The New York herald., 1844-10-01
Increase OF Political Excitement-Fearful
Condition OF the City at the Approaching
EIeaef0u.


Election.
We begin TO fear that we shall have very fear.
ful, perhaps bloody times the approaching elec-
tion, In this city at least. Probably throughout
the country, beyond the reach of the demoralized
population OF the large Cities the people may go
quietly to the polls and depose their ballots with
out attacking and assaultiDg each other, and
creating insurrection. But here, IN crowded pc
pulation, the excitement increases so much,
and the bad passions Of the heart are developed
feaIfully, that we have every thing to dread from
the symptoms already beginning to manifest them.
Selves not only in the party prints but in every po-
litical club house and political place of resor,
throughout the city.
In order to make ourselves sufficiently under
stood, and to show that there is unhappily but too
much foundation for fears, give IN this days
paper series Of very curious and remarkable ex-
tracts from the leading papers of both parties yes
terday. In this series is comprised extracts from
the Tribune, the Courier g. Enquirer, the Express,
and the Morning Netos. Ii will be seen from
these extracts that the il-bood engendered by the
riot row produced by the collision between
two of the political clubs on las, Thursday evening,
at the close of the great Whig meeting at National
Hall, has already produced such an excitement,
that both parties are threatening to come forth in
the public streets, on every occasion hereafter,
fully armed with the most deadly weapons that
they can think Of
The Courier and Enquirer and the Ezwess re-
solutey assert that all their friends, meaning the
members of the whig clubs, whenever they appear
in the streets hereafter, will be armed with deadly
weapons, and ready to defend themselves at any
and every hazard of life, liberty property, insur-
rection, or any thing else.
Such then is the state Of things in this city, pro-
duced by the acts of demagogues, working upon
the dregs of population, drawn from all parts OF
the world-organzed as they are into bands or
clubs-spirited on by men who are themselves too
cowardy to appear in the first ranks-and supported
by money collected readily collected, from the
respectable, orderly and upright citizens OF both
parties. During the last few weeks we have
these masses of the disorderly and
floating population, organized into nearly a
dozen clubs, under all sorts of names, meet
ing in the immediate neighborhood of each
other, singing, shouting, drinking, swearing,
threatening, and using every species of provoca-
ton in order to Irritate each other, and produce
a disturbance of the peace. Here are the ''Knick-
erbockers" on side, and the empires on the
other-the "Whlte Eagles" game, and opposed to
them, the 'Unionists." And of what materials
are these organization composed Why, it is no.
torious that the fighting men-the bullies-the
sporting men"-thc gentlemen Of the fancy
as they are called in their own slang, and who
have for the last four years been making their dis
graceful exhibitions in the neighborhood of this
city, are now engaged by both parties, hired
and paid by both parties, as the leaders and
managers of these political clubs. Thus has the
vile spirit OF partizanship a; length driven even the
respectable and orderly members Of this commu-
nifty, OF both parties, into the hiring of professed
DULLES, producing a state of affairs which now
threaten wit riot, bloodshed, confagration,
and we know not what terrible disorders, in this
great city of New York. There Is nothing at all
imaginary in the alarm which has been thus ex-
cited. We understand that during the last few
days, the gunshops and hardware stores, where
fire arms to be found, have had most extraor-
binary increase Of busness-and that immense
quantities Of Colts revolving pistols, ammunition,
bowie-knives, and arms of all descriptions, have
been purchased by various characters throughout
the city.
Thus it will be seen that as we approach the day
OF election, and while it would appear that all
other arguments are exhausted, the highly respec-
table and intelligent men of both parties are ac-
tualy encouraging and appealing to physical force,
by the organization OF those frghtful clubs, which
are providing themselves with regular armories,
determined to carry their point even to death it
self, and making the streets run with gore Is il
net time for the religious-moral- ctabe,
orderly portions OF the citizens of New York, of
all parties, to awake to full perception of the
impending danger-to take some measures to pre-
serve the peace and quiet of the city in the ap-
preaching election? In a moment OF alarm, on
sudden impulse, these excited clubs may com.
mence an insurrection, the end OF which no one
can tell. With such clubs-with such excited
feelng-with such party prints-we are, indeed,
on the brink of a volcano, and when il may burst
upon us, who can tell!
p. S.-SInce the above was written we are in
formed that the letter contained in the Courier and
Enquirer OF yesterday, purporting to have been
signed by "Wm. Ford" is also forgery which
overbalances the account current, and places the
wings one forgery ahead Of their opponents This
is rather unfortunate for the Courier as it spo,ls
all the effect Of the long editorial based upon the
presumed validity of Ford's letter.
PRooREss OF Political FoRGERrRs Since the
detection OF the "Roorback" forgery, which
took place soon after its appearance in the Albany
Erering Journal" paper conducted by Thurow
Weed, we perceive that the party prints of both
sides are beginning to TEEN with forgeries and
frauds OF all kinds and on all SUBJECTS SO as to in.
fuence the public mind in favor OF their respective
candidates.
First, there is a forged document or oath of al
leglance taken TO King George Ill, attributed to
Ezekiel Polk, the grandfather Of Mr. Polk Second,
a forged statement or subscription in England Of
money raised there to elect Henry Clay, because
ne Is in favor Of assumption oi the State debts
Third, forged letter signed Henry Clay, and ad-
dressed to Csssi,s M. Clay, who is wandering in
these parts to touch up the abolitionists
The first OF these forgeries appeared first in the
whlg papers-the two last in democratic prints
At present the two parties stand even in the FORGE
ry business-2 and 2. Who's the next customer, !,