The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-25

political intelligence from all parts OF the country;
and the regular amount of commercial, financial,
and miscellaneous matter.
1t will be illustrated by an engraving show ing
the position of Alvarado its Notifications, and the
sand bar in 'front.' as well the position of our
fleet in the late unsuccessful attack on it.
Price 81 cents in wrappers.
Congressional and Legislative Matters-Our
Arrangements for the Winter.
The people of the United States take a greater
interest in the affairs of their government, State
and national, than those fany other country. In
deed, 1t has been remarked of Americans, by in
teligent foreigners, that every man therein is
politician, and speaks and acts as il all the weight
OF government, and the direction Of national af-
fairs rested on his own shoulders-that each indi-
vidua deposits his vote for the candidate he likes,
RELY canvasses his political actions after he is
elected, and as freely condemns them if, in his
opinion, they are improper. That, in fact, every
individual considers himself part and parcel of
the government. This is undoubtedly true, and
we rejoice that isso. So long as the people act
and think in this way we need have no fears for
the safety of our institutions.
The coming winter will afford full scope for the
character. The elections recently held in several
States, have completely astounded all political
parties, and scattered to the winds the arrange
meats that had previously been made by
the leaders and wirepullers for the presidential
election in 1913. The locofoco party before then
triumphant, are now defeated and reduced to
chaos, while the wings, unaccustomed to success,
have not had sufficient time to form united rule
n hYIf hair
scrutnzing the future, with the view of bringing
TO light what time and circumstances alone can
develope
The anomalous position Of the two parties in
the State of New York, will no doubt be pro-
ducuve OF some rich scenes, and create a
more violent fermentation in the political caul-
dron at the next session of the Legislature than
was ever seen before. The two parties are so
nicely balanced and divided, that it will be u
hard matter for one to attain any advantage
over the other. They two steeds, each
eager to outrun the other in the race, and
yet with powers so equal, that they keep neck
and neck together, and when the goal is reached
neither can be declared the winner the Judges
order a new trial, and the spectators are amused
Soft is with the parties in the State of New York;
the wings have one house and the democrats
have the other. Neither can gain any political
advantage over the other, although they will ex-
ercise all their ingenuity to do so.
The Legislatures of Pennsylvania and Ohio
will soon come together, and we may expect to
see some curious twishngs and turnings with
them also. Both of these States having repu-
dated the democrats and elected majority of
wing representatives, the members of course will
devote portion of the session to the furtherance
of the wing cause, and the election of the Pres-
dental candidate, whoever he may be. Ohio
viii no doubt make as much capital as possible,
for Mr.. Mclean, and prepare his way to receive
the nomination ofthe Harrisburg Convention.
But it is towards Washington the eyes of the
people will be chiefly directed, not for the sole
purpose of ascertaming the views of politicians
in regard to the Presidency, although they will
no doubt be interesting, but principally to
know the course of the party IN power in
our Mexican relations, the tariff, sub-ueasury,
the annexation OF Mexican territory, and the
subject of slavery, and other matters of vital
importance to the national prosperity. These
questions interest the country from one extremity
TO the other, and the discussion of which, toge-
Their with the working of politicians towards
the succession, will make the next session OF Con-
gress very important and interesting.
The readers Of the Herald will, of course look
to this journal for early and correct information
of all these things; and we can assure them that
we have made arrangements that cannot fail to
give satisfaction. We have engaged a corps of
reporters and correspondents at Albany, who will
give us from day to day, life-lke pictures of the
sayings, doings, and meditatons of the Legisa-
ture. We have also engaged corps of reporters
and correspondents at Washington, possess
ing abundant facilities for daguerreotyping the
movements in both houses We have also
dispatched thither a gentleman, whose means
of possessing early and reliable information
of every thing of interest, will be ample
and whose letters from the capitol will be read
with the greatest interest. Telegraphic reports
will also be daily received. Arrangements are in
progress for establishing corps of correspon-
dents in Columbus, Ohio, and Harrisburgh, Penn
sylvania, whose services shall be called into re-
QUESTION in case it should be deemed advisable TO
do so, and the proceedings of the legislatures or
those States shall be of sufficient importance TO
justify it.
twill be thus seen, that we have anticipated
the desire of our patrons, in providing means for
supplying them with early news from the most
important places this winter. The expense will,
OF course, be great, but that is secondary con-
sideration.
EVACUATION DAY.-On the 18th November.
l7eS, sixty-three years ago, the British, who had
taken possession of New York in I776, and con.
tinued in possession during the war; evacuated
the city. In commcmoraton of its restoration to