Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-21
ORNING HER A ID
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2l' 1857
stat OF part,es-The spring Elections.

Aoo,ra;r, y ,ba hest statements published, it ap
pears that the Whg majority IN tins stale IS zooooh
= vote Of 100000 Last year the administrator ma
ionty was 2aO0e. This shows an exact change OF
"a 600 votes, which, distributed over the towns ana
countes would give a change OF SO votes IN each
township 10 prsdace such result
In This city the change was probably about ioo
votes in a ward, in order 10 give Mr. VerplancK ma
lority Of nearly $780,
This change is only small affair when you ana
I'VE H. but il leads immense results IN ihe ag9re-
yate change of so votes in 100 of 100 IN l,e00
would seem 10 be easily accomplished Yet mere IS
nothing so difficult 10 change as mems OPINIONS -
Results, again. operate very largely on opinion, and
successful result will frequently confirm doubtful
opinion.
The conservative interest in this state has undouot-
edly produced this great revolution. The whoie
amount of their force is therefore about 24OO0 votes
How will this party act in future! This depends al
together on the conduct of the wing party IN the ie
psature The wings are flushed with victory, but IN
less they take the democrats will oatgenera
them. The wings have cunning shrewd, untlring
foe to contend against The democrats are organ-
ling again and already feel confident OF carrying the
state next year.
Every thing will therefore depend on the wise con-
In the city, matters are in peculiar position. At
the last election we opposed portion of the Wing
county ticket for good and sufficient reasons. 1t was
in the nature Of experiment to see how new ele-
ment and new system-that is, mind and ndepen-
dence-would work politics. 1t answered our most
sangune expectations. Let us explain.
There is in this city large body of independent
thinking, moral, talented energetic men, who belong
10 no party, but who support measures and men
as they are worthy and proper This body of men
NAV be called LIBERALS. They are neither Wings
nor conservatives democrats locofocos.
Mind liberty, morals, and public good are the strong
features of theircharacter and purposes This par
~ goch ciH hereafter hold tie balance Of po,oer in
This city has been organized and brought into exist
ence BY the independent newspaper press built up on
a cash system-and especially by the Herald. We
do not hold meetings-we do not publish resolutions
we are intangible unapproaeiable invisible and
only known to be powerful after the result We act
every question of men or measures as II comes mp.
In the last election the first experiment made, but
that trial has developed power of mind lndcpend-
and talent sufficiently strong TO carry every city
election hereafter the Liberals may list. The Wall
street press have only undiscovered hsnew element
of power. Probably this new party may number al
ready 5000 votes on a stretch. They only exerted a
force eqsal to 1000 the last election, being the diff
ference between the Wing Senatorial and County tick
cts.
Now what is the position of the new party?
Next spring highly important election will be
made for Mayor and Common Council. Both the
old parties, the wings and democrats, are already
mastering their forces for that contest. Both are
confident of success, but the result can be given to
either party by the Liberals, of whom the Herald is
The noex and centre of thought and action. The
of the Liberals, who now hold the balance Of
power between the parties ia this city, is there
fore highly important That course will depend on
the public conduct exhibited by either party the in
terva between this time and next spring.
We shall, therefore, watch the conduct Of both par
lies in the corporation in the legislature, and in
gress. We shall do justice TO both, and spring
the INDEPENDENT LIBERAL PARTY or New YoRK,
will give the victory for Mayer and Common Coun-
ell TO the wings TO the democrats whichever most
deserveit In the estimation Of the Liberals, the pub
lie good is paramount TO all other personal and party
considerations They hold the balance of power, and
they will use il discreetly.