New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-19
Political Undercurrents.

history, that our herceSt poltlca e6cltements
and in mere smoke when the battle is over. But
he who has held his hand on the Nations pulse
for the last two weeks, and watched It's steady
md resolute throb, will feel that this statement
is no longe, true. On the contrary, if thought
full man, he will feel that there is something more
orninous and startling in the present quiet yet
profound feeling than in the heat and tumult OF
The contest. Never before has there been such
contest, in which the defeated were prouder
than the victorS, as in this. To us this uncon-
se;ous expression Of feeling utters, louder than all
the protestations during the whole campaign,
the high motives and virtue of the Wing party.
A man beaten in noble cause by foul means
never feels humbled. With an opsn bosom emo
an open brow he stands face to face with his foe,
asking nothing bat fair field and fair fight
If then he is struck from behind by miserable
soulion and disarmed, he walks away with 3
banning sense of wrong. yet with glance before
which his victorious enemy qaails and is silent.
There are other feelings which overlap the
boundaries Of party, especially in the country,
and set strong against particular classes of men.
There ia in very large party stern indignation
against the Naturalized Citizens who have allow.
ken mass agains. the Wings, and thus done
themselves more ipjary in the long run than their
enemies could ever do them.
The so.called Liberty party and its leaders
have injured themselves as much as they
have injured Human Freedom. The People Di
this Country have heretofore regarded them,
however m Misguided, as men of principle. That
belief, go ia us the leaders of the party arc con.
coined, is gone for ever, and they are hereafter
10 be regarded as the most INSCRIPTIONS party
men in the country, sinking their own prospects
and the hopes of Freedom in their narrow hate
not only upholding their man right or wrong, but
believing him absolutely infallibo. Sympathy
for them is gone, and they have tho undivided
scorn aud contemp. of their countrymen. They
may declaiH, or sncer, or swagger as they please;
the foot of an indignant People is on their necks,
and they shall yet acknowledge its pressure. The
fact that they have professed to strike for Liberty
has heretofore covered multitude Of SINS; )"
but now, having struck against it, the mask is off
and the hour of retribution will come. Out of
the smoke and chaos Of this struggle men are
waking up different beings, and many will find
themselves occupying very unexpected positions
The vengeance of outraged Virtue and Conf.
denoe will unto in detail if not IN the aggregate
Such men as Bryant and his famous co-signers
of the still more famous anti Texas Circular will
lose moro as individuals in public confidence and
respect than they could gain by a hundred such
victories If they wish to test this feeling in
community, let them attempt 10 call another
anti.Texas meeting In tho Tabernacle. One
glance of the eye over the audience they would
assemble would be the only testimony we should
wish to adduce in support of our statement.
There is another large class who indulge in a
reckless feeling as if all were lost-as if there was
no use in struggling against wrong and for the
welfare of the people. They care not what be.
falls us if it but teach the Nation the folly that
has been wrought To such we would say, away
with such feelings. Tae sword that has smitten
YOU cuts worst in the end with the back than the
edge, and hurts worse ct the handle than at the
point In 4 long fight.
These feelings we hvee noticed are not aimlees
and effsrvescent, disappearing with the dust of
the conflict. Fixed deep in the public heart,
xhsy Will strengthen with every days experience
and every days retrospect of the past
Gross Abuse OF the Pardoning Power.
The public ca, has become familiar with re.
no,ts of tho exercise of the Pardoning Power by
Gov. Porter Of Pennsylvania. The latest in
stance in which His Excellency has interposed
The Executive c'emency in favor of a rogue, Is
furnished by the Shippeasburgh Weekly Ne,os.
The story is sufh aen,ly ludicrous TO excite
smile, bu. such gross perversions Of delegated
AUTHORITY on the par: of a high functionary are
TOO serious q matter for laughter.
/. seems that one John Piper, notorious
loco. Foco blackguaId, who had taken very
active part in the late election, had committed an
assault and battery upon the Editor of the paper
above mentioned, Tor which he had been indicted
bv the Grand Jury. The tiial is thus reported
Commonwealth vs.. John Piper, indicted for az
assault and battery.
Called up BY the Court.
Court-Call jury IN the case OF the common
xr,asIth va. John Piper.
Saaa HnnnmiA-You needn't call a jury.
pro,eeutias Att9raty-Will there De submis'
sion7 =, .,,;I. and univ.
airing lp mo, there won't:
yrosesytsag Ass0rney-Wel,. ,,r,.
Som Hommiu.-If,he CouI, please should , ISs
10 have an opportunity 10 make speech IN u ,ni !;
case and lash the dastaIdy coward that orousn' i
NC ComsMMr. Hanmill, We dontwan, to hear - :.
Sam. Hansm;R-I have here previous pafdosn
unfolding the paper from Governor tof,sI nano
an cod DEMOCRATS of Cumberland County, under
ts ,s broad seal TOO. This was said as Sam sal
down with most hyena grim 49,
The Court astoanded The bar woke up IRON M
~ nror;ssS ar This new and speedy mode OF dis
nosiuS Of criminal cases And then the means p. BY
Which The previous pardon had beer obtained, the
pson 800 good Democrats Of G oe1 sas
49, !; m ba: we knew il to be bad enough &c a!
eonsc;enee, bu, this new movement leaps the cii'