The New York herald., 1844-10-19
Great Native American Movement.


The great Native American mass meeting,
which was to have come of in the Park last eve-
ming has been postponed, in consequence Of the
bad weather, till Monday next week. This postpone
ment however will only add intensity the feeling
OF the party, and draw towards its movements the
eyes of all the other parties both in this city and
State, and throughout the Union. The peculiar
position Of the natives in this city-thelr uncom
promising determination to stand by their own can
didates-and the remarkable coseness OF the Pre-
sldentIal contest between the other two PARTIES
have generated species of double panic, equally
affecting the wings and the democrats. Let US
come to particulars.
During the last few days, in which these new
developments regarding the natives have been
taking place, general consternaton-an extreme
degree of fiuttering-have pervaded both the wings
and democrats In relation to the approaching cleo
tion in this city. II is now generally conceded by
both parties, that should the interior of the State
be nicely balanced, AS it may be, arising from the
distinct and separate organization of portion of
the wings, under the name of abolitionists, the
whoe contest and its responsibility will devolve on
the city Of New York. In this peculiar position Of
tnngs-in this critical and doubtful contingency
in this political Thermopyl@-the snatives" of this
city, who reached power last spring from variety
of causes, have again risen, as it were, from the
dead, stronger, more powerful, and more infuen-
tal than ever. Even the pledges and promises of
municipal reform, which their representatives in
the corporation have broken and violated. are over
looked and winked at by the great mass of those
who are dissatisfied, and who yet join this move
ment from various motives, but principally in rea
tlon to its potency lin deciding the Presidential
question.
The two Presidential parties in this city are al
ready in the field, striving who will get the most
of the /" "natIve'' vote for their candidate. The
whig papers for several days past have been teem-
ing with articles, showing that the "natives''
could not vote for Mr.. Polk in any circumstances,
because on the question of naturalization, he and
his party are opposed TO their principles of
course leaving the inference to be drawn that Mr.
Clay and the wings, are favorable to an extension
OF the prescribed term of residence necessary to
qualify for citizenship. This has been particularly
enforced, with great show of reason and sagacity
by the Courier and Enquirer. On the other hand.
the democratic papers have been equally jealous
and industrious, in showing that the "natives''
could not vote for Mr.. Clay, because he was OPP
posed TO reform or democracy, as they understand
1t. From the position, assumed by the organs
OF both the old parties, it is evident, that
both quite prepared to abandon their own
tickets, and barter or trade away their candidates
for the "natIve" strength. Here exists the mpreg-
nable and portentous position of the " native"
movement in this city. The " natives stand on
their old ground, with all their sins about them,
and with all their merits about them, so ,ir as
municipal reform is concerned. They have de-
cared their purpose be to extend the term OF
sidence necessaryifor naturalization--to restore
the Bible to the public schools, which is now ex-
cluded from thiriy-two of them-to repeal the op-
pressive and bunglng system of militia laws-and
TO effect other needed and salutary reforms. There
is also disposition on the part of great many
people, notwithstanding their breach of faith in the
Corporation, to try them more in the Legis-
lature of the State. Uniting all their influence
and movements together with the extremely pre-
carious position of Polk and Clay, in relation to
the next election, it is evident that both parties
will try to get as many of the "native'' votes
as they can; and if they cannot get those votes
in any Other way, any other terms, they are
quite ready, both wings and democrats, to abandon
their own county tickets, and adopt that OF the
"natives." We should not be surprised, there
fore, In the present effrrvescence OF opinion-in
and democrats would be overwhelmed and de-
feated, and the " native" county ticket elected
by a greater majority than ever. All that
the "natives" have to do is to stand their
ground, and maintain their powerful position,
promising all the reforms that the people want. In
this way they may gain power i'll the Legislature,
and besides settle the Presidential! question.
This, them is the position of affairs in this city
In the interior of the State different field of ao-
ton is visible. There we have from fifteen to
twenty thousand voters, originally wings, now or
ganized in a separate party of abotionsts, pledged
to the support of Mr.. Brney. The excitement in
the interior, although different in its causes ard
elements from that raging in the city, yet, singu-
larly enough influences both parties precisely in
the same way, and may result in similar Effects
Both wings and democrats, in the interior of the
State. endeavoring to conciliatc the abolition
ists-the one party laboring with might and main
to induce them to vote for Mr.. Clay, and the other
equally Jealous in their efforts to induce them TO
support their own ticket. II they vote their own
ticket separate and distinct from the wings, then
the old parties will, indeed be very nicely ba-
lanced in this State. There may not be in that
case majority Of more than five hundred, one
way or the other.
1. will be seen, therefore, from all these move
ments, and this view OF the situation OF the abol
tlonists and of the Natives" that the State Of
New York, in the approaching election, will be de-
termined more by tact, skill and diplomacy, than
by the usual elements OF political electioneering,
as on former occasions. The excitement is tre-
mendous-almost daily we presented with some
new development. We shall give each day
careful record of events.
MORE APPEALS TO THE IRISH AND THE CATHOLICS.
: The Tribune of yesterday contains long article,
appealing the Irish and the Catholics to vote for
the whIg ticket Whilst disclaming, with rather
amusing efIrontery, all design Of marshaling one
sect against another, using sectional preludices,
the Tribune syet guilty fJust great error, and
commits Just as egregious blunder as the Argps