The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-10-16


from all parts of EdF6pe.
Recent Political Movements In the city
Their Importance on the President thai
Question.
The recent political movements in this city, in
reference to the election of Presdent-the strange
development Of new parties. with new views and
new purposes, are beginning now to attract great
deal Of attraction in every circle of society here,
and throughout the country. The rest of the news
paper press of New York being divided between
the several parties-the organs Of these parties
bound to these parties as the soul Of Faust was to
Mephistophes-t are incapable Of travelling
beyond the magic circle Of their vocation, or Of
giving such comprehensive view of all those
movements, would enable any intelligent man,
in any part Of the country, to understand what is
really going on-the character and progress Of
events affecting the great result-and the probable
termination Of the whole fermentation This field
OF action is left entirely to neutral journal-t0
neutral mind. Not neutrality, however, that
has no will. or opinion, or intelligence; but neu-
trality that is like the law Of nature-an active,
living neutrality, preserving itself from being pre-
cipitated into extremes, and operating as sort OF
executive of the human mind, and an admnistra-
tor amid the passions and mutabilities of the hui
man heart
We will now proceed. From the returns of the
elections throughout this great republic, il is very
evident that the contest will be so close az to give
the responsibility Of eecting Polk or Clay to the
State of New York; and the city of New York lie
in such singular position, that it will decide the
State, so that the election Of Mr.. Clay or Mr. Polk
rests with this :" imperial city," Such is almost
every mans opinion now, from Mr.. Webster down
the veriest oafer that huzzaas for either Of the
candidates just understanding Of the move
ments and tendencies Of the masses in this city,
will, therefore, give US correct view OF the ut-
mate result Of this extraordinary contest. Hereto
fore, in the city OF New York, the democratic
party have generally been in the ascendant, and
carried the elections; but, in conse quence of an
unfortunate and fatal movement, made by certain
portions of the naturazed citizens in Carroll Hall,
under the auspices Of Bishop Hughes, few years
ago, new spirit was evolved, which affected both
parties and particularly the democracy, and result
ed in the formation of the new, or SC native" parry
Last spring this new development came to head,
and were presented with the extraordinary
spectacle Of three great parties in this city-the
wings, the democrats, and the natives"-and
singularly enough the "natives" exhibiting a su-
periority over the others, in detail. This spirit
spread into Philadelphia, and but for the separa-
ton Of the aboltioniss from the whgs and the for
nation Of the elderly party in Of the interor
districts Of Pennsylvania, the "native" movement
in the city Of Philadelphia, combined with the
wings, would have secured that State for the
wings, to the astonshnent OF every body. The
result of that extraordinary movement in Phila.
dclphia, has awakened hopes of carrying through
here similar project with equal success, thereby
saving the election OF Mr.. Clay to the Presidency,
and neutralizing the injury that the formation OF
the !" liberty" party in the interior of the State
might foment.
Ia possession of these views we have seen, there.
FORE during the last few days. several meetings of
the natives and at these meetings spirit ofreyi-
val manifested, which indicates in the most deci-
sive manner the purpose Of the leading wings and
leading "natives'' to the formation of similar
coalition in order to elect Mr.. Clay The "native"
party by their conduct in the corporation, since
their election, had secured for them general con-
tempt, and forfeited all claims to public confidence
by their violation of every pledge and promise rela
tive to city reform But the crisis in the Presiden
tial questionable dangerous position of Mr. Clay
with various other circumstances, have reinstated
this +" native" party in their former Importance and
given them momentum even stronger and more
powerful than that which they possessed last spring.
We have seen this in the Congressional mass
meetings already. The first meeting Of the ma
lives Vauxhall was failure, but that took place
before the new idea that has been since formented
was generated. The recent meetings all show
distinctly the purpose Of the leaders OF both par
ties, the wings and natives;" and at the last
meeting, the "natve" candidate himself, as we
have seen, came out openly and declared that they
were in favor of Henry Clay. The unon-the
coation-is open and complete. There can
now be no denial of its existence. We conceive,
there tore, that the whole Of the wing congressional
candidates, senatorial and legislative, will be
abandoned by their party, and only held up " for
Buncombe." Hiram Ketchum, Mr. Phoenix, Mr..
Fish, and all the whig candidates, will be thrown
overheard, in order to secure this union between
the natives and the wings, so as to carry the
election of Mr.. Clay; and we are thus presented
with the extraordinary spectacle Of the rump Of
the old wing party absolutely adopting the strange
and vehement Observation-Disclosures
banners-and sentiments. characteristic of the ex-
IRENE Of the " native" party!
In the midst of one of those I" native".whig
meetings, one would suppose thar were living,
not in the nineteenth, but in the middle Of the if-
teenth century, when Rome was struggling against
the Reformation. The language Of the speakers
the EXPLANATIONS of the crowd-ihe prosecuting
bigotted out-cries-tbe fierce denunca
violence, intolerance, and sectarian
themas, which characterize such meetings. make
the scene resemble more, that, which centuries ago
was witnessed IN the cities of Europe, when The
glare Of faggots, instead OF Drummond Lights, u-
mined the multitude, and the shouts Of expiring
martyrs, instead of the yells Of loaiers filled the
air. And yet these are the scenes presented in thu
chief city of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. heightened
America, in the middle OF the nineteenth century
What an extraordinary state Of things! What
an extraordinary state Of parties The wings
throughout the country, stimulated in relation to
slavery by their leaders 10 and out of Congress- in