The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-10
NEW YORK HERALD.
Tae Probable Results OF the Late Elections
"A Republican Revolution.


Now that the confusion and excitement of the
elections in this State are over il NAV not be i'm
proper TO venture some speculations on the con-
sequences which will result to the whis party
from their recent victory and the effect that VIC
tory will produce on the domestic policy OF our
government o
We look upon the late WING victory in this
State, as tar as it may be regarded as involving
the future success of that party, as very equivo-
cal. ltcannot be relied upon as an expression of
opinion on any single principle, or set of prin-
clpes. 1t was not contest between John Young,
on the part of the wings, and Silas Wright, on
that of the democrats. Itrather resmbled con-
fused melee, in which wings, democrats, natives.
aboitonists anii-renters, and the various sec
tons into which these several parties divided,
took part, each seemingly more anxious to do the
enemy all the injury possible, than to secure the
victory for itself.
The anti-rent feeling contributed largely to this
victory, and the tariff question very little, will
be at once apparent from the fact that Addison
Gardiner, free-trader, with leaning TO anti
rent principles, was elected over Hamilton Fish,
a thorough protectionist, but opposed to antirent
ism. or the various minute causes which con-
tributed to compass this immense political revo-
luton, the greatest that has occurred since the
general revulson in popular sentiment in 1910,
it is needless now to go into analysis. 1t is the
effect with which we have 10 deal.
The revolution is not confined to this State.
1t is almost universal. Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
Jersey, and other States, have given great wing
majorites. From present appearances the wings
will have majority in the House of Representa-
tives of the next Congress. What effect this pro-
spective preponderance of the wings in the po-
pular branch of Congress-so to speak-will ex-
ercise on the course of the present Congress dur
ing its approaching session, we are not prepared
TO say, with any degree of certainty. OF one
fact we feel convinced-,hat there will be modi-
fcation of the duties coal and iron, as regu-
lated by the tariff bill of last session. BY this
modification the interests of New York and Penn
sylvania will be consulted. We announced the
prospective certainty OF this measure at the close
of last session. Mr.. Walker is pledged to it, and
a large number of the Southern democrats have
promised it their support. 1t is, therefore, set
tied thing, and we may look forward to it with
certainty
The opponents of the administration will
doubtless seize upon this fact to substantiate the
truth of their prediction, that Mr.. Polk and his
Cabinet would be obliged to bend before the pop
uar storm that the tariff bill of 1916 would raise
throughout the country. The result OF the cleo
tons in Pennsylvania and New York will
tainy not be without its effect on the adminisra-
ton, and its party in Congress; but we happen to
know that the proposed modification was deter
mined upon before the termination of the last
session. 1t was announced in the columns of this
paper on the 18th of last August.
With the single exception we have mentioned,
the policy of the administration will doubtless
main unaltered. The course it has taken in re-
lation TO the war, to internal Improvements, and
other questions of governmental policy, will in
all probability be still pursued
The seeds OF opposition to the administration,
which were sown broadcast in the last session Of
Congress, are now springng up in full harvest
of wing maorities, in almost every State where
an election has been held. The democratic party
was split up into small sections during the last
session. The West was especially embittered
against the South for the course of the latter on
the Oregon question, the river and harbor bill,
and other favorite measures of the Western de-
mocracy. Mr.. Polk was denounced for his veto
of the river BILL and large portion of the Western
democrats voted for Mr.. Wilmot's abolition pro-
viso in the two millions appropriation bill They
rejoiced as much as the wings did at the long
windedness of Mr.. John Davis, and the conse-
quent defeat of the bill. They separated, breathing
naught but vengeance against the administration,
and it would seem that they carried their
threats into effect. The administration was un.
questionably in minority in both Houses at the
close OF the session. IT'S true that General Jack
son and his cabinet were in a minority at the
close of almost every session during his two terms
of administration. But he had in himself recupe-
rative powers of no ordinary strength He al
ways recovered his lost ground-brought back the
disaffected, and by his indomtable force of char
acter, succeeded IN bending to his iron will those
who would chafe at any other control. Every
man is not Jackson. Unless Mr. Polk exercises
great deal of discretion, the variance now ex-
isting in the democratic party may tend to the
overthrow of the policy of the present admins
ration.
1t would seem that when the wings exert their
strength, they can muster force sufficient to tr-
umph over their opponents. But the democratic
party is almost faultessly organized. Discipline,
either in a political party, or an army, is main
element of strength. The democrats are admit
rably disciplined. They go altogether in body,
without swerving to the right to the left, with
cut jealousy or disagreement. We of course
speak of their general conduct, and not of their
course in isolated instances, as for example, in
the recent elections. The wings, on the con-
trary, have too many leaders, each ambitious of
distinction. This makes them quarrelsome.
They arelbesides divided into two sectons-the
progressive, and the conservative. These two
forces are constantly engaged, the one dragging
forward, the other pulling backward, and the
consequence is, that they both remain sta
honary, except when one succeeds in hitch
ing on an extra propelling power, as the pro-
gressive party did in the late election in this
State. But their opponents generally 20 in
solid phalanx, no pulling backwards or forwards,
but the entire body moves as if animated by one
will. If the wings were united, all pulling to-
gether, and subject to the direction of one set of
leaders, they would in all probability, succe ed in