The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-27
Important Newspaper Enterprise On the
Presidential Eiecfl0m.

Important Newspaper Enterprise On the
Presidential Election.
We shall commence, in few days, the publ |
cation of new weekly sheet, to be called the |
PRESIDENTIAL HERALD, to be issued once |
week, Of the size of our daily sheet, and TO be |
sent TO all subscribers throughout the country, |
upon payment of one dollar per annun, in adpance.
This paper will contain all the matter published
IN the previous week, giving the movements of
the different presidential parties and candidates,
fully and impartially, and will be issued, proba
ply, on the Monday or Tuesday of each week.
The Importance and utility of such journal,
In the approaching contest for the Presidency,
VIII be acknowledged by every individual of
every party.
We purpose to give in this new journal, full
and comprehensive view ofevery political move
ment connected with the contest for the Presi-
dency, and to do this with perfect impartialIty
towards all the candidates and towards all par
ties. We entertaia no bias or esteem towards
any one particular individual, more than towards
another. There are certain important princi-
pies and measures connected with the CONNER
cia, domestic, and foreign policy of " this great
country"-as Sir Robert Peel recently called
the United States, in the House of Commons
which are alone our guide. These principles and
measures have our most unbounded veneration,
and we will aid in carrying them out. But We
have no regard and little respect, for the parties
the conventions, the cliques, the coteres, of men,
be they called democrats, wings, or natives, or
abolitionsts, or anti abolitionists, or anything
you please. 1t is our purpose to give graphic
| and philosophical view of the great movements
In this country in relation to the next election of
| President, which we conceive to be one of the
| most important events now about taking place
| ia the whole civilized world; for upon this ques-
| ton will depend our own destiny, aud we might
81 the destiny of civilization throughout the
world, for many years to come.
Individuals, clubs and bodies of men ordering
the Presidential Herald in quaint les of ten or
| over, will be allowed deduction of Is per cent,
the money always to be paid in advance. Those
who order single copy only will pay, of course,
the full price-one dollar per annum
The CATHOLIC RELIGION IN EUROPE AND AME-
RIcA-The Jesuits, it appears, are to be banished
from Switzerland, and the Catholic clergy in
Europe generally appear to be declining in in
fuence and power. The Pope himself is every
day becoming liberal and enlight' med man
and less Catholic of the middle az es. or reno.
| ter past times.
1t seems, however, that viii e the Catholic
people are declining and cav. ing in, in various
ways, in different parts OF europe, they are in
creasing wonderfully, in every possible way, in
the United States Daring the last few wears
the voters of the Cc.tholic faith in this country
have increased more than those of any Other
Christian sect. A part Of this increase, it is true
consists. of Germans and Irish emigrants from
Europ E; but there seems to be natural increase
in the Catholic sect here, springing from variou.
complicated and puzzling causes. Many of oul
distinguished philosophers, after running the
round Of all opinions, inhdelity included, settle
| down in the Catholic church. Look, for instance
at the career Of Orestes Brownson. Then agar
there are other causes operating in favor of the
Catholics. The Catholics of this country have
no quarres among their clergy, or if they have
they are suppressed, and are not known to tn,
public. There are no divisions about churcl
government among them, in any part of thu
Union If they hold an assembly, or conven
ton, or a general council it il with closed doors
and no one hears of their family disputes. Their
is principle among the democracy regular no
mnatons-and this principle of discipline is o
great effect in giving direct action to large masses
Of men, This principle of human government is
| we'll understood by the Catholics in this coun.
try. Regular nominations are everything with
them.
Now, among other Christian sects, what do we
see Nothing but fighting, and quarrelling, and
disputes about Church government, and this alb
straction and that abstraction. The Presbyteri
ans are divided into two schools, MORALLY hatins
each other-just as much as Gabriel and Satan
hota aoh Tha Matho H..
ded, either on money concerns, or on matters o
Church government. The Baptists, we believe are
also divided, but in less degree than the others
Even the little sect who call themselves the disci
pies of Fourier, n crack Drained Frenchman
who used to live up six pairs of stairs near
the Bourse in Paris, at SIX sous day, even they
| are divided. In short, the Catholics seem to be
the only sect among Christians who understand
the system of church government, and this arises
from the peculiar tact of the clergy, many OF
whom are Jesuits, or educated by Jesuits, show.
ing, in fact, that the Jesuts-no doubt very in.
genious and lmprudent people in some respects
yet have been very much slandered-are un.
commonly cute and schooled IN matters of this
world, whatever they may know of the other
Bishop Hughes, the Giles Scroggins of the Ca.
tholic Church, is not, we believe, Jesuit; but
he ought to be one, for he has talent enough for
a dozen generals of til t order. Now the poiti-
| cal sentiments of the Catholics in this country
are very important to be known, for they will
have an important bearing on the next Presi
Dental election. We shall make it point to
ascertain what they are, if possible, to relieve
the tender feelings of Bishop Hughes, who, i,
seems, has been offended at some remarks oil
ours on these points.
Mr.. CLAY IN ENGLAND.-The famous resolu-
tons presented by Mr. Clay at the Lexington