The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-13

same O. before and that would be the
main thing, and the only one worth consider
ing 1t is probable, too, that many men Of
antiwhig politics, who have seldom voted
because Of the h0pelessness, in most cases. Of
beating the old rulers of the State, will this
year come out and 20 increase the chances of
whig overthrow. The wings have been 80
mean and arrogant in their prosperity that
everybody out of their own ranks delights in
giving them kick when they are going down,
so that they may reach the foot of the hill the
sooner, and with sufficient vehemence to be
dashed to pieces. The wings are fond Of laughing
at our democrats, because Of the latter's utter
ly forlorn condition. There is, certainly, mo-
thing 10 be envied n the position Of the demo
crazy; put that the Wings should make sport Of
them on that account, is little too bad. Their
afFectation of superiority in this case, reminds
one Of Q caricature. or comic sketch rather,
that used to be very popular-COnsule Planco.
1t represented an execution scene, two men
standing on the platform, with ropes around
their necks, while an immense crowd was ga
thered to see the fun, amid which half dozen
mad bulls were plunging, pitching, tossing,
goring and trampng, as is the manner Of
those amiable beasts whenever anything
has gone wrong with them. The two criminals
bend over from their prominent position, as
far as the ropes will allow them, enjoying the
scene greatly, while one remarks to the other,
81 cay, Jem, how id lucky that we're up
here" think the wings have just about as
much reason for rejoicing that the gentlemen
with the hempen cordons had on the score Of
the safety of their position. If the democracy
are scattering in all directions, their very
movements indicate that they have life, and
are at liberty to preserve it-if they can; while
the wings are trussed up, and ready for hang
ing, and appear to be in a fair way to " flash
their worries in some Dolitical surpeOn's hall
if science should deem them worthy Of the
trouble OF morbid anatomy.
When people were fretting themselves about
the last great comets homicdal intentions to-
wards the world, Arago wrote book to show
that they were unnecessarily alarmed. The
comet might strike the earth, and destroy it.,
but the chance that it would do so, according
to him, was about as great as would be
that Of drawing black ball from an urn
in which it had been placed with million
of white ones The black ball might be
drawn, but it was a million to one that it would
not be. So with our whigs-they may keep
their places, but the odds are terribly against
them. Their cat like qualities include won
derful teDacity of life. Their general feline
nature, their rare capacity at crawling through
the smallest kind Of holes in the meanest kind
of ways; their skill at the abolition dodge"
their social consequence, and their money-all
these things make some people believe that
whiggery, though apparently doomed will not
this year die; that reprieve will come at the
last moment, as one did in '53; that the
respectable serpent; and that Massachusetts,
whiggery will make those who are now rejoic-
ing in anticipation of its speedy death, once
more feel the weight of its shadow.
POytauinus umbrum
Imprerii. ALGoMA.