The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-24
The Ensuing Election for school Commits
sioners--Curious position OF both PARTIES,
the Nyr,i.rs and LocofocOs.

The Ensuing Election for schooi commits
sioners-Curious position Of both Parties,
tine Wings and Locofocos.
The whig party in this city held thei- various
ward meetings last evening, for the purpose of
lninating School commissioners and Trustees under
the New Public School Law Sngularly enough
thew call these meetings under protest, or the name
of an opposition to this law, whilst they are actual
~ making every preparation to PROPOSE and to
elect commissioners, trustees, &c. TO serve under Il
law TO which they have hitherto offered, or proiessed
10 present the most determined opposition This is
one Of the most strange anomalies that we have
met with for some time in the political history of
this CITY,
The locofoco or democratic party, up TO the pre-
sent time we believe, have issued no calls for1,the
above purpose, nor have they made any nomina-
lions. They seem to have abandoned the field a
IN DoT. There exists great and serious divisions
amongst them on this subject, and they are In
state OF considerable alarm TO the result They
are afraid to nominate and yet are fully aware that
their defeat is certain unless they nominate soon,
and take the most prudent, peculiar and active mea
s1rrs IN tn, Sub 'ct inmediaiely.
The probability IS that tn locofocos in this trial of
strength, for the purpose of eeciing School Commits
sioners, will be defeated by the wings in every part
OF the CITY, ana tner rout De rendered compete.
And this result will arise from several causes
The wings, OF course will appeal to the prejudces
and passions of all their partizans, and by raising
great oucry ag ainst the Catholics about the influence
ofthe Pope of Rome, the dangerous doctrines of
that church-the dictatorial conduct of Bishop
Hughes, and various other matters mixed up with
all that superstition and bigory can add thereto.
On the other hand, it is possible that a great many
,i,a
nominees of the wing party on this question, alarm
ed By the cry OF the increased numbers and powers
of the Romi,h Church. In this way the wings will
foster and ioment all the difficulties, and all the
elements OF strif, that IAN be brought to bear upon
the subject, in order insure triumph on this col
lateral question; in OF which result they will
be enabled TO claim for their party and their prin-
ciples a majority in this city.
Another very powerful cause that will operate Sc
rousy against the ocofoco party, is the lamentable
the fatal error committed by dique of their lead
in the recent movements made in this city inre.
ference to the Rhode Island affair. All those ri
dicuous demonstrations on this subject were got up
by that little clique of the locofoco party Of which
Cambreeng is the head, Bryant is the tail, and the
Evening Post" the organ. The whole thing was
set foot and stimulated solely by this clique, and
cofoco party in this city have ever been led. In
short, the entire series OF movements in New York
in relation to the Rhode Island difficulties (and es-
pecialy the last one, the meeting in the Park was
so ridiculous, preposerous, and silly that it has
covered with confusion all connected herewith
But above all, the conduct of Cambreeng, Bryant
~ Co. has been the most foolish. The prnci-
pies which Dor sought to lay down at the onset
were good, but the way in which he attempted to
have them brought about was preposterous. He was
convinced of this when he was at Washington and
remained of that opinion when he arrived in this
city. But here he fell into the hands of Bryant,
Cambreleng and that clique of poets and pedans
who try govern the democratic party here as they
would govern a school OF children; and their silly
policy and miserable advice in persuading him to
act as he has since done after he had given In his
adhesion TO the policy and advice of President Ty-
ler was display of political folly almost without
a parallel any where.
The whole thing was got upby these men in order
10 make some demonstration, so TO commit the
great mass OF the party against the principles and
the administration of President Tyler With the
suffrage party in Rhode Island they had little synnpa-
thy, and cared less. Whether they succeeded or
not was a matter of no moment TO the petty leaders
of this petty clique of poets .aud pedants except as
they could use them hereafter for their own party
purposes. But the whole of their schemes failed.
Nor is this to be wondered at when we remember
that these very men caused the defeat of the demo-
cratic party in 1870 And they will cause it to be
defeated again Their former divisions, dissentions
and bad councils have not been forgotten and yet
now on the eve of another very important election,
that viii tell through the whole country, they throw
their party into confusion again by their detestable
councils, and create such division in their ranks
that will loose them all the ground they gained by
the prudence, talent, and character of Mayor Nor
ms them to lose the coming election for school
commissioners, and probably the election next fall,
and so cover themselves with confusion and dis
grace.
There IL, however, a certain line of policy for
the democrats to adopt that may them from
final defeat--but whether they have the sense and
manliness to take it under their present counsel
Tors, we very much doubt.
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