Morning herald., 1839-12-20

has party succeeded il their state elections. We
have sxceptsd Massachusetts,, which, thssgh appa-
rently In the opposition, account ofa new local
question: the fifteen gallon law, is certain hereafter
for the opposition candidate The contested states,
therefore. in the next elsction will be New York,
Virginia. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia,
New Jersey and Maine. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
AID Pennsylvania, IL is confidently said by the wings
that Harrison will beat Van Buren. The chances
may be in favor Of HARRISON but present the wigs
have great contest before them that will require
prudence, economy, wisdom, and efforts Of no ordi
nary character. The whigs are better organized
than they ever were-but the locofocos are still bet
terthan the wings. The great politicians at WASH
ington may combine together, but mere combinations
of politicians at the Capitol, have less influence now
days. than the other elements ofpublic opinion else
where. We would not, in a close contest, exchange
our position as the editor of the New York Herald,
for allthat Clay, Webster and Calhoun, put together,
could bring into the field. Among such a multitude
of people as we now number too miiions Of
uoters-ndividsa politicians have little influence
while an Independent and powerful newspaper
speaks daily, reaches every Of the country,
and influences those minds that influence results.
Look the single effort made by the Herald in favor
Of Gen Scott in the short space Of ten months. We
placed his before the country in February last
followed itup through the summer daily-and BY
December he received 6S effective votes in the
Convention, from decided whig states-a more po-
stive element Of strength than either Clay or Har-
lison got.
There are elements enough throughout the coun-
try to defeat MIR. Van Buren, but the great difficulty
is the managing, assisting and arranging them
to produce the greatest effect. How is this to be
done
The eomnercial interests might be easily reused
into action, to bring forth their full vote-but
the difficulty is to bring the agricultural states up to
the scratch. Let us state the case. The tendency
of the present measures Of the government 10 to
duce the price Of agricultural produceand to
revuson in the agricultural states, similar to that
which was produced in the commercial in 1887.
great portion Of the -four dealers Of this city aud
throug ghout the state, have snspended-and the sud-
den low prices Of wheat, SC, will cause, by next
summer great pressure among the farmers through
out the Union. great revusion in the currency of
a nation begins among the commercial interests but
ends among the agricultural
If these natural Of hostility to Mr. Van
Buren are combined with searching investigation
into the corruption Of his administration, and with
the support Of the various conflicting interests in
Congress, with decided referm in the Wall street
press, it is possible to raise excitement sufi-
cent TO elect HARRISON and consign the present dy-
nasty to oblivion. At present, these movements are
only in the bud. We shall watch and see how they
grow in the spring. As general principle, we
only to see both parties nearly equally balanced
but deem it Of little importance to good government
which is in the ascendant, provided it has only a
small majority, which we take to be the best qua
rantee for its good behaviour. We care nothing for
measures or men;-we snly care for lovely and ado
rable woman here below, and the Blessed Virgin, in
all her beauty, benignity and excellence in heaven
above. She is our divinity, TO whom we offer up,
every morning and evening, our prayers. All po.
liticians are or less rascals in grain.
Downfall of she Banking syscm-Gigunsic