The New York herald., 1845-03-26
Tn. .nnro.ehlnC spring Election.

next month, begins to attract great Zeal oil at
tention throughout the couatTy. TINS interest Is
produced by various causes. In the city, the
deepest interest is undoubtedly felt IN II, irom the
hope that the present Corporation will be eJected,
and a set of men placed in their room, VINO VIII
give US good, honest, efficient and economical
city government Another source OF interest, OF
more general and comprehensive character, srises
from the peculiar position ol the native" anc
whlg parties and also The bold. decided, and pcpu-
lar movement made by ldr. Sel1en, in reorg.ni-
zng and resuscistns Iae @ais party ea the hlghss.
principles Of reform. lberahty, and human rights
/. i generally Supposed una. the democrats will
e.ecI Mayer, ano majority il TIE asw CospSr&-
ton, S1c ,sst the E2yes, II Consequence ot iaelr
in6eclk.y. clsco1es-y. ec.fEPSloE, &.1 i2lga.sss
aess al s2eI- ,leGsss. ~lI ae utterly GlseoE1ls-
r: 1.1 rc1rs1. We are ros - s2r~ that sas re-
So. -x1ssEy wlA sESe .sace- J, - zOs 81 sslce2s
lrcca ne 7rsss4s scsRlc1 q s1Iz,s-s2e temper al
- s-3&c H.l1.1, ard IL rcospeeg before Is that
80 1s-a-cr1-s val 1hye ersry SAlss iae2r OWE
y1y- la-se... secIs- sac ~ u al surpassed 10
"a. ~ wAses EEs3@x sss uzsse--zs ao~ ecaGac-
=. .T M-. Sra.-1. AIT -ssse associated s<..h him,
~ rssscu1Ir 7rSsess n G1ll party sacceed 10
Ia krc II is1er-,ssla1 "a ;a< gsolle Eind beyond
AR n.-pGesz - lsy ecsas tAz. existed duriEs the
lEsr week @e - -Sg srsAx radon on this
s,pts sE- iron str1s 0E tie nssz p.i2able charac-
asr --r,z1r 70 ,ar1~ aocc Of llgai on such move
mas. L.. - give few cf these facts.
l1-ggg tie Alss fortnight the three parties have
h<ea f,sq1sr,y in the field, both by public meet
I2gs al ! general character and ward meetings,
and ~e must say tnat on almost every occasion
the ward meetings and the public meetings of the
wh . have exhibiieda spirit, tone, determination,
and enthusiasm FAR beyond any thing that We have
seen in great many years. The "natiyes" are evi.
dently losing their confidence and their spirit Du-
ring the las. few days, the wings, in addtionto the
great general meeting at National Hall, have had
five meetings in various wards in this ci,y-in the
tenth, eleventh, fourteenth, seventeenth, and last
evening in the nin,h-makihg five ward meetings
in all. Mr.. Selden attended all these meetings and
addressed enthusiastic and crowded audiences, far
surprising in spirit and number any Of the ward
meetings during the Presidential canvass. These
meetings indicate new spirt-a spirit growing
from great moral and political principles which is
beginning to pervade the masses of the whig party
The principles of civil and religious liberty have
indeed now taken hold OF the public mind beyond
any thing we have seen for years past. Mr.. Sci.
den has broken ground in new quarter and in
new tone, that will astonish US yet more before
fortnight is over. Indeed, If the new enthusiasm
and the new spirit evolved in the whig masses
should go on increasing for ten days longer in the
same way they have tor the last week. we verify
believe that the chances will be decidedly in favor
of the ultimate election of Mr.. Selden and whg
majority in the Common Council We are not yet
that this will be the result, but the prospect is
very fair that such will be the case
Another very important feature in these meet
ings is the total and unqualified condemnation by
the whig masses, of the course of the Wall street
press, including the Courier and Enquirer-the
ErpreSs the Commercial Advertiser. No
doubt the great mass Of the wings dsapprove Of
some OF the vagaries Of the Tribune its Fourersm
and other nonsense, but they condemn much more
unequvocaly the attempts of the Courier 10 SOW
discussion and produce disorganization, springng
probably from the lowest and most corrupt purpo-
ses, that animated that journal since the ia
nous negotiations with the United States Bank
when it turned somerset from Tammany to Ma.
sonic Hall. II is generally believed now, that the
Of the Courier on the Texas question, has
been produced by some extraordinary stock. job
bins operations In Texas stocks, in its we-known
connection with stock-jobbins houses. The gross
falsehoods in relation 10 Mr. Selden-the atrocious
nntruhs aud lies promulgated by the Courier and
the Express, have been exposed again and again
during the last few days, and detailed to the meet
ings in the wards amidst laundering applause and
decided appreciation.
On the whole, the present election is interesting
IN more than ordinary degree, as much from
the hope OF getting positive reforming corpora
tion, instead Of the faihess natives" who have
been treacherous TO all their pledges, and equally
IN the hope that The great mass of the true friends
of civil and religious liberty, and of the best in
terests Of this country both towards native and
naturalized citizens, will be animated with fresh
SPIRIT and assume re.organz alton for future ope-
ralions that will defy all clques and all interested
individuals. A general meeting Of the young whg
democracie is expected TO be called in few days in
National Hall, when Mr.. Seden will make another
speech, and broach some topics equally in,e-
resting and important as those which he handled
so ably in his first speech.
RHODE ISLAND ELEcTIoN.-An important State
election takes place in Rhode Island in the early
part of next month. The people there are divided
into two parties, the one called the "law and or
der men," the friends Of the present constitution,
and the other calling themselves the democrats or
"Dorrtes," friends of the new constitution, and Of
the Liberation OF Dorr from the State prison, where
he is now industriously engaged in painting fans
and getting fat The parties and politicians in that
little State-which you could almost jump over
with long run-are getting themselves into qae
passion, resembling very much tempest in tea
pot. The great question on which this election
hinges seems to be, whether Dorr shall be llbe.
rated from prison or not. 1t was only few days
ago that john Gordon, accused of the murder
OF Sprague, was executed by hanging up by the
neck, contrary, as now appears, to all the facts in
the case, and yet not word is said about his fate
but tremendous fuss is made about Dorr, who
attempted to create revelation in the State, and
got locked up in prison in consequence. Rhode
leland is small Stae-he parties thereIare small,
and their movements, and every thing appears to