such con
test And a. 10 Mr. Seymour bis record 10 quite sucent
to kill any man out Of his Sate IN hs own State no
cannot hope to get even twothirds Of the New York
democracy 30 that the oppcsons II they win only unto
on some enc man, will have pleasant times next l; they
will be able to rout the democracy horse foot and ORA
COON. -
poorer ticket IN popularity could NOT have been se-
lected. II abounds In all the elements of weakness II
takes extreme positions upon the slavery question dos
right In the face Of all the conservatism the country:
threatens eisunion unless s elected ID dictated BY The
dsunion democratic captains, and they sre preparing 70
carry out their designs II they are defeated.
The country u now forewarned. Let put on the A.
NOR Of resistance at and let all the Opposition como
together without delay counsel like brethren and form
ticket that win sweep the nation. Tho thing u feasible
The thing ought 70 be done. Nay, the thing already
done. II only question Of tune Before the summer
opens the two great parties will be In the field under
their regularly appointed leaders, and the result win be
triumph Of the united opposition dcket
The determination Of the disunonst democrats leaders,
to rally under Breckenridge and Seymour and 10 force
the Charleston Convention into their nomination indicates
an acknowledged defeat beforehand and their chooe Of
these men IN part TO punish the other aspan for re-
cusancy and hypocrisy while they preparing to carry
out their reasonable designs against the Union But they
will fail In this well In the election q the result viii
clearly prove. Meantime repeat let the oppostioa
everywhere be up and doing They know whs their
opponents will be.