The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-18

tinguished tclat The display must have been quite
overwhelming. 1t is probable that this ball involved
m expenditure of at least fifty thousand dollars,
m tickets, fancy costumes, rouge, chalk, lace,
tlnsel and jewelry-whilst the valuation of the
wit, humor, elegance, grace, beauty, and virtue
which the occasion called forth, is beyond all
powers of mortal arithmetic. Our full report of
this magnificent ball will appear on Monday.
The Convention at kOme-FarcicaI Denoue-
ment-What Next:
Well, the "fierce democratic" have met at
Rome. They have gone through all the forms and
ceremonies of humbug political convention"
Indeed, they have had two conventions in broad
daylight, in churches-save the mark and two or
three dozen conventions between midnight and the
dawn of the morning, in the bar-rooms and grog
shops of the village of classical name. Holy men
as they are, they have had clergymen to open their
proceedings with prayer, while Beelzebub peeped
slyly In at the windows They have passed reso-
iutions innumerable, and made scores of PROPOSE
irons, and speechifed, and spouted, and shouted,
and drank bad brandy and water, till the half of
them got black in the face, or were brought to the
very verge Of the cholera morbus. But they won't
mite! Confound it, they won't unite! Obstinate
wretches, they won't unite! They love each other
PIKE brothers, but they won't unite!
This whole affair turns out just anticipated.
1t originated in a well devised scheme of the
'barnburuers;" and certainly, thus far, they have
completely outwltted the opposite faction. The
chief object of the "barnburners'' to make
grand demonstration of their strength and magma
nimIty They are well aware that they possess
amajority Of the party throughout the State; and
under pretence of a generous effort at union, they
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of their power, and reestabsh their Buffalo plat
form. Two important ends are thus achieved. In
he first place, the rank and file Of the ''hunkers"
will gradually be induced to fall into the embraces
Of the ''barnburners;'' and then, again, the whole
rag-tag and bobtai Of absliuonism in this State,
and throughout the Northern sections Of the Union
will be merged IN this free soil party. In this State
the leaders of the " barnburners'' will thus be emu,
bled TO gain that which they have sought, and
which has alone stimulated all their efiorts-the
patronage and spoils Of the government of New
York for we can hardly have doubt that the big
guns of the " hunkers' must hereait be silent,
and may just as well shat up at once, quietly re-
signing themselves TO their evil destiny and polii-
cal damnatIon.
We will not shed many tears over the tall Of
.. old hunkerism' in the State of New York. II
comprised, in its day and generation, an immea-
surable amount Of dishonesty, fraud, and corrup-
ton Nor is the faction which succeeds it in do
ninion over "the party" at all deficient IN ras-
cality, humbug, and selishness. lts head and
front, Martin Van Buren,, is probably one Of the
most bypocritIca and corrupt politicians that ever
hved by that trade. His whole public career, from
first to last, has been that Of low and gnoble ma
lure. We have known not few politicians in our
VINE, who were great knaves; but they had some
traits OF generous character. But Martin Van
Buren, is the very incarnation Of selhshness and
neanness, in whose little soul-if he have one
every principle Of purity patriotism utterly de-
sayed. A moral putrescence infects his entire po-
hhcal life. Such is the man who has been chiefly
instrumental in designating the democratic party
and creating faction, which, IN order TO obtain
abe spoils Of this State, and a controlling voice in
the management Of the general government, does
not scruple TO strike at the stability Of the Union
nself,
There can be no question but that the "barn-
burners" will now take fresh courage, and wax
more violent than ever Their affection for the
black race Of the South will blaze with great fury.
They will use every possible effort TO absorb the
aboitonists Of all shades and classes and IL is not
at all unlikely that they may obtain complete
ascendancy IN this State. In this metropolis,
in conse quence of the folly, imbecility, and
NAL administration Of the wing authorities,
ihe opposite party will, undoubtedly, succeed
m the next election. In view Of the growing
strength Of the abolition party in the Norh--for
such the bsrnburning democrats may be properly
regarded-the prospect Of the continued peace and
harmony OF the Union are gloomy enough The
sessions Of the next Congress will furnish most
important addition to our political annals Aboli
sonism on the one hand, and the determined spirit
Of the Southern people on the other, are coming
nearer and nearer TO collision every day