The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-25
The Meeting OF the Political waters 1T
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the Meeting OF the Political waters 1T
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In less than month from TO day, namely, on
the 18th of June, the National Convention Of
the democracy, adjourned from Charleston, will
assemble at the old council ground OF the
party, the city Of Baltimore. 1t is understood
that this Convention will bring together al the
factions and cliques of the party, and that the
ultra Southern Convention called to meet On
the llth June at Richmond will be adjourned
over to Baltimore. At the same time, the
lower branch of Congress has voted to close
the present session on the day when the Goa.
vention opens. The republican members will
wait until the adjournment Of the Baltimore
Convention before opening the campaign in
PeDnsJ lvaDia and New Jersey, and thus the
Monumental City will be made the centre of
grand assembly Of politicians Of all grades,
parties and stripes. This meeting Of the rep
resentstives Of the governing classes Of the
model republic will be one of the most inte-
resting and important political demonstrations
that has ever been made in this country.
And the struggle, both on the platform
and the nominations of the party,
will be the severest that the party has ever
known. On the one side we have the extreme
Southern wing, led by Yancey and others. and
to he sensibly recruited by certain members Of
Congress, who will transfer their Congression-
al quarres to the floor of the Convention OPP
posed to this faction, what is called the
Douglas democracy will present bold, united
and perhaps defiant front. Then there will be
veteran leaders of the party-who will keep
the spoils steadily in view, and urge common
sense course of action, which advice, If fol-
lowed, will assuredly lead the way to victory.
Outside OF the Convention all these parties
will have their body guards Of camp folio wers,
strikers, blowers and boxers. The buttonhole
brigade will be on hand in full force. What
with the people who come to the Convention
as a matter of business, and those who look
upon all such things as sort of gratis show
the Monumental City will entertain the great
est crowd of visiters that has ever been seen
within its gates.
Viewed merely as convention ofthe democra-
y,
cially important Nobody except Office holders
and Office seekers cares what becomes of the
democratic party. There is no such thing here
as sentimental affection for political organi-
cation. The old wings came the nearest to 1t
in their idolstry for their great leader. Mr.
Clay: but no one ever thinks OF the powerful
party which he engineered so brilliantly for
over twenty years, and which twice overthrow
the democracy. Nobody knows where the old
whig party is buried. Few people except the
Brookses, who are like the Bourbons- learning
nothing and forgetting nothing-ever recall the
fact of its existence, except in an archaeology
cal point Of view.
So would it be with the democracy under
ordinary circumstances. The Baltimore Con.
vention, however, meets with extraordinary
work to do. The leaders of the democracy,
both In Congress and Convention, have been
quarreling for years upon distractions, and
have by 90 doing disunited and demoralized
the party. There Is really no difference of
opinion upon any question Of principle in the
democl attic ranks, and the leaders lie to the
masses when they tell them to the contrary.
There Is always war between the rival cliques
npon the question the spois and 1t Is this quar-
rel that Mr. Buchanan's administration has been
Obliged to contend with. So, when the party
leaders went to Charleston, some Of them broke
up the Convention because they could not
have their own way In 1t. The real issue In :,
the campaign has been marked out by the
republicans, who have nominated an ultra
sboltionist upon Garrisonian platform, which
latter Is as distasteful to the conservative
voters Of the North as to the shareholders OF
the South. II the democratic factions at Balti-
more are wise they will patch up temporary
truce-make an understandable nomination
place man whose record is q sufficient plat
form at the head OF their ticket, and proceed
70 thrash the republicans in scientific manner
All the platform that is needed Is already
offered by the Chicago Convention. The object
of the republicans, as plainly stated in all plat
forms, speeches, and what not, is the building
up of party In the North to bring about the
extinction Of slavery in the South, by any
means, fair or foul. The platform for the de-
mocracy Is opposition TO this "irrepressible
conflict doctrine, and that, with an unobjec-
,ionable candidate, is sufficient to sweep the
country, as poor Pierce did in 1852 But II
the democratic leaders carry their private
griefs to Baltimore, and repeat the scenes Of
Charleston, the party is as dead as Julius Cesar.
The republicans can only win through the
division Of their opponents, and no pains will
be spared to sggravaie the bad feeling which
already prevails. This must be met and put
down. The Baltimore Convention must form the
programme Of the campaign so as to send the
abolition question back to the abstract philan.
tbropisss Of the Garrison, Claiming and Tap
pan school The Almighty Niger must be
turned out from the national councils aud sent
back to the protecting embrace of the old