The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-16

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monstraton, and that they will be ready TO enter
the field in week or two, with the whole OF theiI
organized forces in this quarter, bags and bag
gage-scrip and scrippage."
The first step preparatory to this great movement
was small meeting held at Washington Hal
about week or ten days ago, on that memorable
night when it stormed and rained, and Numbered
and did every thing else in the heavens above and
in the earth below. About thirty or forty persons
from various wards, assembled in the large room OF
Washington Hall, and amid the din and tumult OF
the elemental war that ragged without, they began
to CIPHER, and prepare and fix for great popular de.
in favor of General Cass as the nomi-
nee of the Baltimore Convention, or some other
Convention, as the case may be. AT this meeting,
we understand, number Of the ''Young demo
oracle" attended. None of the " old hunkers''
were permitted to enter. One of them, indeed
ventured to the door, and put his long nose Within
but on seeing the elements at work, he made a
most expeditions exit, and was very glad to retire
John McKeon was one of the principal speakers
John Mumford was another, and how many othel
"Johns'' occupied seats in the room, we are no.
informed. This was the first meeting. 1t adjourn
ed and met again last Saturday evening, in the
same place, in greater force and with a fuller re-
presentation, probably one hundred persons being
present, comprising the flower of the young de-
mocrace," who are decidedly opposed to the no.
mination of Mr.. Van Buren,, and disposed to take
any feasible measures for the elevation of General
Cass to the next Presidency. A number of speak
ers and takers delivered themselves on this occa-
sion, and after great deal of conversation and in
vesiigaton,it was determined to appoint commit
tee, whose duty it is to prepare public room for
the great meeting-to invite speakers-to appoint a
chairman, and to effect all the necessary arrange
ments. We understand that application is to be
made to the Sachems Of Tammany Hall for the use
of their celebrated room in that renowned wigwam
of the democracy. 1t would be curious enough if
the Cass men would succeed in this application
But we rather think they won't. However, Wen
see
Thus stands the matter at present What parti-
cular movement they mean to take, or what ground
they intend to occupy, we have not distinctly
heard 1t is posi- BILE that the friends of Gen. Cass
may go into the Baltimore Convention, and take
their chance there or Just as probably they may
unite with the friends of Calhoun and other candi-
dates who appear rather disposed to organize Sc.
parate and distinct Convention, to be held in Phi
adelphia in July At all events, all these move
so many indications of an overwhelming defeat
awaiting them in 1S44-a defeat almost as great as
that which sgnalized their efforts in 1870
NEWSPAPER MovEMENrs-SALE OF PRINTING Ma
understand that very active sale is
TO be made of certain printing materials by Messrs
Ludlow u Co. this morning, at ten O'Clock, at No.
Thames street. They are the materials that were
formerly engaged in the manufacture of the recent
free trade journal called The Ga zette, and by some
process other in chancery they to be sold 10
pay some debt or some claims which Alderman
Clayton has upon them. As these materials are
quite capable OF forming new paper of any sort,
and as there are great many new papers starting
about this time, it may be worth while for them to
know something of the history of these types at
once.
1t seems then that few years ago these materi-
ais, consisting oftypes and press, purchased of
Hoe " Co. They were used Immediately afterwards
for the production of paper decidedly in favor of
short time, by some management" or other they
came out decidedly against Mr.. Van Buren,.
little more time produced another change they
hen took up the Erie Railroad, which seemed to
constitute the ne plus ultra of all the grand move
nents in this world below. Then they came out
against the Erie Railroad. Their next movemen
was to bring out paper in favor of Mr.. j. G. Cal
noun and free trade and after going thoroughly in
avor OF that movement for two or three weeks
hey again became silent. The last Transformation,
we believe, they made in favor of General Cass
or the next Presidency
twill be seen from this little history that these types
md this press, have had great deal of experience in
he world, both politics, finance and other matters
This experience has been so great that we should not
re at all surprised, if by some magnetic process they
hould find themselves capable of setting up news
aper hereafter, and publishing it, even without
he expense Of compositors and presslnan As
We understand our friend Duff Green is preparing
materials for the issue of a new paper, we would
dvise him to look in upon this sale at ten o'clock,
lst to see whether these will not suit him. No
oubt they will go, too, very cheap; but the great
dvantage in possessing them would be- that with the
experience these types have had they might save the
Expense of compositors entirely, by setting up copy
themselves. Only think of this!
TRAVEL TO ErRoPE.-This noon the new packet
hip Yorkshire Capt. Bailey, sails on her first trip
cross the Atlantic. Next Monday, the Queen Of
he West, Capt Woodhouse, will leave on her &C.
ond trip. These ships run to Liverpool and in
oin Of beauty and speed, they cannot be surpassed
They will carry more passengers than any of the
asst steamers, notwithstanding the lateness of the
easog
1t seems to us that in these packets, shipbuildng
las reached perfection. If more splendid, or
more comfortable, or faster sailing ship than the
Queen of the West, Woodruff u Minturn agents,
or the Yorkshire, can be produced at any of our
ship yards, we should like to know the fact If
better ships can be turned off, it is clearly ascer-
tanned that no improvement can be made in COM
manders. Nature can do no more on that point ;
but human ingenuity may perchance add bit of
gold leaf to the cabin of packet.
We are glad to find such packets meet with sue
cess. Enterprise, like that displayed in spending
100000 In shpto accommodate sixty passengers
and four thousand bales of cotton, from inferior to
fine, ought to be encouraged. This enterprise ap.
pears more strlkingy when it is taken into view
that steam is now extensively used on the Atlantic