The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-19

OuI IcdueTS VIII unu in To-Day . paper an dd-
ditlonal letter from our accomplished and able
correspondent, Marcus. This gentleman Is an
Americana Western man, of distinguished Ia
lent; and his letters are acknowledged to be the
most perfect and erudte expostions of Europea an
affairs that ever have been published on this side
OF the Atlantic.
Opposition, In Advance, to General Taylor.
Administration.
1t Is very evident that the various political fac
tions of the North and South, and perhaps of the
West, too, who were defeated IN the recent Presi
dental election, are very earnest and are struggling
hard, 10 organize an opposition of a guerilla kind
IN advance, to the incoming administration o.
General Taylor. This opposition is intended &c
operate In Congress-, as we'll as out of it-amona
the people. There are more than ninety members
of Congress yet to be elected for the session tina,
will open in next December. Judging from what
has been the result of the fall elections the chances
are that large majority of those members who
are TO be elected will be favorable to the party
which elevated Gen. Taylor; and, therefore, with
them, and those members who were elected re.
Gently, there can be no doubt but that General
Taylor's administration will have great majority
in the next Congress. If the result of the elections
which are to take place should be the same as that
of the recent ones, the majority IN favor of the
new administration will be thlry-five or thirty
seven; but IT. under the new agltations which have
been set on foot by the various factions throughout
different sections OF the country new issues should
be made, the anticipated majority for the new ad-
ministration may be reduced to nothing at all.
The political movements which have recently
taken place at Washington, under the auspices
OF Mr. Calhoun and some OF the Southern
members, In reference TO the slavery question.
have probably as much bearing on the orga.
nlzatlon OF new party at the South, which
will be opposed to General Taylor's admins
tration, as they have the avowed PURPOSES
which the orginators of them have given OUT
The aggressions of the Northern States of the con-
federacy towards the Southern, on the slavery
question, have been exaggerated and enlarged
upon, tor the purpose of furnishing platform In
the approaching elections in the Souther I'm States.
so as to enable the new opposition to carry ma
jory OF that section OF the country again 1t the in
coming President. Some Of the Southern men,
bers appear to be very vielent-thre atening, as
they do, dissolution OF the Union, and tulmlnat-
ing their direfu purposes. without regard to pru-
dence or moderation. The greater portions of
those threats and tumnations are, however, In.
used IN those elections tor the purpose OF prepar.
ing the public mind to oppose the policy of General
Taylor; and as such, they are beginning to be I'M
,derstOod.
The movements of Mr. Van Buren, and the free
sellers OF the North, including the odds and ends
of the abolItlonists, who have united with them,
have undoubtedly similar purpose IN view. The
party which supported General Cass in the North,
is entirely broken in pieces although some of the
individuals who acted as leaders, may survive the
wreck of the vessel, and float ashore on sticks
and spars, here and there along the political coast
General Cass himself, it seems is to be returned
to the Senate by the Legislature Of Michigan. If
this should turn out to be a fact, his will be one
valuable life saved from the general wreck of The
Jackson democracy. Others, 100, may be saved
BY their individual efforts; but on the whole, the
old democracy-tnat Is to say, the democratic
party which rose up with General Jackson
may be considered cons gned to the tomb
Of the Capuets, and must give way to
combinations and fresh movements OF parties
and measures Mr. Van Buren, and the free sellers
of New York and New England, int. nd to hold the
vantage ground of opposition to the new admins
trauon; and the movements which will soon take
place, in which members Of the new Congress are
TO be elected will be conducted in direct hostility
In advance, to the measures 8, and purposes andlad
minlstration OF Gen. Taylor. THUS combination
will form another branch-a Northern bran ch-of
the new opposite on IN the incoming administration
What a sin guar spectacle does not the potica
aspect of the country and of the Congress pre-.
sent Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr.. Calhoun, who have
apltated the country tor the last qua ter OF CEN
tury now uniting in nominal opposition, as re.
gards their views, but perfectly concurrng In the
ultimate purpoJe Of putting down the ne admins
traton, and endeavoring to do so, even 10 advance,
each in his own way These movements are
daily being developed as We represent them.
new division and reorganization of parties are now
certain. The new administration must take
conservative position IN reference to the slavery
and every other question 1t must take positive
stand in opposition to the dsuuIonists OF both
tons Of the countryside North as well AS the
South. OF course those CUR as or factlona sec
tionlss, although ostensiby opposed To ca other,
end utterly and irreconcil4bly At variance in their
avowed purposes, Ill form k nd Of combination
IN the Congress, for the purpose Of embarrass
jpg and weaken ny the administration OF the new
Pre- id.nt will be well for thu whole county to
Loo k on their designs and th-il movements in thus
lipht as by 80 dong il will be enabled to meet aud
cbvate them.
in this city, from Cbasres. by The Falcon, at New
Orleans. mentions the arrival Of the mail steamer
California al Ps-ams, previous tn the Both Dec.
We are inclined Ia doubt 'he truth OF this report,
as she vas not expected before the 9Th, having re-
g.