The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-03

ships at our office, where persons can, if they
please, drop in newspapers &c either the Daily or
the Weekly Herald, which will be ready in wrap
pers for that purpose. We should not be surprised
if these packets reached Europe as soon, if not
sooner than the Britannia
mr. Calhoun's Letter-IIis withdrawal from
the next Presidential Contest.
We republish in our paper to-day, very lmpor-
tant letter, or address, made by John C. Calhoun
to his political friends, withdrawing his from
the Baltimore Convention, and assigning his rea-
sOas for that course.
This is the letter to which of late many refer
ences have been made in the newspapers-and its
influence IN the current Of events will be impor-
tant. In this letter Mr. Calhoun defines indeed his
present position but leaves his future course TO In
ference and events. To us it appears that, IN with
drawing his name as a candidate, he leaves clear
field 10 Mr. Van Buren-and that he and his friends
will either support decline supporting the Kinder
hook statesman, according his subsequent pub
lie conduct and measures suit their notions OF right
and wrong. On this point the Charleston Mercury
accompanies the Address with the following preg-
nant remarks-
Who then will receive support for the Presidency
Surely not whg for in principles as utterly oP
posed the poles We not tariff mennor Internal
Improvement
make peace VI it'll those monstrous wing projects
for assuming the debts Of the States and squanderng the
revenues from the pubs ands-we are opposed TO the
muation Of the Constitution by destroying the Presl
dental Veto, the safeguard OF the south On all these
points open issue with the wings, whose policy
in its tendency regard equally hostile to the Fede
raj Constitution popular liberty, and to the prosperity
and safety of the south Until change principles
all these great SUBJECTS can never animate Win the
wings, or support their men,
No. cannot support Wing. We will be true to true
democracywc will support him and those Who oppose
n n
stem Of measures have usmed above Which OF the
democrats will do this? We have before us now. the
creed OF the party declared in solemn council at Balt
more in 1910 Is a good Credits principles just
its policy is uprght-i,s professions satisfactory
Now is the time proosfor the practical evidences
that these not words-et us have them Let
them like the roll back, and forever all the
who are every moment danger thinking they have
been deceived betrayed and abandoned, The Wings are
exulting and hourly haunting us with such thoughts and
only in the resentnents Of generous and worm
hearted people, that they have the slightest hopes Let
not these impulses be played too onghere is danger
in It,
The democratic party now. 80 far as Mr. Calhoun and
South Carolina concerned le unembarrassed to
make all their arrangements meet the adversary. On
the wisdom. and justice and mness of their
will depend their fate Time serving trucking, playing
with principles cannot save them They have their own
as they please.
The most plausible Interpretation to all these Sam
bguous givings out, is, that Mr.. Calhoun and his
friends cannot support MIR. Clay, yet they will not
pledge their support Mr.. Van Buren, with any de-
gree of warmth, unless he, and his Convention in
Baltimore, and his friends in Congress, will place
themselves right on The tariff and abolition Now
this the Van Buren, party will probably do. 1t is
very evident, therefore, that the field is now lett
unencumbered to Mr.. Van Buren,, as the only and
powerful democratic candidate TO contend with
Mr. Clay 1t is true that among the friends Of Mr..
Calhoun in this city there is project on foot to
hold distinct Convention on the 4th of July, at
Philadelphia-but this scheme is not warmly Sc
conded by the southern friends of the Carolina
statesman And indeed we are under the impress
sion that such movement is intended more a
rod, threat, to be held the fate of Mr.. Van
Buren-or that il Is intended to form the nucleus
of party organization for the succession in 1913,
In opposition TO the ambitious views ofMr. Benton
At all events it is now evident that Mr. Van Blu.
rem will be the only candidate in opposition TO Mr..
Clay. Mr. Buchanan has Withdrawn without con-
ditions. Mr.. Calhoun has Withdrawn with condi-
tions. General Cass and his friends are yet making
apennyworth of fuss with the ''litle beggarman" OF
New York at its head, but it will not amount to
ripple on the surface of the great democratic wave.
Mr. Tyler, with the whole force of his admnstra-
ton and friends, is the only bit of downright
EARNED neutrality in the field What can they
do! Can they organize! Have they any courage
left Speak, John Jones-do.
STEAM SHIP BRITANNIA is supposed that
this ship was cut out on Thursday and went to
sea. Our letters under the ship news head, &c.
tell MS that immense exertions were making to
raise money and men to accomplish this object
This will, therefore, be the first British vessel that
has been cut out Of any harbor, by Americans,
since the last war.
We should not be astonshed. however, to hear
that the Britannia did not start on her voyage
she was fast embedded in seven miles of ice,
and although three thousand dollars had been
raised to cut passage for her, we are led
to believe that canal was made. But we
now hope that she has gone to sea. We hope
40 because we desire to see the communica-
tion between this country and Europe kept up
with regularity.
In the freezing up OF the Boston harbor, and the
immense expense incurred in specie and sui.
tering, to open passage from Boston to the Ocean,
we see one big, broad fact, namely, that our anna
BILE little neshbor at the east is place for the ter
minatIon Of any important mail line in the winter
season. There is very little fun in paying three
thousand dollars in good bank bills specie land at
leas, one thousand more in human suffering, in the
shape Of frost-bitten feet and legs, to cut
canal seven miles in length TO get mail steamer
to sea. 1t would be much better TO have the
steamer start from harbor thet is never closed
with ice, such for instance as the harbor of New
York.
AS nearly all the bays east Of this are frozen over
we suppose that the harbor at Halifax is included
in the list and tightly closed with ice
OVERLAND MAIL TO BosToS.-Adams d. Co.'S
overland mail to Boston leaves this city every
ming at six O'Clock. They have now started an
overland package or parcel express which will
leave at nine O'Clock every morning This makes
Two lines day which Adams II Co. run from this
city to Boston and along shore Their express
from Boston arrives here at ten and eleven O'Clock
every nioht This lie enternrisa