Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-29
The Great Move on che Political Chess
BOARD.

The Great Move on che Political Chess
Board.
Cround has been broken! But in mostjumbling
clumsy and unworkmanIike manner. The FIRST grea
preininarv is 10 be held tonight at Masonic Hail.
This i, as unwise and inud cious as II is hazardous
and detrimental 10 the true interests of the Whis
marty in this state But Noah who has so long beer
known as a political mountebank, seems determined
10 play first fiddle in this affair and unless Others
supply that prudence which he is destitute Of like mos
who snake the first move" the wing party will lose
the game.
That Henry Clay will be selected by the National
Convention as the Wing candidate for the Presiden-
cy, we have not one shadow Of doubt, and we speak
advisedly when we say so but the present is not
the time to Istir up the! business The times have
been out OF JOINT for too long perod-and are too
much cut of joint now for this movement 10 be made
with any thing like coed result That Henry Clay
will run better than either Harrison or Webster, no
one who knows the three men can POSSIBLY doubt
for single moment but this ill-timed meeting Will
only create bitter feeling in the breasts Of Mr.. Web
sters friends and cause them 10 nse their influence
(Which is very powerful although they are few in
n0mber) to defeat Mr. Clays election when the great
fight actually commences
With regard to the position of this paper in the
coming contest all who know any thing of its inter-
nal economy must know and will admit, that il is
thoroughly wholly, and honestly independent 1t is
tied to no party-infiuenced by no party-bound by
no party-by no manly ne set of men. In all its
political commercial and financial arrangements and
statements, il is more truly independent than any
other paper in the URion without solitary excep-
ton. 1t is not too much, therefore, TO ask for its
opinions, that weight TO which, the opinions Of
honesty and experience, they justly entitled. We
see not, as through glass darkly, the movements
the great political chess board of the nation, but with
the eyes and understanding of those who feel it plea
SAINT, through the loop holes of retreat
Tosee the stir OF the great Babel and feel crowd
With regard 10 the candidates, then; none will
deny; not even their btcrest political opponents-that
both Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Webster are men of surpass-
ing talent; that either Of them capable Of welding
the destinies of this truly great naon-the greatest
upon the face Of Gods globe or that either of them
would make as good president as Mr.. Van Buren,
Our language may be termed tame but let it be re-
membercd that we speak calmly and dispassionateiy
having nothing to hope, nothing TO fear in the fight
let the result be whatit may; and free from the least
bias whatever. And what paper or what editor is
there, we would ask who censcientiousy lay his
hand upon his heart and say the same, without fear
OF denial and proof positive TO the contrary All
the political friends of Mr. Webster and Mr.. Clay
OF course consider that either of them would make
a much better president than Mr. Van Buren,; and |
perhaps either of them wosd; bu, before that can pos
sibly come 10 pass, they must discard those dead |
weights (they know whom we mean) who have so |
long disgraced the Wing party in this city and coun-
try; and relying solely upon their own sound sense
and strong Judgment act openly, honestly fairly and
above board in all their public and private proceed
ings! And, moreover, as they or either OF them
wish TO 60 down 10 pesterity immortalized as pure
patriots in the annals of the only free and enghten-
ed republic upon the face of the EARTH they must act
without prejudice, envy, hatred, or mace-fear, ia
vor, affection the hope of reward with single
eye and single soul TO the goed-,o the greatest
possible happiness of the greatest possible number of
the inhabitants of the United States born where and
whenever they may have besn,-wherever the Al
mighty chose 10 decree that their being should begin
We have not space today 10 discuss the relative
merits of the abovenamed great men but will return
TO the subject hereafter. All we have TO say TO the
Wings, dd INTERIM is that they had better do for the
present poor Lieutenant lizard told his men 10 do
at he Wthlacoochie just before he was shot thats TO
speak small and lie low" Let them take for their
motto the Scoth proverb, 'be unco canny" "and bide
their time" They have sharp and shrewd men to
cope whal; men rendered desperate by recent defeat
men rendered ravenoss by hope deferred and men
who will not be likely to throw away move, how
ever trlng in the game, unless it be with the GER
tany OF ultimately being able to check-mate their
opponents.
AT the meeting tonight we shall be. There will be
aremendous quantity Of tom foolery as there always
on such occasions a great deal of humbug and n.y.
pocrisy! We shall note il all dewa-for we must
have our joke if il costs a cracked crown And
we shall lay on the lash unspsringly, as a sklul
surgeon cuts beneath the wound in order ts remove
The disease which would otherwise destroy the body
polite! To the meeting, therefore, we ssy-to the
meeting.
THs NuPTIAs az HIcH LIFE.-Anna Mary, Ma
ma, Amelia Lacy, and twenty others, will this day
have Their wish Anel-witty, accomplished, clever
Ariel, has returned to ha duty Formerly,
Before ~e could ec..s ard 10
$40 pfeathe twice and cry, 90 so;
Lightly tripping on hts tss
he "" here viii mop and mower
But the loss Of the adyand the regret that she had
gone TO so graceless place as Texas we speak from