Year: 1859

Whilst the National Democracy are falling
10 pieces from one end OF the country 10 the
other, IL is satisfactory to know that the Nd-
ministration ot national affairs will devolve
upon powerful, compact and harmonious or
ganlzation. Were the Republican party in tho
same disorganized condition as the National
Democratic purty-were the opposition TO the
latter as chaotic in the North as in the South,
patriotic Keeling might well be subject to dis
quieiude aud apprehension. No party could
elect President by the electoral vote. Con-
Stess would be u mature, or rather o micro
cosm OF the several jarrng minori,es into
when the people would he divided Were il
even possbie TO constitute n Federal Admins
tration from such material. il would be utterly
impossible to give it policy. An Admins
traiion is powerless without a stroug party in
both brsnches OF Congress No affirmative pol
icy coud be adopted by President and Cabi-
net, springing from the barganngs and in
lrigues oi two or more discordant factions The
country under such regime would suffer- and
tile Eederal Government would lose its prestige
both at home and abroad. In view. therefore,
OF the expulsion OF the National Democracy
from power in 1860, it is matter of rejoicing
that no party interregnum shall succeed X
new aud vigorous dynasty is ready TO occupy
the high places OF the Government, aud TO give
fresh impetus 20 the great desiuies Of the
country.


The unity of thought and fraternity of feel
ing which distinguish the Bepublican party ore
not less apparent than the radical differences Of
opinion nnd personal feuds which have almost
destroyed the National Democratic party. The
organs OF the former speak the same dialect
East and West on purely party questions. There
Is no enforced, unnatural unanimity, and vet
there Is entire willingness to support the
nominee OF the party for the Presidency, who
ever he may be, and from whatever section Of
the country he shall be chosen. There is also
entire unhnimity on the question of Free Labor
and Free Homesteads in the Territories and on
the Pacific Railroad. Opposition to the AfIi-
can Slave trade. fllibustering and piracy in
general. is also the unanimous sentiment of the


Republican party We expect the rapid de vel-
opment OF the West as a consequence of the ac-
cession of the Republican party to power in


1901 That II will be invested with power IN
that year we are not permitted to doubt.


Under no possible circumS unces can the Ma


tlonal Democrats carry free State, except per-


maps Caliiorna, This fact simplGes cslcula-


ton on the subject. Unless some untoward


revolution (the like Of which our history fur.


nlshes no parallel for should occur in the in =


term. the Republican party will carry Illinois


an Indiana and Minnesota as well as Massa-
chusetts, Vermont, and all tie other free States


end the practicability OF their carving Mis-
sourl and Maryland is apparent under certain


conditions.


, we SCI that attempts have been lately made


10 reunlte the discordant Democracy upon some


compromise OF the slavery question; but this
can only terminate in the further degradation OF
the Douglas wing. aud consequently IN its COM
pleto overthrow in the free States The issue
in the Presidential election will be n Congress


slonNl slave code for the Territories or he right
of Free Labor. Those adherents of Douglas,


who still natter themselves that he will rrcei ve
the nomination at Charleston, would fad il
difficult TO place him foremost on either pat
form, however willing he might be TO noun,


either. The Charleston Convention, if it ever
a meet. will make n platform or nominate cand-
Q idaie, which will be rejected by every free State
III the Union except California. II the pla form
b. non-committal, than the man will be ase-


cessionist. IF the man be dough-lace, than
: the platform will be ultra pro.slavery; and il
I either case both will be rejected