The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WARS IN THE
WIND Now The National Iatelligencer, in COM
mentipg upon the deplorablc delay in the
organization Of the House of Representatives
says
From the disclosures viii took place in the course Of
last month Of the complicated state of relations with
England and the critical nature OF unadjusted matters
between the two governrens there is room TO infer
that the ptn up national epoe Of the executive Is Of
far than ordinary Importance and during the in
ability of Congress TO receive the communication and to
affairs the executive may by the force Of circuns
be drifting into difficulties which the national legisla
lature, II made of them, might enable them to
avoid The very TACT of the unusual and scrupuous
taken to keep the Message secret until IL is land before
Congress, strengthens the probability of its unusual i'm
portance. 1t Isl therefore, most earnestly to be hoped
that the House will put end ts the die ceremony
which almost thee weeks have been spent, and see 70
the stale Of public affairs Much further delay may be
tTauPht with the gravest consequences.
The venerable editors from whom we make
this quotation are remarkable for their pru-
dence and caution. Seldom, indeed, are they
caught by the idle rarnors of the town; for
they are so scrupulously vigilant upon this
point, that they frequently suffer important
facts to pass unnoticed into other channels, ia
default of an official verification. When we
find, therefore, the careful old gentlemen of
the Intlligenctr talking of the Presidents Mes
sage as of star more than ordinary impor-
taDce," and expressing the fear that, from this
delay in the organization of the House, "the
Executive may, by the force of circumstances,
Champion Il Coy be drifting into difficulties
which the national legislature, if made aware
of them, might enable him to avoid" there is
very apt to be something in it. Here we have,
most likely, then, clue to the extraordinary
precautions adopted by Mr.. Pierce to prevent
this Message from getting ont before the world
before its delivery to Congress. Here we have
an explanation of the printing Of this Message
in the White House. Ii is charged with salt
petre, sulphur and charcoal. There can be
scarcely doubt about it, when our cautious
contemporary, Father Gales, gets frightened.
General Webb says there is peace; but we are
apprehensive now, sure enough, that there is
a touch of GortschakoF and saltpetre in this
Message. Will there be war? viii saltpetre
explode? Do give us the Speaker, and do give
us the Message. Democrat, Know Nothing or
black republcan--anything is better than the
further prolongation Of this awful state of
suspense. Where is our young friend with his
manuscript copy Of the Message?
MOVEMENTS or THE BLACK REPUBLICAN PARTY.
We publish, in another part OF this paper,
the correspondence between the Black Repub-
lrcan State Central Committee Of Ohio, and
Col. Cassus NJ. Clay, of Kentucky, upon the
subject of grand mass black republican gath
ering at Pittsburg, on the 22d of February, and
a subsequent national convention of the party
in reference to the practical business of the
Presidential contest of 1856. Our readers will
thus perceive that the Northern Holy Anti.
Slavery Alliance is actively preparing to take
the field for the grand campaign, aud With a
remarkable degree OF assurance and selfcom-
placency. We hope the occasion of the Know
Nothing National Convention at Philadelphia,
and this mass Black Republican Convention at
Pittsburg on the same day, will bring our free
soil Know Nothirgs and Know Nothing free soil
ers TO a final decision as to the party and COZ
yep,iou 70 which they properly belong.