The New York herald., 1844-10-21
The Abolitlo. .i.ts and the wings


The Abolitio"ists and the Whigs
Aswe approach the day that will determine the
great question OF the Presidency the several par
Ties are getting more wild, excited and crazy than
ever, and events all around ncrea asng great
iy in interest and Importance. One of the most
rous Developments that has taken place during the
last few weeks, is the new movement OF the whig-
upon the abohtionists. The whig journals and
,ghig speakers for the last two or three weeks-in
iact since we showed them the great Importance
"f the abolition vote ia this election and that on
II may hang the Presidential question-have been
perfectly crazy on that same point, and are now
moving heaven and earth TO demolish James G.
Blrney, the abolition candidate, whom they sup.
pose TO be in the way Of Mr. Clay. Those jour
mails and orators have dropped Mr. Polk as almost
utterly beneath their notice, and are now pouring
hot shot into poor Brney and the abolltonists,
without reserve.
II ever set Of politicians who had fair pros
pect and coed cause, did mole 10 blast their
prospects and ruin their cause, than the wings have
done, we have never yet happened to hear OF them.
During the, last two or three years, and al this mo.
ment the conduct Of the whg leaders and pollti-
clans has been and is the most suicidal that
be imagined Here is the abolition parry in the
free States. with strength OF sixty thousand votes,
principally taken from the whig ranks, and con.
trolling the whole result far as respects the chan
ces of Mr.. Clay-here, we say is party created by
the wings themselves in Congress and out OF it, and
all 10 destroy themselves. John Quincy Adams,
Mr.. Sade Of Vermont, Mr. Gidd,ngs Of Ohio, in
Congress have been doing every thing for many
years by le agitation Of this subject to create an
abolition party They have done it. And what is
The result Why, in Mr.. Adams own district the
abotionslstoss him overheard, and nominate their
oUn man! In Vermont, Mr.. Slade narrowly es-
capes t- same fate, and the same causes operating
In Ono, we have seen that he whig candidate for
G -ruor, Mr.. Barley, came within all ace Of
los,ag I lection But this is not all. scheme
is ma llgs of tits State 10 bring down
upon u sanage by the name Of Cassius M.
Clay, 20 convert the abolitonists into the support
OF the whig candidate. He is challenged by one
of the leading abolllionists Of the State-an able
man-and for fear of the result, the whig champion
has already backed out-meanly and dlsgracefully
backed out. But even this is not all. We see
these wings now engaged in dogging he footsteps
OF Mr.. Blrney's supporters going 10 their meetings
ia Boston and elsewhere, and creating riots,-de-
ilberately setting TO work TO coin all manner OF
ialsehoods and stories about these aboitionists
and their candidate The whole whig press OF
New York, New England and all the other free
States is engaged at this momsnt III attacking the
abolition cGndldate, thus destroying any chance
which they had to get the vote Of that party, which
could only be done by separate aud private bar
gaining Ia detail in the several counties where the
abolition vote exists.
Do they propose to control mems minds by this
course Of actonl Does Mr.. Seward, or MIR. Web
ster, or Mr.. Cassius M. Clay, or Mr.. Sade, or Mr.
Thurow Weed, or Mr.. Horace Greeley, or any
other Mister amongst these marvellousy cunning,
sagaclous, discreet, enlightened skllful tactlcans
expect 10 produce any conviction in the minds OF
the iron-nerved independent men who have taken
up the notion OF forming "berty" party We
verify believe that the only result which can fol-
low this course Of action will be the increase OF
the abolition party throughout New York, New
England, and the other tree States--such an in
crease will entirely sweep away any chance ofMr
Clay's getting these votes, without which he can
never expect to secure his election We have again
and again, friend, pointed out to these men The
only possible way in which they can accomplish
their purpose that Is, suppesng that they really de-
ere to get the abolition vote for Mr. Clay, which
their conduct has given us so much reason TO
doubt They must go into the several counties
privately-they must make a skilful bargain, al
The cheapest rate, with the leading abolltonlsts OF
those counties. They must abandon the Wing
ticket and take up that OF the "liberty" men, on
condition that the latter support the Wing candl-
date for the Presidency. Instead OF publishing at
racks calling hard names, and kicking up riots IN
Albany and Boston, they must do this disgracefui,
but most useful work, IN private There is every
possible inducement to take this advice. They can
tell much greater lies IN private than they can pub
llsh 10 the world. They do all the buying and
selling much better IN private than they can IN the
face OF heaven and all men. Thurow Weedkno
that-ask him If IL be not so-and So do the others
Once Tor all, render our friendly advice to
those obstinate wing leaders, resoluely bent al
present on the destruction Of Henry Clay--the IL
lustrious statesman OF the West. We do not be-
lieve il is possible for the Wing Central State Com
mittee in Albany TO accomplish their purpose, and
get the votes OF the abolltl onists for Mr. Clay in
any other way than by private bargain aud sale-by
private lying, private sander, private vuperation,
and all those private arts, ways and means, dis
graceful but indispensable in the politics of the
present day They may meanwhile easily stand
before the world as the purest, the most plous, and
most patriotic OF men but the great work of Sc
curing the abolition votes be effected only in
the way we have pointed out And thai every
body mus soon
Non-Arrival or the Acadia.
This steamer has now been sixteen days out, and
litlle anxiety Is beginning to be fell Tor her in
consequences OF the bad weather we have recently
experienced. We take the following relative TO
her from the Boston Transcript of Saturday after
noon;
The ACADIA, the mail steamer OF tho 4h, now Is days
days out, oury expected. Her .lligence will b,
fifteen later she doubt ed sever