The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-02

This is the day. The people of the thirty. one
States of this great and glorious Union render in
their verdict TO- day. 1t is the day Of judgment be-
tween the respective claims Of the two great party
tickets nominated at Baltimore The argument is
closed Newspaper discussions Of the principles and
measures involved in the canvass over-they are
useless to-day. They may be resumed when the
grand result shall have been ascertained; but this
is not the day for argument or debate-t is the day
for action, all over the land.
With the setting of the sun this day, in all human
probability, the people of this republic will have
complished great revolution-a revolution of the
highest Importance to tho nation. and to the whole
civilized world The organ Of w. II. Seward, and
of Gen. Scott-as an instrument for Stewards promo
ton-says that if the wings defeated to- day, it
will be through the influence Of "a ridiculous and
scandalous panic" an opinion which no man will be
apt to dispute. But if they open the battle with
ga scandalous panic," what will the end be! We
count upon nothing else than the defeat of Gen.
Scott, by popular and electoral majority more de.
cisive and overwhelming than anything that has
transpired since the grand political carnival Of
$40. Such are " the signs Of the times
1t would be waste Of time now to speculate upon
the probable result, when the facts, within few
short hours will be placed in possession As far
as the State Of New York is concerned, the issue,
however decisive it may be, is still considered debat
able question. 1t was account Of the supposed
popularity Of Gen. Scott among the mass of the
abolition-ti nctured wings of New York, Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio, that his nomination was forced upon
the Baltimore Convention. &c was nominated for
those three great States, leaving it to the chances
Of his gunpowder popularity, and wing Tactics, to
N mn 10 yntas IN
election The late State elections in Ohio and Penn
sylvania generally regarded as having disposed
of those two but there having been no such test APP
piled to New York, great Empire State will
continue debatable ground at least till this evening,
and perhaps for adsy or two. The slightest general
influence Of change operating over State which
will cast half million of votes, may affect the
result, way the other ten, twenty, or thirty
thousand Upon her aggregate vote majority offive
hundred in Virginia would be as large as majority
Of five thousand in New York; and yet majority of
five or six hundred in Virginia would be considered
very close vote. But when we consider that the
majorities between the wings and democrats at our
last State elections, ranged between one and two,
or three hundred, we have the data Of, by all Odds
the very highest fit in the Union Yet now. the
two factions Of the democracy -hunkers and barn
Durhefs- are unlteu, rs tney were never united be-
fore on their Presidential ticket since 1896 They
are enthusiastically are sanguine-of from ten to
twenty thousand majority. Then, again, it is ex-
pected that the Webster movement in this city will
carry of several thousand votes from Gen Scott
But there has been some mystery about the Hale
and Julian party; and how far the canal question,
and Gen Scotts old soldier popularity ''west Of the
bridge" may help him, are matters Of doubt which
only be settled by the returns. The odds, how
ever, as 1t appears to us, including whig panic, arc
largely in favor Of the democratic ticket.
But notwithstanding the disheartening aspect Of
things, the Seward men are moving heaven and
earth to carry the three important statos New
York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio Even if they
should have the unexpected luck Of succeed
ing in it, they are not certain Of the FINAL
result. But they are sure Of this that II
will place the control Of the whig party in tho
hands Of the Seward Northern faction for the future
This IL their paramount object. Even If elected,
what could General Scott do for wing principles and
whig measures, with a democratic Congress in the
way, for two years certain, and most likely for the
whole term o. his administration No, the election
OF Gen. Scott Is a secondary consideration. The
great practical, ultimate object Ia the elevation OF
Seward, and the practical application of his sedi
nous and disunion principles in the measurcyof the
general government.
but 10 are wi.h.n stone throw of the actual
result. Weswait II with confidence and equanimisy.