The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-19
New YORK HERALD.
ev York, sunday. March 10. Is4a.
The Next Prosidency-A Political Miiien-
Mum Approaching.


MUM A Approaching.
LISA remark often made of late by high authori-
w. that civilization is getting in advance OF the an
Gent common law, statute law, and even tn. long
established customs Of society. This fact is strik-
inply illustrated in the new feature which has been
lately introduced into the system of political cleo
tioneeriDg.
General Jackson was brought into power under
the watchword OF Hickory" Hickory poles and
hickory sticks, hickory nuts and hickory orgies,
were the chief agents in the elecuoneerng. II was
the hickory dynasty; characterised, as the word
seems TO indicate, by vigor frmness and prompt
ness, with slight touch of the irresistible.
When President Harrison came into power, the
system had become Modified, and greatly changed
We heard no more of cotton bags and hickory
sticks but "II1rd CIDER was the wachword ana
countersign The hickory poles were converted
into log cabins, and the cotton bags were beaten
into quiet coon-skins and peaceable bHstles This
NAV be called the Hard Cider dynasty; character
ised bv an influence decidedly opposed to cotton
bags and hickory sticks. 1t did not smell so much
OF powder, was farther removed from violence and
barbarism, and OF course approached nearer to the
peace and polish OF civilization. Who would not
prefer the quietude OF log cabin TO the Of can
non. the clashing of hickory sticks, and the uncer-
tam defence Of iorti6caton of cotton bags?
Another and far greater change has, however,
now come over the spirit OF the political dream
The hickory poles have fallen-the hard cider
is all drank-the coons have gone TO their holes
and the log cabins forgotten There is, to
be sure, still a great show OF cotton bags but
their position is not calculated TO excite alarm
The whole system OF eectloneering is changed.
Balls and parties are now the order OF the day
and woman--young, beautiful, lovely woman
is the life aud lower Of the system. This new
mode of electioneering was begun by the Clay
clubs about wear ago Ii was an irresistible move
meut You might attack man with cotton bag
before him. but what could be done with woman,
with a cotton bag behind her9 The advantage was
instantly seen and taken Balls got up on
every occasion. il was discovered that one waltz
with beautiful girl would convert any ordinary
politician, and that pirouette would do the bus-
ness in the most stubborn cases
The great Clay Ball comes off at Washington
Hall tomorrow evening, and it is expected that
great number of converts will be made. The Clay
ladies are said 10 be unrvaled by any in the city,
and the darts from their quivers will create fearful
havoc in The ranks Of the enemy. It is but few
evenings since, that the Tyler party got up ball at
old Tammany. It's effect not doubtful. And
had that party stuck TO their balls and chung 10 the
ladies, all might now have been well.
But they lett the ball room, the dance, and the
waltz. went TO speech making al mass meeting in
a church, and now where are theyl Damnedas
all must be who desert the ladies'
This mode of electioneering is not only great
advance in civilization, but it is the true system
there i. sound sense and philosophy in it-there is
refinement in it-here is chivalry in it In short,
we altogether approve Of the system, and shall go
for any political party that adopts it.
DoINGs AT ALBANY 1t is TO be feared that Cover
nor Bouch has committed fatal error by throwing
himself into the hands OF certain men. The AL
bauy Evening Journal published a day or two since
list of politicians who are represented as being the
Governors confidential committee. Their names
are Erastus Corning, Edwin Croswell, Rufus w.
Peckham James d WATSON and John Van Buren,.
When Vim Bouck was elected Governor of
this State by the overwhelming majority of % 900
votes it was not imagine that he weak enough
to be controlled by any set of men, especially by
such men as are mentioned above. twas supposed
that the Albany Regency had already inflicted SUI
ficent quantity of misery upon the people OF this
State-it was thought, and loudly proclaimed by
thousands of the democratic party, that Croswell
should never again be recognised as dictator in
their ranks But what do we see! No sooner is he
appointed State printer than he worms himself into
the affections Of the unsuspecting Governor, and
draws around him set of equally discarded poll
tcians grasps the rudder of State, and is now steer
ing the ship, with the velocity of steam, into the
identical whirlpool which engulphed the party in
1897.
We are sorry to learn thls-we fear these men
carry venom under their tongues, and If we mistake
not, their only object is TO render the Governor
odous as possible with the people, by making un-
popular appointments, in order TO prevent his re-
nomination in lS44.
THURSDAYS SroRM.-We continue to hear of its
severity All the mails from the NORTH south, east,