The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-13
NEW YORK HERALD.
Jew YORK, "wednesday. April IL, ls4a.
Important Movement In North Carolina
Nomination or Henry Clay aud John Ty-
Ter as the Rival Candidates for the next

Important Movement In North Carolina
Nomination OF Henry Clay aud John Ty-
Ter as the Rival Candidates for the next
Presidency.
We have Just received intelligence of a highly
important movement, started by a Convention OF
Philosophers, in the state OF North Carolina, that
will give a decided direction to political events Tor
the next two years or more. IL is the official nomlna-
ton of Henry Clay and John Tyler, as the rival and
opposing candidates for the next presidency. The
official Address and Resolutions, promulgated by
this Committee we give exclusively, we believe, IN
this days paper.
This movement is highly important in its character
and results. 1t will soon be followed up by other
States-and probably by Virginia and New York,
among the first on the list. The nominations for the
next presidency by National Conventions will, there
fore, be entirely superseded and nugatory. In ano.
Their aspect the Raleigh Convention has taken a
very original course. They have not alone nominal
ted their own candidate, but they have also nomlna-
ted their opponent, thereby killing two birds with
one stone. There is a great deal of labor.saving in
this prompt and comprehensive policy. They set up
the name Of John Tyler, the reiyning President, only
to knock him down with that Of Henry Clay. In this
movement the Convention has anticipated the &C
ton of the other portion of the people, for it is very
evident, that, judging from the course of the loco
foces in Congress, from the recent elections in the
States-from the Developments Of public feeling in
New York, and from other la ge cl,ies-there Is a
very rapid approximation between Captain John
Tyler and all those floating elements which are op'
posed to Henry Clay and the wing party. A new
organization Of parties has been heaving and Ter
menting, and generating ever since the accession Of
~ -. T.t.- .-l - sbI, tt,anrIa OH n M ~
York, one of them has already assumed the name
of "Patriots," and intend to carry the scheme out to
its fullest extent.
The nomination Of Henry Clay and John Tyler as
rival candidates, by the North Carolina Convention,
only accelerates the period when the whole country
will be devided into two political camps, the one to
be called the wings, with Clay for their candidate
and the other the Patriots, with Captain Tyler at
their head.
But this is not all. The principles and measures
OF each of these movemen ts, are not less market
and distinct. The Wings are in favor of an old
fashioned Bank of the United States-of a distri.
button of the proceeds OF the public lands to the
States-of an issue of a national stock of some kind
to take the place OF, and pay up the debts of the
repudlating States-of a protective tariff and high
revenae. Those opposed to the Wings are equally
opposed to these measures, and confine their sup.
port to a limited revenue-an exchequer Issue of
some kind on the dollar-for.dollar principle, and the
leaving the States to take care of their own credit by
direct taxation, as New York has just done. There
is also another important difference, on the use of
the veto power, including some minor moralities on
the distribution OF Offices. Ga the foreign policy of
the country, the two parties seem to be identical.
On the whole this programme of operations, pre-
sented by the philosophical statesmen of North Ca
rolna, seems to make up as pretty and as intelligi-
BILE an issue as could be desired. Every important
point of difference is distinct and tangible. Both
parties, whig and patriot, are republicans-so are both
the candidates, Henry Clay and John Yyler,b but they
differ widely on certain financial and ~politico. com.
mercial doctrines, and they appeal to tine whole
country TO decide between them. There is no hickory
nut-hard clder-coen -skin-log cabin or any other
humbug in the question. For the first time in many
years, the next presidency must be contested on the
principles Of common sense.
We thus present the two parties and their candi.
dates, but we wash our hands of all committals or
compromise for either. We are independent in
thought, purse, action, and person-and we shall
see justice done between the two parties, but shall be
the partizans of none.