Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-22
. The CrIsis--Ab BOLTON.

As the day approaches that il TO de.ermi,e the
fate of Dir. Van Barren General harrison, tAe ex-
citement among the two great parties, increases in
intensity and force, every moment that is sliced
away from the eternity of the future, and sinks into
the eternity OF the past But TO this very excite
ment is to De attributed the utter ignorance which
prevails OF the extraordinary, silent sealthy
ments Of the abolition rarty-ofthe tier statof the
colored cohortthat is daily assuming power,
and may, before smoke dozen segars. or drink
another barrel of hard cider step into the field and
decide the contest either way. f..
In order to prove that We do not overrate or mis-
understand this sin gular crisis in the position OF
parties, the following extracts from the
abolition organ Of this city, the :" Ballot Box"
daily newspaper, published at I3l Nassau street =
. Iron The Ballo; Box October 50 eva
THE BALANCES OF PowES.-Thc inquiry is often
ma de BY the oppossnts OF anti-savery nomn ATOMS
aEd even by the abolitionists themselves, - VIVA,
can be effected by such political action at the pre-
sent time You should wsit till y on become the
Jorlty, and then org3aize.Y To all this we briefly
answer, itis by no means necessary TO be in the
lorty TO carry measure to insure political power.
In proof we have only to advert TO the standing pc.
hIcsi strength OF the south. Are the shareholders
the MAJORITY And yet they have always carried
any political project which they have set themselves
to carryl Were the Tammany Hall clique a ma
)orty of the Democ ratio party Of this STATE few
years ago. Aud yet the anti-nonopolists breug ht
that whole party 20 embrace their principles and
act upon them, notw MISLEADING they had all along
been denounced by that same party as fanaties"-
" brawiers- syrarians and the like. IL Is only
necessary for the abolitoniss therefore, 70 embedy
strength IN tangible, uncemprc missing form, until
that embodiment shall be greater in number than
the difference between the great parties OF the coun
try and our objects are accomplished The defeated
wal not long oppose the selfevident truths and the
righteous principles Of the Liberty party bat will
rally to that banner that has been so timely and no.
bly, unfGred by them to the breeze in these perou,
times - e.. ...- II. 's'.''
I his is merely sample OF views and policy Of
these cunning, intriguing men, ia the present crisis
la this policy they are moving heaves, earth, and,
II we are not mistaken, the other place from centre
to circumference, amid smoke, fire aud birthstone
They want political power-they want to control
both partes-they want to brighten the politician,
OF the north into their views
Ddrrng all last summer the aboliioni,ts were bu.v
holding conventions, and establishing clubs and So
esties to propagate their prime iples, ard give uni
formiiy of sctonto .aeir party. For this purpo,e,
Lewis Tsppan & Co perambulated all New y ork ard
New Englasd. They have, at this moment. in the
aon-slsvehoidng States, 56S clubs or ee,es and
IL each Of these societies can draw away from H,r.
risen only 80 votss, il viii give them i.posabl.
force 81 % 600 votes VIII CHI is more than double Oh.
whole popular majority received By the whig party
at the recent elections. These are the facts: I