The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-07

DEBATE IN the HOUSE OF commons on the new cur
rency plan Also, the further rise or fall in the
price of cotton, and the bankruptcy or fortunes of
dozens. We mean to run ereiusire express, and
to beat the whole field, il any dare enter
Opening OF the Next Presidential Contest.
The contest for the next Presidency may now be
said to be fairly opened In Congress-in the news
paper press-in public meetings-and throughout
the whole country, as far as we have heard from
az vet The nominations Of both partiesare before
the people, and during the next four or five months
the discussion must go on, and public meetings
must be held on both sides, and the popular mind
be canvassed, in order to prepare all for voting at
the election next fall.
According to all appearances, this contest will
be one of the most spirited-one of the most equal
ly matched-and one of the NEST curious that has
taken place in this country for great many years.
We have seen the unanimity and enthusiasm and
impulse which have animated the Wings up to the
nomination of Mr.. Clay, and which continue to
preserve them in an unbroken phalanx. This una
nimity gave them manifest superiority over their
opponents, the democratic party, until the latter
made the nominations at Baltimore, and the people
began to indicate their views on that nomination,
all over the country. 1t is very evident now, since
dissensions and disturbances which have agitated
that party for the last two years, will be completely
Iulled in few weeks, and that they will present a
more united front and a more determined
spirit than any one had reason to expect,
and in this particular they seem to be occu-
plying very much the same position as did the
wings in 1910, who presented the same differences
of opinion, and the same astonishment the
Of
quickly succeeded by unexampled unanimity of
feeling. The recent meetings of ratification which
have been held in the various large cities, towns
and villages from which we have heard, furnish
fresh evidences of the strength and force with
which the democrats intend to come into the field.
In Batimore-in Richmond-in Phadelp hia-in
Washington-in New York-in Boston, meetings
of ratification have been held, and according to
the most authentic accounts they have been very
large and powerful meetings, and present the
means of contesting the victory anticipated by the
democrats, in very imposing light.
In Congress also, they have commenced the dis
cussion of the personal character Of the new can
wings in Congress- it would appear, from the ami.
nation of the recent debates, somewhat
alarmed at the state of things presented in the
well convinced that it will require great effort
elect their man, Mr.. Clay. All the regular
business of Congress appears to be neglected,
for the members being engaged in hunting up OBJ
jectons to the vavious candidates, and making
personal attacks on the representatives of the OPP
posing principles and measures-and all the other
stump speeches of electioneering which distin-
guish the men now in Congress. The remain
lar ~fth oS h. al I,,
the delivery of stump speeches and cue will be
given to the whole country SO that, Immediately
after the adjournment on the 18th of this month,
general movement OF the two parties will take
place throughout the Union, and the general con-
test will be waged for the Presidency.
In this contest, we already perceive that the
people of the United States will be divided into
two great and powerful factions A third party
will not be heard of. Captain Tyler is as effec-
tually covered with the waters Of oblivion as Joe
Smith, in relation to the contest for the Pres-
dency. We do not believe that even the aboli-
ton candidate, Mr. Birney, will receive 30 many
votes in the free States as his party have polled
during the last two three years for 1t is gene
rally believed that the odor of sanctlty which
floats around Mr.. Frelinghuysen, and the great aid
which he has rendered to the abolition OF slavery,
will concentrate in the wing ticket all the sensible
forces of the abolition party IN the free States.
We shall, therefore, have more equal division of
the people OF this country, in the ensuing contest,
than has probably ever taken place since the great
contests between Jefferson and Adams, and some
of their immediate successors.
Such being the position of things at the COM
mencement of the contest, we must admit that
the result Notwithstanding the first impression
made by the nomination of such unknown men as
Folk and Dallas-wlll be more doubtful, and more
determined by tact, skill, and effort than any con-
test that we have seen. II Mr.. Clay is to be cleo
ted, his friends must work very hard. They have
not moment to lose they have not an hour to
waste in injudicious effort They must bring out all
their electioneering apparatus-ther orators-their
travelling preachers-ther itinerant minstres-
their poets, too, must go hard to work and furnish
new songs, for the old ones are only waste paper.
The democrats may take the same advice and we
see that they are not idle. In the meantime, as
we are placed on high and independent ground
overlooking both camps, and spying out the position
and movements of both armies, we shall take par
tcular to report progress at stated intervals,
and to give the operations of both belligerent camps
with the greatest accuracy and impartality AT
present every thing is full of preparation-doubt,
and difficulty, on both sides, notwithstanding all
the affectaton of confidence, hope, and assurance
of success which they show to their several adj
herents
WAR ON THE APPLE WoMEN.-One of the most
strange, extraordinary, peculiar, exciting, warlike
scenes was exhibited IN the Park the other after
noon--one that beats all hollow the Rhode Island
war, the Heidelberg battle, or the great Croton
fight-one that will be remembered and transmit
ted in song and story, as long as the present fathers
of the city and their great grand children reside on