The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-18
The Great Rhode island Meeting In the
Pnrk


Park.
We give in another column a report of the pro.
ceedings which took place in the Park last evening
IN reference 10 the affairs of Rhode Island
II was highly respectable and numerous meet
ing, principally locofocos and counting about five
or six thousand persons including women, children,
lapdogs, and kittens, Running AT large in The Park.
The tone and sentiments of the speeches and reso-
lutions We're very good on the general question
but there too much fdaiaronade IN reference to
advising President Tyler, who knows his duty in
the little crisis of Rhode Island Just as well as any
OF the orators In going for new Constitution IN
Rhode Island, GsSea on the prtactpe Of pnire,Sa sf
rage, John Tyler IL as far IN the advance the
Park meeting and believe hat every sound
American republican throughout the country is
equally so. But there TOO many attempts made
by the locooco orators for Interior purposes, 10
" head of Captain Tyler" while they affect to APP
prove his general policy and principles.
Asan-whether Mr.. King or Mr.. Dor is The legal
Governor OF Rhode Island, whether the old charter
or the new constitution is the real thing, ought to
be decided by due process OF aw-or by peacea-
bic appeal to the ballot boxes. There is no use OF
any parliamentary hubbub--any fuss about this
matter. The principle OF universal suffrage is I'M
questionable, and must be submitted 10 sooner or
later II the politicians want 10 cut each others
throats, II would be charity 10 let them have their
irolic-lt would rid the world OF great many
knaves OF the stamp OF Tom Lloyd who are now
only IN the bud. But the great mass of the people
have too much good sense and sound moral princ-
pie, not 10 see through the tricks which the pot-
clans are attempting to play in this Rhode Island
revolution.
The whole affair can be settled by the people of
that State, without "cold wittals' from this
city-or cold lead from Washington Rhode Is
land is of full age, and can take care of herself
Important News from Kentucky and the
West-fsenry Ciay--r.ord Morpeth--Wnrtin
Van Burcn, &c.
We give IN our paper to-day, mass of curious
and important intelligence, sent us by our valuable
western correspondents, containing sketches of
scenes IN Kentucky, that are rich in politics, pho-
sophy, morals religion and science. There are
two despatches-one from Lexington near Ash
land, and the other from Louisville.
We particularly call the attention of our three
hundred thousand daily readers--of all parties and
creeds-ot all shades of opinions-of every species
OF antipathy and sympathy the characters of the
men, and their dongs therein recorded What
example these curious facts furnish 10 the violen,
partsans of different creeds in politics and religion
Here we find Lord Morpeh, the representative of
the British arislocracy, moving about like a repub
hcan, and visiting Henry Clay, at Ashland who is
al the head of large class of republicans hostile to
aristocracy and hereditary privileges of every sort
Here we find Henry Clay preparing 10 receive per-
sonal and friendly visit from Martin Van Buren,.
who stands the representative of the democracy.
the staple of whose newspapers is violent and head
long abuse OF this same Henry Clay-while those
IN favor Of Henry Clay are equally violent and
abusive of Martin Van Buren,. At the very same
time, when the Wings and locofocos of New York
or Rhode Island, are ready to cut each others
throats and blow out each others brains the lead
ers and master spirits of the same factions are re-
posing in the peaceful shades Of misunderstanding
from the same bottle of caret-helpine themselves
from the same leg OF fragrant ham, and conversing
together IN friendly, social and philosophical tenn
per For any thing that know TO the contrary
Clay may be saying" Van, shall beat you at the
next election-my Wing troops are the greatest
fools in creation--rll be elected" /" No YOU won't
Clay" Van Buren, may reply, my locoiocos are
devibsh sight greater fools thanyour troops are and
more numerous loo--hence I'll win the purse"
And thus do the sensible leaders of the two par.
ties, while away the lovely spring afternoon in Ash
land, with glass of cool clare before them-the
birds singing over their heads-ihe heavens bright
and blue above--and their respective partisans
throughout the country, abusing, fighting, and dis
grazing themselves like many fiends m the con-
fict that is about taking place.
Clay aud Van Buren, decidedly the only two
sensible men OF either faction. Add Lord Morpeth
10 them and they make a capital tro ready to
humbug each his third part Of human nature and
human folly. oh saint Paul what a bald head
thou hast
NEWS PROM Europe. This week we shall re-
celye plenty OF news from abroad. The Acadia,
which was to have left Liverpool on the 9Th inst,
will reach Boston by Thursday, and the British
Queen for Antwerp and Southampton viii arrive
here next Sunday or Monday, if not before
Tow MARsHALI's SPEECHES on TEMPERANCE
These most brilliant speeches, as reported in the n
y. Herald, are travelling over the whole country.-
Almost every paper received from, tho Eas, tho