Year: 1859

From the Missouri Democrat.


Whilst the National Democracy are fall
ing to pieces from one end Of tho country
to the other, il is satisfactory to know that
the administration of national affairs will
devolve upon powerful, compact and har-
monious organization. Were the Republi-
can party in the same disorganized condi-
tion as the National Democratic party
wero the opposition to the latter as chaotic
in the North as in the South, patriotic feel
ing might well be subject to disquetudo and
apprehension. No party could elect Pres
ident by the electoral vote. Congress
would be miniature, or rather micro
cosm of the several jarring minorities into
which the people would be divided. Were
it even possible to constitute Federal ad-
ministration from such material, it would
be utterly Impossible to give it policy
An administration is powerless without n
strong party in both branches of Congress
No affirmative policy could be adopted by
President and Cabinet, springing from
the bargaiuihgs and intrigues of two or
moro discordant factions. The country un-
der such regime would suffer, and the
federal government would lose its prestige
both at home and abroad In view, there
fore, of the expulsion of the National De-
mocracy from power in 1860, il is matter
of rejoicing that no party interregnum shall
succeed. A new and vigorous dynasty is
is ready to occupy the high places of the
Government and to give fresh impetus to
the great destnies of the country.


The unity of thought and fraternity OF
feeling which distinguish tho Republican
party are not less apparent than the radical
differences of opinion and personal feuds
which have almost destroyed the National
party. The organs of the former speak
the same dialect east and west on purely
party questions. There is no enforced un-
natural unanimty, and yet there is entire
willingness to support the nominee of the
party for the Presidency, whoever he may
be, and from whatever section of the coun
try he may be chosen. There Is also en-
tire unaDimity on the subject of Free La
Dor and Free homestcads in the Territories
and on the Pacific Railroad Opposition
to the African slave trade, filibustering anC
piracy in general, is also the unanimous
sentiment of the Republican party. W.
expect the rapid development of the Yves
as consequence of tho accession of th'
Republican party to power in 1860. Tha
it will be invested with power in that yea
we are not permitted to doubt.


Under no possible circumstance can tn
national democrats carry free State, eX
cept perhaps California. This fact simpli
fes calculation on the subject. Unles
some untoward revolution (the like of whic
our history furnishes no parallel for shoul,
occur in the interim, the Republican part
will carry Illinois, and Indiana and Mime
sofa, as we'll as Massachusetts, Vermont
and all the other free States; and the prac
ticability of their carrying Missouri anC
Maryland is apparent under certain condi
tions.


We see that attempts have been latel
made to rGunte the discordant democrac
upon some compromise Of the slavery ques
ton; but this can only terminate in tn
further degradation of the Douglas wing
and consequently in its complete overthrow
in the free States. The issue in the Pres
DENTAL election will be a Congressiona
slave code for the Territories, or the right
of Free Labor. Those adherents of Doug
las, who still flatter themselves that he wi
receive the nomination at Charleston, wou


find it difficult to place him foremost o.
either platform, however willing he nigh
be to mount either The Charleston Con
vention, if it ever meets, will make plat
form or nominate a candidate, which wi
be rejected by every free State in the Unio
except California. If the platform be nor
committal, then the man will be secession
ist. If the man be doughface, then tn
platform will be ultra pro-slavery; and i
] either case hnih will be reiec1ed