The New York herald., 1845-02-23
The Texas Meeting Yesterday Afternoon
Troubles OF the Democracy y-Dinieultics Of
the New Administration.

The Texas Meeting Yesterday Afternoon
Troubles OF the Democracy OF
the New Administration.
We give in our paper this morning, report of the
proceedings and speeches at the Texas meeting IN
the Park IL was a very large meeIlng-remarkaby
so when we consider the season of the year-so un-
favorable for outdoor assemblage, and also the
fact that the great men OF the democracy In this
city have so often expressed their opinions on the
subject tor which the meeting was called. II shows
that the popular feeling in this city, IN favor OF an
nexation, Is quite overwhelming; and that the
efforts of the clique who nave all along opposed the
measure, have been very unavailng. Jhe fact,
however, of the opposition made to this meeting
the active endeavors to postpone 1t or prevent II
altogether-the sneers at those who were instru-
mental in getting it up-glves additional evidence OF
the bitter hostility which exists between the two
sections Of the democratic party in this city The
Morning Ne,cs and the clique which it represents,
have been very busy in dealing out insnuations and
bitter illusions relative to the motives of the parties
concerned In this demonstrations but all this, how
ever interesting and significant illustrative of the
troublesin the great democratic family precious
little effect regards the current of popular feeling
here IN favor of Texas. That feeling, amongst the
masses OF the people, seems to be more intense and
ardent than ever
We have already noticed the difficulties among
the cliques at Washington-the dozen, or, we be-
lieve, the score of plans for the annexation of
Texas, originating with various cliquss-the strug-
gle for the principal position in the cabinet-the
ISLANDERS circulated by the cliques against each
other-the annoyance to which Mr.. Polk has al
ready been subjected-the great influx OF those
barbarians called office-beggars-all these we have
noticed as forming combination Of obstacles TO
the successful administration OF public affairs dur
ing the presidency of Mr.. Polk. We have now
seen, in the circumstances attending this meeting
In the Park, the same symptoms OF trouble, dis
union, and disaster. So it is all over the Union.
Here we see in this city one clique, who pretend TO
be the warm friends Of Mr.. Polk, moving heaven
and earth to prevent the custom-house, and other
office-begging cliguss, from holding public meet
ing in favor OF one Of the principal measures tor
the achievement of which Mr. Polk was elected!
The philosophers of the Morning Neios are in bit.
ter hostility to those of the Plebeian-and again,
the poets of the Eueni,tg Post are increasing the
difficulty as much they can. The mercenary
conduct-the rapaclous feelings-the vlndlctive
purposes-and all those symptoms which agitate the
othce-seekers-are already beginning to rend in
pieces the bulk of that party which elected MIR.
Polk to office in Washington. The newspapers
there present the same signs OF rapacIiy and ava
rice, each struggling to possess the chief influence
under the new administration.
Such is brief view Of the difficulties which are
environing Mr.. Polk. Such is the threatening as
pect of the political sky Such are the contend
ing elements amid which he is to make his advent
On all hands are portentous omens of dlsas-
ter. We very much fear, therefore, that Mr.
Folks administration will only be second and
cheaper edition of that of Mr.. Tyler Not that
Mr.. Polk is not wiser, more sagacious-we will
not say better-man than Mr.. Tyler, but that the
elements which will overturn This administration,
are those which, temporarily united, carried him
into power. Mr.. Polk is a shrewd mamie is
hrm man-he is an energetic mamie is a well
meaning man-he is one who keeps his own coun-
sci. He has private purposes to crafty. But he
is human. He is only man. He seems about to
be encompassed by difficulties too great for man
to overcome. We have to wait for the issue But
at present it does appear that his administration
likely to be overwhelmed by the avarice, the rapa-
city, the corrupt and degrading and ruinous selfish
ness of his party, from the candidates for the
Presidency to the lowest Office in the Custom
House.