The New York herald., 1872-07-06
wedge to the downfall Of the pro- slavery democratic

wedge to the downfall Of the pro- slavery democratic
party.
The overwhelming election of Pierce in 1852 was
delusiOn and snare. because II was gained upon
false pretences. Buchanan's election was mere
Southern Shareholders prolonged their supremacy,
which ended with the first election OF Lincoln.
OUR FIFTH POLITICAL PERIOD,
that of the present republican party, is dlstin-
guished by the most sangunary civil war and the
people, Starting out upon the idea OF mo further
extensions OF slavery" this republican party has
abolished slavery ana IN the CONSTITUTION nus .Ss es
black race, and Of the men OF all other races, as
citizens with the white race. But now, VISA TINS
measures accepted by the democratic party, aud
with Mr.. Greeley as the democlatic candidate,
bot from the administration, including Mr.. Greeley,
affect this coming election
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION sYsrEM-rHs DEMO-
CRATIC TwO-THIRDs RULE.
The National Convention was introduced in the
thirds rule required for the democratic nemna tions
OF President and Vice President mas been fruitful
Of strange and unexpected results. % TINS RUE, rug.
decisive erfect at the Baltimore Democratic Con-
vention Of 1874. Martin Van Buren, though SO dis.
jackson, and stn considered by the democratic
''Old liners" as entitled to another term. Hence he
went into the Convention Of ~ with handsome
majority or the delegates In his favec; but he had
committed himself against the hasty annexation OF
Texas for fear OF war with Mexico, ana tne
Southern prO-savery men, resolved upon Texas for
anew slave state were resolved upon Van Burens
ovei throw. They succeeded in supplantlng him BY
Buren was ruled out BY minority OF the Conven-
tiOn under the two-thirds rule, ana Polk, to the
astonishment OF all parties, as comp onise nomi;
nation, was chosen the democratic candidate, ana
he was, too, In the chapter OF accidents, elected
VAN BUREN's BOLT.
But Van Buren was not yet satisfied. He would
have another trial at Baltimore. SO he sent
New York to the Democratic Convention OF ls4s.
But these delegates were gwen the cold shoulder;
and "the Little Magician bolted, and, running as
the free-sOi candidate, he cut out the democratic
nominee General Cass, and elected General Taylor.
Thus, in Van Buren's great revenge, the two-thrds
rule had returned to plague Its inventors but the
Southern men still held last to it because 1t made
them masters Of the democratic party.
PIERCEs NOMINATION, &C.
Again in 1852 bakers dozen OF outstanding can.
didates, including Marcy, Dickinson, Buchanan.
thrown out by the pressure Of the two-thirds rule.
when compromise was finally agreed upon IN tne
Of psrc h ns IKE pok
way. Pierce, as we have explained, was over
whelmlngly elected, though It was dis strous VIC
tory. But again this twO-thi DIS rule broke up the
party at Charleston in $780, the last conspicu-
Gus blunder committed by the democrats under
1865, when CHIEF Justice Cnase was ut their service
on new departure. There s no reason to doubt,
however, that Mr.. Greeley at Baltimore will safely
pass the ordeal OF this tw0thlIds rule.
THE WHO CONVENTION RULE
was the rule of the majority; but the wings were
also governed by another rule, which was the rule
OF expediency. Hence their military Chi stans for
the Presidency after the success OF Jackson, their
Harrisons Taylors and ScOtts to the great disgust
of their Clays and Websters.
The majority rule OF the wings was adopted by
and is now the convention rule OF the republicans
Since the nomination Of Lincoln, at Chicago, in
from Seward in the Chicago Convention, the repub
llcans have had difficulty In choosing their Pfes-
Dental candidate.
THE CHAPTER OF BOLTS AND BoLTERs
since 1910 from the regular party nominations and
bolt OF Tyler In 1S41 aided by little wing bolt IN
New York in 1874 defeated Henry Clay the bolt Of
Van Buren In 1848 defeated Cass and dislodged the
democratic party from the government, and the
general bolt OF the democrats from the Charleston
Convention OF 1880 brought this republican party
into power. The Andy Johnson bolt was badly
managed and served to strengthen rather than
weaken the republicans adhertng to Congress- But
II Tyler and Van Buren, as boilers each did so much
may not much be done by Sumner. Trumbull
Schurz, Greeley, Brown and host OF 0ther repup'
ncans combined as boltersf
ASTONISHING NOMINATIONS.
It Is said that Mr. Greeley, as the democratic
candidate, will be an astonishing nomination. Very
well; Harrison was an astonishing nomination. So
Lincoln; but each OF these men was elected.
There is evidently strength In an astonishing nomi-
nation.
THE ISSUES OF THIS CONTEST
are equal The democrats with Pierce, in 1852
went over and took up the whig platform OF Henry
Clay, and they swept the country. The moral Is