The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-11


"A NeV Deed in Pssdsnonium-Wiimos fsv tie Presi-
ds.ey and Greeley the Yies.
The recent political revolution In this state has
whemed the hunksrs with despair and exoitsA bound
less hopes in the barnburners While the one utterly
prosrste and powerless the other snu the breeze like
the young horse let loose play ready to dash the
plain with unbounded impulse. The hunkers know not,
obviously, what to do and old and able taotcisns
they undoubtedly are they unable to extricate
themselves from tho verse than hopeless state in which
they have been thrown. Where they to 60, What
is to become ofthem questions which meet one on
every side. That the nay, that any considerable
portion OF the democratic party will adhere to their
fallen fortunes is idlc Why should they! What prn-
cipss did they at Syracuse None which are not
deemed settled by the country. The bank, the inds-
pendent treasury the tarnit not supposed that the
whg party will be so infatuated to attempt to revive
them. What did they advance as raying points for
future conflict Nothing stism ct Syracuse,
like conservatism throughout the world holds to the
enough and is Incapable Of further dsvsopsmsnt 1t
requires no depth Of political sssacy to predict that
with such views the race OF hunksrism I9n-tnsr sun
But the burners the fierce the resoute the bold the
manly, the radical the young indomitsels democracy,
what Ia their destiny and where, and how, and when
will they direct their rrepressble energies IN the great
day Of their triumph and their power Let the hsrki
free speech the watch words and win henosorth
be the rsyng shouts Of this formidable party; and It
shall evino0 the requisite and discretion, IL poe
fair at the next election, to snnihists all the old
parties and their leaders But II they have ne prn-
Spss about Which to rally where nsy to nnS a.1 Of
silas Wright-upon whose shoulders may hts great
mantle fall! Let me relate an incident by Way OF an
Hail Coffee House few days since heard the follow
ing conversation between = bunker and . burner =
have joined the whigs," Burner" Pretty WE'LL about
we'll O. You dia year ago whom you Joined sS:% 70
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and make Clay President!, Barnburner-" No, sir, We
leave Henry Clay to the wings the oonservatvss and
their natural allies the uaprogrsssivs We
for freedom and free trade and freedoms champion
We 20 for the North, since the South has made the
question. We 60 for the North against the South. We
go David Wmot of Pennsylvsnis for Prssidsntths
father of the Wilmot proviso-the only supporter In
for David Wimot, who Is identified with the great
and glorious Herkmer movemsnt-Davd Wilmot tbs
n s ana
not another word was said. The idea flashed up
on me ut once rs 1t seemed to have done upon tbs
bunker, striking him, II were, dumbths democracy
have found standard bearer But Ia Wilmot worthy,
he safe and sound and true Has he the requisite firm
ness aud Is he covered over with honesty - With
shield II these questions shall be answered afrma-
judging Of the man BY the light IN which he
maywhsre IL the Northern who can rally so power
what viii Mr.. Polk say to this new aspirsnt,. What
will father Richie say And Mr.. Buchsnsn will he Ho
like Niobe oil tears that he made suoh Of him
self to discard the provso and went In for that ante
And you editor Of the Herald for your opin
ions given without Partially, and with broad and
the position Of political parties and what think you Of
David Wimot In connection With the next Presidency,
and Horace Greeley his Woe Suppose the democracy
of the North this young and unhackneyed man
the surages of the toing millions for whose stout
hearts and stalwsrt frames he Is striving to maintain
the free soil of this great continent free-w they re-
spoDd To the presentation!
have many other subjects which should like to
touch upon, but must defer them for another letter
VIATOR