The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-21

their treachery. It will be mastery stroke
policy II they can sufFocate the bill without
mourning the responsibility of detection.
Among the dislscated fragments Of the late
national wing party, the effects of this Ne
braska bill have been still more decisive than
among the disorganized democracy. The wing
Senators from the South are unanimous for
the repeal-the wing Senators from the North
are unanimous against it. The split is clean
and complete. The national wing party is thus
favorably divided into two great sectional d.
visions by Mason and Dixon's line at the Ohio
river. The Northern division Is tending to Q
fusion-Webster men, Fillmore men, Scott men,
and Seward men-upon Seward and his plat
form. The Southern division is adrift. No man
has attempted to steer between these two d.
visions, without sacrificing either side, except
Mr.. Everett; but he opposes the repeal, and
that fixes his position.
Here, then, we have distinctly foreshadowed
aNorthern candidate for the Presidency-W.
II. Seward-upon anti-slavery principles, and
sustained by powerful Northern party. On
the other hand, the democracy North and
South are torn to fragments, the administra-
ton is fast becoming powerless, and the South
ern wing party is atoat upon the waves If
this state Of things does not result in recon-
struction Of parties for 1856, and batch of
new candidates. for the Presidency in general
scrub race, we are egregiously mistaken.
Yet the unconstitutionality Of the Missouri
compromise has been formally raised in the
Senate; the issue must be met, and short of a
final settlement, upon the basis of the constitu-
tion, there will be no peace. Whatever may
have been the object Of Douglas in introducing
this proposed repeal we care not; nor do we
care whether it kills him or cures him politi-
cally. Whatever may be the blessings or the
moral and social evils of Southern slavery, it is
useless to inquire. We have nothing to do
with them. They are outside Of the question.
Whatever may be the damages or disasters to the
administration, is small consideration. The
measure proposes to take the question OF free
soil or slavery out Of Congress- and to turn it
over to the people of the States, where it be-
longs. Before this important act is accom-
plished, or after its accomplishment the
old disorganized, demoralized and effete
political parties Of the day, and their schemes
for the succession, may be scattered to
the winds; and from their ruins new candi-
dates and new parties may arise. There may
be fierce political agitation, far and wide, ter
rible to housing politicians and fatal to the
spoilsmen ofthe day; but the question is up-it
must be met, andl before there can be peace. or
safety to the Union, it must be settled. There
is no peace, no safety to the South or to the
Union, but in that common ark Of safety the
Constitution. Let the work 60 on.
= The PROGRESS OF THE POWER PRINTING
Press Within the last twenty-five years there
has been no Improvement in any branch Of the
mechanic arts, Of such vital Importance as those
which have taken place in the printing press.
From the period of the last continental wars in
Europe, up to the year 1925, the public desire
for news had increased to such an extent that
the London Times, which had become the lead
ing Journal Of Europe, through its Feat enter
Uri.e ana facilities for furnishing early informa-
ton to the public, had reached demand for
its issue which it was impossible to supply by
the means then at its command-which were
limited to the ordinary hand printing press OF
that day--and was compelled to seek other
means to obviate the difficulty under which
they labored in publishing their paper. Libe-
raj offers were made to mechanics for the con-
struction of a press that would afford increased
facilities, and enable them successfully to sup
ply the public want. In pursuance OF these
offers, several presses were invented, the most
practicable Of which was that of Napier; and
this for time was able to meet the emergency.
After while the Napier was found inadequate
to the ever-increasing circulation, and fresh
efforts were made to invent press that would
enable the Times to sustain itself as the lead
ing journal in Europe. The result Of these
endeavors was the invention Of the Great West
ern press, the best one OF the day, and which
was thought incapable of further improvement,
but has since been superseded.
In America, about 1929, an Improvement was
made in the Napier press by Robert Hoe, father
of the present firm of Hoe 4 Co., which render
ed it adequate to the wants Of the newspaper
press of the United States at that period, and
was capable of working fifteen hundred copies
per hour. This was followed by the Wells
press. the Adams, the Tuft, aud several others
which proved failures in daily newspaper
work.
The independent press coming into existence
in 1888, gave new impetus to newspaper
journalism and the rapid sales Of the cheap
independent cash papers, soon threw the :" old
ogy, journals into the shade, rs they were
found utterly incapable Of printing the number
of papers demanded by the progressive spirit OF
the age. American ingenuity was then taxed
to construct o suitable press; and in 1885 COL
Richard NJ Hoe invented double cylinder
press, capable Of printing about three thousand
sheets an hour, which was exhibited at the fair
held at Castle Garden in that year. This press
came into general use, and continued so for
.ororol vaorc whom in 1910 tho Nrw Wong