The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-16

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tbs MsN AM PRSow.Rs. Tibet branch Of the
democratic party known by the immortal desig-
nation of barnbumers, held distinct meetings In
this city on Wednesday evening last, for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the bamburners'
State convention, to be held at Utica on the I'D
instant. Among the names that figured conspi-
cuousy at the meeting of the electors of the first
Assembly district, we observe that of Captain
Isaiah Rynders, of the Empires
In the present state of parties in this country,
the proceedings of this portion of the democracy
are attended with great deal of interest, and on
the principles with which they are identified de-
pend their chances of obtaining the ascendancy in
this and other Northern States and with the per-
quisites, trimmings, as they are sometimes call
ed, viz: the opportunity Of serving their country,
in office, with fat salary attached. These prin-
cipes, as developed by the resolutions passed
at these district meetings, take wide scope.
They are, first and foremost, in favor of ex-
tending the Jefferson proviso of 1857, to the
territory newly acquired from Mexico They are
in favor of free soil, free territory, and free
trade; opposed to intemeddling with the in
stitution of slavery in the States in which it
now exists-in favor of maintaining the COM
promises of the constitution, and repudiate, un-
equivocally, the abolition party of the North
Their delegates having been refused admit
lance into the Baltimore convention, they con-
slider themselves not bound by the nomina-
tons of that body; and, to use their ow n words
fling back with indignant scorn, to the very
teeth of these revlers of great and noble State
the nominations they have presented, as no nomi-
nation for them;' but instead of them, they will
vote for Morton, Hamin, Dix, Niles, or Gardiner,
or any other right straight up and down, thorough
going, no surrender, doube-distilled democrat, Of
the genuine barnburning description, who shall be
nominated by the barnburning convention. They
propose, also, another national convention.
These gentlemen barnbuners, having thrown
their banner to the breeze, may now be
said to be fairly under way. BY endorsing the
freedom of the public lands, they will get an &C.
cesson of seven or eight hundred national reform
ers in this city, and perhaps as many more through
out the State. We really believe that this party is
destined to make a great deal Of noise in the
world. they nominate third candidate, get up
other State conventions, organize third national
convention, pick up the ultra wings and others,
they may make some show.
Is GENERAL TAYLOR WHIaAThe Courier and
Enquirer insists upon it that General Taylor is
wing, and that he will take into his counsels that
particular class of people called wings, adopting
their views and principles upon all occasions
We doubt this much. In all his letters, General
Taylor promptly and boldly discountenances party
domination Of all kinds. If any measure Is good,
in his opinion we think he will adopt it, whether
it be wing or democratic measure. If man is
honest and competent he will obtain his confidence
and receive appointment to Office, whether he be
! wing or democrat. We do not think that General
Taylor will be partisan President, either of the
whig or OF any other party. In former days, no
doubt, he was more favorable to those measures
which were ridiculously called WING measures, and
was opposed to those which were particularly sup
ported by the democrats; but we have arrived at
that period of our history when great change has
taken place In the measures, principles, and views
of all classes of society; and we believe that Gen.
Taylor's election to the Presidency (should he be
elected) will be the Inauguration and commence
| ment of new republican or democratic party,
adapted to the views and principles ofthe present
age, without reference to those old party divisions
which have divided the country into wing and de-
mocrat during the last twenty years or more.
The ENGLISH Passive have often mention
ed that the statements of the English press in re-
ference to the spread Of free government In Eu-
rope, cannot be relied upon that the writers
thereof are incapable Of seeing with clearness and
even omit no opportunity Of mis-stating, facts, how
ever SO clear they may be.
In abiding to the parting between the patriot
Mitchell, and his family, Wilmer & Smiths
Times, otherwise very excellent paper, says:-
We forbear to touch here upon all the tender and
affecting circumstance Of the sudden parting Of this
unfortunate man with his wife, children and confe.
derates The sernness Of ambition yielded before the
overpowering claims OF nature; and hurried away
he from the theatre crime can have felt
| more painfully than Mitchell the deep anguish Of
seeing ones native land recedng amidst the growing
waters
| 1t is gross and foul SANDER to make use of the
word ambition" in the sense in which it is used
in this paragraph. John Mitchelwas not ambitious
| in any respect, but to serve his country His was
no low-lived ambition-no desire for fame or pow
er. His was the hottest ambition; that ambition
whose origin is the skies, and which has no con-
nection with earth. 1t is the breath of Heaven
itsels and raises the man who is animated by it
far above the politicians and petty tyrants of the
| day.
No: you might as well expect to make an Eth
opian white, with soap-suds and sand, as English
newspaper statements, republicanism, or free 60
vernment, free from low-lived prejudice.
| FOREIGN News AND FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS
| Some of our contemporaries boast much of their
foreign news and correspondence, and their extra
ordinary Geographic reports. Without much pre-.
tentlon, we believe the foreign correspondence of
the Herald is equal, if not superior, to any publish
ed in this country Our correspondents men Of
elevated and comprehensive minds, give correct
and accurate views of the progress of liberal opin-
ions in France, England, and other countries in
Europe. The foreign correspondence of the other
journals published in this city, appear to be too