Year: 1863

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the gfess caravans passing over from the inss.
rior OF Asia to the Mediterranean built up such
marble cities along their route as those of Baal-
bee and Palmyra, whose very ruins are still
among the wonders q the world.


The theme 10 inexhaustfhle. This Pacific
Railroad Is one those great enterprises which
change the currents of the worlds commerce,
and establish tho seats Of its power for thou
sand years. Let it be built, aad the line Of the
road will soon be marked by line Of marble
Cities with San Francisco at one extremity. as
the Queen OF the Pacific and with New York at
the other, as tho imperial mistress OF the At
lantic Ocean.


The New York Dcmocracy-Anoaher


Rupture, and Its Probable Nome nsous
Consequences.


The history of the democratic party Of New
York furnishes an instructive chapter of many
a successful consolidation to secure the public
plunder, and Of many violent and disastrous
disruption in the division of the spoils; of fro
quent rebellions against the Albany Regency,
but always followed by its restoration to power.





AT length. however, as we suspect, there Is q
rupture which will be as decisive against the
Bourbons as the French Revolution of lS46


The democratic party lost the Presidential
election of lS4S by split between Martin Van
buren and General Cass; they recovered the
State completely in 1852 by fusion upon
poor Pierce; lost it again in 1853 in a squab-
BILE over the spoils of the New York Custom
House; lost it in 1856 by the coalition of q
large proportion Of the Van Buren, free soil ele-
ment with the republicans, in consequence Of
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise by the
democratic party in power at Washington, in
1854; lost the State again in 1860 in consequences
of the breaking up of the national organization
at Charleston and Baltimore, between Douglas
and Breckenridge, through the intrigues of tho
Albany Regency; and recovered the State again
in 1862 by another fusion against the somewhat
demoralized republicans, in consequence Of the
blundering and disastrous mismanagement Of
the war by Mr. Lincoln's administration. But
again the tricks and treachery of the Albany
Regency have opened the door for another rs-
bellion in the camp, and this time Dean 'Hich-
mOnd and his dictatorial clique will most pro-
badly go down never to rise again.


The great peace meeting of the democracy Of
this city the other evening, which was fusion
Of the masses of the Mozart faction and Tam
many faction in behalf of peace, was also Q
declaration of war against the Albany Regency.
The issue is broad and clearly defined. The
Regency have declared in favor of "a vigorous
prosecution of the war; against the rebellion.
The New York city democracy, under the
Tycoon Of Mozart Hall, have declared en- n,asss
in favor Of "a vigorous prosecution of peace"
including, first of all, an armistice, and then
general convention of the loyal States, and
simultaneously separate general convention Of
the rebellious States, with the view of working
up some new compromise of reconciliation
and reunion. Upon this issue between
the war faction and the peace faction
such division Of the New York democracy Ia
foreshadowed as will inevitably throw over the
State again, in the coming fall election into the
hands Of the republicans, as the frst result.


In this city the peace democracy will un-
doubtedly have 1t all their own way. In tho
rural districts little more time Will be requir-
cd to fix this new idea Of peace In the minds
Of the warliks agricultural members of tho
party; but still, We dare say, that in the aggre-
gate vote of the State the peace dsmocrats, even
In November next. will have decided majority
over the war democrats. So enthusiastically
have ell the odds and ends of the party In this
city responded to the peace movement at
Cooper Institute, that by this time next year
Should the war drag along till that day with
out any signs Of submission among the chiefs
of the rebellion) we verify believe this peace
platform will be the platform Of all the democ-
racy throughout the loyal States, and thst with
it they will carry the Presidential election.


And what then! Why, then, with the inan-
guration of the new administration, there
will be On armistice, suspension
Of the war, and Northern con-
ventiop and Southern convention called
to consider the question Of peace and reunion
upon the basis Of q reconstruction of the fede-
raj government. The results will probably be
peace and reunion under q new federal consti-
tuition, giving ample securities for the proteo-
ton Of the Southern institution of slavery, and
embracing such stringent provisions against
any further disturbances by the disorgauizing
abolitionists as to reduce them to good be-
havior for the future or compel them to quit
the country.


Such are the momentous consequences which
are foreshadowed in this peace movement, and
which will be almost sure to come in defaalt OF
deadly blow to'the rebellion before the OPEN
ing of the next Presidential campaign. We
may say to the party in power, therefore, and
to all the financial and commercial interests
concerned, that they have but one course to
take If they would avoid political revolution
in 1864 which, in addition to the contingencies
suggested, in the reunion OF the loyal and re-
hellinus Stafea under a nav conatitution NAV