The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-03

mary elections are conducted, the Tt1bWne, which
cannot originate anything-not even m "ism''
has copied the New YORK HERALD, with this
diference-that while we have treated both wings
and democrats alike, exposing the rum and rowdy
influences by which these emblages controlled
our itator has singled out the democrats alone for
attack-not having the moral courage to tell the
truth about his own faction, which conduct their
primary elections exactly in the same way the
other party. If there any difference the last
occasion, it was decidedly in favor of the demo-
crats-the fighting being almost exclusively con-
fined to the whig primaries.
There is another respect in which the Tribune has
failed to follow our example, while borrowing our
ideas on account Of the poverty Of lis own invention;
Whenever have assaulted the vices of either of the
two great parties have done in decent Christian
language, and not such passes current in Billings
gate or at the Five Points. The diction employed
by the Tribune could not be matched, even in those
classic regions, anywhere short of Pandemo-
mum itself
The idea of Greeley assling the members
or agents Of any political party, for corruption
OF rdecency, is like the kettle calling tho pot
black, or wolf in sleeps clothing bowling
censure against a pack Of hounds. The man
who writes letters asking black-mail for putting
quack medicine in his editorial columns-who, in
conjunction with some other great patriots, has
got hold of $40 600 of the money of the Irish and
the friends Of the Irish and will not account for it
who safely ensconccd behind his DESK drives
thoughtless German tailors and. Irish labcrers to
sediton, and the violation Of the laws, to the risk
of their lives and the lives Of the officers of Justice
the heartloss demagogue who does all this, may
abuse rowdies and politicians in his own peculiar
yernaeular; but they are pure, and manly, and re-
! spectacle, compared with the editor of the Tribune
4 The very kind of men whom he holds up to repro
4 baton have been employed by him and the whig
! politicians to do their dirty work at the primary
| elections
| Desperate, indeed, must be the hopes of the de-
magogues and politicians who resort to these mser
able articles, and who concoct these Slievegammon
stories. 1t is like drowning men grasping at straws.
They know full well that they only be believed
for few days. or by q very small number, and that
their character for veracty-if they ever had any
must be ultimately damned beyond redemption
But they calculate that the temporary expedient
will keep them from sinking little longer, and
that something, meantime, may turn up to save
them from utter ruin. How like the desperation,
madness, and confusion that prevail at shpwreck!
How like the dying struggles of some of the unfor
tunate victims of the Henry Clay!
The LuNDY's LANE CELEBRATION Falls of
Niagara justly regarded the greatest natural
wonder Of the world. From the farthest shores Of
Europe from the confines Of Asia, from every quar-
ter of the globe, travellers from time to time, have
to pay their tribute Of admiration to Niagara
Falls Since the day when Father Hennepin III
the depth Of the dim woods, announced them to the
world as wonderful downfall Of six hundred
feet they have been the pre- eminent wonder of the
earth. To an American the whole of that narrow
isthmus between the lakes Erie and Ontario is hal
lowed ground, consecrated to the Of our coun
try in twelve fifteen Of the bloodiest battles
of the last war. In July it is one Of the most at
tractive fashionable resorts on the continent In
deed, for the distance, there is scarcely trip in the
world more grand, glorious, and sublime, in its ma
tuIal features, than the from the Niagara river,
through Lake Ontario, and down via the Thousand
Islands and the rapids of the great St. Lawrence to
Montreal, thence, via Lake Champlain, Lake
| George, Saratoga, and the Hudson river, to New
York. There is not trip of the same distance in
the world that can be travelled more cheapy speed
lily, and comfortably
Niagara Falls, with all ihese attractions was the
site selected for overwhelming demonstration in
favor of General Scott the whig candidate for the
| Presidency. Then, too, it was to celebrate the
battles of Chippewa and Lundys Lane, of which the
/ General was of the foremost heroes. It was the
right season. andb all odds the ostnviting spot in
the Union, for grand gathering and an enthusiast
tic jubilee; and, to leave loop-hole of excuse
the railroad fares in every direction were reduced so
low as to make projected visit to Niagara some
thing Of an object, to democrat, on the occa-
sion of the wing festival. Surely there ought to
have been gathering there of two or three hundred
thousand people, according to the whig enthusiasm
Of 1910, Of hundred thousand at least according
to the f,vsre for old lack in 1S4S
But the experiment was failure. The affair has
passed off without creating ripple upon the sur
face of the political waters. We understand
that cool judging wings gave up the jubilee
abortio that the GOODNESS of the South
to the wing nomination, the disaffection of
Dir. Webster and his friends, and the indiffer-
ence of the people to mere gunpowder avail
ability, threwa chill over the whole concern. We
are also informed that Of the numerous democrats
attracted to the Falls on this occasion, by the low
ness of the fares, not man among them could find
a wing as eager to bet as any prospect Of success
would justify. Ia fact, have no information that
the wings made any bets at all upon the general re-
suit In "A and AS they wagered their hundreds
ofthousands of dollars upon the issue Do they
give it up, or do they, here in New York, consider
the practice of betting to be sort Of lottery bust
ness, like the Art Union, and therefore contrary to
the spirit Of the Revised Statutes! However that
may be, gunpowder, bombs, drums, guns and bayo-
nets, "fuss and feathers" and military glory ,mxed
up with the doctrines Of the higher law party have
been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
They are useful, in connection with great principles;
but backed up by Seward and his faction, who "exc-
crate and spit upon" the whig platform, the taest
plume in the army must fall to the ground Tho
people want something more
The COMMON COUNCIL. REPORT OF THE