The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-06

TIoN AT WoRcEsTER.-To-morrow the Anti-Sla-
very State Convention Of Massachusetts, meets at
Worcester, TO deliberate upon the course Of action
best adapted to promote the views of the party in
reSsrsnce to the coming Presidential election. The
proceedings of this convention looked forward to
with deep interest BY all parties, because there will
be the beginning Of the end-the commencement OF
q movement that is pregnant with the fate Of the
two candidates for the Presidency, and viii shape
the future destiny Of the whig and democratic par
ties.
This State convention is called in view Of the
National AntSlavery Convention to be held at
Pttsburg on the 18th of August, and no doubt will
have an influence less, upon the final result
An abolition anti-fugitive slave law platform, with
several strong planks of Kossuth Intervention, in
opposition to both the whig and democrat
tions and platforms, will no doubt, be constructed,
and candidate for the Presidency, and another for
the Vice Presidency, win be nominated The most
prominent candidates before the public John
p. Hale, for President, and Cassus M. Clay, for
Vice President; but the most prominent are not
always successful, and perhaps Benjamin F. Butler,
of this city, other, may be the nominee for
President. 1t is, however, matter of very small
importance what candidate is nominated, as it is
impossible that he can be victorious in the struggle
unless, indeed it be considered victory not to win,
but to prevent from winning, one or other of the
two candidates representing the whig and democra-
tic parties. 1t is the platform, therefore, and not
the candidate of the anti slavery actien that is all
important in this crisis-the organization and &C
ton Of q third party, that will take away large
number of votes from one or other Of the two par
ties who have already made their nominations, and
are SO nicely balanced that such q loss weuld be
sure to defeat either of them.
The leaders Of the abolition party, do not them
selves hope to elect candidate of their choice
but they elect whichever of the two great party
candidates they please. They hold in their hands
the balance of power-the issues of life and death
and by throwing their weight into either SCALE the
opposite will be kicked high in Dir. This would be
veyy important triumph to the antilavery party not
merely as an indication of the strength Of their
vote, but account of its effects in reference to
the permanency Of the two parties who now divide
the great mass of the people between them, and
the nature of the issues which likely, hereafter
to constitute the ralying ground for party contests
in the United States.
If the action Of the third party should take away
votes from the wings than from the democrats,
the result will be that the democratic party win elect
their candidate, and become the great constitutional
party Of the country; while the wings will be
completely disorganized and reduced to the neces-
sty Of merging into the anti-slavery party. If, on
the other hand the democrats should lose most votes
by the action of this third party, then the de-
mocratic party must 60 to the wall, be broken up,
and amalgamate with the barnburner element, and
all the other anti slavery elements; while in that
event the wings will become the constitutional
party.
Thus, in either case, the present antislavery par
ty has great game in its hands. 1t has only ex-
listed about ten years. The anti-savery sentiment
has been gaining ground all that time, striking its
roots deeper into the EARTH and spreading its ram
fcations more widely every day. But hitherto it
has never attained to the dignity and power of an
opposition party. 1t has been only third party,
holding the balance Of power-sometimes giving it
to one side, and sometimes to another. But now,
it aims at breaking up the whig and democra-
tic parties, and forming new combination with
one of them, and thus becoming itself great par
ty in the country. This game is on the cards:
and if the leaders only play it skifully, they will
undoubtedly win it; and after the election Of 1852
we shall no longer hear of wings and democrats but
of an abolition party and constitutional party:
and the slavery question, which has long agitated
the country by collateral issues. will be presented
for the first time to the nation, in q direct FORM in
the Presidential campaign of 1856. To this COM
plexion will it come at last.
NEW JOURNALS, AND JOURNALIsM.-Mr. Samuel
Beman whose wife, we believe, once kept, and still
keeps, q very excellent establishment for making
up linen for gentlemen, has started new journal,
which he calls the Voice of the People, in which he
endeavors to make up opinions-not shirts-for the
working people all about town. We know Mr.. Be-
man very well-he was once in our employment for
several years, and is very ingenious, intellectual
man; but we rather think that the linen which his
excellent wife makes into shirts, will be much more
useful to society," and produce profit to the IA
mily, than the opinions which he makes up out Of
the musty philosophy Of bad school, for the use Of
the working people and artisans Of this city. Most
Of the ideas be puts forth ingeniously worjsd,
but they not very practical Instead, therefore,
Of predicting that he will make useful paper, or
create progressing newspaper establishment, we
rather think he would succeed more if he we're to
apply his ingenuity. his talents and his time 70 the
building up Of large shirt making establishment,
under the management Of his wife-an establishment
which by the exercise Of diligence, genius, and
skill, might be carried in such way az to reach
in its magnitude almost the splssdor Of Stewards
fancy store, or Beck's empori0 for young ladies.
Weekly newspapers. for the PRONUNCIATION of musty,
exploded, philosophical dogmas, only create ex-
pense and produce embarrassment; but the making
Of good shirts, and similar articles at small pro-
fit, might be made to grow in time to such an
extent as TO yield two, ten, twenty, or thirty
thousand dollars year profit. There is more prac-
teal in that idea than in the establishment Of
twenty newspapers for the people. The latter IL
humbug-the former real utility. We would advise
Mrs. Beman to stop this paper, and make its
editor useful in his day and generation in practi
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