The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-27
Thc Counting EIeotion.


in this city. The Mayer, the members of both
Boards of the Common Council and many inferior
officers, will then be chosen.
This election is in many points OF view OF great
interest and Importance During the last year,
the wings have had the majority in the Corporation,
and various efforts have been made to improve the
state of our municipal police. and effect other re-
forms in the administration of the city government.
In some instances these commendable efforts have
been at least partially successful. In one point,
however, they have most slgnaly failed. We al
ude TO the new plan Of cleaning the streets So far
we are enabled to Judge, the new system by
contract works worse than any thing we have yet
had TO encounter. Still il is but fair to grant them
little additional time, te present with full OPP
portunity of judging their competency. We shall
see then whether they can improve before the day
of election. If they do by all means give them the
benefit of the reformation.
1t is nominaly taken for granted that the charter
election has merely a local bearing and influence.
This Is quite mistake, and particularly SO at the
present time. For several months past series Of
movements have taken place, all over the country,
relative TO the next Presidential election, and it APP
pears that by tact concurrence of the various par
ties throughout the Union, all eyes directed to-
wards the municipal election in the city of New
York, in order to ascertain from its result the color
and complexion which things may afterwards as
sumo. And this is quite rational view. For there
can be no doubt that whatever may be done to the
contrary, the feelings of the electors with respect to
the various candidates for the Presidency in the
field, will be manifested at the polls.
The community here is divided into two great
political psrties-the wings aud Iocofocos. The
former have preserved their unity and acted in firm
Il
though occasionally, when they have managed with
discretion and skill they have got majority in the
corporation, as during the last year They are en-
tirey united, as one man. favor of Henry Clay of
Kentucky as the candidate for the next Presidency
In this respect the wings have decided advantage
over their political opponents, who for the first time
are divided in their choice, and have brought num-
Der of candidates forward, If the wings, by judi
cious and discreet movements, should carry the city
election, it weud give them great vantage ground,
so far as the moral effect would operate through
out The country, and would be very serviceable IN
deedn promoting the future movements in favor of
Henry Clay
On the other hand, the locofocos are more nume-
rous-more actiye-more enthusiastic than the
wings, but they have serious disadvantages to con
tend WITH in the difficulties which must necessarily
result from the multiplicity OF their candidates, and
the opposite movement made to defend them. 1t is
generally believed here that Mr. Van Buren, is
the prominent candidate of the locofoco
party; but Mr.. Calhoun, of South Carolina, has
a great many warm friends amongst the COM
mercial and financial classes who cordially concur
with him in his views respecting variety of great
public questions. Then another division of the
ranks has taken up the of General Cass, and it
cannot be doubted that that gentleman can COM
mand the suffrage of many of his party, particularly
IN the West. But, together with the adverse move
ment, there is new influence endeavoring TO ef-
feet entrance into the democratic party, and if
properly welded, ii may be made to do great deal
of serious damage to both political parties-we
mean the Tyler party, backed by the whole govern
patronage of this city. worth from eight hum
dred thousand to million of dollars annually.
During the past year, the friends of MIR. Tyler in
this city, have perpetrated the greatest absurdties
ever committed by any set of politicians. Hereto
fore all their attempts to organize party or to get
up meetings for the purpose of procuring an express
sion of public opinion, has been utterly abortive;
and have uniformity terminated in rows, riots, tu-
mults uproar, farce and rdicue These results have
been created by the folly, weakness, vanity and alb
surdty ofthe who undertook to lead the friends
of Mr.. Tyler to the onslaught. With such leaders,
such consequences were inevitable.
There is only one mode by which Mr..
Tyler can effect an entrance into the COM
pact ranks either of the Wings or the To-
cofocos; and that is, by his friends bringing all
their power and influence TO bear upon the ballot
boxes on the day of the approaching election We
have seen on former occasions, how mere portion
of the locofoco party by proper organization previ-
Gus 10 an election, have compelled the whole loco
foco masses to come TO terms and do precisely
what they wanted. We have seen the same thing
the other side, and the whole secret Of the opera
tion is to be found in that simple principle in mill
tary tactics which teaches that when two opposing
armies are nearly balanced and have exhausted
their energies and force, and when the issue is
doubtful and victory towering over them, uncertain
on which side to perch, small corps de reserue can
quietly march into the field and at decide the
day. This is the position in which we mean TO
place the Tyler party in thus city. And it is worth
the experment-merely for the purpose of throwing
additional light on the PHILOSOPHY lof politics--to
ascertain whether the simple ruse which has sue
ceesed so often, will be followed by the same agree
able results in the present case
/ Not caring, then, who succeeds-but in the same
calm spirit OF investigation with which the chemist
combines his salts and evolves his gases-we advise
the immediate trial Of this philosophical experiment.
Noah, and Fisher and Curtis, and Graham, snd all
the office holders of the city, have discovered them
selves TO be miserable politicians, albeit the disco
very was nothing new, and all their attempts have
brought nothing but rdicue and rows. Now
let John Tyler's friends adopt new course Let
them organize themselves, and at once follow our
very Intehgibie advice. Let them ascertain the
precise force in the several wards and even though
only twenty IN number in each, let them prepare to
operate on the ensuing election. We shall in that
case soon see the effects. They can then command
their terms, and obhge both wings and democrats
TO speak iavorably, pass resolutions and change
their whole tone toward the administration. We