The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-31
The Great Wing Meeting Ton ight--Th'
Question 10 be Decided.


The Great Wing Meeting To- night---The
Question TO be Decided
The wing party meet 10 night at the National
Hall, in order 10 make preparations for the next
election and 10 in this great central city OF
the Union that position TO which they mean TO ad-
here during the coming contest. 1t will be highly
Important meeting; on its results may depend the
success OF Mr.. Clay next year.
The great point of difficulty among the wings Just
now, is the adjustment of Mr.. Webster's position
the settlement of the question whether he is to be
permitted TO return 10 the ranks of the party
whether he is TO be regarded as a can.
ddAte for the Vice Presidency whether he
desires such a position, or whether he is TO
be member of Mr. Clay's cabinet hereafter.
Oathe solution OF these questions the fate of the
whole party most PROFESSIONALLY depends. The
relations of Mr. Clay and Mr.. Websterto each other,
and OF the latter TO the whig party in general must
now be satisfactorily determined and defined, or
disunion discord, and defeat are inevitable Now,
as we are perfectly neutral and independent-stiR
occupying that vantage ground of impartiality and
freedom, from which we have repeatedly bestowed
salutary advice to conending parties-we will ex
ercise little of our accustomed generosity, and
give little pain, simple, wholesome advice to
the wings, in their present embarrassing circum-
stances.
According to all reasonable deductions Mr. Web
ster ought 10 be received into the bosom Of the
wing party, and his name placed en- the same ticket
with that of Henry Clay, if he so desires: or at
all events, he should be put in that position
which will, after the expiration of Mr.. Cay's term,
secure TO him the possession Of the presidential
chair This is our firm and deliberate opnion-an
alie I,io Le e,
sent state and condition of the wing pary-and an
opinion in which friend Webb cordially con
curs-thus presenting 10 this country, for the first
time, the pacific spectacle of the Neto York Herald
and the Cosrfy and Enquirer sitting cheek-by.jow
and heartily uniting in the advocacy ofthe same line
ofpolcy, as far as the interests of the wing party
are concerned. In opposition to this policy, how.
ever, 1t is TO be recolected that considerable por.
ton OF the wing party, who are acruated by no ri.
fling hostility 10 MIR. Webster, are arrayed This
opposition has arisen cuiey from the connection OF
Mr.. Webster with Captain Tyler, or the Punch and
Judy administration at Washington Now in rela
ton TO this knouy point, we mean TO pour little
light upon it-so much at least as will BE- quite sui.
fcient to clear up all the doubts about Mr. Webster
and dispel the objections urged against hi N on this
score. Mr.. Webster's connection with Captain Ty-
up TO this time merely for the purpose of preserving
number OF the friends OF the former in the Offices
TO which they were appointed during his stay inJbe
cablnet-such as The Collector CT this>>port-,be
Minister at the Court OF ST IensTTs- the Consul at
Paris-and various- 0tner occupants of some of the
prlneg5Sa. offices In the gift of the government In
the eccompii shnent OF this friendly and me-
ritorious object, Mr.. Webster felt it to be ne.
the Captain and his party, and this he has
done in the most elegant, dexterous, scientific and
succe ssful manner possible-the parties in question
having been blinded almost effectually as were
the eyes OF the Maiue d'Ecole by Rodolphe, in
the "MyseIes of Paris" We believe that Mr.
Webster has thus been enabled to make Captain
Tyler and the people about him in Washington play
Punch and Judy with greater agility that ever did
the celebrated FalcoHi 10 the fairs of Europe. Mr..
Webs;er's positson has been thus not without It's
difficulties during the last two years He had to
preserve his friends in office by speaking soft sya-
bub to Captain Tyler and to preserve his position
in the whig party by "discoursing most eloquent
music" to their principles and prejudices The
speeches at Fanueil Hsll-at Baltimore-at Ro-
chester, have been all parts OF this game, which, no
doubt, his great talent and wonderful skill will en-
able him successfully to carry out And il he be
able TO do hs-to retain his friends in sffice, and
10 concillate the wing ranks he will be enabled to
render incalculabe service TO Mr.. Clay in the
coming election, and at the same time render his
own position impregnable.
The nomination OF Mr.. Webster them by the
Courier and Enquirer, and the opposition which that
journal for the first time has presented any change
the tariff highly significant To-nig will be con-
summated thewhole oil the negotiations and arrange.
ments which have been in progress for the last two
years; and which altimportan In giving strength
and hope to the movements in favor of Mr. Clay du.
ring The ensuing year We, therefore strongly insist
that the wings in general meeting at the National
Hall tonight will repudlate the resolutions which
passed the ward committees, and take back Mr..
Webster, thus sealing the union between him and
Mr.. Clay, union W ich may lead them 10 victory,
and the failure of which can be followed only by
overwhelming defeat.
GENERAL BERTRANp's VISIT TO OUR FoRTIFIcA-
TONS, &c.-Tnis military veteran wac escorted
yesterday morning from the City Hall 10 the steam.
boat Hercules, at Castle Garden, by Governor
Bouck, the Mayor, members Of the Common Coun-
cl, the officers of the first division Of artillery, and
alarge number of French residents The steamboat
conveyed the escort, with the Marshal, first 10 The
United States ship Independence and thence TO the
North Carolina, where he was received with ma.
tional salute, and other demonstrations OF marked
respect. After passing through, and examining
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