The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-20

rroN IN CLEvELANp.-We give in our culumns to-
day, some of the proceedings Of the free sol! cele
bration, which was recently held at Cleveland,
in the State Of Ohio, In honor Of the adoption
by the American Congress, of the famous resolu-
ton which was passed in 1887, and from which Is
dated the exclusion of slavery from all the North
western Territory, that has since grown into Sc
veral States of this Union. That celebration was
held on the 18th instant, and 1t was intended as
sort of indication of the purposes, feelings, and
views of that portion of the politicians, including
new converts, who have been very busy in agta-
ting anti-slavery impressions IN all the recent
movements in the free States. These procee dings,
as much from their origin their tendencies, are
important and interesting.
The brief letters from ex-President Van Buren,
and the Hon. Henry Clay, and also the racy speech
pronounced by John Van Buren,, indicate most
truly, in connection with the tone of the press and
that Of public men in this region Of the country,
the nature of the new crisis which is about taking
place in the political movements of the North, as
respects slavery and the social institutions of the
South The singular spectacle of perfect UNION
between Mr.. Clay, the great man of slave State,
and MIR. Van Buren,, the leading politician of free
State in the Nonh-men who in, their previous
almost every question-will not fail to strike the
attentive observer with some degree of surprise
and establishment. AS we have already stated, all
parties, and all public men of any standing in the free
States, hurrying in the same directions and that
direction is the precise road that has been marked
out and travelled by Garrison, Tappan, and other
ant-slavery men of the North, during the last
twenty years. Disguise is now thrown of, and the
real purposes OF the party are exhibited to the
whole Union. Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr. Clay speak
and write of the evils of slavery and the necessity
of its abolition in very much the VEN, and in
the same spirit in which Garrison, Tappan, and
others of that ilk, have been treating it for the last
twenty years. The antI-slavery party, which num-
bered about sixty thousand votes in the free States
in the year IS44 and rose to nearly three hundred
thousand at the last election, are now running
their career with the momentum of locomotive
under full head of steam, and dragging along in
their train all the remains of whggery, locofoco-
ism, and every rag Of old factonism around the
country. 1t only necessary to read the letters of
the leading men, mark the speeches of the orators,
and calculate the point to which all these move
ments tend.
Thus we 60. Every day the momentum in
creases and in this State the two branches Of the
democratic party are busy eecting their delegates
for the convention at Utica, the fifteenth, for
the purpose Of uniting in the same general move
ment, having the same general tendencies towards
the gradual but certain destruction Of the social in
situations Of the South, under the general pressure
of the cry of liberty and equality, the resolutions
Of 81, the Declaration of Independence, and the
doctrines of Thomas Jefferson, the apostle Of liber-
ty. Well, well-when the great locomotive and
the train start shall all 60 along, and take our
chance of an explosion before the termination of
our journey.
The SECRETARY OF STATE AND NEWSPAPER
OwNERsHIr.-A great fuss has been made in some
of the newspapers in relation TO the statement that
Mr.. Clayton, the Secretary of State, part pro-
prietor of the North american newspaper in Phla-
dephia. Various corrections have been made Of
this matter, but we think the real truth is simple
enough. DIR. Bird, of Philadelphia, became one
third proprietor of the North american newspaper,
when il was united with the United States Ga.
sstte, formerly owned by ]. r. Chandler. That
gentleman sold the Gdsstte for $4,000. DIR. Bird
Iaid the greater portion of the purchase money.
lie had not, however, that amount himself;
but on applying to Mr.. Clayton, his friend,
that gentleman, with generosity peculiarly cha
racteristic OF him, advanced the funds required.
Those funds were first in the shape Of stock of
company in that region, amounting to s35 900,
for which amount of stock Mr.. Clayton obtained
negotiable bond for about Sc, 600, and imme-
diatey loaned 1t to Dr. Bird. That gentleman sold
the bond for about $4,000, and with the proceeds
purchased the United States Gasette, and united
it with the North american. For this loan. thus
made to DIR. Bird, Mr.. Clayton has kind of secu-
Of he I,.b
The fret year OF the union the journal brought
$4,000 profit, but recently it has been declining
Il is still, however, a valuable paper, and we doubt
not DIR. Bird will be able to pay the money adj
vanced.
This is all the connection or prsprictorship which
the Secretary OF State has in that, and, we believe,
in any other newspaper. 1t is perfectly legitimate
and cannot, by any means, be impugned, or dimi-
nisb the respect and confidence due to the Secretary
both from the country and from the President In
this city, before Mr. Clayton made this loan to DIR.
Bird, Journal here, (the New York ErJress) OBJ
tanned, il is sald, the loan Of large sum from the
Hon. Mr.. Phunir, for the better management and |
further advancement Of that stirring newspaper.
Several Of our most distinguished statesmen,
bankers, and politicians have aided and assisted
newspaper editors. Mr. Biddle especially was
very generous in aiding editors, and Mr.. Van Bu-
rem did like business in his time and, in fact,
few great men Of any day have risen to
traordinary high point in public life, without help
ing or assisting newspaper editors. The only class
which stand. on its own bottom is the independent
press, such as Tie Herald and some others which
might be mentioned. These receive aid and as
sistance from the country and from all parties, in
the shspe Of subscriptions and advertisements.
Cr.ToN HorSE MArrERs-THE APPOINTED AND
rHr DIsarroISTED.-Whiet the l2D who have been
recently appointed by the new Collector to fat
places in the Custom House, are revellng IN the
spois, the $500 disappointed wing politicians in
this city are filling every GROCERY and BARRIERS
shop about town with their grievances, and are
almost ready TO their eyes out, and pull their
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