The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-18
HIGHLY IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETINGS,
WING and Democratic.
A ROOT AND BRANCH REVOLUTION OF PARTIES
In PROSPECT
Thank God and Saint Paul!

We give in our paper to-day, full reports of two
most Important gatherlngs-one being the Utica
convention, held by the Van Buren, section of the
democracy of this State, which was held yester.
day in that city; and the other the mass meeting
for the nomination of Mr.. Clay 10 the Presidency,
held last evening at Castle Garden. These meet.
ings, and those which are 10 follow, will not be
without their effect on the Presidential question
In fact II appears from the of public affairs
that not only the election of the next President
but the nomination of each of the two parties,
depend or the popular movements of New York
Washington, Congress, and all its politicians,
have sunk into insgnihcance, and the members
cf both houses have to come TO New York to
make their declarations, speak their speeches,
harangue the people, and humbug the public
The press and the people of New York seem to
have more influence, aud to take more interest,
In this matter than all the rest of the Union put
together. Long before the meeting of either of
the conventions, the nominations of both parties
viii be almost ssttledby popular demonstrations
IN this city.
During the present week, the sun and moon of
New York have given us brighter days and
nights, IN this glorious city and State, than we
have seea for the last half century Political
matters are also beginning TO catch some of the
light OF heaven. There is no mistake in the
Utica convention Their deciarattons-fheir ad-
dress-their resolutions position ,oiH, most
probably, break up the democratic party Of the
Oaion and produce an entire reroiution in this
great republic. They have boldly reiterated the
Issue OF the Wilmot proviso, passed at HerAi-
1ner, as applicable to any new territory taken
from Mex co. John Van Buren, aud his friends
stick TO the text OF the Herkimer conyen-
tl0o. Their thiuy-six delegates, pledged TO
such principles, will never be admitted into the
Baltimore convention, with the consent of the
Southern States OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
never. Hence the utter demo ition of the de-
mocTatc party at Tue ensuing election, unless
they out for The alneration and absorption of
the ichole Of Merico, II the preseruation of The
domestic Institutions Of that country, in the same
,rgy as Ms Southern States hare preserved theirs
f0m the revolution of l776, up 10 this day. Let
iacse be the issues, and there may be chance
yet left TO wretchedness aud misfortune-not
otherwise.
OF the meeting in Castle Garden, nominating
Henry Clay, little need be said to those who saw
1t. according TO the estimate of our reporters.
% NUMBERED ttceico thousand persons, ps,fecny
united and ereited a, one man. The wings oftbis
great city are decidedly, and by an immense
mponiy, IN iavor Of Henry Clay, and no mis-.
tike. We adult This great fact broadly and
completely. General Taylor, to our great sor.
row and regret, has, az yet, only fragments of
both parties in his tavor-mere waits. cast off
from the two great factions The frs, mee,ings
held IN his favor were thin aud spare. like a
starved apothecay the last meeting al Military
H4l, ended IN a bit Of rowland we lear, unless
care be taken, that the great mass meeting on
the I'D instant, viii end in general riot.
~ fact every thing political in New YorL Is IN
g eIalc 81 utter c2aiusiou, doubt, despair, ham.