The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-16

We shall soon have call for Wing State Convention
published and have sslitte doubt that such Convsn
ton will be numsrousy attended, As have Of Its being
ths scene of quite as animated discussion marked
the sitting Of similar body last year The whigs'
are in good spirits resoluts upon mischief
II they can't have their own way How much ut heart
they have the of the slave 1t is not possible to
but 1t very certain that they making very pretty
thing of It, In advancing their own ends IL is uncom-
monty pleasant to witness the disciples Of efdenyng
philanthropy well rewarded for their exertions In
spite of for to suppose they are
be and contrary to what We all know OF hu
nature II these benevolent gentlemen obtain seats
In Congress high executive Offices and the control OF
party having vast of influence arc to atri-
butte such results Providence and bless It for making
duty 1t reminds one Of what Jerrold says similar
wards of sefdenal in the walks Of private life Speak
ing Of Of his characters he says He had the best
cook the rarest Wines the handsomest the most
superb wifsn 1t Is pleasure to know this 1t Is con-
ISOLATION all who like ourselves look anxousy into the
hearts Of men, to find the temperate and the unwordy
thus appointed them thus providentialy
You win hear gsod lovely creature sing the praises OF
pure Waterfall It the wine of Adam when he walked
In Paradisewhen somehow fate has bestowed upon the
euogst the finest Burgundy. He declares himself con-
tented with crust although bsnsosnt fairy has
woman, he asks-what II all beauty but skin-deep Be-
hold the lawful bedfellow of the qusrist Why destiny
has tied him to an angela perfect angel that for
time she has laid aside her wings Our heart thumps
blood CLOVIS, when find the lowly thus recon-
who tunehsr tongues to the honor Of dry bread and
water compelled by the gentle force Of fortune chew
But have the abolition wings of Massachusetts, all
these good things you may ask. Some Ct them they
already possess audit would seem that the remainder
about to be theirs There is doubt that the abo-
en element Of whggery is here fast obtaining the as
oendency the best proof Of which s that Gen Taylor
the presidency Those who remember how effectually
the abotioniss oored in the wing convention OF
last but who have not paid much attention to our
iCaa Inca hat time NAV ha rfapQ
this; but what say is true II any opinion can be re-
lied upon that formed from careful psrusa of whig
party. The regular abolition wings bold in their
language and do not hesitate to that they would
prefer democrat to Mr. Polk to Gen. Tay-
or, whS they DECLARE Is Southern with Southern
principles; and the democrat upon whom their eyes
Governor Of the State New York The old wings not
absolutely frightened at this, disposed, at least,
them and they allow them, without contradiction to
flourish their charges OF new conspiracy against the
north, by such men Calhoun and Taylor, for that
Is precisely what all their writings amount to- Were
the old wings attempt to their. abolition breth
after the ancient ashion have doubt the latter
would leave the party in body; and should Col Ben
succeed in forcing that gentleman upon the demo-
Gratis - their candidate for the presidency give their
urneth away wrath is preferred in treating with them
rather than the rod prepared for the FOOLS back.
Very little Is said on the subject Of sflsctins sue
is very EVIDENT he has filled the place Of supreme
Executive Magistrate to adopt the feictous phrase OF
GOV. Morton, Wh1cn some peO-
pie enough tor consgning him to the agreea
BILE shades Of retirement But there other
for shelving him He has given unpardonable offence to
the abolition wings, and they have booked him for
doomed. The head and front of his offending consists
in the part he took in the formation Of the Massachu
chetts regiment OF volunteers In Mexico Governor
Briggs did little enough heaven knows In that business,
and that little grudgngy and only because he was and
is too conscientious to disregard his oath of Of
fce 1t is pretty commentary on the everlasting CAB
BILE of wings about the sacredness OF the constitu
tion and the necessity which exists fer having it ad
nt,tot hx hA.ou hat aAuf
man, whose only offence III offence 1t beJ that he
did not disregard the constitutions requirements and
had absurd dstaste for perjury believe that were
the wings proper to rally firmly sround Mr. Briggs and
refuse to allow him to be prescribed for an honest dis
charge Of his official duties they would be successful
and would maintain themselves In power throughout
New England for some years to come But they have
not the to act boldly Perhaps the approach
Of the presidential contest has rendered them
timid than usual They are haunted with the idea that
they defeated by the abolitionsts In 1874; and
they running the fatal of attempting
to soothe those who viii be satisfied with nothing short
Of the absolute control OF the party 1t not aboli
onism that defeated the wings three years since The
that killed Henry Clay, and led to the choice of
X Polk that greatest act Of electoral folly per-
petratd since the brambe chosen king Of the trees
Mr.. Abbot Lawrence is the favorte Of the old wings
for the office of Governors and they will not be remiss
in any thing likely to bring about his nomination. pro-
vided always that they do not great chance In
DOING Of forever offending their high mghtnesses the
abotionists These latter prefer Mr. Stephen c. Phillips
Of Salem redhot sbotionist of the most ultra school
He Is the same gentleman whose nomination they
urgently pressed in the convention of last year
He has higher claims than he had then 10 their
support from his having written foolish letter Capt
Forbes Of the jamestown, In which he unpstrioticaly
dslsosation OF Foreigners So furious are our abolition
lists In their opposition to the Mexican war; that they
seem 10 have lost all American feeling, and ready to
clasp to their bosoms any who chance to have
distinguished himself by the warmth Of his opposition
to his countrys They prefer Mr. Corwin for the
fellow, which he is, however erroneous may be some
OF his political opinions but because he made the Bit
terest and most able speech delivered in Congress
against the war; and they are now ready to put Mr.
Phillips In nomination for Governor of Massachusetts
because, of all public men, he has given the most
evidence of his vehement opposition to
all who have been engaged in the contest from the Pre-
sdent and Gen. Taylor down to the mdest drummer in
the service 1t would excite surprise were Mr. Phil
the more rejecting portion Of his party may prevent his
success in the convention: Mr. Lawrence Is the very
Of wing OF the old school, and ought to
ceive the nomination. will mention heie that have
heard than whg express the wish that the
for several years past member of the u s. House of
Representatives more judicous selection could not,
on many accounts, be made as Mr.. Hudson IL tho
rough wing, and ut the time sufficiently aboli-
ZIONIST in his ideas to please the great bulk Of that
ton Of the party But he is prudent and cautious
before the convention.
Democrats here say that II their party well
ganzed and its old footing such 1t before Polk
and Morton succeeded in grinding 1t to dust
between the upper and the neither mstones they would
taking advantage Of gdissensions carry the State
that it Is precisely because of the total absence of
strength from the democracy, that the wings In
distracted condition The wings afford to indulge
in tn luxury Of family quarrel that there is
great party pressing upon them and ready to rush into
any break that might happen to in their line 1t
was very different few years ago. WHEN our democracy
used to poll some ffty-nve thousand votes. An
opposition Of that degree Of strength to be kept from
power only by presenting united wing front to them
The best proof Of the utter Of the democracy
here is to be found in the fact that the wings have
ceased to BE- united and that they do concescend to
take into account in their the existence Of
any such party in their midst They have fear that
the democrats under any circumstances profit from
their dssepsons Formerly, they regarded their sdver
sres with that degree of respect which in Of
its manifestations must always command, as armed
ready for any emergency, and painting for action
aud confident of ultimate now they do not look
upon them having pth and marrow enough to const
tute q corporal's guard of respectable scareorows
ELECTRIC TELEGRAHs IN ESoLAND-The Electric Tel
egraph ompauy Is now erecting premises in Lethbury
where the wires from the different railway stations will
be brought under the streets TO their departments
and where tho public will have for the communi-