The New York herald., 1844-09-25


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himself satisfied with it, avows ha. he shall vote for mir
Clay and impressively exhors every anti Texas man to
do the the Herald again cries out. split among
II the Herald had the speech of Mr. Web
ster this sehood would have been too gross even for it,
Of Way did no. the Herald
give promptly the speech shsmefully perverts
we have SAID that the game played by the managers Oh
for its aid to the sntTari Texas Is grossly
squandered. And yet there il way in which 1t Is made
to subserve secondhand the Polk Other Villains
employed TO where its character 10 unknown
that the Herald 10 impartial, and sometimes even
whig paper Thus the Rochester Daily Advertiser has
"The New York Herald. the editor Of which sa whig
@ are h Of
the non-saveholdng States by overwhelming maorities
There in reality kind Of doubt OF the truth Of this
statement but it IL something Tor whig to concede It
the old coon may well come down before we FIRE
Now ,hsrs Is not a WING conn.c ed with the editor
been. Bennett Is British subject End processes con
tempt OF solitics but he is and nss been at
tectve larh of all Banks and Paper Money and OF the
Land Dstr button, and Of co1r determined champion
paper when has expressed any Opinions; such Is he in
his conversation $685. he ridiouled the idea
Of Gen. Hrrscns running for President and offered to
bet that he would not get electoral vote IN ne
Union He madea bet that Harrison would not have fry
votes. here has been publ question on which he
has MT at vi times opposed and epresented the views
Of whgs such has been Bennett such his editorial
assist ants; such his paper such are they all No
has convefsed with him politics, read his
paper three weeks without knowing that they Loco
Eoco Over and hes this been expcsed and yet the
s daily repeated that the Herald is impartial II not
Wing The Rochester man caps the climax
From the New York Courier 4 Enquirer, by james
Watson Webb.1
The WHlG CAUsE.-On our return from Europe
three weeks since, we were utterly astoundcd at
the exulting tone OF political opponents IN this
city, and the general depression which existed
n n n nur n ROT
OF the approaching contest. When we left here
immediately preceding the nomination OF Mess's
Clay and Freinghuysen by the Baltimore Conven-
tion, we were satisfied that eighteen States were
safe beyond all contingency for the Wing cause;
and thar Maine, New Hampshire, Illinois and Mis-
souri, at the North, and South Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi and Arkansas at the South, were The
only doubtful States Of course, we were much
astenished that such nonentity as James X. Polk
"a man whom we know to be inferior In intellect
and requirements 10 any person ever named ior the
Chief Maglstracy, and who would not be esteem
ed a second rate country lawyer at any bar IN this
Statc-should have lessened our prospects OF sue
cess; and our first business was to enter into cr-
teal examination of the actual state OF the pending
canvass Tor the Presidency,
Several months absence from the country, had
temporarily separated us from the excitement OF
the contest; we had no bets pending upon the re-
suit; and as is well known to our readers, when
nearly three years ago we run up the Clay Banner,
and sent forth the cry of "Justice to Harry OF the
West" amid the jbes Sand jeersi Of the press OF
both parties-we proclaimed that our course o. WA was
free from all selfish feelings, and that II elected,
there Office in his gift we would either ask
for or accept; all these circumstances combined,
calculated to enable TO look into the exist
ing state Of partes and their prospects OF success,
with more than ordinary disinterestedness; and to
arrive at conclusion unbiased by either our feel
ings our wishes We brought to the enquiry,
less Of political prejudice than most persons could
al this late period IN the canvass; and above all,
perceivlng our friends alarmed and our opponents
saIguine, we very naturally aimed TO arrive at
conclusion OF our own, Irrespective OF the opinions
Of others, on question Of such vital importance
to the ssefare OF the country and every great
interest in II. Without prejudice therefore, apc
really ANXIOUS 10 arrive Ut the truth, we en-
tered into an investigation OF the actual state OF
parties witl :ncrc care and attention than we
bad ever before bestowed upon the subject, because
from our absence and other circumstances, we
were better qualified for impartial investigation
than at any previous period of our political lie.
We examined the whig vote OF lS40, and the votes
of opponents since that period; and we dscov-
cred that IN no State in the Union with the excep-
ton OF Maine ,have they pclled vote equal to that
OF the Wings, which SO thoroughly routed them
when in possession Of the whole power and patron
| age OF the Government, with a united and harmo-
ni0us party, and without any questions such as
Texas and the Tariff TO distract them. We per-
ceived, that easy as II was 10 beat MI Van Buren,,
it was far easier to distance the mere apology Ter
Presidential Candidate in the person OF James *.
Polk. II became perfectly manifest that In every
State Of the Union, with the single exception OF
South Carolina, the Tariff had grown in strength
and popularity with the people; and that although
Mr.Van Buren, had pursued course to deceive and
mslead portion OF the North on this subject MI.
Folks views and principles as avowed In MS pub
lie addresses and demonstrated by his votes in Con-
gress were well known, that this question alone
was sufficient 10 insure his defeat. We discovered
that his for the station OF CHIEF magistrate
is felt and admitted by tho best men OF the ocofoco
party and that this tact, connected with the thrust
ing aside Of Mr.. Van Buren and the mode and man
ner OF his nomination, have caused hundreds OF
al. kn,y n(srn Afad thA
ticket, publicly 10 proclaim their disgust with the
proceedings OF the Baltimore Convention,and their
determination not TO be drsgooned lntO the support
Of Its nominee. Then, there stood the Texas cues
ton. On this subject a majority OF the locofoco
party think with us, that Texas was ours and
should be SO again, when it can be accomplished
with honor and without gross injustice to Mexico
out that TO seize upon il without the assent OF Mex
leo, would be downright robbery, certain TO be
followed by war which the whole civilized
world would denounce as unjust, and which might
demand European interference. The party which
nominated Polk, have not hesltated TO proclaim
their intention il successful, to seize upon Texas
and Oregon and we all know that such a proce-
dure would inevitably involve us IN a war with
Mexico and England; and while large portion OF
the rejecting that party deprecate the annexation
ofTexas calculated to extend the institution
of slavery still larger number, look upon war with
Mexico and Great Britain the greatest curse which
NAL administration OF the could bring upon
the country Even in the South, where the people gene
rally favor OF the annexation of Texas when
be done with honor they repudate the idea OF forciby
argng territory either at the South or West and
consequently Mr. Polk derives strength from the Tex
and Oregon questions in that section OF the country
In thus looking about for tho OF exutaton by
opponents and corresponding depression among our
friends, critically examined what changes had taken
place during the past four months and whether they
for or against us and in regard to this, We could
not possibly be mistaken OF the changes known
to the public, nneteen-twentieths were fro n the
locofoco 10 the whig ranks and these changes,
based upon the principles Of the respective parties
appear to be rapidly developing themselves In every sec
ton Of the country In short gradually but certain
ly arrived al the inevitable conclusion that strong
our cause in the month Of April last with the probable
nomination OF Mr. Van Buren, at Baltimoreand against
him we were confident OF eighteen Staes-the nomina-
ton Of James X. Polk without solitary qualfca-
ton opposed the people upon all the great
questions OF national policy before them and the
grandson OF vile old Tory Of the Revolution whose in
fidelity counensnced and approved by his descendants