The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-03

brain and nerves, n; generative organs, III heart
and blood vessels, IL; lungs throat, &C., ia; skim
&C., and ruptive fevers, So; stlborn and premature
births, 80; stomach, bowels and other digestive
organs, 81; uncertain seat and general fevers 80;
urinary organs, Q; old age, 2; unkno 1n, 2. The
nativity table gives 200 natives OF the United States
| 65 OF Ireland, IS Of Germany, and Of England.
| The New American Journals ON the Virgiuia
Election and the Philadelphia National
Counci-Good Advice.
| We transfer to our columns this morning
| chapter Of editorial commentaries from the
leading journals Of the new American party,
| touching the late defeat Of the Know Nothings
in Virginia, and the duty and the policy Of the
| Order at their forthcoming grand National
Council at Philadelphia These extracts en-
body much good advice, the natural conse-
quence of the invaluable lesson administered in
the Old Dominion, and we therefore submit
these admonitions to all the delegates to Phiia-
pbia for careful and thoughtful reading, to-
gether with word or two of our own.
The Richmond Wing with great deal of
good sense, urges the necessity Of a practical
programme, upon great principles, and their
public proclamation to the world, considering
the machinery of signs grips and passwords as
a matter Of trifing moment The Buffalo Adver-
tiser, following in the same line of thought,
pleads the Importance of good candidates, to
the exclusion of worthless drones and intriguing
spoilsmen, with great effect. The Albany Regis
ter, in its new position still betrays the weak
ness of an incurable party hack, and calls for
the extension OF its circulation as matter Of
the very highest consequence. Its whole pro-
grsmme appears to be the ruling idea among
the Albany organs from time immemorial, OF
making as much money out Of the party as pos
sible, at all hazards, leaving them to take care
Of their principles after their own fashion.
| But the volunteer paper styling itself the
american Organ, at Washington. is an exceed
ingly fimsy and silly concern. While its more
active Know Nothing contemporaries are casting
| about them for the means and measures by
which their late terrible defeat is to be re-
| ganization is to be made, this bewildered and
incompetent Washington Organ is cyphering
| up the Irish vote in Virginia, parading its
| limited circulation before the public, and ut
tering its foolish inuendoes against the editor
of this journal We must tell this Organ that
it is behind the times. Instead of consulting
the policy of its party, "bIack mail'' seems to
be its predominant idea We are sorry that
we can make no promises of the black main
of the next Congress; but if this Organ really
can and does support itself, it ought to show a
little more pluck aud independence upon the
great issues Of the day, and in reference to the
duties OF this new party through whose support
it is looking for the public plumber. We very
much fear, however, that this Organ is fishy
Know Nothing concern, aud will ultimately
prove to be as faitnless as it is puerie, insipid
and ridiculous.
The immediate question in hand is this ma
tional American Council or convention at Phi.
ladelpbia. 1t must do something to repair the
damages of the Praise God -Barebones Parlia-
ment of Massachusetts, and the disasters of the
Virginia election, or the Order may as well be
disbanded. 1t is proved that all this mystery
and hard swearing against the Pope Of Rome,
Irish Catholics and adopted citizens, is all rub
bish and moonshine. A raid against the ''poor
divils" Of Irish and the bloody Catholics"
may be successful for Buncombe ia town cleo
ton here and there, but is hardly worth the
candle in any case. For the great Presidential
campaign nothing will avail except an organi-
cation and party platform broad enough and
strong enough to support the Union, the con.
stitution and the substantial practical interests
of the American people in the mana cement OF
the government. Before new dynasty can be
established at Washington, the existing dy.
nasty must be supplauted. And what then, is
the true plan for the consolidation of a new and
overwhelming national party
The history Of our political parties aud their
mutations for the last fifty five years furnishes
the answer. The administration of the elder
Adams was superseded by republican comb
nation upon platform Of hostility to his
rigid antirepublican policy. The admins
tration Of the younger Adams was over
thrown In the same way by a democratic
national reunion against the weak and salient
points of his policy and his Cabinet, and upon
q general demand for "retrenchment and re.
FORM" Upon the same plan, the mighty com.
bination and fusion Of factions and parties Of
1910 swept away the administration of Van
Buren,, in deadly war upon his financial ex-
cesses, his defaulters peculators, and his whole
catalogue of bad luck, bad management and
Unsuitable spoilsmen. The same policy of oppo-
sition carried James K. Polk and Gen. Taylor
into power, and Mr.. Pierce owes much of his
triumph in 1852 to the negative milk and water
qualities of the feeble administration of Mr..
Fillmore.
What an inviting field, then, is opened to the
opponents of this most faithless, corrupt, imoe-
cile and condemned Pierce ADMINISTRATION, for
national party, upon the common platform of
supersedipg this rotten concern and all connect.