The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-14
State Of Parties-Southern Iniluence-Dangcr
to the Union.

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State Of Parties-southern Innuence-Dangcr
to the Union.
There can be no installing the signs of the
times, as developed by the present position of po-
Gtical parties throughout the country. There is
danger ahead.
A portion of the democratic party, known as the
barnburners, have seeded, and formed an indie.
pendent organization, which they have joined
issue with the South on the question of the extern
sion of slavery. The wing nomination for cam
didate for the Presidency was, it is maintained by
the friends of Mr.. Clay, in the Northern and East
em States, accomplished by Southern influence,
irrespective of wing principles; and symptoms are
apparent that that nomination is not only distaste-
full to the wings OF the North and East, but there
strong indications that he will not receive their
support. In this condition fittings, the Wilmot pro-
viso section of the one party, known as the barn.
burners--a very large and powerful party-have de-
termined upon holding State convention of their
own, and nominating and voting for a candidate
for the Presidency of their own and the wings of
Massachusetts have determined TO have likewise,
another State convention, and nominate Mr. Clay
What the wings of New York will do, is not vet
fully developed. From present appearances, how
ever, we think 1t is matter of much doubt whe-
ther they will all support General Taylor, and cast
aside Mr.. Clay.
When the nomination of General Taylor was re-
ceived here, the wing general committee endorsed
il, and issued call for meeting of wings to ra-
nfy it. On delberation, however, and in view,
probably, of what their brethren in Massachusetts
have done, they have countermanded that call, and
the meeting stands postponed until it shall have
been ascertalned whether General Taylor will ac-
cept the nomination as whig, and will consent
10 run as the wing candidate. Now we have no
idea that that distinguished man will consent to
do any such thing; for he has expressly said over
and over again, that although he called himself a
whig he would accept the nomination of any
party If he should reply to the queries which the
general wing committee will PROFOUND to him,
in similar strain to those which were asked of
him before his nomination, the wings of New
fork--or at least that portion of them represented
60 the wing general committee, and Mr.. Clay's
gan, the Ti1bsme-cannot ratify his nomination
and will not support him. They will then, in
such an event, follow the example of the wings in
Massachusetts-call another State convention
and other States will do the same. We may
therefore, have another national convention, and
another wing candidate In the held
The two great parties are, therefore, placed in
exactly similar position at the present time; and
the matter which divides them relates directly to
the South. 1t is in fact, the first step towards ar
raging the Northern and free States against the
Southern and slave States and may yet, if extreme
moderation be not used, result in a fierce struggle
for the ascendancy between these two extreme por-
tons Of the confederacy, and, perhaps, end in
dissolution of the Union Itself.
The struggle between the North and the
South, which ended in the Missouri compro-
mlse-a measure which, by the way, was ac
complished by Mr.. Clay--was participated IN by
only two parties; the struggle now being COM
menced is in that respect different. 1t comprises
men OF all political parties, sects and factions
wings, democrats, socialists, Fourierites, poets and
abolltonists, OF every grade, color and hue. lift
be carried on with vlgor, the regular liberty, or
abolition, party, which cast sixty thousand votes at
the last Presidential election, and whose strength
is now probably increased to one hundred thou
sand, will, IN all probability, join the extreme
Northern party, and add so much fuel TO the fire.
Ii will, therefore, be a more fierce struggle than
the first, and may rock the confederacy its foun-
da,ions.
There is at present lull. What the wings of
New York will do we shall know in few days.
what the barnburners will do, we already know
They have taken their stand, for good or for evil
What the full-dyed abolitionists--the men who
supported Brney their candidate at the last cleo
tion-will do, we shall likewise know in a short
time.
But IN view OF what is now Transporting, parties
in this country evidently in state of dangerous
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SAINT factions will be fused together in course of
time, and form great Northern party, pledged to
stop the progress of Southern influence and attain
the ascendancy. We wait, with fear and trem.
bling the result. The times are evidently preg-
nant with great events, and what the result even
tually may be, no one knows.
PoLIucs AND TRADE IN EURoPE.-The political
agitations spreading all over Europe, beginning
with the revolution in Paris, must create terri
BILE reyulsion in all kinds of trade and business
throughout the whole world. We expect nothing
now, Tor years TO come, but bankruptcies, failures
and revuslons Of all kinds. Even England I'M
connected as she is with the political commissions
OF the day, to certain extent must feel their ef-
fects upon her trade and commerce Our own be-
lief s, that all the political systems, financial sv.-
tens, banking systems, and systems of public Gre
dit, In the different countrlesfrom the shores of
the Atlantic to the confines Of RUSSIA North and
South--will go to utter ruin during the next few
years.
ARRIVAL OF THE Recommendations FROM THE
SourH.-The steamer Northerner arrived yester-
day morning, in very quick run from Charleston,
bringing papers through to New Orleans one day
in advance of the mail. We have, as usual, an
abundant supply Of papers, for which we are indebt-
ed TO Captain Budd and TO the newspapers of