The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-02

incapacity, snd selfshness Of the wing leaders
and journalists, would defeat their candidate long
before the arrival of that period. The brefness,
Therefore, Of the period between this and the day
Of election, is the only ground left TO us on which
10 hope that Gen. Taylor will be elected, in spite
of the unpopularity of the parties who have recent
" come into his support. The measures and
principles of these parties are manufactured by
clique of spectators IN the large cities, who pos
sess no sentiments in common with the American
people, out Of those cities, either in foreign or
domestic affairs. After the adoption of the con
stitutidn, and the second presidency of Washing
ton, the people divided themselves INTO two great
parties. The federalists of that day organized
their supporters similar principles and mea-
sures, and pretty much from the same source
which were the cause of the defeats of the
whig party for the last twenty-five years. with
the single exception of Gen. Hirrson's cleo
ton The democratic party has always pos
sessed more sentiment and more sympathy with
the middling and lower classes of the peo-
pie, than the federalists, did in the early part
OF the present century. The same features still
distinguish the democratic party and in all
popular contests they manage to out-general the
wings, and to secure the of the people, out
Of the large cities, particularly IN the Western and
Southern States. The WING journalists and lead
ers OF the North assume too much the position of
foreign agents, governed by rcial and specu-
alive parties, under the influence OF European inte
ests and hence thewant of sympathy always felt for
those cliuues of noliticians amOnu the au0ra
gate masses of the people throughout the country
We are IN hopes, however, that the brief space Of
time allowed by law to conduct this canvass
will be sufficient to prevent the whg leaders from
defeating General Taylor, and that is our prlnclpa
hope of his success. AS TO the threats put forth
that the wing party would-if General Taylor does
not bind to the cliques of the wing leadeN-Tyler-
ize him, perfectly willing to take chances
OF any party, or any clique OF men, Tylerlsng the
old hero of Buena Vista, when he gets into the
White House. 1t is more likely that the boot will
be on the other leg, and that the heel of it will be
on the neck of those who would invade his con-
stltutional rights as chief magistrate of free
people.
For CALIFoRNIA.-The golden river of California
which has caused so much excitement here and
elsewhere, by the value OF its pebbles and the rich
species OF fishing with which it abounds, has been,
or will be, of some service to the merchants in this
region. Already, stir of life is clearly perceptibe
among the enterprising, both in this city and in
Boston, who are determined not to be negligent of
the advantages offered in trade by the recent dis
coveiies.
The market of California for every saleable arti-
Gle, as is understood by letters and commercial
reports, presents profitable field for speculation,
which, by the way, is not likely to be overlooked.
In this port there loading for California no
less than vessels, in addition we believe, to one
or two at Boston, bound for the same destination.
Three of these are chartered by the government,
TO transport troops and stores and one, the
steamer California, which leaves to day, destined
as regular mail packet between Calao and the
mouth OF the Oregon river, touching at the inter-
mediate ports The remaining ships are loading
on private account, and will sail during this
month.
The impetus thus given to trade and commerce,
on the northwest coast, will tend to increase the
facilities for travel and promote the spirit of em
grafton to the shores of our new territory The
gold excitement, like all others Of similar cha
racter that have preceded it, may die sudden
death; but the strong inducements otherwise offer.
ed to the mechanic and the farmer, by the richness
of the soil and the healthfu location of the country
are not, by such an event, the least diminished.
INTELLIGENCE FROM VENEzUELA--By the brig
Mary H. Chappeli, from La Guayra and Porto Ca
bello, which sailed the 9th Sept, accounts have
been received that the authorities and people of La
from the squadron of General Paez The SQUAD
nj tho r ~
18th of August, to attack the fleet of Paez
The house OF Hellyer & Co. was robbed Of
81 400 the night before Captain s. left Porto Ca
bello.
We are also IN receipt of Ell Patricia, a Caracas
paper, of the 10Th August. The chief topic dis
cussed in this paper, is the coming election for
Vice President of the republic, which Is to be held
IN November next, we believe. Antonio S. Guz-
man is one of the candidates for this Office, and,
should he be elected, the revolution, or rather pro-
tracted resistance of General Paez's party to the
existing government will be probably put an
end to. 1t will be remembered that Guzman, was
the individual whose pardon, or rather the COM
mutation of whose sentence, for alledged treason,
by President Monagas, was the immediate cause
OF the present outbreak; now, should the majority
of the people, through the ballot box, elect him to
the office of Vice President, it will be proof con-
elusive that Monagas' course in that matter was
In accordance with the will of his fellow citizens,
consequently Paez's party will have nothing left
to fight about. On the contrary, should he not be
elected, long and protracted struggle, extending
probably TO the end of Monagas' official term,
some two years and a half more, may be expected
Otthe situation OF affairs at Maracaibo we believe
no authentic accounts have been receiyed-aII is
rumor. The last direct accounts from that place
are TO the 10th August. At that date Monagas'
troops held the town; Paez's forces occupied the
Fort San Carlos, distant few miles from the
city, and his fleet were blockading the Gulf 1t is
really lamentable that such magnificent country
as Venezuela is by nature, should be so harrassed