The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-22

quenty crowded out. we may nave to issue
double sheet Monday morning, in order to
clear our tables of the mass of important letters,
&C., that burden them. Well see.
News from Europe.
BY the arrival of the steamship Hbernia, from
Liverpool, we have one week later intelligence
from all parts of Europe. The instruction in
Paris had been completely put down, and every
thing was quiet there. The government had
been much strengthened by the decided measures
taken to put down the insurgents, and the improve
ment in the funds shows that confidence was slow
ly returning. There were reports current that
Denmark and Hostein had adjusted their difficult
ties, and that hostilities had ceased but they had
not been confirmed. Political affairs generally,
on the Continent, continued unsettled. CONNER
cial affairs were improving. Cotton and consols
were in active demand, at better prices Corn
was steady but the markets were quiet The Off
cial returns, showing the receipts of revenue of
the government of Great Britain for the quarter
aad the year ending the 9Th inst were much more
favorable than anticipated, and the effect upon
the money market was good The news, both in
political and commercial point of view, is de-
cidedly encouraging, and, altogether, much better
than we have received for several months past.
We devote our columns almost entirely to the de-
tails of events which have transpired in Europe
for the week, and a telegraphic despatch made up
to the last moment previous to the departure of
the steamer.
The PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIoN-WHAr ARE THE
POLITICIANS ABoUT?-In little over two weeks
from the present time, eight States of this Union
will hold their elections and, although we are on
the eve of Presidential strue gle on which the re-
suits of those elections will exercise an important
influence, we hear of meetings. no stump
speeches, no excitement-no nothing, in fact. All
s quiet The political sea is as calm as a mud
pond IN moonlight night hardly ripple being
perceptlble. After the last meeting of the barn.
burners in the Park, in this city, that faction
seems to be exhausted. The effort which it made
on that occasion, seems to have overwhelmed it;
and the only signs of vitality which it exhibits,
the struggles in the committee room of Tammany
Hail. to obtain possession of the wigwam, and
GUST the hunkers therefrom. The hunkers are in
the same auiescent state. We hear an occasional
erunt and growl, now and again, from them, but
they are as fully LOST apathy, their opponents,
the barnburners, are. More strange than all, the
wings proper, and the adherents of General Tay-
lor, who were all fuss end excitement until with
in a short time-they form not an exception; and
were it not for an occasional heavIng of their
large trunk, one would suppose that they were
dissipated and had gone to the land of spirits.
The States which will hold their election within
the periods we have mentioned, North Caro-
lima and Tennessee, which will commence the
struggle on the third of next month and Alabama,
Kentucky, Indiana, illinois, Missouri and Iowa,
which will hold their elections on the seventh of
August Now, all these States will hold their
elections within nearly fortnight, and as yet we
have not heard the first note of preparation, nor
seen the first drop of blood from the first bloody
nose, nor the antes cry of pain from the possessor
of the first cracked pate. This is, indeed, some
thing singular; and what the cause of this general
apathy and calmness Is, we do not know, unless
it is that the politicians waiting tor the warm
weather to pass away, before they take the field
in support OF their respective candidates.
Another cause may operate to produce this state
of things; and that is, the anomalous position in
which all the different parties are placed. Be-
tween the wing party proper and the democratic
party, there not, really and truly at the present
time, single point, or any thing bearing the SEM
bance of political principle, at issue. The
grounds of difference which heretofore existed
between them, have been swept away. The tariff
question, the bank question, and the sub treasury
long since, and these two parties present the
malous characteristic of going into Presidential
canvass, each to secure the election of its cand-
date on his popularity and individual merits alone.
The only parties who are at issue on matters of
principle, are the hunkers and barnburners of the
democratic party. The question of the extension
of slavery over the territories Of New Mexico
and California divides them; and on this, and this
IL Il oh
other The banburners have declared war
against the wing party, too, on this principles but as
yet the wings are not inclined to accept the gage
Of battle, and seem very desirous of giving tn
question the go by for the present at least.
Such appears to be the condition of political
parties in this country at the present time. The
convention of barnburners at Buffalo, on the ninth
of next month, may inspire little animation into
ALL but we think 1t doubtful whether the tempo
rary excitement which 1t may cause, will last
till election time. 1t is asserted by the oppo-
nents of General Taylor, that the enthusiasm
in favor of that hero is supsiding very rapid
ly in New York We cannot say whether
the assertCn is true or not; but 1t seems to us
ye.y bad policy for that party to lie so low as they
do at this time. The eyes of the whole country
are directed towards New York, the great poll
teal centre, as it is the commercial emporium, OF
the confederacy. We had an attempt to ratlfy
General Taylor's nomination, short time since;
but i, was by no means of the right Sort and were
it not that the resolutions the occasonwere for
tunately passed in a moment of lul, the whole
thing would have been failure of the worst de-
scrption. The dissentents at that meeting-the
stick-to-C lay-tilldeath whigs-have, no doubt, by
this time, become reconced to the General; for
brandy and water, say nothing of the scientific
nrennl afInns called mini inlens and cock tails,