Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-09

Eneiand-R,se The price Of CotonEHeci Of The
pemsos Of sar Banks IN Ensiand, &C.
We have favorad b. the officers the Bank with
the reading OF the Extra of the New York Herald received BY
their express, SC. &c.
(Frsma private letter. iladelphia, Dec. 81
Your Extra the first reach the city. 1t by
Espress Unied States Bank officers Of allow
ed it to be read tie Exchange and furnished copy
before 10 A M SO much for enterprise
\ Thus il appears thst not only beat every estab
lishment in this city, in issuing the first Extra with
the here but that by enterprise and organi-
cation. enabled the United States Bank to run an
express to Philadelphia and furnish the Exchange
and the evening papers with the news SIR hours
IN Advance of eUery other papsra this city. Where
is the glory Of the Wall street press now? All
wrecked-al dewn--all dead-all rotten.
But not only is the daily commercial press OF w all
street in danger from enterprise we mean to
carry the war into Africa itself We were the first
to engage and pay literary persons to furnish us with
original articles and to issue them in cheap editions
and we have made arrangements to carry this
out to any extent For the first time since the in.
ventoa Of printing, whole play in Eve acts, will
be sold tomorrow for two cents. The system which
we organised at our commencement-and which is
beginning, in only respect, to be initiated by two
contemporaries, will net only give blow to
the old daily press, but the Albion, Mirror, Corsar,
Spirit Of the Times, and several other raw weekly
sheets. must change their system into ours be
carried off IN the flood. Already half dozen
weekly papers have sunk into oblivion, and more
will follow. We are not half begun.
General Scots cheated by the poiisicinn.-No.
animation Of General Harrison Breaking
up Of The W hix Party-vun Burcu,s rc-~lec.
sion certain.
On Saturday evening, about 10 O'clock a great sen.
sation was created among the various circles that
lounge around the hotels, By the announcement. on
The authority Of Chandler Starr, Of the New York
delegates, direct from that the National
Convention had pat in nomination GENERAL W. H
HARRIsoS, Of Ohio, as the wing candidate for the
next presidency. Ii was doubted, and ridicaled.
and talked Of, and sworn about, all Saturday night
Sunday morning. and up to the period Of yesterday,
when the letters were received from Harrisburgh,
confirming the curious and interesting fact.
In another column will be found full history OF
the steps which led to this droll on-this
Hast nc; Of the farce snactiug during the years.
elections. William H. Harrison is now the only le-
gitmste antagonist Of Martin Van Buren,, General
Scott having been abandoned and cheated by the ras
cally politicians. At the last election Van Buren,
carried this state against Harrison by 5000 ma.
'ority, and what is to prevent him from again
carrying it by as manys Nothing. except it
De the position in which we may assume,
In the coming contest. And on this point we find
great difficulty in making up judgment In the
last canvass, General Harrison called the " old
woman" the petticoat candidate"-"the granny
81 Ohio" and the opinion confirmed by very
respectable majority, which elected Mr.. Van Buren,
by twenty-sx electoral votes. Now if all the wis
dom, and patriotism, and talents which the Harris
barg Convention boasted so much Of possessing,
must, alter having been three mortal days in the
straw, bring forth nothing better TO support FOR the
next President than petticeat," they might have
given a young petticoat, and not an old greasy
flannel garment With fine, fresh, tall, beautiful,
engaging, ripe young woman a a candidate for Pre-
sident, we could have raised the very devil with
Van Bursn at the POLLS and doubt elected, by
elamation, such fair young Presidentess for this
glorious land. But what on earth can we do with an
g old woman" but supply her with snuff, and
her buried decentlyl Mrs. Harrison Of Ohio, is
undoubtedly very excellent matroH in her line but
AZ we must take woman for next President, let's
have youth and beauty. and not age and imbeclity.
Yet in spite of this untoward accident, am 80
much under the influence Of the pettcoa,-the inte-
resting petticoat-tbe divine peticoat-thst should
not at all be surprised IL 60 for Harrison against
Van Buren. There 10 only thing that may
prevent me, and otherwise occupy my genius and
talents. Having been defeated in selecting Presi-
dent Tor this country, | am 90 much cast down in
spirit, that, like any in misfortune, must turn
round and select somebody fer something must
Keep moving Go ahead is my principle. IL cant
select President for this glorious country, by the
holy Petticoat Of the blessed Virgin, shall 60 TO
werk and select wife for myself. Taking little
interest IN a contest between Van Buren, and Harri-
son, shall have time, during this season Of neu,ra-
hty to pick out wife, and then show the National
Convention that II pe,ticoats are t. be Put up for
the Presidency, they have yet 10 learn what sort
and sire and shape, and look, and gait should have
been selected.
Seriously, however, the nomination Of Harrison.
after such an expesdture OF talent and wisdom and
eoquencs and patriotism, BY the Convention, looks
very mach like farce-a miserable farce There
has been in the whg party for ten pas, railing
again-t all military chieftaiss" by the lamp They
would not-could not-should not tonch such arti-
eles. No. not they. Well, what Of III The very
fsst chance they have they not only select mili-
tsry chietain, bat select one OF the weakest oldest
and most superannusted Of the lot All those militia.
ny chefains, before the nation who possess tai
emit energy, freshness, vigor OF body and mind are
passed the veryose whose right foot 10 in the