The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-08

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The Dissolution OF the Democracy and the
Rsorganixasion OF . National Party
How IL Can be Done.
The proceedings at, and the break up Of, the
Democratic Convention at Charleston, exhibit
in glazing colors the inconsistency and the
danger Of permitting the control Of public AZ
fairs to remain any longer In the hands Of the
political vagabonds who have usurped the ma
nagement of them.
A Get Of selfappointed professional politi-
clans, who secure confirmation from profes-
sional DULLES and shoulder hitters, through the
machinery of primary elections, which no de-
cent man ever attends, assume to be the right
iul organization of their respective parties, and
claim to control all party policy and party &C
ton. Under the cover Of this organization
they make and unmake public representa-
tive men, through whose abilities and inHu-
ence they claim and secure the enjoyment
Of the spoils, and whose public response
bility is made to shield the political vagabonds
In their misdeeds. By gradual encroachments
they have succeeded in driving from
public life many Of the most honest and cspa-
BILE of the true representative men Of the
country, and those who still are able TO main
tain their positions are forced to carry on q
constant defensive warfare against these plum
deripg organizations. 1t IL this Ubiquitous
system that has lowered the standard Of our
Legislative bodies and destroyed the possibility
Of retaining honest men in ONCE. Men Of
honor, men Of integrity, men who possess q
due self respect, will not submit to be the tools
Of these cliques Of political vagabonds, and
accept at their hands nominations as public
candidates, on condition of doing their dirty
work, and securing for them the public spoils
through preconcerted plans Of appointments to
official places In order to control the public
contracts and expenditures
AS Q natural consequence, this system has
worn itself out, and come TO a condition In
which 1t can no longer exist The insatiate
greed of the spoilsmen having driven honest
men from fellowship with them, they have
proceeded TO put those of their own stripe In
nomination and official position. These, acting
upon the identical principles that animate
the cliques, refuse to divide the spols, aud no
thing Is now heard In the political conclaves
but mutual accusations Of deception and tres-
son, and threats Of sending each other 10 the
penitentiary. An Instructive evidence Of this
state OF things II now witnessed In the mutual
accusations and revelations Of the members
and the lobby men, Of all parties. Of the recent
Legislature Of this State. The highest point Of
public plumber was there reached. and the pro.
fessional political wirepullers are desperate
with the loss Of the spoils.
This was the class Of men that, selfsppoint-
ed, went to Charleston TO attend the national
convention Of the democratic party, and to Sc
lect candidates for the Presidency aud Vice
Presidency. Had they had the common sense
70 pass q few shor, resolutions. recognising
the necessity Of meeting and overcoming the
fanatical mania that threatens the con-
stitution and the country with revolu.
ton and destruction, and put In no
minssion q conservative man like Breckin-
sentiment everywhere would have rallie !
to the support OF either Of these names
and the great crisis Of danger that
lie 20 close upon us would have been passed In
safety. But the common good was not their
aim. They were intent upon the spoils, and
had their preconceried combinations and bar
gains, which they persisted In attempting to
carry out The result was that they first drove
half dozen States, that would no1consent TO
be bought and sold ike sheep, out Of the Con-
yeption. and then they fought among them