The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-06
NEW YORK HERALD.
The Foreign News


The Foreign News.
A full SYNOPSIS of the foreign news will be found
in this days paper, beginning on the first page. Its
Importance, in commercial point OF view, VIII be
seen at once The Irish, Indian and Chinese news,
is also deeply interesting.
We received this news yesterday al noon, IN add
vance of every other newspaper establishment IN
town, and published EXTRA full ttco hours
ahead of our respected coiemporares. 1t was sent
all over the south, west, north and east. Our un-
rivalled news feet has done its duty.
Important Political movements-The Cas-
meeting To-night-New Democratic Meet
ing on Thursday Night.
twill be perceived from our advertising columns,
that some important political meetings will be held
this week, which will have very remarkable
bearing on the election of the next President-
F,rst-There Is to be meeting held tonight by the
democratic friends of General Cass at Concert Hail.
This meeting is called together by Mr.. John
M'Keon. who has been attached to the democratic
patty from his youth upward, and has received as
the reward of his fidelity probably fifty or sixty
thousand dollars. In the present state OF the puo-
lie question affecting the Baltimore nomination, the
friends of General Cass seem to think that ne has
some chance Of being taken as third man In pre-
ference to Mr.. Van Buren,. more sllly-a more
fallacious idea never occurred to any person hav-
ing common sense. Mr.. Van Buren,, and no other
as we may have scent by the sentiments OF the great
majority of the present Congress-Mr. Van Buren,
will be the candidate of that convention, as soon
a, it meets And General Cass has no more chance
of being even named, than the man in the moon
The project them of holding public meetings OF his
particular friends, and making speeches, and pass
ing resolutions, and indicating such nomination,
is project intended solely by its authors to support
their own interests
Mr.. John McKeon is sort of ''little beggar-
man" attached to the democratic party in New
York. He considers all the Irish Repealers as his
stock in trade, and his great object heretofore has
been to obtain an appointment on some diploma
tic mission, which Mr.. Van Buren, has refused
Mr.. McKeon's purpose, therefore, Is to threaten to
iniure Mr. Van Buren's nomination, or rather his
election by diverting portion of the democratic
strength into another direction. This is Johns
purpose.
The meeting tonight therefore, Of the friends of
General Cass, cannot amount to anythlng-and
will not amount to anything These particular
friends" have held several meetlngs-ln Boston
in Pittsburg-and elsewhere; but all, SO far as we
have been able to ascertain, have been miserable
failures. No doubt General Cass is very excel
lent and worthy man capable of being good
President But his friends, so far we have known
them here, are set of broken down, miserable
politicians, with hardly two distinct, sensible, use
full ideas to rub against each other in their heador
two dollars to rub against each other in their pock-
cts. So much for this demonstration"
But while this is our opinion .of the meeting to-
night, we have very different conception OF the
character and tendencies Of the meeting to be
held on Thursday night at Vauxhall, being the
Fourth Congressional District Of this city, and In
tended tor the purpose Of concentrating all the dis
cordant elements Of the democratic land form
ing new party to hold a convention on the 4th OF
July in Philadelphia They propose to make the first
movement here on Thursday night, by the cleo
ton of delegate the pure district system, as in
dicated by Mr. Calhoun's letter. The call for this
meeting, it will be perceived, is addressed to the
friends of all the candidates in opposition to Mr..
Van Buren, 1t will therefore include Conn., Stewart,
John Tyler, Mr.. Calhoun, General Cass, Col. john
| son, Mr.. Buchanan, and Mr.. Anybody-else. This
| is one Of the most important movements which we
have seen attempted Of late years; for it will effec-
tuav test the question whether there is in the de-
mocratc party a spirit of dissatisfaction and dis
content, sufficient to generate new formation and
a new party We have seen enough during the
last year, in the singular development of the Anne
rican Republicans as party, to satisfy US that
there is a great deal of discomfort amongst large
portion both of the wings and democrats great
many persons, natives too, are dissatisfied
with the principles on which the American Repub-
licans, as party, are formed These men think
that now is the time to meet on the broadest and
most liberal principles, and to organize by the cleo
ton of delegates on the district system, to meet in
a general convention on the 4th Of July, and to
create new democratic party, that will not only
demolish MIR. Van Buren,, but may consign to utter
oblivion both him and Mr. Clay, with all the 4" old
hunkers' of both the oldparties.
We shall look, therefore, with good deal OF in
| terest upon this meeting, and ,endeavor TO give
fair representation of it to the world, because ii
will, we believe, be the great test question on
which the next Presidency hangs throughout the
country.
MEETING OF THE NEwYoRK BAR.-There is to be a
meeting of the New York Bar to-day at IL oclock,
in the room Of the Supreme Court, to select pro-
per person to fill the vacancy on the u s. Supreme
Bench, created by the death of Judge Thompson.
The President and U. S. Senate will be thus re-
d leved of the trouble of selection. This is friendly.
The RAHITAN FRrGATE-This frigate has been
prepared for sea at an enormous expense, and has
500 men on board The officers arrived two weeks
ago from all parts of the continent, to join her
The gallant captain has made great efforts to ge
her ready; and the men have been working during
all the late extreme cold weather to get her off
On Saturday the ship was declared ready; the
steamers to tow her out were all prepared; and al
on board, sick and well, longed for the moment
they were to get away from the cold and damp
which had placed one hundred officers and men or
the sick list; but they here met with disappont
ment.
An order was received to detan the frigate; anc