The New York herald., 1844-10-23
NEW YORK HERALD.
The Present Extraordinary Position OF
Political Affairs la this CITY.

city, on Monday evening" has struck terror into the
hearts OF both the old parties, and astonished every
intelligent and thinking man throughout The city
This Is the 2Si OF October the day set down by the
Miertes tor the destruction Of the earth and there
Is every appearance, from the symptoms around
us, that terrible destruction is impending, not
over this habtable globe, but over the heads of
both the old rotton and corrupt political parties into
which the people of this city and country have
been divided We are on the verge-nay. rather
be il said, we have already crossed the threshold
of great revolution affecting politics.
religion, society, morals, and every thing pertain
ing to human life and the end of which we can
not distinctly see by any of the mental teles-
copes or spy-glasses that are within our reach The
meeting on Monday night-the congregated masses
the immense pfocessons--the loud huIras-the
enthusiasm the eloquence the Drummond lights
the intellectual lights that. shed such brliance
around, on the trees OF the Park, and the dense
masses of human beings-ihe moon in the heavens
and the Fountain sparkling eighty feet high-have
all produced degree of astonishment in this city,
and amongst all classes and all politicians, that is
truly amusing, excruca,ng, appalling, and every
thing else that you please.
The journals of both the old parties published
yesterday, fully corroborate every epithet we have
applied TO this meeting, and tine description We
have given OF its impression upon the New York
people. Here are their remarks:-
from the Courier and Enquirer.J
MASS MEETING OF THE AMERICAN REPuBLICAHs.- The
Mass Meeting of the Amerc Republicans to re- pond
to the Congressional and State nominations was held IN
the Park last night and hazard nothing in say ing,
that large assemblage has before been IN
this city. magnificent Drmmond Light placed the
balcony Of the City Hail. shed bright light the
OF human nngs crowded together and gave the
fant "A.
from which e ,quen addresses delivered Rockets
aud magnificent fire works set off at intervals, nd
the proceedings or the evening in the Park closed
with superb piece, bearing the motto, Americans their
own es"
$ At sound of the bugle at O'clock the immense
mass formed procession and marched through the prn
cpa streets, nothing daunted by drzzliDg rain which
commenced as the procession was forming 1t was truly
amaSnhcent display the like OF which has not been
witnessed in this city.
[From the Tribune]
The Natives held an immense meeting in the Park last
evening set OFT by fire works aud illuminated by Drum
mond Light in the Balcony OF the City Hail. We did
learn The names Of the speakers
From the Plebean.l
The American Republicans had an extremely large
meeting in the Park last evening Strong resolutions
passed rainst any coalition with the whigs they
had been vlanonsy deceived in Philadelphia the late
election After their display OF fireworks the procession
passed Tammany Hail. and the Democratic portion OF it
gave loud long and strong cheers for Polk and Dallas
Wright and Gardiner Afer the procession had passed
eight ten thousand people gathered about old
Tammsny, and were addressed by gentleman from
Maine, whose name we do not know Messrs. Nichols,
Derry, Eddy, and Wells
from the Expressl
The GaEAr NATIVE AMERICAN MEETING THE PARK,
LAST NrGHr Our Reporte have given pretty full re.
ports and sketches Of the Native American meeting and
spectacle in the Park last night which, without mnia.
tion alteration we lay before our readers II was be-
yond all doubt the greatest demonstration Of the season.
and OF such character and nature emharrass
party well as Tammany Hail. It threatens to involve
and evolve elements in the coming city election the
like of which did not have in the charter eec-
tion and the end of which we cannot well foresee.
The singular mixture of admission-comment-
chagrln-de -despondency-dread and alarm which
pervade these paragraphs, will at once convey TO
the public In every part OF the country the impress
sion which this extraordinary development and
monster meeting of the " native" republicans Of
the city of New York have produced. There can
be no mistake about the position in which we find
ourselves now, and that is on the verge of great
revolulon-a civil revoutlon-a religious, moral,
and social revolution, rising up, side by side, with
the election OF a President, and either one way or
the other determining that question, and deciding
whether it will be Mr.. Clay Mr.. Polk, but which
of them it is to be, it is very difficult in the present
confused state of things to say.
We have again and again, in the course of the
last year or more, given full historical view OF
the rise and progress of this new organization of
the people, having for its basis mixture OF good
sense, religion, practical utility, and some small
portions of intolerance and folly. We have watch
ed II from It's commencement up to the present mo-
ment IL originated singularIy enough within the
bosom OF the democratic party, and grew out Of
the tamperlng of the democratic leaders with a
certain portion of naluralized citizens who hap
pened 10 be banded together i'll consequence Of
their being born in Ireland. The "native por-
ton OF the democratic party saw, year after year. IT,
tie beggarmen rising ups hunting after the Irish vote,
sometimes for one purpose and sometimes for anoth-
er, and began 10 doubt the policy OF such conduct
And then, very naturally, when certain occa-
sion Bishop Hughes and the Irish attempted to ex.
ercise direct coaro in the political affairs of the
country, these native democrats broke away and
formed the nucleus of the "natve" party las have
seen. This movement then took its rise in the
abuses perpetrated by "natve" leaders of the de-
mocratic ranks, but il has grown ana thriven by an
appeal to the general feeling of certain classes be-
longing to all parties, and may be now Justly re-
garded as embracing within its limits the great
masses of the two old parties in this city. Amongs,
the democrats SO far as regards the local ticket
here there is strong spirit Of dsafection already,
particularly in relation to the exclusion OF the Bible
from certain Schools and we should not be at all
surprised il this disafecon should proceed to very
remarkable extent, as TO affect their votes in
November As to the whg party, the dlserganiza-
tion and generalization which have been at work
In it, during the last few weeks, have astonIshed
everv body That party is left almost without rank
and ile-wilh nothing buttwo cliques es-the "young"
and the "old'' whgs--vlolenty assaiIing each 9TH
er in private, and now publicly engaged in hostile
array in relation to the propriety and expediency
of holding a mass Convention whelhe on
the 23d or on the 30h The consequence
OF tins sentiment pervading both parties-of the
singular want Of Judgment, tact, and discretion,
IN the leaders OF both partles--we are pre-
pared to see the native" ticket, from top to
bottom, carried at the next election by majority
ranging from five to ten thousand, out Of mass
OF fifty thousand voters in this city In fact there