The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-04-17
From the New York Herald.
THE COUNTER REyOLUTION--ITS
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES.

From the New York Herald.
THE COUNTER REyOLUTION--ITs
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES.
New York, which we predicted year ago,
has, at length begun. in the total and over
whelmng defeat of the whig party in the
election, terminating on Thursday night, at
sun down. The locoiocos are triumphant
at every poln.
Such appolu,ment-such an unlock
cd for result has asloniShed the wings. Ev-
er since, they have been walking about
town like so many philosophers with their
hands in their breeches pockets-and some
Of them with pockets to let. "What is the
reason 7" "IIow comes this2" "Can you
explain I" "Tell us the causes"--nre the
questions and remarks on every persons
lips. Let US do this for lhem-lift the cur
tain and exhibit the causes and consequent
ces of this extraordinary counter revolution,
which will astonish the whole Union rs
much rs it has astonished the foolish wings.
The wings first gained the nscendancy
here in April, lS37--and if their leaders
and editors had possessed any degree Of
patriotism, discretion or moderation, they
might not now he astonished at The total de-
feat Of this week, or have to deploro its IA
tsl consequences hereafter.
Their first accession to political power
was marked by intolerance and tyrrany of
every kind They swept ont of office al
most every corporation otficer-somc Of
them patriots of the revolution of '76. Not
content with this policy, an arrogant stock
johbing clique was organized in Wall street,
who assumed the direction of the party, and
audaciou.ly sought to silence every free
press, and persecute every independent man
in the community.
In the fall election of 1887, their splen-
did triumph only developed their arrogance,
folly and madness to n greater and more n
larmng extent. Their mad orgies mt Nib
los Garden, aud the famous ten-doIlar fcs-
tval at the Aslor House, were accompanied
with the most vIndctive, furious, false, aud
calumnious charges of their miserable jour.
nss. Immediately thereafter succeeded the
expedition Of Watson Webb to Washington
the challenge to Cilly, the refusal to look up
on Webb as n gen,leman-the second chal-
lenge "f GrayeS-the hght---ihe murder
the shocking bravados of Webb-and The
general support of all those uttrocities by
the whig papers aud whig leaders through
out the country.
la the fall of last year the wings carried
the Governor md state, for the demoraliza-
ton aud arrogance of their leaders had not
then sufficiently sunk into the public mind.
What has been the result of this victory
Governor Seward also flung himself into
the hands of the stock jobbng clique of
Wall street, aud every measure and every
appointment has been dictated by the New
York American, and the money changers
who support lis sinking fortunes. As nn
excuse for this policy, it is stated that GER
tain land speculaions Of Governor Seward
IN Chatauque county, which became de-
ranged about two years ago, were lifted out
of ruin by the assistance of this clique, and
hence he felt bound to make his appoint
ments, and shape his measures agreeable |
to their wishes and their interests. Howey-
er strong these reasons may be to Govern
or Seward, the great body of the ndepen-
dent whig party have become disguised at
the doings of last winter and particularly
so have the conservatives.
Dut illt hUhi uHu CTOWUlHN reason tDr
this astounding counter revolution may be /.
traced to tie insane conduct of Messrs. Clay,
Webster, Wise, md ether wing leaders in |
the last Congress. The madness and vim
dictiveness with which Wise rushed Mt Mr.. |
Woodbury. in the Investigation, was as weak
as IL was foollsh-and the insanity, folly,
aud absolute drunkenness after dinner, with |
which the rest dashed into a war fever on
the Maine Boundary humbug, astonished,
paralyzed, aud made prudent men begin to
think, and to draw back. The mercantile |
body of this city, so sensitive on the suhjsc,
of foreign relations, had the deep mortitica- J
lion to see their vital interests almost sacri- /
feed without pane of remorse, and accor-
DINGHY anticipated that every thing would be
placed IN the jaws Of danger, if such men
rs Clay and Webster had the management
Of public affairs. To this cause may be
partly attributed the apathy, the change,
he revolution which has jus, taken place
during the present spring. heightened ond
induced by reflection on pas, policy. From.