The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-12
Aspect of Politicni ATairs In the United

tFrom the Lon don chronicle. Aug IT
IL the whg and locofoco parties Ia tmerca had pre-
tuition which. until lately distinguished them toe
tla,e-hodipg Interests would. almost c-rtsiay. have
turmountrd the present crisis. Ths Hboii,oni-ts of
Nsw England continuing rs they would probably have
continue. both feeble ard unpopular. ons consi.
d-rsble body Of northern citizens you'd have been
esliy sociious tn age aud make prodt of the
rsing Jealousy On tho contrary. each ~ two great
parties wouu nave rnoesvoreo III oonciate tns south
By On stations dispsy 81 modcr.ton aud the nat
ter would have gone on. like tho tariff ds and the
question Of 1920 70 which we before ALLUDED In
promte But the Nemesis ~ Mexico wa not To bs 20
.aiy sppeAsed An Insignificant ADD fortutoas local
dispute resulted In the formation OF thu very fctsn
bert calculated to fan and spread the smoudrrug ds
among themselves. aud the worsted minority became
the nucleus Of the free soil party
We do not mean to try III. patience OF readers BY
dseipg on the early history OF this sehism- OF which
the commeucement promised nothing like the actual
results IL sesms. In its origin. to have been nothing
more Than ON. Of those splits In triumphant m~jo-
rty which not unfr. qusnty occur when the spos OF
party victory are to DO divided Nost OF our r"sdars
will recoliect the svepts which followed the signal
cess Of the wings in the great struggle OF 1910 Gen.
Harrison tb. newly elected whig President died -ihn
. few months from bis entrance into once. aud Nr.
Tyler the Eice-frv.id.nt succeeding the Presi-
dency commepc.d series Of effort to create for him
self an ipsependent party sed position This uoscra-
pulous politician set himself to buy personal adhercuts
BY broadcast distribution Of official favors sush
as no potsbtste In the world but an American
party which he had virtually dcierted vers. gene
rally ,p.shing. too much di-eont-uted to be pur-
locofocos avsiled them, Nth as much eagsrn.ss
~ turprss VI this totally unexpected tura 10 th- whssl
offoriuns III. latter toos all they could got from
the sx-wbig chief magistrate aud wore perfectly ready
70 call the nsevss fylsfss until another Presidential
election came round They thrn votgs for Mr. Polk,
Who Of ih-mselv.s aud qui-fy Ion poor NJ.
r, Ter TO relapse into obseurify The first b-oams
PRESIDENT, and made q clean sweep where President
1,l.r hso only .-edrd An tbs .hg sppoiat..s Of
by locofoco psrtbans Thus IL happened that In all
parts Of the Union. the democratic party constant
trcal good n ipgs vhioh an unscsountabs pesu-
Hsrty Of the tansatlsptio republicans TO value far
bsy ord their intrinsic or even their o-tensble worth
Attention being tuay pointed 10 abe bounty OF
the Ex.cutvet gradually b. cam. evident that though
III. Whole tarty noninsiy favored but one section
Of II actually enjoyed. The innumetsbls Offices large
ardtnal vhich the central srscptiv. has ~ It's dis
pessl, we're given s~ay not 20 the men vho shouted
spoks aud stamped IL in the interests Of tn. ultra de-
poerscy but TO . ssmevhst extensive clique. yhich
arranged programme, nominated candidates. sud bad
sserst relations Nth the heads ~ departments In
Ws.hisrtop- Oiaarcbieai a-cendsncy u the univer.
sal bpsbsar Of fspubiicsns aud the suspicion
Of tie eristepee, even In political party. cure TO
became ,se.,y d,.ussr.d shroprs"ut an. s..t.s i'm.
peoa ely on Mr. foik's iostallation In lstt though
sehism oo~bly msrifrstsd it-.I only In Nrv fort-
Jen ocrAts Of that great sod Important State had
hen particularly favored both b President Tyler and
BY bi. suco.ssor and dsoptsnt at the alleged partial
ity Of the Executive vas there rife than ese-
ubeis New York 20. Just then moreover the scene Of
troseies aud political oistrsctons peculiar TO itself
The lea bod tBsots OF the vast estates exception
proprietary, had commenced the dirvputab. sot rent
movsm.ps and fairly refused to obey the mandate Of
Certain up,crupuioss sos not very respectable poti-
cisns u sitbsr party sided 9Th the entrepudisting
holders Of the Van Rensselaer, lsnds aud the demo
CRATE ~ might have been expected we're more seriouy
DIVIDED on he question than the -higs Tn. sutreut
dispute supsrvenipe on much previously existing OIL.
sontept producsd in the end cenp-ts aud declared
dv,,on IN Oh. N.v yort iocSocos roo factions we're
fosnsd vhioh. though they are tnosu In the United
ssfes oy eross9us selfimpo-.d destinations vs may
fHxtal ne nal arot Of
Oh. ,tdsr party
The ssessips noo-,facal majority seems 70 have be-
Sioep,.: rS.s.,.s s.for. N. ssriosou - III.
Merriam var. Its vitality chiefly svid-ue-d By de-
elsrsuon- OF hostility 10 General as IN. proposed
candidate II lie ,meisl opponents But as soon 6
Ms1icc bed purohs~sd peace By the ee-sion 81 her
northern provinces the ,scedrrs hsss.nsd 20 svsti
pie yer. sskps .sch other -bssb-r ,h-.~ imm-ns.
territories tn be regulated BY the arrangement OF
1870 .hch 90 elected .ithout tAs fs'nts-s sa.psion
OF their prospeetsvs a~e--i-s to the Ubites ststes
1be bsvly snis.d fsct"p undertook 20 answer the
question and declared tb~mevss the psrtissns 81 un
The nee II an scttv. party TO pripcpl. no lee. thsa
that OF great principle ~ f,-si- party wuh,us
the cry OF sb linton the seeding dsmccrse night ave
prvv~pt.s the election OF Cass but there d nave
sbd.d their trumphs wthout the tnpul-- 81 this srir
ring faction. the jsslou-y - tn. North would Ia all
pr,hsbihsy have been appesses BY . ~tpon-mset Of
The d,neui,y, or perhaps. BY Que of dr C,sy- com
pronircs. AZ matters stand. tb~-> actvs gushing,
nosy men whose services 70 the cause OF tbs o,d de-
eiscy chiery consist IN p-rvetuaiy f'rm,Sg torch
bsht proee-sioss spd c.ps.au-ot, stt.pd'os msss
m~etiies have f.iry thrust ,b- great qo-.tro into
the Indications a their wonderful advance On
ell sides vhiss and locafccos Inadvertently su-tins
unssr their b-nD~rs TIE smrresn papers are csver.d
9TH reports ~ convention holden By them through
out the Moth aud Ia thoe North ~-st-rp States vhch
Is o~rs their astonishing pro psrtty 20 tbs prohsss
sy trOipspce~ u 1851, ere naturally devoted to the
II tree s.,l Al all ,h-e ssssmbl-s-s the sptbu
.i~ of the sualtoss % have rivsss even the
asr.,op Of On. sp~~cbe. made and IN. -.sth OF th-
Hsta hat - h.