The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-29

The PoIIrlCAL EMANCIPATION OF AMERlcA.-
Never before was party seen such divided,
broken and rsgmenta state the whig party at the
present day-there ls a complete breaking up
among them Like schoOl-boys, at "breaking-up,'
they seem TO be rushing out OF school, scattering
all directions, tossing up their caps, and venting
their rage and vexation against taeir masters
Now, all this Is precisely as we predicted. The
old political landmarks are breaking dswn: the
old zg-zag fence has become rotten--it Is tumbling
down on all sides, and IN lite fall precpitates
10 the ground those who were sitting or riding
upon II. We are glad OF it, Under the
name and influence Of General Taylor, aided
by the strong sense and strong pen of an in
dependent press and All independent people, we
see new party arising, which will swallow up all
the coteries and chques of selfish individual poll
icians-and that party is the independent party of
the American people.
II Is both lamentable and astonis hing to contem-
plate how the people of this country have been led,
ruled. and governed by few, very few men, who,
collecting the masses together meetings, andco
ventions, lin which they had every thing ready cut
and-dried for themselves,) afterwards turned,
twisted, used and abused the American people just
as they pleased. The reign and mlsrule of WIRE
pullers, OF selfish, artful, intriguing lndlvidu.
ais, are coming to an end, and we are glad of 1t.
vicious system OF trading journalism irst led TO
and established these shackles, and more noble,
bold. and independent system has led to Its destruc-
ton. .'.-.
The nomination of General Taylor-together
with the iimness, boldness, honesty, and slmpli-
city OF that truly American herO-will give death
blow to the clique. government which has hitherto
made and un-nade, built up or pulled down, the
government, which ought to have been that of the
whole American people. What astonishing efforts
&c, hold of General Taylor, to tie him down and
lie HIM up, and bind and tetter him, as the Lilll-
putans did CULVER, with all sorts of little pack
threads, that they might have him stretched on the
ground, at their mercy and disposal; or lead him
about, like tanned elephant, to carry them on his
shoulders, and hit them up to an elevation which
does not belong TO them! General Taylor is de-
serving both OF great praise and admiration that he
has renamed unmoved by their threats not to take
him up, or by their promises and batteries that
they would take HIM up and instead of selling
himself to them, and binding himself hand and
foot IN their tolls, has chosen the better and nober
course of devOting himself untrammelled to the
service OF his country, and of the American
people. The malice, hatred, and vltuperaon of the
caucus-men of the wing party will not hurt Gene
RAJ Taylor; the people will desert these men, these
tune and iret at their loss of place, influence, and
power, will go for General Taylor. This is the
breaking up OF the wing party, Of which we spoke;
it is the act of the people cutting loose from the
men who have led them in rank and file for years
past, and not suffered them to take an independent
step OF their own out of the ranks-cutting loose
from these drum-majors, and acting for them
selves and their true interests with such leader
as General Taylor, and such lights as an unbought,
unsold, and unhired popular press.
AS we developed in a former article, the betray-
ers of the people have been the men who have con-
Quoted a press VIGOROUSLY sold to, and hired by,
some Clique or party. After many years Of hard
fought battle, these hlrelings have been routed and
defeated, horse, foot and dragons. The New
York Herald began the fight, 1t has manfully car
ned it on, and will never finch from the battle
field. The people have seen the spectacle of the
contest and have joined en- masse against them and
the result has been the nomination of General Tay-
lor, and the emancip patton of the American people
from vile system of secret leadership, pettyfog-
ging, caucussing, impudent re-pulling, and base
individual selfishness. >#,