The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-03

we have already amply vindicated our claim to
take rank with the foremost Of our seniors in
everything that depends on intellect We look to
our scientific conventions to sustain and in
crease the reputation we have already ac-
quired.
New NATIONAL PARTY.-We are informed by
a correspondent that anew political organi-
cation is now going forward in this and other
States, to be denominated the American Union
party;" and the following, in the form of a
printed circular, has been enclosed to us. as the
platform Of this new political organization. to
witt
PRINCIPLES.
l. In favor Of universal education, by supporting
and extending the system of free schools, indepen-
dent Of the control or interference Of any religious
sect.
2. In favor of reforming the naturalization laws,
either by the extension of the term Of residence or
by requiring additional qualifications such as being
able to read and write, or both Such reform not to
apply to any foreigner who may have come into
the country upon the faith Of the existing naturi-
cation laws.
8. In favor of fostering American interests, by
promoting free trade in all articles Of prime neces
sity, not the products OF our own country, and of
imposing judicious tariff on articles which enter
into competition with the products of American labOr
An favor Of liberal system of harbor and
river improvements, and Of the general government
lending its aid to the construction Of railroad to
the Pacific Ocean.
ON favor Of selling public lands to actual set
TIERS
Elm favor Of an economical administration Of
the government, and strict accountability OF general
agents.
I'm favor of the continued and harmonious
Union Of these States and opposed to any measures
which shall tend to array one section Of the country
against another, our motto being-"our country and
our whole country"
s. In favor Of q complete and thorough reform in
the administration OF our city government, by re-
gardng the spirit well the letter of the recent
amendments to the city charter.
9.-Opposed to any legislation which shall inter
ere with the free and ancient right and usage of the
people OF this country to cause the Bible to be read
in our public schools.
1O.-Opposed to any legislation which shall vest
property devoted to religious or charitable uses ex-
clusivey in the hands OF the clergy.
This is very singular and original admix-
ture Of principles, to be sure such as universal
education, native Americanism, free trade, har-
Dor and river improvements, the Pacific rail-
road, free farms retrenchment and reform, the
Union now and forever, reformation in our city
government, the free reading of the Bible in
our public schools and war to the death against
Mr.. Taber's Catholic church property. This
beats Bobtail. The Buffalo platform, the Pitts
burg platform, both Baltimore platforms, and
the Native American platform, all combined,
are hardly more comprehensive But the title
of American Union party, shows that the old
leaven of Native Americanism is to "leaven
the whole lump" though we are sadly afraid,
from past experience, that it won't work
But this movement is, notwithstanding, ano-
ther striking proof Of total reorganization of
political parties in this country for the cam
paign of 1856. And from the variety of mate
rails and principles all adrift we should not be
at all surprised if there were three or four, or
even half a dozen, distinct party tickets put
into the field for the next Presidency.
I A NEW LIGHT ON WoMAN's RIGHrs.-The
opinions of this Journal concerning woman s
rights are well known to our readers. Tho most
DUistrI GUS cackler 81 tho WvI Uestos conventions
we have never been able to contemplate in any
other capacity than as a fussy old speckled hen
vainly attempting to crow, But our theologians
of the Courier take up deliberately the argu-
mentum ad hominum, and put the vexed ques-
ton at rest, for once and for all Our learned
contemporaries thus plainly draw the line of
demaTcation between mans and woman's
rights -
j. Men can be every thing except wives and mo-
Tiers, and do everything except those particular
acts which pertain to wifehood and maternity aud
be thus and do thus better than woman. But with
regard to those functions OF wlfehood and maternity
which women perform with such wonderful success
mans ability is not ever comparative with womdns
He can begin with her to confess the humilia
ting truth, he can't begin at ALL
A Daniel, yea, second Daniel, come to
judgment" He can't Begin How, then, is
the Worcester platform which places man and
woman upon the same footing precisely, in
politics and in business, in the duties of the
corn-feld and the my teries of the nursery to
be carried out? Our theologians of the Courier
have settled the question. The thing can't be
done. Let there be no more Worcester Conyen-
tions. Mrs. Rose, Lloyd Garrison, Miss Lucy
Stone, and all other young Boomers or old
abolition grannies, may as well give up the
breeches. The Courier has touched the sub
ject, and the pettcoats are hung up to dry.
The argument is ended in the statement of the
case. Let the world rejoice.
THE RESULTS OF ScIENCE-Two MoMENroUs
QUESTIONS SETTLED-The astonishing eluci-
dation by Professor Faraday, of London of
the table moving mystery, has been published
far and wide, and is considered as complete a
settler of the modus operandi Of this pheno-
menon as was the Rev. Chauncey Burrs indg-
nant exposition Of the spirit rappings. But
DR.. Latham and Professor Owen, two of the
most distinguished of the men of science in
England. have made still more important
discovery than either of the aforesaid revela-
tions. They have found out, upon strictly
scientific principles, which are about as fixed
as those Of Euclid, that the Aztec children are
not descendants of tribe of dwarfs of the an
cient Aztecs, but accidental pigmies. the
natural offspring of the degraded hybrids ofthe
isthmus Of Nicaragua. Thus science accords with