The New York herald., 1844-10-26
Politics In the city Our Real Position.


Politics In the City-Our Real Position.
The position of politics in this city, and
public opinion thereon, at this moment,
command great deal of attention through
out the country, arising In a great degree
from the extreme closeness of the contest, and
the belief generally entertained that New York city
will determine the State, and that the State will
decide the Union Beyond thesllmits of the city,
and in the interior Of the State, the singular organi-
zation and progress of the abotioRsts, as party,
will most probably balance the vote in those re-
gons. Ii is true, the whig journals have been en-
deavoring to create great prejudice against Mr..
Birney, the candidate of the abolitionsts, but we
doubt very much whether this movement OF the
wings will not rather confirm the aboionists in
their own policy, and make them still more obsti-
nate and determined to support their own candl-
dates If that be the case, large portion Of the
votes which otherwise would have been given TO
Mr.. Clay, and which were cast for Gen. HARRISON,
in 1910, win be given to Mr.. Blrney, thereby rem
dsrng the contest in the State, beyond the limits
of the city, extremely close and doubtful.
In this view of the case, therefor, the state OF
matters in this city is all-mportant to understand,
and as far as we are enabled to collect the in
readers throughout the country
We have already given to the public history OF
the movements OF the ''natives'' here-a move
men that is going to exercise IN variety OF ways
most preponderating influence on the vote of this
city BY the bad conduct of the two old parties,
in relation to a number of local questions-ques-
tions affecting the religious senslbilites OF the
community to remarkable degree-the "natives,"
as separate and distinct party, have risen to
most extraordinary strength, and are, at this mo-
ment, growing every day. Since their last mass
meeting they have held separate meetings IN al
most all the wards. We have not deemed 1t ne
cessary to report all these ward meetings, because
they are merely repettions OF the same arguments,
the same topics, and the same appeals as were pre-
sented at the Park, only on narrower scale to
more limited audtorles. Every night In the va
rious wards the same machinery is in active mo-
ton that gave to this party OF the ''natives" such
a remarkable power and conse quence last spring
In fact, all the meetings oil the wings and de-
mocrats amount to nothing in this region. The
'natives," 80 far respects the local tickets, ao-
sorb every floating piece OF the population. They
are carryiae everything before them. There can
not exist any doubt in the minds OF reasonable
men that they will elect the whole OF their tickets
in this city, most overwhelming majority on
Tuesday week.
In the midst of this state Of thngs-this new
agitation-this singular mixing up OF the Bible
with political afiairs-it may be asked what is the
position of the two old parties? What influence
Is exercised by these events and movements on the
fortunes of Mr.. Clay and Mr. Polka Let US reply.
The two old parties are thunderstruck. They are
quite astounded They are brought up all standing,
and they hardly know how to look, and what 10
do or which way to turn. At the first appearance
of the natlve'' resurrection, few days ago, The
wings endeavored to turn 1t TO their own advan-
tage by showing symptoms OF abandoning their
own local tickets for the purpose OF supporting the
"native" tickets in the hope that thereby they
would benefit Mr.. Clay. As soon as this pohcy
was observed by the democrats, they Immediately
tell iuto the same course, and at this moment we
are presented with the extraordinary spectacle
of the two old parties Of this city on the very
verge of abandoning their own local tickets, and
endeavoring to conclate the natives, so as to get
as much support as possible for their respective
electoral tickets. The newspapers OF the old par
ties may abuse each other-may fill their columns
with personal vituperation and violent scurrility-
but they have already begun to be very respectful
towards the " natives" and manifest unequivoca
symptoms of desire to be very conclllatory IN that
quarter The whole game from this day up to the
election, therefore, will be game in which both
the old parties will resort to every method and
every intrigue, and every purpose Of barter among
their local tickets order to get strength tor their
Presidential tickets.
Such then is the present position OF affairs IN this
city. Such is the game in which both the old
parties are so actively engaged. How will 1t sue
ceedl Which Of the old parties will get the most
OF the "natlvesr % To this it is very difficult TO re
ply 4 If the Polk electoral ticket, by the abandon
ment Of the local tickets, get majority OF hve
thousand, we verify believe that Mr.. Polk will be
elected President II through the same means The
Clay electoral ticket should get the same majority,
the return of Mr.. Clay is equally certain. But as
the whole movement-complex, interesting, all
important and decisive, as it is is yet only In It's
commencement as we have yet whole week, In
which the old stagers and old rogues OF both the
old parties will be hard at work we must FROM day
to day, carefully note the progress of events and
give the record to our readers.
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