The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-08

eessay 10 modify the terms Of opposition 10 the Msxesn
wlf
The Saf vsas entered into, no insignificant extent,
with view to the manufacture OF political military CAPT
tai for the next grand campaign and whatever may be
the Ss s
Of action of the wing party will result 10 their dssdvan
tage.
party to employ spirit Of opposition TO this war in me
Identification Of its opposers with the party opposing the
var and the administration enscting the alien aud
sedition laws
the evident policy OF the wings avoid any course
OF action which viii substantially identity them wn the
doctrines OF the Hartford Convention ior athough the
Of federalist that head and bloody bones Of
Father Richie has lost much OF its terror with the null
ude, still the cry that the party which oppose TINS war
with Great Britain,will have its effect
The secret of the of the democratic party
are attributable the fac, that they only consult the
popular judgment but invariably adapt their Baltimore
schedule TO the scope OF popular preulices
This the secret of the success of the wings in
ls40 when they denounced the aristocratic habits Of
ir Van Burenths extravaganza of his administration,
standing army when they repudated decent dwelling
house, for primitive log shanty and abandoned the
champagne Of the upper ten for the hard cider OF the
hard listed bone and snew Of the country.
desire, psncharn mania, or monomana, for the
enlargement of the borders of Zion is predominant
passion with the masses and the party attempting to
crush il will itself be the Frustrated party.
The unexenpled result of successes which followed
the Texas annexation experiment the irresistible
temptation TO further useful appropriations of the uni
habited domains of Mexico.
II the people desire IT, so let il be-are not the ex-
penses OF the operation paid out of their pockets and
are they not responsible for the consequences Why
then, resist the consummation Of the popular will
Truly, the great wing party has most stupid con
cepton OF the first principles OF political economy
We are somewhat in a quandary about chairman for
the committee Of Foreign relations IN the Senate in the
place o Mr.. McDuiie, resigned
Mr.. Calhoun 10 the prominent man. and is thought
the wings will unite upon him in order to place him in
position Of efficient hostility to tho Northern admnistra
uon wing o the democracy so as to sustain the split
mem Of the MOI n and the Calhoun men Of the south
The casting vote Of Mr. Dallas Tor the tariff of 40 has
not made him freerader in the estimation OF the free
traders; but they look upon that vote act of
pulsion against the ingrained sentiments Of the
Some Of the 81 4os DESTROYS of decoying old Bull
lion into trap Hence, they may make an effort 10 put
him at the head Of the Committee Foreign Relations
in view of the snarl in which they expect catch him
when settle boundaries with Mexico bearing
in mind the well known speeches OF Col Benton. in
which he protested that the Nueces was our proper
boundary, and not the Rio Grande.
The 81 40s would like the 40 Of the South TO have
their own notions Of compromise applied to the question
ofour boundaries with Mexico, we'll with Oregon,
and who SO well adapted to apply the principle as Old
Bullion7
The 81 4os therefore, in putting Old Bullion at the
head OF the Committee on Foreign Relations, might
sonably expect in the event of peace this session
place Col Benton with respect to Southwark extern
But the reckessness with which the great Missourian
gets into scrape. is not more peculiar than the
eha,ence with which he walks out of it.
he finds that he has of the track and that
Ell the train are following him. he turns about and
buckles to again with an exclamation OF all right
sir" as if nothing had occurred.
Gen Cass attempted to remind him of this practice
the last session but the General somewhat too md
about it, and old Bullion soon bullied him down.
The General, in hesitating to take the bull by the
horns was left hors du combat dangerously wounded
among the killed and wounded of the whole none
guard from the Russian line.
The session viii be characterised by the most active
warfare behind and before the scenes The limitation
short but the work to be done is tremendous even if
they had nothing more to do than the setem of
relations with Mexico.
But the Mexican business is but drop in the WELL
contrated with the preparations for the grand continent
tai campaign OF le4S.
Every movement, every proceeding, every piece of
fnesse, of party character both sides look to
the campaign of 4s
Upon the whole shall have busy, stirring ANNA.
ted and exciting, vgilant and active and and
ominous session, this time, in which number of the
greatest sort OF projects will be attempted but tho end
OF which, from present appearances not single great
result will have been ACKNOWLEDGEMENT solitary thing
except perhaps loan to meet the appropriation bills.