The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-04
NEW YORK HERALD.
Important Political M0vement-Attempt TO
Organize a New Democratic Party.

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IMPORTANT Political M0veme mpt I O
Organize n New Democratic Party.
We are informed that very important meeting,
having reference the next Presidential question,
and 10 the organization Of party, will be held
in the Fourth Congre ssional District OF this State,
which comprises several Of the upper wards OF this
city. The meeting will be held in Vauxhall upon
Wednesday or Thursday this week; and 1t Is
called together by new combination among the
friends OF Mr.. Calhoun, Colonel Johnson, Commo-
dore Stewart, General Cass and MIR. Tyler, for the
purpose OF organizing new democratic party upon
the district system of representation throughout the
country, and of holding general convention upon
those principles, upon the fourth OF July next, In
Philadelphia.
We presume these new and important movements
have been hurried on at the present moment in con-
sequence of the recent withdrawal Of Mr.. Calhoun
from the Presidential and the several move
ments made by the friends Of General Cass to
operate upon the Baltimore Convention. COM
bination among the friends of all the other demo.
cratic candidates, in opposition to the Baltimore
Convention and Mr. Van Buren,, who will undoubt-
eddy be nominated by it, will present new and
distinct feature in political movements--a feature
that may have wide and extensive influence
throughout the whole country.
This new combination will be organized entirely,
II appears upon the district system Of representa-
ton, to meetln general convention in Philadelphia.
They will, probably, take new and moderate ground
relation to the tariff, opposition TO a national
bank, and to all those other measures which have
been more particularly agitated in the old demo-
cratic party. In this city, the friends OF Mr. Cal
houn, per Sc, have been for some time past strug-
Cling towards some distinct organization, but here
tofore they have always met with difficulties in
the way and encountered so many stumps, that
they could not regularly come into the field We
have seen two or three papers established by the
friends of Mr. Calhoun but, hitherto, they have
been conducted. in such weak and inefficient
manner, that they could present no distinct point,
and concentrate particular force. The same
thing has been observed among the friends of Mr.
Tyler in this city, They have struggled for more
than two years to organize party upon their own
hook to start newspapers, TO propose conventions,
and to take all other steps in relation the future,
but without any success. In fact, the greatest OBJ
stacles to the friends of Mr.. Tyler in this city,
have been presented by his own principal officials
in the Custom House and Post Office. A more
deceitfu and Jesuitica set of public officers were
never attached to any administration than these
have been AS regards the friends OF Commodore
Stewart, whether they be many or few, no
distinct attempt has been made by them that we
recoect to have either seen or heard Of. Colonel
Johnson's friends have also been numerous, and
thew have also made several attempts, but none
with any efficiency.
It will be perceived, therefore, that although all
these separate and distinct movements by the
friends of distinguished men have been made and
failed, there is yet some chance that the general
combination of their efforts general concentra-
ton OF their various forces, In one movement may
present an entirely different aspect of the case and
enable them to.create a new party that will over
rule the other two old and rotten factions which
are in the hed--we allude to Mr.. Van Burens
locofocos and Mr.. Clay's wings.
This movement, forming the very elements that
tending to one vast Capitalization upon the dis
trict SYSTEM will acquire great and mighty impor-
lance throughout the Union The first step is
taken in thoroughly democratic district IN the
city Of New York, whose voice will tell through
out the country, and whose conduct will awaken
the same feelings in every democratic district in
the Union 1t is one of the most alarming steps
have seen yet taken, menacing with defeat and
discontinue the whole hopes of Van Buren, and his
friends, and consignng them almost to oblivion
before they enter the field. 1t may have the effect
Of driving him from the nomination in Baltimore ;
but whether it does not, unless some compro-
mise takes place between the two conventions, it
is evident the result will he the decisive election Of
Mr.. Clay, by large and overwhelming majority
1t presents new case to the American public and
itsimportance will command their attention.
RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS "A great variety Of in
teresting religious movements will take place this
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city in which of Sunday there is much and d.
versifed provision made for every of religious
appetite, as in this goodiy city of New York First,
we have the regular orthodox, fashionable and an.
ti-phlogistc preachers of the different denomina-
tons of Episcopalians, Presbyterans and Dutch
Reformed, including Drs Potts and Wainwright,
and all the little Potts and Wainwrghts. Then
we have Elder Knapp, who holds forth in the Els-
venth Street Baptist Meeting House. Then comes
the Rev. Mr.. Lloyd, of the Fifth Universalist
Church, in Houston street, who will prove that
there is to be no such thing as the day of Judgment
Whilst in opposition to him we have George Storrs
and s S. Snow, who hold forth at Franklin Hail.
in Chatham Square, and predict that on the second
of April next we will all be swallowed up, like Ko-
rab and Abiram. Next, Mr. Ballou gives another
broadside against Universalism, in the Elizabeth
Street Church, at seven o'clock in the evening.
And last, not least, Mr.. GVale holds out his "bea-
con- light at Vocal Hall, in Grand street, and dis.
courses "the EARTH rivers, Goals, springs, caves
and other curious matters"
Surely in this programme there 10 "ample room
and verge enough tor the qualification of all tastes
OPENING OF THE SouNp.-There has been
Gift" in the weather; general thaw has set in
and the Sound is open The New York, from New
Haven, is the first boat in; she left that place al
nine o'clock yesterday morning. The Mutua
Safety went through on Friday, and the Mohegar
started for Boston yesterday afternoon. This il
excellent. Our communication with Boston will
now 90 on regularly heretofore, and all the back