The New York herald., 1850-09-20

practicable wings In Congress, rom every par VI
The country, been doing for the last nine months
They endeavored TO settle the agitating question o
slavery, which wac set on foot and MADE danger
ous by such demagogues as Seward, chase, Hale,
Wiln,ot and Stevens Of Pennsylvania. II the
whiss fail in endorsing the great national and pa.
trotc course which has siguay marked Aeszrs.
Fillmore, Clay, and Webster, on that question,
they may confidently expect to be ruined for sll
future time a party. The wings throughout the
Union are looking 10 New York, and are intensely
watching every political movement here. They
are endeavoring 10 ascertain the best platform to
adopt, and the best policy TO pursue hereafter.
From every direction, the public eye is directed to
this city; and, if the deruagogue Seward and his
satellites should be supported by any resolutions,
or movements, or declarations of the wings, in
their popular assembiages in this city, or through
out the State, there can be no doubt that such an
unwise and impotc proceeding will lay the
foundation OF total and disastrous defeat to the
whg party in this State, al the neat election, and
throughout the Union afterwards. Nor is it ad-
visable in them to rake up and eXhume the old
issues which formerly divided them from the de-
mocrats, for they are buried in oblivion. They
must start on a new career, and keep up with The
progress of the age. Those old issues could not
be made to apply to the presen. position aud pros
poets of this progressive republic. The nation has
thrown off the incubus created by the slavery agi-
talion, which was dead weight upon its energies
and paralized for time its very vitality Since
the adjustment Of that troublesome question, il has
Issn like a giant from his slunbers, and is bound
ing on TO the fuliillmen of the magnificent destiny
which we plainly ats H. As people, we
nre bt coming stronger ana stronger every day, and
now stand side by side with the first powers of the
world. A political party, therefore, in order to
maintain itself among the intelligent portion OF our
population, 10 enable it to retain the high posi-
tion which The wings now occupy, must throw aside
all rusty or moth. eaten issues, and adopt
bread, national, and comprehensive platform of
principles, and avoid, as they would death and
ex.ermination such sectional, dangerous and dis
organising ueitations Seward, OF New York, and
Stevens, OF Pennsylvania, ard other demagogues
like them, have recently attempted to revive in
Congress. To renew them 1T this period, would
be to strke a blow at our present commercial
greatness, and iajure our future prospects. Their
principles aud platform must be as broad as our
territory, and apply from the Atlantic TO the Paci-
lc, from Maine TO the Rio Granle. The exten-
sion Of our territory, if nothing ese together with
the building up OF cur empire on the Pacific, will
prevent the republic from going back, but rather
impels il forward on lis great and wonderful career
and the whig party, TO be successful, must keep
pace with it,
Under these circumstances, therefore, il is ap-
parent 10 the melnrst capacity that the move
mehts of the whig party in this State, with refer
ence TO the approaching election, will be marked
with more ihan ordinary Importance This is a
q crisis in their history. BY acting judiCioasy
they may retain power in the State and general
governments for quarter of a century TO come.
They viii have good chance Of doing go il they
viii follow the policy marked out by Messrs. Clay
and Webster But above all, every where in this
State, Seward, Weed, and other sectional and
slavery agitators, mus, be put down and denounced
in every possible way, and proper encouragement
and support given 10 Mr Fillmore, and the great
men Of the whig party in Congress who rescued
the country from the disastrous position in which
it was left by the corrupt cabinet that preceded
that which is now in Office in Washington.
| The TRIAL or TIE DRuRYs - ADMINISTRATION
OF CnmrSAL JUsuCE IN New YosK.-We believe
tlGt the trial OF the Drurys, or at least another
| chapter in the proceedings in that remarkable
affair, will be commenced to-day, before Judge
! Edmonds, and under the superniendence Of Mr.
| McKeon and Mr.. David Graham, the prosecuting
attorneys. II is fall time that this mysterious and
\ important case was disposed Of one way or the
/ other. Mr. Mckeon has been for some time pub
lie prosecutor in this city, aud on all occasions he
has mixed and blended much talent, attention 10
his Office, and sympathy for the innocent and un-
Fortunate in TIE discharge Of his public duties. OF
Mr.. David Graham we may say ditto, ditto, ditto.
Yet, in the mysterious torpedo case, with all the
turninps and twstings that have marked il from
its CONNIE ncemeni, those gentlemen have exhibit
ed a species Of policy which now demands OF them
instant and promp; action in order TO get rid OF the
diemmas into which they have been enormously
! led.
As far as dcyelopcmcnts have been recently
made, it il very evident that old Drury has been
/ an innocent man from the beginning, and that the
l web of circumstances with which his conduct has
| been surrounded, OWES its eIitence 10 gang OF
stool. pigeons who have been rioting Tor a few
years past under the influence and action Of their
J orean--a weekly journal. called the Naii3nli Po-
! i.s Ca.ette That paper has exhibited features Of
| a most detesisbe character in reference TO crime
and criminals, not only in this city, hut through
/ out the country by its 'detestsbe policy,
/ the PRINCIPAL rohher who rlundered the Patent
| OHicc at Washington Of the government Jewels,
escsred--y the deiestable tricks Of those who sup
Port H. the robbers Of the Bristol Bank, in Rhode
Island, have as yet escaped condemnation and
puni.hment-by s bad practices, and its yllainies,
aad its denunciaiicns, James Ar.ingtaa Bennett OF
Long Island, perfectly innocent man, was most
baibsrously imprisoned for nearly siS monihs,
without there being even a shadow Of crrme
against him. bat merely on prcteSts created by the
gang ct s,ool-pIeons aud rogles, Of whom that
Journal is the pure and unaduliereed organ. The
persecu;ioa Of cid Druy, for a crime PerPetraied
by others originated with she same cabal, and has
been supported fiom the commencement by the
same means.
I, is now time that such deies,ablc nluencc,
and such an sbomiaable gang, should be broken