The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-09
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the last three days. but it 10 soon enough and fast
enough for the " Old Fogies," in all conscience
1t is fast craft, sharp at the bow, sharp at the
stern, with long, low, rakish looking model, and
is worked by steam upon the high pressure principle
| of at least forty pounds to the square inch
Braveiy assuming all the risks of an explosion--of
saags, sandbars, rocks and q lee shore in the fog
the motto of the captain is, /" &c ahead, or burst
your bier" The "old Fogies' must be run down
The leading article Of the March number. UPON
Congress, tie Presidency, and the Review"
breaks every bone III the skeleton Of " Ola Fory-
DOM ard lays up its fossil remains among the
antediluvian fragments from the ruins Of Nimroud
and Babylon. Or, if :" Old Fogydcm" still exists.
it is only to be extirpated, cleaned out and ami
hilated at the Baltimore Convention. We dstect,
in this fierce onslaught upon the old democratic
windmills, the ntrepdity- of Don Quixotte and the
cool fidelity Of Sancho, his faithful squire. 1t COM
bines the genius of Young America and the talent
oiOla Ireland IL gives us the progressive ideas Of
George Saunders in the dashing, alashing cut and-
thrust style Of Thomas Reilly. 1t is the voioc Of
progressive democracy, with strong Irish accent.
1t presents us the substance and the essence Of
I tie platform and the principles Of Kossuth and
| Cory, Mike Walsh. Capt. RyGders, Judge Douglas,
and General Lopez, in the lump. If the article
makes no specifications Of the objects and measures
of tie new school of young men and young ideas,'
it is because there is limit to its comprehensive
| plan of operations Theinvason Of Europe, and the
overthrow Of the despots from the petty tyrant of
Naples to the great Gar Of all the Russas and half
the continent besides; the acquisition Of Cuba the
absorption of Mexico the re nexation Of all the
Canadas, railroad to the Pacific, the ebony line Of
| steamers to Africa, ard q daily line between San
Francisco, the Sandwich Islands, Japan, China and
Australia, nrc but Incidental to the deve-
| lorement Of the grand and infinite programme Of
| Young America. Old FogydOm, stale and decrepit,
mumbling over the unmeaning gibberish Of the re-
solutions of '9S and SO, and the Baltimore resolu
tons of "A and 4S, including the re-occupation Of
Oregon and the annexation OF Texas" is kicked
out as indignantly as our Saviour expelled the Plain
| field and Havre de Grace money changers from the
temple But the end is not yet
The enterprisng of St. Patrick who trailed
| his coat along the ground through the crowd at
Donnybrook Fair, beseeching to be kind
enough to tread upon that coat tail, the last
pedent for raising shindy, mild and pacific
gentleman compared with the "young 'uns'' Of the
Democratic Reoie,c. The late hostile rising on tho
| Erie canal, between the CoIkonians and Fardown-
ers, mere bit Of pastime compared with this
horrible determination of the "od fogies." Young
| America, with his Irish shillelah, walks into the
| fight without ceremony, and tumblcs them into tho
| dust haf-dozen at every flourish Of his stick.
few of the more interesting specimens are dis
sected and hung up to dry Hon. Linn
! Boyd Speaker Of the House, and his biography in
/ the Washington Union, and the editors Of the
| Union. and Gen. Butler, and his friend Mr.. Brecl.-
emidge and that unfortunate Presidential aspirret,
| poor old Governor Marcy, with the patch upon his
| breeches, are thus disposed Of The skinning of
Marcy is particularly severe. His butcher of the
Re,teu, says "A few old fogy barnburners are
now hard at work at the pucs, hosting his Co
vemorsLip; but with devilish look, meaning that
they will get him Just high enough to be certain of
breaking his neck in the fall' And thus, through
cut the article, the old togies ee red and derdej
and kick ed and cuffed and skinned and cut up aud
hung Vi to dry.
Another article, OIL the Maine Liquorlaw diseloses
ono of the cardinal principles of Young America
tits in decided hostility to any egislation,
not against the freedom of speech, the freedom
fthe press. bnt against the freedom to drink.
Young America islvcly, fast, goes ahead and must
have liquor--good liquor and plenty Of it, The
champions of Young America judges of good
| liquor, they drink good liquor, and they are
hale fellows well met with every chip of
Young America who is willing to take or
stand treat. The Maine Liquor law and Young
America ere hostile as fire and water. Altogether,
Young America is out in full feather in this nap,ber
of the Reric,r. II neither asks nor gives quarter
| The "old fogics' must be cxtermnated al all risks
1t isa beautiful fight il stands; but going it
blind like bull in China shop, We very much
! hat will baa
among the srockery before the bull bait is over
| Nothing can save it but the Maine Liquor law.
| TAMMANy MOVEMENTS BRu sHING UP FOR FIGHT.
| We publish elsewhere. come proceedings which
recently took place in the venerable Society Of ST.
Tammany, at Tammany Hall, which occasion
Gen. Cass, Mr.. Commissioner Mather, of Albany,
and Gen. Dix, of some where, admitted to the
fellowship Of that ancient association took the
cusomed Rdjurations, and danced, either in person
or by proxy, the war dance round the council Ere.
The philosophers, sayages-we do not know
which to call thcm-of Tammany Society are be-
| ginning to snuff the fight at a distance. These
preparations for the great political contest next fall
| The admission Of these three gentlemen to wsrm
their shns at the council fires of Tanmany, means
| something. Gen. Cnss is u candidate for the Pres-
dency. Mr.. Rather will be a candidate Tor the Go
verorship Of New York; and We suppose that Gen.
| Dix means to he a candidate for the United States
Senate, 30 soon rs there is vacancy in Congress.
These little movements in Tainmany aTe the seeds
Of the great movement of future day. But this is
not all We understand that the Frat ideas Of all
future Candidates among the democrats -young and
od-spripg mp in their private, confidential, mystic
rious etiugs hold around the council fires 81 Tam
many Society, kept under lock and key, urpiclablc
even by Mr.. Hobbs. In addition TO what We have
stated the candidates for Mayor OF this city, next
fall arc whispered to be Mr.. Wcs,crvelt, Alderman
Compton, Charles secor, Oliver Charck, or
Mike Walsh. Tho candidates for Governor sup
posed to be Mr. Commissioner Mathcr, Attorney
General Chatlel, Mr. Church, or Mr. Comptroller
WninAt ha nnr,dilcL "a. Ahnr;G InI,n Llr.