The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-24

Journal ssemt 10 have nd accurate or correct
idea Of the natural difficulties which every rspub.
lie, and every popular government must expert.
ence, even in the midst Of intelligence and favor
able tendencies, in developing it, principles The
defeat OF the utras in France, instead Of being at
tnbulcd 10 The practical good sense that begins to
show rs existence among the French people rs a
nation, Is attributed to the worst motives, and de-
nounced in the worst language, because their de-
feat was hostile to the establishment of the widest
theories sanctioned under the general name of So
cialsm. Such persons cannot be entrusted with
the management of any practical matter, either in
government or in any thing else. They are entire
ly untitled for so doing, because they are par
TALLY allied to madness and insanity.
We will venture to say that in the foreign cor
respondence of the Herald, there is more good
sense, and more sober and correct views of the
march Of affairs in France and throughout Eu-
rope, than in any Of those to which we have allu-
ded. Our correspondents are practical men, who
see things from an American and practical point
of view. They describe events, without anticipa-
ting too much, or doubling their consequences or
tendencies. We find that sensible and practical
view also pervades the foreign correspondence of
u
whole batch of our correspondence; and as soon as
possible, we shall endeavor to satisfy the public,
by extracts from the foreign correspondence of our
contemporaries, of the correctness of the views we
have put forth, in regard to the character Of all the
foreign correspondence that we have alluded to-
GENERAL SCoTr's MovEMENTs.-A great deal of
interest is beginning to be manifested in the
ments of General Scott in this city. He has ac-
cepted the invitation of the Corporation, and will
make his grand entrance here tomorrow, at Cas-
tie Garden, at two o'clock We have no doubt
that he will be received by the whole population
of New York, provided it be fine day. 1t is true
that the sun of the White House does not shine on
the General. The President of the United States
is rather displeased with some of his correspon-
dence, and particularly with the length of his let
ters General Scott has been rather touchy and
hasty, as he always has been; but we do not be-
heve that the dispeasure of the President will cast
him down much, or prevent the people of New
York from giving hearty welcome to the distin-
guished military commander who has evinced
capacity for his position equal to that of any mill
tary man in the old world or the new.
We do not belong to the category of the gene
RAILS atterers, shall ever rank ourselves in
the list of his rivals. General Scott has great and
manifold merits, that almost overlook, outnumber,
and outweigh his imbecilities of temper and mind,
part Of which belong to human nature, and con-
stitute the birth-right of every human being. His
old political friends in this city, and in this region
of country, are now determined to rally under his
name, and omake a last effort to procure for him
nomination by the wing convention of Philadel-
phia. The men in Wall street, who have been
making such prodigious efforts for the last six
months in favor of General Taylor, having now
warmed the place and taken their hasty plate of
soup, will be ready to adopt their original candi-
date, General Scott-with what success we shall
soon see.