The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-02-13


tons made by different parties in this city fer the
contest IN April next, involving the city govern
ment W. have enumerated three parties that
will enter into this contest-the wings, the demo-
Gratis, and the !" natives" According 10 present
appearances, 1t will be one of the most int resting
and amusing contests that have taken place in q
long time for all these parties are preparing with
all their forces to come into the field and feht IN
the last gasp for the prize Of the municipal govern
ment of New York.
In reference to the wings, we have been watch
ing with good deal Of interest their principal
organs and journals during the last few weeks. but
hitherto they have been rather quiet on the subject
with the exception of few indications from the
Tribune, which were decidedly hostile to any fur
Their coalition or amalgamation between the " higs
and "natives." for'any purpose whatever. Yes
terday, however, another organ of the wings eamo
out In bold and open front, calling upon the wings
TO organize at once, and to present their candidates
as party before the city; and declaring that the
time has now come for putting an end to the coa-
lition of the wings and "natives" We allude
particularly TO very important and pregnant art-
Gle, which appears in yesterdays Courier and En-
q~irer. In this article, the Courier denounees in
the most open and forcible manner, the narrow and
proscriptive principles in which the "natives''
started, and with great truth ascribes their success
in the last municipal election, to the strong REIN
forcement which they received from the whig ranks
on the ground of a reform in the naturalization
laws was necessary. The Courier then goes on
to argue that the thousands who thus secured
victory to the "native" party are stil Wings in
feelidg and principles, and it expects them at once
to return to their first love-" and re- organize on
cpIo nf fr 10 oil y;sL.
any of the horribly proscriptive and ridiculous no.
tons of the natves but still determined to effect
a reform in the naturalization laws. All this is
quite correct. The !" natives were organized the
Courier says on proscriptive principles" This is
quite true. No party, the Courier adds, with
single principle of action and that in itself unjust,
can succeed. That is also quite true. The Wings
have adopted all the practical views and purposes
1.-THE 'natves," and thrown overheard theirintole-
rance and folly. The Wings have thus possessed
themselves Of all the elements of success which the
.natives" ever had and have left them nothing but
the old cry" The Pope-the Pope - " The Irish
the Irish 70 " The Dutch-the Dutch -
The Courier, however, omits to mention one Of
the principal arguments which will have an effect
in consigning the poor "natives' to utter defeat
and oblivion in the approaching election, and that il
ed with the high-sounding promises and pledges
upon their election They promised to give US
clean streets-to reduce the taxes-to set their
faces against corruption-to give us, in word, a
righteous, efficient and economical municipal go
vernment Every pledge has been broken--every
promise has been violated The streets are filthier
than ever-the taxes are enormously increased
and the corruption of the present corporation stands
utterly unparalleled in the annals of municipal pro-
figacy. The corporations that we have had for
years past may be classified under the general
heads-bad, worse, worst. The "natives'' stand
in the last category. They are the worst rulers
the city has ever had, and heaven knows that is
indeed the superlative degree Of worthlessness.
With respect to the prospects of the wings in
the coming city election, we do not, by any MEANS
agree with the estimate OF the Courier. They are
much more encouraging than that journal repre-
sents them. They may not indeed get Mayor,
but they have a very fair chance Of getting ma
jority in the Common Council We will certainly
give them our aid and assistance, if they take tho
right course-if they afford satisfactory atsur-
ance that they will give us reform of the city
government, and reform OF the naturalization
laws. Of which we are decidedly in faver,-and of
which the intelligent and just of all parties
in favor.
LECTURE ON BLENNRRHAssRr.-Mr. Wallace de-
ivered his lecture on the life and character Of
Bennerhassett, last evening, at the Society Libra.
ryt 1t was an interesting exhibit Of very impor-
tant and not sufficiently understood portion of our
history. The lecturer trusted princpallyto he in
trnsic and his orica interest Of his subject, which
he well maintained by clear style Of narration
and the exhibition of various important lettersfrom
Burr, Blennerhassett, Thomas Adds Emmett,
Henry Clay, &c. &c. The object Of the lecturer
was to rescue the fame of Blennerhassett from the
odium which has been thrown upon it by his sup
posed implic alton in the designs of Col. Burr The
conclusions to which he arrived, were
LIST. That Blennerhassett was only engaged in
the projects OF Burr far the settlement Of the
Bastrop tract on the Ouchita was concerned, and
that the Marietta fotilla was designed exclusively
2d.-That Burr's expedition was aimed at Mexi-
CO, and then only in case of war with Spain
which was at that time deemed inevitable. In
and probable to declare himself Dictator.
3d-That it is preposterous to suppose that Burr
contemplated separation Of the Western from
the Atlantic States, as the people ofthe West were
at that time perfectly c0ntented with their posi-
ton, because Louisiana had been ceded to the
United States, and outlet thus furnished for
their surplus produce. Before that event, however,
Gas early as 1851 astrons feeling in favor Of sepa-
These the general features Of the lecture, but
many other points OF great and original interest
we re discussed, which we have not room to allude
to-. The lecture was quite free from imitation of
style, and even lacked somewhat in the requisite
rhetorical polish to make it 60 off smoothly
GRAND CONCERT AT THE italian OPERA HOUSE,
On Saturday evening the Orchestra of the Italian
Opera, gives grand concert at Palmo's. All the
leading vocalsts and instrumentalists of the city,
have volunteered their services Tor this occasion.
The orchestra, composed Of sixty instruments,
will perform the four grand overures Of Masani-
clio, Semiramide, Gazza de Ladra, and William
Tell, as originally composed-performance only
attempted in the great cities Of Paris, Vienna and
Londen. This alone should be enough to secure
to them full and brilliant house.
c.