Year: 1859

THE New York Herald or THE FUTURE OF THE
SOUTHERN OPPosITroS.--The New York Herald is
unqestionably one of the most lynx eyed sagacious
journals in the country, notwithstanding its awful
moral oblqty which of late has received fresh
twist from the broad, ardent and unintermitting
smiles of his Excellency the President. In point of
fact the Herald is at present the Presidents person.
nj organ 1t is the recipient of his choicest official
favors. 1t is his newspaper pet. Nevertheless, as
we have said, in spite of this, and of the general
weight of opprohium under which it justly rests
the Herald is distinguished for singular penetration
of view. Its political forecast is often very remark
able. We therefore republish with some degree of
pride and pleasure the subjoined extract from
recent article of the Heralds on the future of the
Southern Opposition. Referring in the first instance
to the Democracy, it says-Lou Journal.


But the party is broken to pieces North and
South, from the conflicting intrigues of jealous and
ambitious sectional leaders; and thus it is highly
probable that the contest of 1860 will be to the de-
morzcd Democracy what the contest of 1852 was
to the old Whig party--its final defeat and dssou-
ton


We know that this impression very extensively
prevails among men of all partes-that they "feel
it in their bones" MS we have heard the opinion ex-
pressed; and we know that the narrow escape of
the Democracy in 1856, and their subsequent de-
feats defections and divisions have furnished the
most substantial reasons for this opinion. But we
do not surrender the field to the ant-slavery Repub-
lcan party. II is manifest that there can be no
coalition between them and the opposition elements
of the South. This Virginia election has been
fought by the Opposition party of that State as a
conservative pro-slavery party; and in Kentucky
and Tennessee they occupy the same antagonistc
ground against the Black Republicans From the
general appearance of things in Kentucky and Ten
nessee, we have every reason to expect that in
August next the Opposition will carry those two
States. In that event. we 81 have at once in
those important conservative slave States and in
| Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and
Missouri and in the southern border free States Of
Pennsylvans Ohio, Indiana, aud Illinois, materials
! for n powerful conservative third party in 1860,
competent TO carry the Presidential election into
Congress, and competent there to control it.


] We see enough in the returns of this Virginia
election and in the peculiar principles of the South
crn Opposition elsewhere, to perceive that there
must and will he third party in the field for the
succession; and taking into account the disbanded
Americans, Old Line Wbigs, and disgustcd Demo-
Gratis there will he materials enough to give thi,
third party in 1860 half dozen of the central
States, including both sides of Mason and Dixon's
line and the Ohio river. Thus while we recognise
in this Virginia election new sign in the South Of
the overthrow of the demOralizcd Democratic party,
we also recognize in il the nucleus Of new party
which may defeat the game of the Republicans


The Herald in another article draws the lesson Of
the election in the Old Dominion thus


II our Black Republican organs in this quarter
find any comfort in the Virginia elections they find
il in the defeat of Goggin. The reason is obvious
They do not want a third Presidential party in the


field bnt in the narrow escape of Letcher it is evi
dent that there is room enough and that there are
materials enough in the South for u very powerful
third party in 1860. We know too that upon n ma
tonal constitutional platform such party would
carry away the balance of power in the North from


the Black Republicans Such are the teachings o


this Virginia election, and they will he followed up