The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-04

NEW YORK HERALD, S
that time our manufactures would have
reached point of developement-andt that too
without any faIlacious aid from protection
which would enable them not only to defy
comps tition from Europe, but to undersell the
Europeans in their own markets. Oar popula-
ton would double, if that of Great Britain
starved. Our country would have reached
point which it would hardly have attained in
century Of peace.
1t is this peculiar contrast of circumstances
and prospects which gives to the United States
a greater power over other nations than
any one Power ever possessed over any
other It is this which undoubtedly prompt
ed the Emperor Nicholas 10 write the au-
tograph letter to the President; his object
being Of course to stir up the hostility Of the
United States against England and France with
view to his own success in the pending war.
Should the facts he stated with regard to the
conspiracy in Europe prove true, and well
founded, nothing would be easier than to arouse
a violent war feeling in this country against
Europe, and it is impossible to say where it
might not end But the Allies may take COM
fort; with the present administration, nopolicy
requiring energy or determination or vigor
can nationally be expected.
PRESIDENTIAL MovEMENTs.-The Albany
.atias, one of the starveling soft shell organs Of
the administration puts its finger to its nose,
and with sly wink, says that our late tele-
euapbc advices from different quarters in
reference to the Presidential movements in
behalf of George Law and Daniel S. Dickinson
for the Presidency, arc tictions, got up in the
HERALD office for the amusement o. the public
for day or two. Very well. If these things
be fictions now, they will very shortly turn out
to be facts and realities" fixed facts" and
stern realities. To all such sceptics as our
Albany contemporary we recommend the ad-
dtioDal intelligence upon the same topics,
which we publish to day.
Our report from Washington, that VIM. G.
Rives, of Va, is to be leading man in the
Dickinson movement South, is very curious
and suggestive. Mr.. Rives was an original
Dickinson, as the Southern democratic can
didate, looks very much like recurrence to
ancient Democratic national principles, shorn
of Pierce and his spoil> men, and his secession
and free soil affiliations. That the New York
Van Buren, soft shells should repudiate this
proceeding is very natural. Their road
lies in the opposite direction. But it is
by no means wonderful that conservative
Southern men, especially in Virginia, should
feel strong Partially for Dickinson, His
antecedents are sound and consistent. He
was offered the Presidency by Virginia in 1852,
and declined it. He has also declined all at
tempts on the part Of the administration to
wean him over from his principles to the spoils;
He stands out in defiant opposition and in dig
nifed retirement, On Independent man. A man
like this may well challenge the support of the
true Independent democratic chiyalry of the
South.
With respect to George Law, " the great job
ber," as his enemies are pleased to call him, we
have now the pleasure to say that we expect
by this mornings mail copy of his letter
rom Harrisburg. in reply to the communica-
ton addressed him from numerous members of
the Legislature on the present crisis. See our
Harrisburg despatch. We shall, if received,
publish this reply tomorrow, in black and
white. George Law may be thought by the
old fogies queer fish for the Presidency but
the Pennsylvanians have penchaut for new
and fresh men, fresh from the body of the peo-
pie. Thus they led off in behalf of Gen. Jack
son and Gen. Tay lor, and thus they are lead
ing off for George Law by sort of spontaue-
Gus combustion.
Our intelligence from Washington concerning
Gen. Houston is unfavorable. We are sorry for
it; but can't help it. The people will have
things their own way. Gen. Houston is pos
sessed Of many wonderful elements of popular
i'y. His history is familiar romance of the
most fascinating kind, and is calculated to make
him take with the people. Bat he has fallen
into the great mistake of Gen. Scott, who, sup
posing in 1852, that be h I'd all the wing party,
devoted SO much Of his attention to the Dutch
and Irish as to lose more, ten times over, than
he gained by the experiment. So with Gen.
Houston-supposing himself safe in the South,
he has been counting favor in various ways in
the North, and is thus in danger Of falling
through from attempting to carry water on
both shoulders. Another mistake of Gen. Hous-
ton lies in the fact that he is too early on the
stump, and has thus been throwing his ammuni-
tion away
The case is different with George law The
great American party Of Pennsylvania have
called upon him-be has responded He has
awaited the movement of the people. This gives
him the inside track, and we should not be sur
prised If he were to hold il all the way through.
In mighty revolution like this now going on
among us, we must take things as they come
We 60 with the movement, with the people and