The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-16


lish Exclusively to-day in the second edition OF the
Weekly Herald. So, look out.
The Great Democ, alto Meeting at the Ia
bsrnaoIs Last evening
The campaign has now fairly commenced In
earnest We give thismorning full and complete
report of the great muster of the locofocos OF all
compsxiors, at the Tabernacle last evening, and it
will be perceived that the Clay men have fairly met
their match in talking Notwithstanding wind
instruments of all sorts-and women.
We think that in many respects the democrats
have the best oft This is our honest opinions after
calm and philosophie survey of the two celebra-
tons" To begin with the talking Certainly the
plain, practical common sense address and speeches
delivered last evening, presented remarkable con-
trast to the inflated bombast of the Clay orators
There was animmensity of transcendental twaddle
and Carlysleism, as all oar readers who took the
trouble TO read It will remember, in MIR. Bacon's
Grafton and that was only an echo of the senti-
ments and language now characterlzing the ''young
whig democracy" who have, to give them their
due, manifested most extraordinary docility under
the tuition of the Fourier organ OF their party In
the locofoco 6" talk" on the contrary, there is
great deal of shrewdness, sound sense and pracu.
cal truth, mixed up to be sure with very reason
able amount of seasoning, in the way of abstrac-
tons about democracy, THE "rights of the
people, land so on, which are merely meant, as
everybody knows, to humbug the few who do not
yet happen to know their exact value.
As for that delicate matter, the women, we have
some hesitation in venturng on any sort of compa-
rison between the Clay ladies' and the locofoco la
dies; but still it cannot very well be avoided. The
introduction Of the ladies into the presidential
campaign is one of its most remarkable, as it is
one Of its most agreeable features. 1t shows that
we are at least five hundred years nearer the mil
lenium-the new earthly paradise-than were
in the days of the hickory-pole and log cabin or
gies The ladies-God bless them having thus
become such an important element in the business
of president making, it is quite excusable if we
examine the relative chances of the two parties,
when viewed in connexion with the aid which these
fairest possible allies bring Them The Clay ladies',
we must say have decidedly, so far as silks, satns,
muslins and lavender go, rather the advantage Of
their democratic sisters. They look just as if
they had come fresh from the hands of the miliner
But then the locofoco ladies look as if they had
just come fresh from the hands of Him who sent
the lovely Eve to cheer the solitude of our "great
first parent" and grace the bowers of Eden with
her celestial beauty.
The ostensbe object of the meeting last evening
was to celebrate the birthday of General Jackson.
But the real object in view to prepare the way
for the organization in united force, of the To-
cofoco hosts in these regions With what success,
we will be able to see more clearly by and by. In
the meantime, we cannot but rejoice in the CON-
plete change which has taken place in the tactics
of both parties in the campaigning business. No
more hickory-pole raisings-no more hard cider
orgies-but music and beauty-woman's thrilling
voice and the soft glance of herey
Bravo!