The New York herald., 1850-01-28

opinions of the President and has cabinet upon |
the Wimot proyiso, and to pursue such course as
will bring up another. different, and more i'm
porant issae-hat is, the crisis of union or disso
luton-when General Taylor might have the OPP
ponunity of playing great part, similar to that
OF Washington in the whskey insurrection in the
last century, or to that OF General Jackson in the
notification excitement of South Carolina. The
recent message Of the President upon California,
disclosed only so much of the views and purposes
Of the cabinet, were necessary to carry out the
game, and meet the contingencies endeavored to be
excited by the policy of the subordlnates. Messrs.
Clineman, Stephens, Toombs, and others Of the
Southern whig party, have, therefore, taken appa-
rently an ultra southern ground, in order that it
may lead on and stimulate the Southern demo-
crecy to act more urgently, more violently, and
more pointedly, In the same direction, calculating,
the end, at suitable opportunity, to leave them
IN the lurch, as stoolpgeons are well known to
leave criminal adyenturers, who first led on
TO crime that they may be caught IN it afterwards
The game at the North Is somewhat similar,
though starting from a different point, and acting
on opposing principles Seward, Corwin, and
others will off In the opposite and abolition
direction, but will stop at that conservative point
where the cabinet, when the excitement Is fully
mstured, may step up and take conservative
ground, saving the Union against the agitation5
of both the ultras!
BY pursuing this policy, starting from different
points, one point South, as sketched IN Mr. Cling
mans able speech, the other ront North, as is
well understood and acted upon by our Legisla.
ture at Albany, the antslavery excitement will
be completely let loose 10 run to all extremes,
T. of, IL than D., IL,
extremes will run riot at the same time till they
go so far as to violate the constitution, and make
the first breach constituting the crime of treason;
and then, at the nick of time, General Taylor, as
President Of the whole American Union, will!
come out with IA magnificent proclamation, de-
nouncing the traitors to the Union, calling upon
the people throughout the country to rally round
him ard his administration, commanding the ar
rest of the agitators, changing the whole course
OF affairs and thoughts, and hurrying mems minds
and fears in a different direction by grand coup
dftat This plan and purpose is shadowed forth
in the article from the Republic wspaper, and is
well understood by the cabinet and their cliques,
South and North.
Such we believe now to be the whole programme
devised by the cabinet for Its course and policy.
The ahti-slavery excitement, by the whg stool-pl-
geons North and South, will henceforth be stimu-
lated to its utmost extent, until the democrats, for
local purposes. rush up 10 the verge of trea-
son. The President and his cabinet will then come
forth with great proclamation, the traitors will
be arrested, there will be great excitement
throughout the country against both the ultra fac
tions great union party will thus be organized,
without any reference TO the Willnot proviso or
any such questions, but with the general and COM
mon purpose of uniting the people under one cry-
that of keeping the Union intact and sacred, in
spite of all the agtators, North or South.
1t magnificent programme, and looks quite
feasible 1t is splendid game, but it Is a dam
gerous play to carry il out to the point and extreme
projected Let us see, however, how the two par
ties, the wings and democrats, can arrange their
cards and gam the odd trick during the present
session of Congress. But what a melancholy
sight! This great and glorious Union, with its
good, smiable and patriotic chief magistrate, is
now al the mercy and in the hands Of small stool
pigeon politicians in the cabinet and in Congress-
The great statesmen of their age, or of any age,
such Clay, Calhoun, Webster, Benton, and the
| like, are showed into the background and buried
alive. The great drama of mighty people Is re-
! duccd to stoolpigeon farce. Oh! oh, oh,
SUNDAY LEGISLATION small coterie Of saints,
/ each aspiring 10 the seventh heaven, have called
meeting on Wednesday evening, February the
sixth, at the public hall Of the Hope Chapel, IN
Broadway, for the purpose Of adopting measures to
stop the sale Of all newspapers on Sunday, and of
preyeEung the demoralizing influence of the Sun
day press on the youth Of the crty.
The moralsts in this reform confne their labors
to the Sunday newspapers; but we think, il the