The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-02

last Congress having been 70 elected. The Lsgisla
ture will be democratic by forty majority.
We publish to-day full report Of the sailing Of
TIE Kane Arctic Expedition from the Brooklyn M
Wy Yard to tie Quarantine ground, with q descrip.
ton of the propeller Arctic and the bark Release,
the vessels gwen in charge to Lieutenant Hartsten
in order to enable him to search for DR.. Kane.
They probably will leave fzally to-day on their
voyage.
notice Of the ssoreship Supply, now about 70
start for Caro- or o market On the rnnd camel
expedition is given elsewhere. She viii ship thir-
ty of the animals, to be used as government carriers
on che great plains Of the West. rms arrange
merts which Rave been made for housing, feeding
and securing the animals, are described.
The New York Democratic Demonstration
Progra1nme OF tine Euture.
The democratic reunion at Tammany HAIL.
the other night, in honor of the signal triumph
Of Henry A. Wise and the Virginia democracy
over the terrible Know Nothings, is the only
| democratic meeting of any national Importance
which has taken place in this city since the
ratification of the nomination of Franklin
Pierce in 1852. Since his election, or demo-
cratic assemblages have been of factiOus
character, and chiefly upon the squabbles Of
individuals and cliques concerning the public
plumber. This meeting Of Thursday night, on
the other hand, was reunion of these hitherto
| discordant elements, as by common consent,
dropping the past, and looking to the future.
In this light, the Importance and signifcancy Of
| this spontaneous movement may well challenge
our special attention
The reunion of the New York democrats in
1852 was achieved by the nomination of Frank
lin Pierce, which was received as q satisfactory
compromise both by Cass men and Van Buren,
men, national men and free soilers This re-
| union Of 1855 is upon tacit understanding
that Mr.. Pierce his Cabinet, Kitchen Cabinet
and administration are to be thrown overheard,
and counted out in the reconstruction of the
democratic party. Neither in the resolutions,
nor in the letters, nor in the speeches of this
Tammany love feast of hard shells and soft
shells, do we fud any glorifcation of Mr..
Pierce's publicly condemned and rotten estab.
lisbment at Washington. 1t is studiously
| avoided. Tammany Hall, thus following the
sagacious policy Of Mr.. Wise in the Virginia
canvass. initiates the great democratic move
ment for 1856. 1t is to cut loose irsm the ad-
| ministration, to drop it, and to take new de-
| parture, upon new men and new issues, for the
| approaching Presidential contest. This is the
| most striking feature of this Tammsny demon
stration; and upon the platform thus indicated
we may now confidently expect the reorganiza-
ton OF the democratic party throughout the
Union. 1t is the only basis upon which re-
union can be achieved.
There are some other salient points in the
proceedings of this Tammany celebration which
cannot be overlooked First, there is some
thing very remarkable in the eXultation of all
concerned at the sweeping defeat suffered by
the Know HothiDgs in Virginia Their prestige
of invincibility is broken; timid men pluck up
courage, doubling men pluck up hope, despond-
ing men pluck up confidence, aud our late des-
pairing adopted citizens of the democratic
faith are OVERLOOKING with enthusiasm. From
an equally remarkable. but perfectly consistent
unanimity of senti -rz:ssall this courage. hope
confidence and JOY centres upon Henry A.
Wise. He has suddenly become the lion of the
democracy by reclamation; for even John Van
Buren, frankly unites il according him this
high distinction. Thus Mr. Wise is proclaimed
the victorious standard bearer not only of the
Virginia democracy, but of the party in New
York, in Pennsylvania, and throughout the
Union.
Mr.. Vie is now the living and the leading
democratic champion in the field. His splen-
did fight and his splendid success, with all the
fortunes all the fears and all the hopes of the
democracy resting upon his shoulders, have
made BIN so. Mr.. Pierce, his Cabinet, his
diplomats, and the prominent supporters of his
imbecie and worthless administration, in
Guiding Marcy, Gushing, jeff Davis, Buchanan,
Hunter, Cass and Douglas, are all over
shadowed by the pre-eminent claims aud active
talents and energy of Henry A. Wise. This is
very curious and interesting feature of this
new movement, and will unquestonably create
great sensation among the democratic old
fogies and used-up politicians. They must sub
NIT however, to stern necessity, and take
things as they come
Another important indication Of this Tam
many reunion celebration is the new programme
defined in its proceedings. II the Know No
things are a little vain glorious aud self con-
ceited in their party creed of the political pro-
scription of foreigners and Catholics, the demo
Gratis may congratulate themselves on the dis
covery of their true policy a. laid down by Mr..
Wise. This is now declared to be war to the kaife
upon Know Nothingism from the impregnsble
platform of the federal constitution. The ad
ministIatioD, its acts, professions, failures aud
corruptions, are TO be botted OF the books
the slavery question is to become secondary
issuc--the liquor law is to he considered mere
bagatelle-everything in fact is TO be super.
seeded by the new democratic idea of direct