The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-16

ha &c a separate eecsoral ticket for themselves In
o fder to show the strength of Mr.. Clay. The free
sol movement in Pennsylvania, which is princi-
paiy composed OF democrats, and, therefore, will
be an abstraction from General Cass, will pursue
the policy OF preserving their State organiza-
ticn for future purposes There is some direction
and judgment, therefore, in this semi and deml-
semi movement.
BY further returns, recently received from
Maine, the free soil movement, we learn, does not
appear TO have risen to the same head in that
quarter 1t did in Vermont, or IN this State, or
as It may in other States OF New England. Much,
therefore, growing out OF calculations OF this new
element IN the election, will depend on future
elections and coming contingencies. Thus far,
the principal element, favorable to the election of
General Taylor, has sprung from the vigorous free
soil movements started by Mr.. Van Buren, and his
enthusiastic associates. If General Taylor get the
vote of Pennsylvania, Of New York, of Ohio, and
of several of the New England States, such re-
suit would be principally carried by the vigorous
agitation of the free soil movement. The revenge
of Mr.. Van Buren, will therefore be satisfied by the
election of General Taylor. The only opposing
element to this result, Is the movement in favor
of Mr.. Clay, recently started this city, carried
out in Albany, and probably to be agitated as
much as possible elsewhere in this and other
States. We doubt, however, whether the votes
that may be given to the Clay electoral ticket,
may not be great abstraction of those who had
predetermined to vote for Mr.. Van Buren,, and,
therefore, may affect the general issue come ted
with the prospects of General Taylor.
There is one important development made by all
those recent meetings of all parties In this and the
oh orip toto in fha ,,1
faction declares itself opposed to the extension of
slavery to the new territories. Wings, barn.
burners, Clay-men, and even the Cass Convention
held at Syracuse, take the same ground, the last
mentioned solemny resolving that they are as
much opposed to the extension of slavery as any
other party. All parties, therefore, in the North
appear to be assuming the same ground in this
test-viz, hostility to the extension of slavery in
Cainornia and New Mexico. If, under any cir
cumstances, Mr.. Van Buren, could get the vote of
New York, and be thrown into the House of Re-
representatives., we do not think that there would be
any election of President at all, that no party
would give up its candidate, and the probability
would be that on General Butler would devove
the occupancy of thesWhite House. In another
contest Mr.. Van Buren, and the free sellers would
renew the question, and the result thereafter may
be better imagined than expressed, as far as the
Union OF this happy country is concerned. Under
such circumstances, and In the present state of
the country, there is nothing that can postpone
such contest but the election of General TAYLOR,
whose general principles, honest avowals, and
freedom from mere partizanship, would settle this
important question during his Presidency, as
General Jackson settled the notification affair
during his first four years. Let the South and the
North think of this