The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-16
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10 cultivate it, Only two Of the individuals called
together were there, consequently nothing was
done. These persons have received the land,
taken The deeds and remain in the city, following
their usual poor and unhealthy trades, rather than
be- come free and independent farmers. What
Comment this affords to the socialist theorists;
they are goipg to equalize all fortunes, and make
all men happy by plen,y and good feeding They
have veto learn that men would scorn the gift of
happiness, even if il was their power to bestow
il, There does not exist upon the earth any ami
NAL 90 wise and SO unwise, SO sensate and so ia-
sensate, so selfloving and selfhating as man.
"oh miseras hominum mentes. Oh, yectora
cara ?" exclaimed Lucretius, showing that man
ia all ages Of the world has ever been the same
The Barnburners IA the FicId-Gen. DIX at
Herkinaer.
The Barnbumers opened the game last Saturday
at Herkimer, for the fall election. Gen. Dix, ex-
Senator, struck the key note, by pronouncing an
eloquent eulogy on the late Gen. Tay Tor and the
principles OF free soil niggerism. What singular
conjunction of IDEAS John Van Buren, likewise
made his appearance at the meeting, in the shape
OF letter, and the whole affair passed of with a
great deal OF enthusiasm, which was expressed in
equal strains towards the late venerable president
and the living negroes
This movement is a very important one, in the
present state Of political confusion among the old
parties caused by the demise of General Taylor.
IL is very evident that the broken down leaders of
the two old parties in this State, Wings and Demo-
Gratis, are about TO throw TO the breeze again the
standard of negro liberty and equality in all the new
territories and TO re-commence the camor for free
roll and fudgery, which has characterized broken
down politicians for the last twenty years. The
democracy Of this city may hold as many meetings
they please, preach harmony till they hoarse,
but we don't believe there is any intention to pro-
duce harmony out Of the City of New York. Gen.
Dix has opened the war on the part of the Barn.
burners, and in favor of their platform which was
fret erected at Buffalo. John Van Buren, will fol-
low up with all the eloquence, startling wit, and
brilliant points, which he makes in his popular
harangues, when liberty to the African negro is
the theme. The great prize is the United States
Senator, to be elected by the next Legislature; i.
alone excites all this controversy and brings again
into the field the Old platform and the flags of 1873
But the democracy of New York will not be
alone in being infected by the spread of division,
or by an attempt to erect separate platform. 1t is
very evident that Thurlow Weed and Vim. II.
party, and, if they can, they will make it species
of opposition to the new administration of Mr..
Fillmore. Weed and Seward commenced their
political life on isms, and their whole plan of &C
ton has been founded on. such principles. Anti
Masonry their first platform, and they have
been adding for the last twenty years. plank by plank
of various kinds to it, until il has reached its present
dimensions. But Mr.. Fillmore has deranged all
their prospects, and We may expect to see similar
detection made in the whig ranks, in the State
elections, as Senator Dix and Mr.. Van Buren, are
making among the democrats. Perhaps Thurlow
Weed, VIM. III. Seward, Gen. Dix, and Mr. Van
Buren,, and all the barnburners belonging to both
of the old parties, may unite together and form
this State in the fall. Such appears to be the pros
pect now before US.
Mischief is brewing among the old party leaders
of New York and New England, and unless the
great wing statesmen in Congress, and their CO.
sdjutors there and elsewhere, compromise and set
tie the territorial question during the present
sion, they may assured that there will be
difficulty in settling it future time, in
quence Of the ntrigues of disappointed politicians
in the North. We really hope that Henry Clay,
Daniel Webster, and Millard Fillmore, with the
distinguished men identified with their movements
in Congress, will reflect seriously the importance
of the present crisis, and the absolute necessity
there is of settling the slavery question: in order 10
prevent the sgators Of the North, Of all kinds and
all shades, from leading the country astray up to
the point of dsunion and disorganization.
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