The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-26
.ha exni.ah,. anne,rnnce Of thireu in the DEM.

tie excitabie appearance OF thlugs IN inc dens-
cratic ranks, ami that is, complete alienation
smong the various factions, so that whatever NAY
DO the nomination Mt Baltimore, it win proiu,e tbe
same feet as the nomination of Cass did in 1913;
that is, there will be general boiling from The
nomination Of the convention 10 conseqa snes of tbs
hatreds sntir a,hes ard antioipstions of edif'r
ent factions that must be disappointed on that
occasion.
Such we believe is the most accurate visw that
can be given and the most correct deductions th,.
can be made, from the present position Of the whig
candidates on the one side, and th, democratic
CANDIDATES the other, in respect to their no nj.
ratiors and chances st.he 1t
Everything seems TO be conspiIing in favor of Cen.
Scott as the wing candidate, backed and supported
by the abolition wbig interest Of New York and the
North end incurred in by the journa ofshatstsmp
Webster ard Fillmore not to have the slightest
chance, notwithstanding all the little fuss made by
the effee holders in support of the one, and tho
esrned Historical Society, the literary classes 10
aid OF the other. On the other hand, the violent
contentious and personal rivalries among the doz,n
democratic candidates seem to DO gradually pro.
ducipg the same state Of internal disorder aud
alienation which affected that party in 1913. AMI
which, by the boiling that then ensued, produced
the election and success Of General Taylor.
The Democratic Convention. at Baltimore, can
Only select candidate for President; that ssec
ton will diseppoint nearly dozen, and most
Of these are men violent, reckless, unprinciped,
and determined to 10 President or nothing.
They will, therefore, most likely follow the exam
pie set them by Van Buren, in 1913, and fall back,
either North or South, on the whig party or the
free soilers; and thus again the democrats would be
defeated by their internal dissensions and individual
ambition. The policy of the friends Of Judge Doug
las, violent, headstrong and vindicive as it seems
to be in all their organs and journals and partica-
larly in the Democratic Revie,c, points to such
contamination and to such misfortune, in the
strongest shape possible. In fact, the White
Douglas Of this month, now prominent candidate
Of the democratic party, Gay be, before the termi.
nation Of the year, moving side by side, and operat
ing to produce the same result which the black
Douglas, Of Rochester, has been endeavoring TO do
for many months psst-that is to say, the policy Of
the friends of Judge Douglas to be the 50 as
that Of the friend. of Van Buren, in 1913; and the
former may land in similar position to that in
which we find the Sage Of Lindenwald at the pre-
sentdsy.
The chances Of General Scott and the wings
seem, therefore, to BIO improving, in consequence Of
the dssensions among the radica, -abid, and ra2a
cious democracy How lorg will it continue
THE Holy ALLIANCE OF TEMPERANcE-THE
ANTAGONIST oRcE IN III FlELn.-ln another
Part Of this days paper will be found the repor. Of
the committee appointed by the Legislature TO
inquire into the Maine Liquor law, together with
bill founded upon and closely resembling the
remarkable progeny Of Neal Dow. simultaneously
with these operations at Albany, AID the active
exeytions Of the Holy Alliance in New York, and
throughout the State, the opposite party are
narshalling their forces, and will have grand
rally at Metropolitan Hall, to morrow evening, to
"resist oppression and faDaticism' It will be a
mass meeting in favor Of the natural and ina
lienable rights of the citizen--the rights Of pro-
reIty, and tho protection Of tho commercial and
man IfacturDg interests Of our city" And by the
call the people Of New York, irrespective of party,
ere called TO join in this counter demonstration
all "who are opposed to the contemplated IN oye-
rent to diafranchise the freemsn Of this State,
destroy their business, ruin tho commercial ana
manufacturing interests Of our city, and drive our
trade to other States, By tho passage Of what is
called the Maine Liquor law, or one equally rain
The notice further says
We call upon Gil classes Of the community as al
reinerestd to aid in quitting down this fanatcdl
movement that will net only produce all the wrong.
above alluded TO- but will purely reard the moral
Dent Of temperance itself thus increase the very
evils II is intended to remedy.
The call is signed by an immensely long list Of the
merchants Of this city and it appears that these
names are but small part Of the whole number
that are attached to it. Already over so 600 names
have gone to Albany demonstrating against tho
Maine law CT any similar law; and some %, 600 are
ready to be sent of--making an array ofan army 0
$4,000 who have taken the deld the opposite side.
These names include our most respectable citizens,
engaged in all the avocations and professions Of
life merchants, mechanics. manufacturers, phys-
cans, lawyers, and those enployedin various other
pursuits. 1t is stated, too, that large number Of
temperance men have joined tn, movement against
the Maine Liquor Law, because they regard it as
tyIannical, odous, ard unconstitutional, and cal.
cula!ed to damage the cause OF temperance. The
meeting tom orrow evening will be q formidable
demonstration.
Thus the array Of great pitched battle is fairly
drawn out, and the conflict will be tremendous
between fapaticism, Iiety, psychology. atheism,
piace-seekirg poli.icians-tho clergy and cold Wa.
ter on enc aide, with rum and roWdies on the other,
ard the ofce holding, wira.pullirg Politicians the
German, Irish, and American grocers ani grog
SHOPS, the vino merchants ard wholesae liquor
establishments, the brewers md tleis employees,
tie farmers, ard FL who are Ia favor Of moderation
enG ccrgtituiiolallaw II will DO 1oeoad battle
* Waterloo, and VIII be fought With desperation
On both sides. The Napoleon q humbus is to TO
commander ii chief o. tho tcly alliance. Wehsvo
not yet heard the Of lie general tho Other
side; bet probably We shan know something OF
The matter after the great meeting tomorrow
evening.
TIE SPIRITUAL KVocKINss- EXTRAORDINARY
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tbs days HERALD, orc cf Ire most extraordinary
Productions tsat bsGeycT scen tic ligtt in he shape
of Z lecture. ltisa narrative given ~ Rev. MIR.
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