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

The PoLIT1oAL EMANCIPATION OF AMERICA
Never before was party seen IN such a divided,
broken and frsementa state the whig party a, the
present day-there Is complete breaking up
among them. Like school-boys, at "breaking-up,''
they seem 10 be rushing out OF school, scattering
all directions, tossing up their caps, and venting
their rage and veXation against tneir masters.
Now, all this is precisely as We predicted. The
old political landmarks are breaking Down the
old zlgzag fence has become rotten--it Is tumblng
down on all sides, and IN lite fall precipitates
10 the ground those who were sitting or riding
upon it. 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 cliques of selfish individual poll
ticlans-and that party is the independent party of
the American people.
II both lamentable and astonls hing to contem-
plate how the people of this country have been led,
ruled. and governed by a few, very few men, who,
collecting the masses together meetings. andc
ventions, lin which they had every thing ready cut
and-dried for themseves) afterwards turned,
twisted, used and abused the American people just
as they pleased. The reign and misrule of WIRE
puers, OF selfish, artful, intriguing indlvidu-
ais, are coming to an end, and we are glad OF IT,
vicious system OF trading journalism frst led TO
and established these shackles, and a more noble,
bold and independent system has led to Its destruc
ton.
The nomination of General Taylor-together
with the hrmness, holiness, honesty, and slmpll-
city Of that truly American herO-wil give a death
blow to the clique government which has hitherto
made and un-made, built up or pulled down, the
government, which ought to have been that Of the
bnla Ann anno hot II, JsHrte
the whig leaders and wire-pulers have made, to
get hold of General Taylor, to tie him down and
lie him up, and bind and tetter him, the Lilll-
putans did CULVER, with all sorts of little pack
ground, at their mercy and disposal; or lead him
about, like tanned elephant, to carry them en- his
shoulders, and hit them up to an elevation which
does not belong TO them! General Taylor is de-
has remained 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
course of devoting himself untrammeed to the
service OF his country, and OF the American
people The malice, hatred and vltuperatlon of the
caucus-men OF the whig party will not hurt Gene
would-be leaders and guides, and leaving them to
ume and fret 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
~ 10 thc dCt vi uC peopic loose IIOfn 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 former article, the betray-
ers of the people have been the men who have con-
Quoted press VIGOROUSLY sold to, and hired by,
some clique or,party. After many years OF hard
fought battle, these hlreings have been routed and
defeated, horse, foot and dragons. The New
York Herald began the fight, 1t has manfully car
field. The people have seen the spectacle of the
contest, and have joined en- nasse against Them and
the result has been the nomination of General Tay-
Tor, and the emancipation Of the American people
from vile system of secret leadership, pettyfog-
gng, caucussng, impudent wire pulling, and base
individual selfishness