The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-15

secret coteries at Washington ard elsewhere,
whose sole object in supporting HIM was the ex-
pectauon of emolumen,s of Office, and the posses
sion of power, for their own sordid and selfish
objects. They will find, however, that General
Taylor is man possessed of a stronger oonst,tu-
ton than that which SUI k before them into the
solemn silence Of the tomb, in the case of General
Harrison. Neither is the new man Of destiny the
weak, fmsy, versatile, md silly politician who
Is generally called Captain Tyler, and who will
b. principally celebrated In history for having
slept In his loota in the same bed with Mr..
Bolts. The new man belongs to new age,
aud Is destined to secure for himself as much
popularity and confidence from the people, as
any of the early Presidents, from George
Washington down to John Quincy Adams. Since
that PERIOD unfortunately both the great parties In
this country have sunk into the low, mercenary
and debasing policy of seeking the promotion o.
their own personal and selfish ends, instead of
following the ex,mple OF their progentors, and
directing their sole objects to the lasting homer and
glory of this great republic The office beggars
and trading politicians of the democratic party got
the control of General Jackson, and, under the
twelve years to make the government Of the
country subserve their own personal ends, without
reference to the interest or advantage of the public
at large. similar set OF traffickers, generally
called pipe. layers in this State, rose with the
administration ofCieneral Harrison, and succeeded
in bre aking down that administration In less than
Sin weeks after its Inauguration. This is all
done.
We have much more to say on these points,
and many further developments to make
IMPORTANT ULTRA SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN
SOUTH CAROLINA. 1t will be seen from report
of a meeting held in South Carolina, published in
this days Herald, that preliminary measures have
been taken there TO organize an ultra slavery party
of the South in opposition to the free soil party Of
the North This is the second or third attempt Of
the kind that has been made in South Carolina with
in the past year, and we should not be surprised to
see It succeed and become great party, rivalling
and probably exceeding, the free soil party OF the
North, in point of numbers and influence, unless
the WIlmot proviso question be disposed of at the
next session of Congress. We therefore see that
ultralsm is not confined to the North, but that the
South can lay claim to its possession as WELL al
though In another shape.
This ridiculous Wimot provlso question has, we
think, been allowed latitude enough. and il is full
time that 1t was settled and disposed of for all time
TO come. 1t is time that the general interests Of
the country were looked to- There is no further
use in agitatlng it any further, and keeping the
Union In state ofexcitement by Its discussion at
the North as well as the South, merely to crafty
the taste for notoriety of few one-idea men In
both sections. The election of General Taylor to
the Presidency, by an overwhelming vote, shows,
most conclusively, that the people of the United
States generally do not attach as much importance
to the subject as is claimed for 1t by Its friends:
and this is confirmed by the smallness of the
which Mr. Van Buren,, the free coil candidate for
President, received-not exceeding, probably, two
hundred thousand In the aggregate, aud those con-
fined principally to Massachusetts, Ohio and Con.
ne cticut. 1t is curious fact, that in some dis.
trlcts of the last named State, the free soil vote
exceeded that thrown for General Taylor and
General Cass combined.
The question arises, then, how is this ridiculous
WllLnot proviso business and tree soil agitation to
be put down and silenced, SO that the interests Of
the country may be cared for The answer is
plain and simple Let Congress, as soon after 1t
shall have convened as possible, take up the balls
establishing territorial jurisdiction over the newly
acquired territory of New Mexico and California,
and incorporate In them such compromise as
regards the extension of slavery as the South and
all moderate men, of all sections Of the country,
will be satisfied with. This, and all other geo.
graphical and sectional questions, whether Of
Northern or Southern origin, must be senced,
dlscountenanced and put down by the good sense
and moderation Of the community. 1t is easy
enough to do so, If Congress will take the matter
in hand at once, after converting next month.
There is no danger, if such compromise as that
to which we have referred were made, of the free
soil party being troublesome afterwards, and our
over sensitive friends in South Carolina would be
appeased and satisfied.
JERSEY CITY FERRY.-After a silence OF more
than year in duration, we perceive that this as
sociatlon-the Jersey City Ferry Company-have
come forward and renewed their application for a
lease of the slip at the foot of Courtandt street.
They presented their application on Monday even.
ing last. to our Common Council, and in the ordi'
nary routine of business, it was referred to the
appropriate committee, to take it into considera.
ton, aud report at future meeting of the Common
| Council.
| II may not be known to our present corporate
authorities, that when this company applied for a
| renewal of its lease a wear two ago, sire