The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-26
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, sunday, May ga, Isf4.
First Great Movement for the Presidency
MIR. Webster I'm the Field.

"A great mass meeting OF The w nlSS OF New JeT-
sey lakes place at Trenton, on Wednesday next
Great preparations have been made for the occasion.
Mr.. Webster has been invited, and may be expect
ed to be present, and address the assembled multi
tude The result OF the Baltimore Conyenton' ON
the 9th, will be known on that day, aud tins great
mastering Of the Jersey men may, therefore, De re-
garded as the commencement oil the great contest
for the Presidency.
This will be a most important contest anu WIN,
In MANY important points of view, differ from those
which have preceded it. Public curiosity Is be-
ginning to be excited in relation to the topics which
1t is likely Mr.. Webster will introduce. Mr. Web
ster fires the first gun, and he fires, all the little
guns will follow II sceriain Mr. Webster is lay
ing himself out for great work He will give Dig
nifty and elevation TO the electioneering campaign.
We cannot but expect that he will rise far above
the mere personal allusion and personal detracton
in which the lower order Of orators and song
writers delight to revel. Circumstances are GER
tainly favorable TO the introduction OF new and
better and more dignifed system of tactics in this
contest. The old topics OF the OF 1910, with
whose discussion such personalities and such
abusive matter were mingled-the Manifestations
tion-the tarif-have been worn tolerably thread
bare, that the people are tired of them MIR.
Webster may, indeed, touch upon the currency
question, necessarily always of great public In
terest and he may, possibly, also take up the dis.
ribution of the land revenues as means OF resus-
citating the broken States But with respect to
the tariff, we believe that that hp been settled tor
many years to come, and the discussions on 1t will
take new direction, that OF International tariff
treaties, or commercial regulations for specific
purposes, similar to that recently negotiated by Mr.
Wheaton with the German Zoll- Veren. On this
topic Mr.. Webster may very possibly enter al
length. 1t certainly opens up wide and interest
ing field, and one, too, which Mr. Webster has
made very much his own.
Then again, the term principle, in favor OF
when the Baltimore Wing Convention were so
unanimous, presents another strong point 1t is in
cumbent on MIR. Webster TO press this topic on pub
lie attention. It will be of the great subjects OF
the present Presidential controversy, and, in our
opinion, the most important of them ALL BY the
adoption of this principle, efiectual check would
be nterposed to all that intriguing and corruption
which have resulted in efforts procure re-eiec-
ton TO the Presidency during the last twenty years
Mr. Webster, too, has personal interest in it; for
according to all appearances, if Mr.. Clay be elect
ed, on Mr.. Webster's shoulders will descend the
mantle OF the succession, The public mind
has designated Mr.. Webster as the successor
of Mr.. Clay, and nothing can prevent it.
In this view ofth case, Mr. Webster may take
up Mr. Calhoun's recent diplomatic letter on the
Texas question. Mr.. Calhoun has an eye also TO
the succession in 1913, and, of course, MIR. Web
ster will take issue with him on this Texas ques-
ton, which is likely to be the great subect-matter
of the contest for the succeeding Presidency, the
tariff and ether questions being settled in the mean
time.
We mean to give, as usual, better report than
any OF our contemporaries of all these movements.
Throughout the whole campaign, shall report
both sides impartally. We do not care who is
elected, provided always that we get good, STA
bic, respectable and wise administration of the &C.
Notwithstanding better than that of Captain
John Tyler
IMPROVEMENT OF THE STREETS OF New YORK
There are few cities that require, or where there
is room for, improvement to such an extent as in
this; nor where there are facilities for such i'm
provement close al hand, al a very comparative
triflIng expense.
In London, just now, we see by the papers that
they paving the streets with granite blocks, OF
about lS inches long by 0 or 10 inches wide,
brought all the way from the neighborhood Of
Aberdeen, in Scotland, upwards of 400 miles and
yet this is found cheaper and better than any other
sort Of pavement that has been adopted for some
years past in that country. Now, our streets, we
will be bound to say, in worse state than any
OF those of London, and we have material for put
ting them into proper state of rerar, within a
very few miles of us; yet it is not DONE
On Staten Island, within some four or five miles
OF New York, there is as fine quarry of granite
as ever there was in Great Britain-more than suf-
cient for all purposes rcqured-and where it might
be had for about half the price the expense of
dressing or preparing the stones, would not exceed
that OF England; while that of conveyance would
not be more than five or seven per cent of the
amosnt in that country If there IS any objection
10 adopting the granite pavement, on the score of
the expense of dressing, the only thing expensive
about it, Its durability and comfort would, in a
short time, amply repay for little extra outlay at
the onset. Even if the stones with which the land
IN Long Island is pentifuiiy scattered, were
gathered together and dressed with flat surface
on one side similar to what is done in many of the
provincial towns in England, they would make
much better pavement than what we have al pre-
sent, at q still less expense than the former; for
there is but little doubt but that the owners of pro-
perry In that neighborhood would be glad to present
them gratis to any that would take them
away, their land would be rendered much more
valuable thereby.
Surely this is subject that is worthy of the
early attention of our municipal authorities. The
present state Of the city is known disgrace, and
when the evil can be remedied at trihing expense
and little trouble, still more so. 1t is to be hoped
that the corporate officers who have just entered
upon their duties, will Immediately turn their at
tention to this growing evil; if they do anything
towards remedy it must be for the better, for the
condition of our streets cannot well be worse par
tlcularly the principal thoroughfares
THE NATIVES IN A STEw.-We are sorry TO per-
eeve symptoms of breaking up in the new reform
party already. 1t seems that strong resolutions
have been passed in one or two of the wards, de-
nouncing some of the appointments, for some rea-