New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-03
.The American heview:

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VINO Journal Of Pslities. Literature. .7yt and Science
We have hesitated TO speak earlier of this work
as our heart dictated from sn apprehension tha.
it might not ultimately justify the hearty CON-
mendat;ens we desired to bestow OR it. It's pro-
iec.or and Editor being young man VINO had
never seen much service IN Political controversy,
we naturally feared that his conceded ability and
devotion to his enterprise might not be sustained
by corresponding discretion and clearpsrcep-
ton Of all the responsibilities aud difficulties oI
the position he had SO boldly assumed. We have
SO much oftener been led astray by our kindly
feelings than our apprehensions that we deter
mined for once to wait until we might speak with
q confident assurance.
The second number of the new Wing Maga
zine now before us has confirmed OUT hopes anc
dispsiled our fears. The American Review il
the work which the Wing party have long need.
ed. 1t is able, it is judicious, it is dgnifed. i!
is not engrossed by Political discussion, but main
ly devoted to topics Of general interest, as 1t
should be. The leading paper is Political re-
view of the late Presidential contest, forclbe,
truthful, and worthy OF general attention. a few
passages treat our opponents more harshiy tliah
the facts there,ciM adduced, would stem to JUS
tify-an error which should be avoided. Inc
multiform knayeries by which Mr.. Clay was de-
feated are too gross to be believed by those who
have not the evidence in memory or before them,
and the testimony should always be adduced
when those iniquities are spoken of and charac-
terized as they deserve. The article is not al
ways sufficiently careful when it does attempt 10
recite the facts. 1t says, for instance that there
were more votes cast for Polk in Plaquemine
"than the entire population of men, women and
children" The vote cast there for Polk is ,007,
while the phite population of the Pa,ish is about
1,5O0, and the number of legal voters some $50
to 400. The fraud is abundently atrocious, and
over.statement only renders it incredible.
The following extract from this able article
will serve to indicate its character:
"The history OF previous National Elections
shows, that the active force Of the party in power
necessarily incident to it's position, combined with
the natural cis iaerti@, when the people have been
at all closely divided in political opinions, has not
scale. but has generally proved decisive in turning
it. Tho same history also teaches that when the
party in power, in despite of the advantages of its
position, has been in fact suppanted by its rival it
has been overbone as much by its own misdeeds and
tho accession OF negative strength, which they gave
to the opposition, by the proper vgor derived by
the latter from its own positive principles. Besides,
the opposition has always relied much upon the
lust OF change, ever effective element in oil popu
lar moyements-much more upon the selfish argu-
ments which the prospect of new political arrange
msnts always offers to the large and apparently In
creasing body Of voters who make politics q trade
These influences compensate somewhat for the cap
ial Of the actual possession OF power in which the
administration, of course, have the advantage. The
"Outs have vast speculative capital, upon which
they can issue abundant promises, TO be redeemed
when success shall have furnished the means. The
Ins have exhausted their resources in the sats-
faction Of past seryices; they can alarm with the
fear ofosng, but can oford no stimulus TO the hope
of gT5. gHin, .anc,,;on If b..s remarks to the 0o,i
ton Of the two great parties, relatively TO MIR. Ty
ler's Administration, will exhibit the remarkable
influence which the latter, 80 utterly feeble aud IN
significant in every moral point OF view, was enabled
TO exert and did exert, under the novel circum-
stances Of the case. Neither the Wings nor the De-
mocrats could properly be called the Administra-
ton party; neither the Opposition. But mark how
unequally the qualities OF these antagonist positions,
important for the battle which we were approach
ing TO have often alone decided the field, were d.
vded between the two parties. The Democrats had
all the Potcer OF administration, all the prestige OF
opposition; the Wings, all the bardens Of admins
tration-ail the obstacles Of opposition If John
Tyler could have thrust upon our opponents all the
imbecties, all the inetfable peridies and scarce
imaginable meannesses which compose the history
of his dynasty, by the transfer which conveyed
TO thcm the whole resources OF government infu-
epce and patronage, we should have been for once
his debtors. No strength which he could have i'm
parted with all his accidental power, would have
suficed TO bear up the load Of inbred and accumu-
latal
lIckcss legatees. His political testament did not
30 equtably provide he left 10 us all his monstrous
debis TO others all the substantial value which he
had to bequeath. Ofhis ragged army, the iwpedi.
1teuta, the vile baggage fell TO our share-tne ar-
mory and military chest were betrayed TO our enc
miles, This position Of things was entirely unparal-
leed in the course ofpoiical contests IN our copn-
Try; we ferventypray thatitmay never occur Sgan.
The defunct carcass of Tylerism bred political
pestilence, congenial to the vitality OF Loco-Foco-
ism, and it thFove upon ttaial TO healthier organs,
and zee were enfeebled by the malaria. The facts
Of this case transcend the wisdom Of the apologize
the dead ass has here triumphed over the itriag
lion.
"The precise weight in the determination of the
conflict, which this novel and unhappy influence
was enabled to exert, we cannot pretend to est-
mate; but We say with confidence, that, all other
things remaining they Were, this disturbing
rendered the fight any thing but q iair one, and
would alone have accounted for a vastly more unia
Verapio fesuis uiah we ho" nave oeSasioh ~ uo-
plore."
We must not hngcr over these inviting pages.
There is very sound and strong article on Pa.
tent Property in which tho late most e1traor-
aryjudgment in one of our Courts in the case
of Emerson us. Ericsson is handled as j, should
be. The Raven is poem which would have
enriched Blackwood. Ahson's History of Eu
rope is reviewed in truly American spirit, and
the aagrant sins of the author against Truth,
Philosophy, Freedom end Humanity, repreheaded
as they deserve. (Why mast tho writer initiate
Aison's bad grammar i}-'Jack Long, q Ken
lucky story, paper on Goethe's Egmunt,' and
some others Of the class, VIC have not yet found
time to read; but the longest and best article in
the number tby the Editor, we befeve,) treats OF
Post Office Reform jus. as ably, sensibiy, and
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