The New York herald., 1863-08-20

agency Of popular election. That such Q
platform as this will bring over to General
fremont the larger wing OF the republican
party cannot be doubted. Accordingly, there
is fair prospect that Chase and the radicals will
be superseded by this Fremont movement, or
that the hopeful Secretary Of the Treasury will
hnd his Presidential party reduced to something
like the old proportions Of tho abolition faction.
so much for the republicans. Next, in
coming to the democratic camp, we find that
here too there ia considerable confusion and
commotion. Butthe most significant movement
among the wireworkers Of this party is
the call by August Belmont for meet
ing, September z, at the st. Nicholas
Hotel, OF the National or Presidential Douglas
Committee, holding over from the Douglas
Baltimore Convention Of 1860. The committee
will meet to appoint the time and the place, we
presume, for the National Democratic Conven-
tion of 1864; and as the call will doubtless
embrace war democrats and peace democrats,
conservatives and oopperheads, the convention
will probably favor the public with another ex-
hibition Of the fight OF the Kilkenny cats, with
all the latest improvements.
| Lastly, there was q meeting Of mysterious
looking strangers ct Rochester the other day
| on the Presidential question. Greeley repre-
| sents them as the wandering ghosts Of the Bell
Everett party, which came into life, fourished,
languished and died, or became defunct, in 1860.
If we are not mistaken, however, this Roches'
ter meeting was composed Of men who repre-
sent those broad conservative Union principles
which have SO signally swept everything be-
fore them in the late Kentucky election. They
are the same principles which are this day pre-
dominant in New York, New Jersey, Penusyl-
vania Ohio and all the border States on both
sides Of Mason and Dixon g line and the OHIO
river. These principles embrace The vigorous
| Prosecution Of the war to the suppression Of
the rebellion, q cheerful support Of the admin
istration in all measures demanded to secure
this end; and then the restoration Of the rebel
lious States without any further abolition tin
kering by the general government with the
institution of slavery. In the meantime these
| conservatives hold that there should be as lit
tie tinkcring with negroes and slavery as pos
sible, and that the institution should be left to
take it's chances among the unavoidable neces-
stiles and casualties of the war. ra
These are the principles and this is the party
which, we predict, will carry the next Presi.
DENTAL election; for, when brought to the
pinch, this party will absorb the war wing Of the
democratic party and the conservative Union
wing Of the republican party. All the great
central and border States from their latest
elections, have shown that they are on the side
Of this new conservative Union party; for
| Governor Seymour, OF New York. and Governor
Bramlette, of Kentucky, owe their election
each to the same identical platform in regard
| to the Union and the war.
Let our republican and democratic polit-
clans cut their cards accordingly. or they may
all be distanced and set aside in 1864 by this
new conservative Union party with its sound
and popular Kentucky platform. It is absurd
to suppose that the republican party, or the
Douglas democracy, or the Bell Everett party,
can, in any event, be reorganizcd as they were
in 1860, In any State or in any county or town
of the Union; but this Kentucky Union party
embraces o new movement, and the field is
open and the way is clear to Its success.
| PROBABLE RECOGNITION or TIE SOUTHERN
CoNFEDERAcY BY MExIco.-Our last advices
from the Mexican capital are Of q very signin-
cant character. The French journals and the
Mexican newspapers under French control are
strenuously urging the recognition Of the South
ern cenfederscy. Knowing the stern discipline
| to which the press is subjected by the French
authorities, we cannot help arriving at the con-
cluson that Napoleon is about to carry out his
policy Of Intervention in American affairs
through the agency OF his new conquest. Ac-
! cording the sham Mexican government nomi-
| nal freedom of action in this matter, be will
| endeavor to so shape its proceedings Is to
maintain unaltered his own ostensible position
as a neutral. He calculates, no doubt, that in
this way efficient aid can be given to the rebel
confederacy, and its independence assured
| without embroiling France with the United
| States-a risk that he cannot afford to incur
| just now, in view or the critical aspect Of
European affairs.
This plan is q very ingenious one, and Ii Of
| piece with the policy hitherto pursued by the
French Emperor in our regard. II needs for
its success but one condition, and that is the
passiveness Of our government. It Is not
likely, however, that It will quietly submit to
this underhand mode Of arriving at an object
which is intended as death blow TO its inte.
rests. Qui facit per alum fdcit per 90 Is q rule
that holds as good in diplomacy a in law
Let not Napoleon, therefore, imagine that he
will be allowed to play this game unpunished
He has committed an enormous blunder IL he
has determined upon putting forward Mexico
| as the scapeQoat of his net acheme He will
avoid no responsibility by this course, but, on
the contrary. will increase the deep debt Of re-
sentiment which We owe him for tho persistent
efforts which he has made since the commence
ment Of the rebellion to. insure the co-opcra-
ton Of the other European Powers in his plans
of infcrxantinn We will nav him off with his