The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-25
NEW YORK HERALD.
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IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS AMONG THE DEMocRAcIE--
TRrUaIH OF THE May CONVENTION, lS+.-Wt
learn from Harrsburgh, that the democratic mem
hers Of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, in public
meeting held there, had recommended as their FIRE.
sidentia candidate, JAMES BUCHANAN, and selected
May, lS4i, as the proper time for holding the Ma
tiona Convention.
This movement of the " democracie" at Penn
sylvania, comes in direct conflict with the recent
action OF the democracle" OF New YORK, as de-
veloped recently in Albany. We are rather ois-
posed TO believe that the friends OF Mr. Van Bu:en
inundated at the position they have taken,
and will assent TO the May Convention OF 1914
Las, evening the Old Mems Committee met at Tam
many Hail. but took no decisive measures on the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Are they afraid q The Young
Mems Committee meet again this week. Take
care You are all on the brink of volcano.
Since writing the above, we learn, in conirma-
ton of our previous opinion, that Mr.. Johnson, of
the first ward, member of the Old Mems General
Committee, at the meeting last evening, presented
a resolution, censuring the Young Mems Commit
tee for passing the resolution published in the Her
aid last week, disappearing of the course OF the
members Of the Legislature OF this State in recon-
mendng Mr.. Van Buren, for the presidency, in anti
clpation Of a national convention. He also offered
an additional resolution, concurnng in the opinion
given by The members of the Legislature in their
recent address issued from Albany. This resolu-
ton was opposed by Colonel Ming, of the 18th
ward, in long and able argument; and, finally, re-
ferred TO a select committee OF seven, consisting OF
the following gentlemen :-Nlessrs. Johnson. OF the
lst ward Samuel Grape, of the same Edmund ].
Porter of the 10th Mr.. Nichols, of the lst Col.
Ming, ofthe l4th Charles A. Secor of the 9Th, and
Mr.. briggs, of the 18th. In this committee there
three whom we know to be opposed to the pro-
ceedngs at Albany, and perhaps four. The result
will be majority and minority report-one in ia
of the November convention, 1913; the other in
May, 1874. All hands on deck, a storm is brew
ing.
THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN NEWSPAPER Press.
The war between the press of Great Britain and
the United States, seems to go merry along on the
other side OF the Atlantic The Foreign Quarterly
RcUiec has given birth TO another heightened article
against the newspaper press of this country and the
process has been evidently still more painful than the
last, if we may judge from the 'wailing md gnash-
ing ct tee b" manifested in the precious diatrbe.
The -evlewer, indeed, appears TO have become per:
fec r7b.1 and with undissuised and amusing
chasuu surprse that we dismissed, in
a few Gu pbs, his offspring of October
last. All me. OF ordinary intelligence, and sufi
cently acquainted with the true character of the
American newspaper press, needed no formal and
particular exposition OF the Ignorance-the malevo
lenoe-the motlves-the dnimus of that furious at
tack. The article in the present number of the Re-
view is worthy of lis predecessor. The same cha
racterlsc Ignorance of his subject the same intem-
perate language, the same fioundering from one
puddle of scurriiy to another, apparent both
articles. Indeed, the gross violence and abusive
language of The reviewer must be perfectly shocking
10 every one unaccuainted with the blngsgate lite
nature OF London.
The reviewer never condescends to reason. That
too vulgar for him. The whole article is made up
OF loose and extravasant asseriens-abusive cpl
thets. and several pages of extracts from the Ner
York Hgad-little paragraphs of joke, wit, sarcasm
and aconic sense, which our thirty thousand read
ers understand and relish, but which this bockhe d
cannot for the life of him appreciate The Ne,c York
Herald, indeed, is still the grand object of attack
although the Courier, the american, and the Jour-
nal Of Commerce, come in for share of notice.
press of this country, sufficiently obvious. It's
influence is dreaded by the arstocratc classes of
Great Britain. Our newspaper press is too much i'm
presnated with democratic doctrines and democratic
freedom Of thought and speech, to b. acceptable to
the despotsm OF Europe. This is what touches
the party, of which this Review is favorite organ,
10 the quick. Hence these torrents of abuse and
vituperation. When to this rooted enmity to our
inst odd tba aviJon, II hoe
revie vers, in relation to every subject connected
with the state Of society here, and the means which
are employed to govern, modify, and alter public
opinion, the weakness, folly, and violence of these
articles, are sufficiently accounted for. These men
think that by looking over few files of various
newspapers, and reading the accounts of silly ira
yelling boobies, who spend few months amongst
us, that they have attained ample materials for
judging OF the condition of society and the press in
this country,
The progress OF society in this country presents
Of the most interesting subjects of study that
ever attracted the energies of the human mind
There is parallel case to which you can refer
and reason rfrom analogy. Even men of the
most expanded intellect, who have looked
during their whole lifetime on the scene,
are wise enough to admit their incompetency
TO pronounce an accurate judgment. Society is
here ever in transltve state. The march OF mind
Is advancing with a rapldity never before exhibited
Mans ernancipated energies are at work on a new
field, where no barrier opposes them. The press il
adapted to the circumstances OF such state of socie
ty There is a freedom Of speech here unknown il
the old world Occasionally there is violence of Ian
guage, when the'e is by no means a correspondent
violence in action. Indeed, The every day occur
rences around give the lie TO the SANDERS which
would represent us as a nation of robbers and muir
derers. Wiihou: an organized police in any of our
cities, they are as peaceful as the best governed
cities Of England. Nay, they are much more so
Seasons Of the greatest political excitement pass
peacefully over. We had in this city, the other day
an election in which fifty thousand votes were