The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-17


ed at the Office on Saturday at Ga cents each.
The Anticipated News from Europe-its pro-
babls Complexion.
The steamship Sarah Sands, from Liverpool
for this port, has been at sea nearly seventeen>
days, and the Cambria, from Liverpool for Bos-
ton, is now in her thirteenth day. They are both
about due, and will probably arrive within the
next twenty-four hours.
The Sarah Sands has the start of the Cambria
four days, and the latter will therefore bring four
DAYS later intelligence Should the Cambria ar
rive first she will bring fourteen days later news.
In anticipation of her arrival, our markets
have, for the past day or two, been rather quiet
The unsettled state of prices on the other side,
at the date of our last accounts has created con-
siderable anxiety for further advices, and until
they are received, both buyers and sellers of
breadstuffs will not involve themselves in new
transactions to any extent.
Opinions in relation to the tenor Of our next
accounts from Europe, depend entirely upon the
position Of parties. There are, however, grounds
for the belief that there will be no material alte
ration in prices. There are two powerful infiu-
ences operating upon the corn markets on the
other side, first the scarcity of food, and second
the difficulties in the money market; the first
tends to an advance in prices and the second to
depression and the contest must be between
the two. In anything else but food there could
be no doubt relative to the result but under the
circumstances, it will require much more serious
cmbarrassments than in our opinion exist, to de-
press prices of breadstuffs.
1t is seen that prices for cotton have in the face
of large deficiency in the supply, fallen ofvery
materially, by the influence of the money mar
ket, while prices for breadstuffs have advanced
until they reached points hardly ever before
realized. There is no doubt but the difficulties
in the London money market continue as great
as previously reported, and it would not nstonish
us if further advance in the rate of interest had
been made but such is the peculiar position of
the corn markets, and the value of the demand
for food, that we do not anticipate any depression
in prices for breadstuffs from that cause. No
thing but increased receipts of grain from foreign
countries can depress prices, and every thing,
therefore, depends upon that.
We shall soon be relieved from all anxiety, and
in the meantime Spectators must look ont for
the Extra Herald, price two cents per copy.
The Presidential OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
the Cnques-Who u to be the Wing Cam
didatef
The presidential campaign for the year 1913 is
now regularly commenced by the wing party in
this city and elsewhere. II is breaking out and
spreading over the country The rattling report of
the small arms is heard in the distance, and ere
many months shall have passed, the booming Of
the heavy artillery and the bursting of the Paix-
ham shells, filled with office seekers and gun
cotton, will resound over hill and valley.
The whig party have, in his instance, taken
the initiative, and have commenced marshaling
their forces in four distinct and separate columns,
each led by its favoritc general. One column
consists of the embodiment of the old-fashioned
protective wing party under the leadership of the
mill.boy of the slashes. Another consists of the
embodiment Of Fourierism, and all the isms
of which this day and generation are so
fruitful, including anti-capital- punishmentism
abolition ism anti extensi of-territoryism; and
no one knows how many more isms they
will take under their wing before the canvass,
under the direction Of John Mclean or
Thomas Corwin, Of Ohio. Another column,
although slightly in the back ground, or, indeed,
we might say little inclined to stay on the
fence, and wait the course Of events, is CON-
posed of the admirers and friends Of General
Scott, and under his leadership and the fourth,
and, perhaps the last, though not the least
column, is steadily marching, with banners
flying and drums beating, ready and eager for
the hour TO arrive when the word charge" will
be given. This last column, from present up
pearances, is made up Of large proportion of the
WING party proper including what is termed
the expedency men, and pretty good coloring of
democrats, who have been carried away by the
glorious and brilliant victories that their leader,
Gen. lack Taylor with the soubriquet of Old
Rough and Ready has achieved in the walled
cities, chaparrals, gorges and defles of Mexico,
against the soldiers of that republic, headed by
Santa Anna and his wooden leg, the gentleman
who, a few months ago, fought game-cocks in
Havana.
As we said before, the campaign has COM
menced on the part of the wings, and that
they have in earnest opened the campaign
1t will be seen, from what we have already stat
ed, that great want of unanimity prevails among
them; and that il is very doubtful if they will
mite on any one candidate. Henry Clay has
strong party throughout the country who will
follow his fortunes for ever. With him they
will sink or SWIM survive or die hey will
never consent TO confer the highest honors ofthc
republic on any man but him. If he falls, they
are ready to fall with him. The party attached
10 GENERAL Taylor, comprise all the chivaric,
tervid, and enthusiastic portion of the people, as
well as expedicncy portion of the wings
proper; and II would be n hard matter
to induce them to forsake him, who SO
gallanty has indicated the honor and dig.
nifty of the American flag, and succeeded
in elcvating and throwing it to the breeze in
Northern Mexico. Tho Scott party i. vibrating
between Scott and Taylor, waiting for the hour
10 arrive when they can with safety show their
hands and retain their position and popularity.
perhaps 70 overthrow both generals and take