The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-12

ioftunuteiy LOT the party Wnlcn supports penerat
Cass, the administration of Mr.. Polk has been
invariably hostile to some OF those popular princi-
ples, and particularly to cheap postage, as present.
ed in the atrocious policy of the present Post
master General, Cave Johnson.
The advantages, therefore, which are intended
TO be secured to Mr.. Van Buren,, by the enuncia-
ton of the popular principles put forward at the
Buffalo Convention, will not be monopolized by
their candidate, but will be shared in equally by
the other parties of the North. Such considera-
ton ought to be presented to the people In every
point ofuew, order to prevent the spread of this
geographical party-stop Mr.. Van Buren, from
deludng the people, and from attaining position
that may hereafter lead to more disastrous results
than the mere defeat of particular candidate;
tor, if by any chance, Mr.. Van Buren, should, at
the coming election, secure sufficiency OF votes
to throw the election into the House OF Repre-
sentstives, may assured that il Will be but
the first step in series of movements, that will
not stop until the North and the South shall have
been driven into direct hostile collision, leading
to dissolution of the Union and all the disasters
that would be sure to follow. As matters yet stand,
General Taylor possesses the vantage ground.
Further returns from the State elections In the
West and in North Carolina, even In conjunction
with the proceedings at Buffalo, do not shake our
belief that the chances of General Taylor are yet
the best of the three candidates now before the
people of this country. But the friends Of the
Union, the friends of all those popular principles
and measures which have been enunciated at the
Convention, ought to be up and stirring. A few
weeks may give another complexion to the con-
test, and take away from the hero of Buena Vista
l...ls II
is the time for action.
IMPEACHMENT OF Mr.. PoLK.-Mr. Commissioner
Trlst is at work. The fuss which he made In
Mexico, and the quarrels which he was mixed up
IN, among our generals, have hardly passed from
the memory of the present month, before he starts
up again with new exhibition, in the shape of a
long paper, IN which he gravely and decorously
impeaches the President Of the United States for
violating his duty and the constitution of the Uni
ted States.
This document, 1t seems, startled the House of
Representatives, and they hardly knew what to do
with 1t. We do not think that it will amount to
much. Mr.. Polk has frequently been impeached,
in some way other, by almost every violent poll
tican, either Of his own party or of the oppostion
that did not succeed in his projects at Washington
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of the President. Our gallant contemporary, Colo
mel Webb, impeached him because he did not
make HIM General in the Mexican war, and fur
nish him with chance to lose leg or an arm for
glory's sake. In fact, Mr. Polk will 60 out of the
White House covered over with impeachments.
Mr. TrIst's impeachment, therefore, will be nothing
more or less than following in the rear Of similar
papers.
The conduct of Mr.. Polk has no doubt been
frail and weak and wrong IN variety of ways;
but PROFESSIONALLY the poor man did the best he
could, and used the good sense and craftsmanship
which nature gave him, to as much account as
possible He sold his pork for as much as he could
get. We rather think that he will have exhausted,
at the end of his four years. every talent and idea
and every requirement that the God of nature or
cultivation ever gave HIM; and that although he
may return to Tennessee with some of the savings
of his salary, he will not be possessed of two SIN
gle ideas to rub together when he finds himself
quietly IN Tennessee. He will have to go to grass,
Nebuchadnezzar did, for years, in order to
recruit his mind and procure little stock of
tnUusiIt- iivv. Id 10. I--ro.ob Mr.
Polk why he has been in kind of State prison
for the last fourye
The idea that Mr.. Trst puts forth is preposte-
should be encased in straight jacket or compelled
TO go through the water cure
GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL AT SARATooA-A
grand fancy dress ball took place at the United
States Hotel in Saratoga Springs, last evening
Every preparation for weeks past was made to
make it great display. All the cos;amers of the
city have been at Saratoga for many days past,
preparing the dresses of the ladies and gentlemen,
according to the most approved method and
fancy. The following Is programme of the
affair, with list OF the managers, which was ar
ranged several nights ago; and which has been
sent to us by one OF the parties interested.
FANCY BALL,
AT THE UNITED STATES HOTEL, SARATOGA SPRINGS.
At meeting held at the United States Hotel Sara
toga Springs the 9TH day of August, 184S for the
purpose Of making arrangements for Grand Fancy
Ball to be given on Friday evening the 18th Instant
Henry A. Colt called to the chair, and James
Brooks appointed secretary when the following GEN
tlemen were selected to act as managers =
Governor Young, New York. Gen. Cooper Albany
Hon VIM s. Archer Va James Worrail Phladelphia.
Col James Monroe New York, Gen. oDonnel, Baltimore,
Henry Her drs SSis a. Hon YIN S s Miller York
Hon Lsandsr Starr d. JIG Brown, Rhode li iJand,
James poois do saDnel s;e Asr . New York.
joseph BEdsas%, do, prlcisndinsn New t Orleans
Marshall Mississippi car mn11 Ssi prSvasnce
Henry DUNCAN, Mississippi Hon 1 LiSsstsn n York.
3 Randall Philadelphia, Lambert Citing Baltimore,
Eben Dean Massachusetts John W. Lewis, Charlie ston
Harry Mccall ir, Philadelphia, J. w. Steele baltimore
y. IL. Upton, New YORK; J. X. Thomson, New Jersey,
Dir Duncan, Mississippi, HonlDudl Seden New York
$. VI. Davis, do, Reuben Withcrs do.
The following gentlemen were appointed to have
exclusive charge of tn ball acting as directors and
to wear scarlet badges =
Joseph Aston, S. Carolina Ebcn Dean Massachusetts,
Harry Mccall Philadelphia Henry A. Colt New Yors
DIR. Bedford, New York, Geo y. Miller do
Gen Cooper, Albany, Leander Starr do
David Graham New York, James Brooks do
This committee of ten were also clothed with power