The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-12

IHElR WORCESTERSHIRE Hrst attenlpt 10 nold
ward meetings, or to start movement fresh from
the people, by the barnbuners of this cty-who
are new species of abolitionists-was made on
Monday evening of this week These meetings
acquire Importance from their novelty and the
purposes for which they may be used by Mr.. Van
Buren, and his friends, in the ensuing election, and
perhaps in the election which is to follow that 1t
is the first attempt to create popular party in III 8
country, founded on geographical dlficrences-an
attempt which has been denounced, from the or.
ganization of the government, by all patriotic mtr,
beginning with Washington, down to the present
| day. In consequence of Mr.. Van Buren's dsap-
polntment in not getting the nomination at the
Baltimore convention, he has chosen to abandon
all other ideas, and to indulge in resentment and
revenge; and accordingly he has thrown himself
on the fanatical materials of aboionsm in the
North, for the purpose well of defeating Gen
! Cass, as Tor creating new party for himself in
order to rise again into power, In any mode or
| hape.
1t in this view, therefore, that these meetings
are interesting and prophetic. Now, what was
| their character Their most prominent character
was violent species of hostility between the barn.
burners and the hunkers, which took place in Sc
veral of the wards, but particularly in the Eighth
In many of the other wards the meetings were at
tended but by few persons, and Of course no
noise or excitement was perceptlble but in every
ward OF district where general knowledge of the
meeting known, that knowledge brought
men of opposing and clashing opinions of the most
violent and fanatica kind, on both sides And
the probability is, Judging from those symptoms,
that the great ratification meeting which is to be
held In the Park next week, will partake of the
same characteristics, in more enlarged and ex-
tended degree than made their appearance IN the
Eighth ward and other places. The various po-
Gical elements which have become agitated
by the movement of Mr.. Van Buren,, Will
meet on that day in the Park, in hostile array
The clash will be great. What the result may
be, it ais difficult to ascertain The friends of
General Cass are naturally extremely hostile, and
feel terribly embittered against the supporters of
Mr.. Van Buren,. The prospects of General Cass
have been blasted in their very incepnon-at their
first buddine-5y the strange movement of Mr.Van
Burn and his friends throughout this State. and
the calling together OF a convention for the pur-
pose OF organising Northern party, in direct hos
tihiy to the Baltimore convention. This feeling
will show itself at the meeting to be held in the
Park next week. The collision, therefore, between
the two factions may be expected to be bitter and
rotous; but we hope not bloody or disgracefu
With this view of the present state of things be-
tween the two factions, and the attempt to organ
ize an abolition party for the first time IN this
country, we apprehend great trouble on that day,
and we trust that Mayor Havemeyer, and the whole
of the police, and the law and order loving people
of New York, may be prepared to put down any
attempt at riot, TO repress any instruction, and
keep those violent politicians in peace and ORDER
No matter how hostile reasonable men and friends
OF the Union may be to the movements of Mr.
Van Buren,, and to the danger accompanying that
movement IN the North, the right of opinion eau
not be interiered with-he liberty of speech cannot
be curtalle6-even although those opinions and
those speeches may tend to iniiane spirit that
may bring about dissolution of this glorious and
happy Union. Reason is the weapon of conflict
with opposing opinions but if the public peace
should be invaded by the factous then the strong
arm Of the industrious and sensible portion of the
community must put the combatants down-put
them out of the Park, and send them home to
wash their faces and wipe their bloody noses, If
they shcuid have any.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM GENERAL TAYLoR-OLp
RoUGH AND READY AND THE P.lRTIEs.-Some Of
The journals which dub themselves, par erceAeacc
wing journall-though the term wing has no mean.
ing whatever In our political vocabuary--seem
very anxious that Gen. Taylor's political opinions
should correspond with that peculiar creed. n w
all this effort is really "much ado about nothing -
Who cares what the platform of the whlgs. as q
rarty, is, or what are their opinions upon public
affairs, whether Gen. Taylor's opinions cores
pond infinitely with the creed of their faction