The New York herald., 1844-11-15

visions. The "iberty party" which was such a
powerful instrument in the defeat of Mr.. Clay in
the tree States, has been organized for three or
four years past, and is now determined to take the
field stronger and with more ferceness than ever
They are satisfied with the recent result. On the
other hand, the whis party proper. or what is left
of it, appears to be in state OF the greatest per-
plexity and disorder One portion want to fall in
with the "Nativs American" party, and another
portion declare that they will not have anything to
do with them. But in order to exhibit more clearly
this curious state Of affairs. we will annex few
extracts from recent article by Thurlow Weed,
in the Evening Josunl:-
this would not have svailed to procure triumph,
but ior the mad and nexcusable folly Of portion Of the
wings themselves The conducto the wings Of the city
OF New York it that wresed certain victory from
their party. The death blow to the success Of Henry
Clay struck in the election Of Mayor Harper The
alliance formed between the wings and the natives in New
York reform their city government furnished our op
truth to the false charges with which they hive
sought to array nauralzed citizens against the whg
party ALL whose political vision not bounded by the
shores Of Manhattan island foresaw this effect and it
till the Lscofoco party adopted the arocious Texas
project and for i shameiy cast ssde Van Buren,. ha,
again be entertained by the wings Of the interior
heavy day was It, that brought the news that the
twenty thousand wings Of New York on the eve Of
election upon which depended the prosperity and security
OF the country and long deferred justice 10 Henry Clay
had their Ss G The h sy Sy ala like
party had prepared for them The subsequent attempted
to secure by the sacrifice Of the whg Con-
Clay the whig Mayor and Council had been sacrificed
in the spring for nothing was perhaps the only expeden
s a the second
proved successful in saving the election the wings Of the
country would have owed no thanks to the wings OF New
York The account would only have been balanced.
AS is few faithful wings have been sacrificed to
no purpose whatever.
Such has BEEN the disastrous effect of the native Anne
rican movement which, like the Abolition movement
IT, has bghted the Whg party just as the glorious
av mas mao only nr enscr h
prescrbes class of inhabitants that class WILL ond
with justice, array themselves and their hostility must
extend to those who in way connect Themselves with
the proscrp.ive party. Now that the mischief is done
and the ruin we too truly anticipated complete shall
not be suspected of nsnceryln continuing to bear tes
mony against the principles of the native American
party 1t is with inne regret that we perceive dis
position the part OF some OF our Whig friends to hug
to the breas this viper which has stung their party to
the heart.
That the great mass Of nsturazed citizens have been
grossly deceived in respect to the views of the conduct
OF the Wing party towards foreigners all know, and
will deny that as class thay peculiarly liable
to be deceived But should wrath be directed them
for an ignorance and creduy their misfortune rather
than fault at those demagogues who have taken ad
vantage OF their ignorance to deceive them and abused
their creduty by leading them to vote against he policy
upon which their very bread depends II is source of
great satisfaction TO that in this city the base msre
eyes OF natuyazed citizens their interests md
did we feel that one whig had right to compliment
another for doing what he only considered his duty we
should certainly say something in praise of this portion
oour fellow citizens But we believe that they voted the
whig ticket for the same reasons and motives that we
and single them out for praise would be question
able compliment.
This article discovers very plainly the opinion
entertained Of the /" natives' by portion of their
Ct deuant friends and allies, the wings. AT the same
time we find one of their earliest and most valiant
friends-the Journal of Commerce OF this city
coming out very strongly against them, on account
Of their violent and proscnptive and intolerant
principles and conduct, in an article OF great force
and sound sense and arguments
From the Journal of Commerce.
Tho American Republicans formed associations and
subscribed to particular declaration OF sentiments or
obects very small portion Of the voters who the
movement its trumphs ever joined the associations or
knew what was its creed The city was carried upon
e,gners in politics, and "a New York policy for New
York ct, carried out by honest men," Whether the ma
few considered. To some extent there was unkind
feeling towards foreigners but in genersl there was no
wish for anythg else than that they should cease to be
foreigners. In fact the feeling Of indignation was chiefly
pointed towards the political leaders Of both parties end
Bishop Hughes with few Of his associates The great
foreigners blamed for their cooperation
with bad men for it that they deceived
and msled Since then ious incidental have
been taken by various persons We have understood tht
not to employ Catholic Irish servants. But no such
has ever ought receive general con
In fact, think the general feeling among
the is as kind toward foreigners as ever wap,
not more There is fixed determination that Catho
other Denominations and that they shall not be political
leaders; aud that, whether native adopted, none but
Americans shall be known in politics The events in
Philadelphia have given terrific Importance to these po
sitions and fixed them immovaby, great extent, in
the minds of Catholic adopted citizens well in The
minds Of native protestsnts To great extent there
fore the moral design Of the American Republican move
ment has been already achcvcd and men expect that
personal hatred towards foreigners or Catholics will sus
tain a great movement hereafter against them, our i'm
preston is that they will be disappointed; for such
feeling exists sufficient extent for the purpose An
effort to harm foreigners Catholics unjustly would de-
stroy any party. who should make IT, II would be bring
ing into political combinations. precisely the ingredients
which we have resolved should not be there To adopt
anti-Caholic anforeen policy would be TO bring
in both these elements Whether the principle s used
positively negatively, Is the same principle and
equally objectionable.
The reference to the prescription of poor Irish
servant girls may appear incredible to some but 1t
is too true We have seen in some Of the ''native"
papers recently, indignant appeals, addressed to all
who have Irish servants in their families, to turn
them of on account of their religion. A more in.
solent, outrageous and despcable attempt to carry
political feeling, not only into the domestic circle
but into the very kitchen, we have never before
witnessed or heard of. To prescribe poor cook
or a chambermaid-or waiter, on account Of their
religion is surely the insanity Of bigotry and into
erance. One thing is certain, however, such a
gross outrage will at once meets crushing ndigna-
tion in such land as this. 1t is such conduct as
his, on the part OF certain miserable demagogues,
which has already driven off from the I" "natve"
party almost all respectable and intelligent persons
who connected themselves with it last spring on
the ground Of obtaining city reform. And we tell
Mayor Harper, Alderman Cozzens, and all such
men as have any liberality and respectability in
that party that unless they give better direction
to the elements which they can control, they will,
if they be again candidates for Office, be indig-
nantly rejected by greater majority, and with
more disgrace, than any defeated candidates ever
were rejected.
In making these observations, we do not in the
slightest degree alter the ground which we took in