The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-25

EvENING.-The great mass meeting of American
Republicans takes place this evening al Vauxhall
Gardens. Ii will be one of the most interesting
and important which has been held in this city for
years. That it should be very harmonious meet
ing all true friends of the know full well, and
that 1t viii not be so we have not much reason to
apprehend Still it is not amiss 10 remind all OF
the necessity and duty of avoiding any approach
whatever TO conduct which would endanser that
unanimity which now constitutes the chlefest
strength of the movement. All attempts of indi-
viduals to elevate themselves at the expense
of others, 10 make this great patriotic cause
tributary 10 their personal ends should be frowned
down Immediately on their manifestation. If Sam
mans, or Ralph, or Whitney, or the Rev. David
Hale, or any one discover the slightest inclination
10 make individual capital out of hsmatter, let him
be put down at once. This is the game that has
brought the old factions to the verge of ruin, and
unless the new party are suicidally inclined they
will never permit its introduction amongst their
ranks. So much by way of advice.
We want irregular city reform-a reform In every
branch of the city government New York was
neverso badly governed in any respect as she is at
this moment, on this blessed Christmas eve, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
And to what quarter we TO look for this re-
form! We have tried both wings and locofocos,
and both have been found equally Inefficient sloth
full, corrupt and worthless, We have no confidence
at all IN either fthese hitherto dominent factions
and if the American Republicans fail us, we must
be eontented TO wade knee deep in mud-pay
enormous taxes-aow rogues thieves, burglars,
assassins at large, and submit to all sorts of
fraud and corruption, till perhaps visitation
from heaven sends us delverance.
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city demand the thoughts of this party. The
state and prospects of the Union itself present much
TO unite their most and patriotic attention.
They are called on at this moment TO take strong
ground against the extraordinary PRINCIPLES promul-
gated by Bishop Hughes in his late lecture in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the most dangerous char
acter, but advanced with that esucal caution, and
presty plausibility which are so characteristic of
this willy, designing, insidious, jealous servant of
his Holiness the Pope. Let the American Repub-
llcans attentvely examine the doctrines announced
TO thousands in this lecture at the Tabernacle, by
which David Hale received seventy or eighty dol
lars-droll enough, indeed, that he should receive
money for afording accommodation to the very
men who are opposing that party TO which he has
professedly attached himself. But according to
this lecture 1t is very clear that Bishop Hughes
ing IN obedience to the wishes and express COM
mand of the Pope, intends by means of the slave
question to create and influence dssensions amongst
the States OF the Union, In order that the aspiring,
restless, ever-graspng and intriguing church of which
he is so efficient prelae, may step in, seize upon
this beautiful heritage, and reduce ii the condi-
ton of the European States in the middle ages.
This, lrbnei, presents the matter which consttu-
ted the whole length, and breath, and thickness of
the Bishops discourse, and when taken in conunc-
ton with the bold, open, audacious, perseverng ef
forts of O'Conne to effect the same purposes of dis
organi cation and subugation surely affords album
dance of material for reflection and indignant re-
buke on the part of the American Republicans.
Have we notalready.see how Bishop'Hughes, by
of the school question, divided the wings
and locofocos, and eventually conquered BOTH car
rying his own measures triumphantly! American
Republicans are you prepared to submit to the
Pope-his Bishop-and O'Connel-that trinity of
evil influences which are now so openly ard mani
festy arrayed againsthe peaceand stability of this
republic We trowno
Mr.. CHoATE's ORATIoN-WEBsTER's SPEECH
We have seldom been afforded better opportunity
of contrasting and studying sound and sense
words and ideas-bombast and eloouence-tnsel
and gold, than that which presented itself at the
New England celebration in the Grafton of Choate
and the speech of Webster. There's more TO be
gained by the comparison than could be got out of
a days study Of Campbell's Philosophy of Rhetoric
or Blalrs excellent treatise on the Bellies Letters
il is exceedingly amusing to see the puffs published
IN the newspapers about this Grafton. These block
heads of critics wags without knowing it,
These pulls are the most unmerciful criticisms
which could be written. Take any passage at ram
dom from the Grafton, analyze it, and then read one
OF the puffs-"beautlful and brilliant thoughts"
--"burnng eloquence" FLASHES of genius
"gushing loneliness" and be convinced nj
the cruelty of these friends. Now this ORA
ton was splendid specimen of rant and
fustian--the speech admirable specimen of
true and unaffected eloquence Half dozen
ideas might posslblyb be extracted, after very dill
gent and careful analysis from the former-in the
latter every sentence contained solid, substantial
matter. And this is the universal opinion amongst
all who are at all competent to form an accurate
judgment OF the merits of literary compositions
Choate was quite lost amid verbiage He fioun-
dered about without any eviden, aim or object
Thus when dab-chick waddles through copse
inject and Wlngs-now flies, now wades, now hops
Andyet his subject was on;which he might in
deed have shone. II was noble one-every way
worthy OF vigorous mind, and calculated to excite
bold and original ideas. But the Grafton on this
great, comprehensive, inspiring theme, may be
most correctly represented by the expressive dis
cripuon given by the phiIosophic Prince of
Denmark, of a similar effort" Words-words-
words" Any school-boy of tolers 5e memory,
and who reads the magazines and Bulwer's novels
could have written just such magniloquent, turgd
inflated essay the character and sufierings of the
Pilgrims. And if the matter was Indifferent. the
style Of delivery was still more Indifferent.
a.,
OF down-eas tinerant expounder of the Word,
which would have brought down thunders of ap-
plause at Banum's Museum
How different from all this was the speech of Mr..
Webster Every idea so distinctly brought out
MAINLY but haa