The New York herald., 1844-09-25
NEW YORK HERALD.
Position and Prospects OF the yyhigs-senti-
ments OF the New York Wing Press.

OF our columns, some y-ry curious extracts from
the leading whig journals Of yesterday, relative to
the prospects and position OF the whg party at the
present crisis. The first extracts are taken from
the Tribune, which has large circulation through
out the interior OF this State, amongst the wings,
and is the special organ of a particular clique Of
wings in this city The other extracts are taken
from the Courier r Enquirer, which is considered
as the representative of the financial class Of the
wings, its contemporary is of the Office beggars,
spectators, philosophers, Fourierites and all that
sort of thing.
It will be perceived from the spirit and tone Of
these remarks, that the whig party, at the present
moment, is precisely In that singular condition Of
panic and alarm, and in the very midst of that
peculiar crisis which have been describing for
some time past, and to which we have called the
attention OF all parties throughout the country
We have always contended, from past facts in the
history of our elections, that generally speaking,
the wings constitute the great mass OF the people,
who opposed to the pure democratic policy, but
that it very seldom that they could be brought
to the polls in their full force nor in fact CIV
ing practical demonstration of their majority, un-
less at period Of unusual and universal political
excitement. 1t is now very evident that the wings
ciiqus-are beginning to understand their tue po-
siuon, and that wha. we have always represented
be the case is quite correct, to wit, that the
ganzation ofthe abolition or "hberty party" which
has been mainly produced by the agitation of the
slave question by John Quincy Adams, Daniel
Webster, and others, has brought the wings into
very critical pass, SO that the "liberty" men may
be sald-as far the wings are concerned-to hold
the balance OF power in the northern and middle
States. The Tribune itself admits this in the
painest terms. II acknowledges in the most un-
equivocal manner the accuracy of our view Of the
present position of the whig party, the causes which
have reduced them to that position, its dangers,
and the prospects of the future. The Tribune says
that "shoud the abolition party increase in the
like ratio this year in former years, and should
they be drawn as heretofore from the whig ranks,
such fact might endanger the triumph of the whig
party next November" This is precisely the posi-
t,on which the wings have occupied for some time
pasthere is the rock which they are to split If
they do not move hereafter with the greatest care
and caution. They have been brought into this
position by their own leaders and organs-by the
bad policy Of their principal leaders in Congress-
by the folly of Seward and those who have follow
ed in his wake in nNewYork-and in some respects
by the violent opposition made 10 the annexation
of Texas by Mr.. Webster and those who adhere to
him in the northern and middle States.
There never greater mistake made by any
party than that into which Mr.. Webster and the
leader of the wings have fallen in relation to the
annexation of Texas. This was merely question
whether this country would enlarge its cotton
fields in the South, so 10 cheaper the prices Of
that article for the manufacturers in the East,
extending at the same time our markets for manu-
features and produce, TO tn exclusion of the Bri.
rst and European manufacturers and merchants
from that wide field. But instead of regarding the
question that practical and popular light, it has
been looked at with the eyes OF mere politician
by Mr.. Webster, and he has endeavored to make
IL political question, mixing ii up, TOO, with the
distractions of slavery and abolition, and other
things with which had little or nothing TO do, as
Mr. Clay himself has very properly remarked. 1t
has been In consequence Of assuming the unwise
and dangerous position frsm which he cannot
now recede, that Mr. Webster has reduced the
whg party 10 its present critical condition.
All the movements-spceches- s-sOngs--and de-
carations OF the PRESS about the annexation of
Texas and the perpetuation OF slavery, have only
tended Increase and strengthen the abolitionists
sad weaken the forces Of the wings II is true
that the Tribune Thinks effects to think, that in
the present state OF things many abolitionists will
be bsraced from the democratic ranks as from
those oil the whgs-but this is somewhat doubtful,
and 1t Is against all previous facts, all past expe
rlence. Heretofore il has been very clearly shown
that the great mass of the abolitOnists from
the whig party. With respect to our other contem-
porary, the Courier and Enquirer, it TO have
p,uckcd up little courage, and is endeavorng, by
all means, TO get all the whg forces into the field,
to secure victory. La this, we believe, the
Courier is quite correct, and is sustained by all the
experience of the past.
But while the wing press are thus deliberating
and admitting the perllous condition in which
they stand, we are very sorry to see the violence,
the personality, the gross ISLANDERS, the impudent
abuse, with which they assall every one and every
thing that they dislike. Only mark what ridiculous
assertions ana what preposterous ISLANDERS this very
Tribune which admits the truth OF all in relation
TO the wing party that we have said-utters in
relation to the Herald and its editor or editors
He asserts positively that we are bought
that we have "receiyed money from England
that we are Ga deliberate deceiver''-and
all sorts OF violent abuse is heaped upon
Us. We are even charged with entertaining
tae most hostile designs against the wings, because
we did not send our I" "unrivalled corps" OF repor-
tiers to Boston Common for the purpose of reporting
MIR. Webster's speech! Well, who ever imagined
that chairman of the meeting he was going to
deliver the great speech of the occasion? We wish
we had known that, and we certainly would have
sent our ''unrivalled corps" there But we shall
take care to report Mr.. Webster when he speaks in
Philadelphia next week. 1t is hardly possible, how
ever, for to reply TO the violent and vulgar abuse
which the Tribune pours out against the Herad and
all persons connected with it, In whatever we
have said Of the wings, we have been sustained by
tacts, ead even by the declarations and adj
MISSIONS O THIS very prat, the Tribune IL
SELF We have gone no further than the
wing journals themselves; and we refer every