The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-18
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The most extraordinary public political as
semblage ever announced in this city comes of |
in the Park this evening-an open air meeting |
of the hitherto mysterious and indescribable
Know Nothings, for the free discussion Of their
principles as a great political party. Distin-
guished speakers are to be present from both
sections of the Union, and in view of the future
policy of this new party, the most important
suggestions, disclosures and resolutions may
reasonably be expected.
The superficial organs Of the Seward Holy
Alliance, of the Philadelphia Wilson seceders,
and of the administration democracy, will pro.
badly learn from the proceedings of this meet
ing that this new American organization is not
disbanded and dispersed, but that, as great
conservative national party, the work Of cohe-
sion, unity and efficiency in its behalf. was
commenced with the split at Philadelphia, and
will be followed up by the reconstruction Of the
Union Know Nothings, North and South, upon
a solid and practical basis The manly stand
taken against Wilson and his seditious doc
trines by the New York delegation of this late
National Council has promptly established the
nucleus for Q great national movement.
A reaction in the North against Wilson
and Company has already commsn ced,
and with very little exertion Pennsylva-
MIA and New Jersey, and at least
portion Of the great Northwest. may be rallied
by the side of New York and the South in
a common movement for a new administration
upon sound utilitarian American principles aud
| ho{o a
BILE alike to the solid Union sentiment of the
American people North and South.
General Henry Wilson, at Philadelphia, has
only been playing over his old trick Of disor-
ganization at the General Taylor Convention
of 1s4s. In the late Council his object is more
transparent than in 48, but, despite the rejoic-
ings of the antislavery organs, we fear that he
will be disappointed In recent speech In
this city, he declared that unless the Know
Nothings should come up to the work on the
slavery question, they ought to be killed of,
and would be killed of, and that he would
cheerfully render his services to carry out this
good work. he has shown at Philadelphia
that he was in earnest, but he and his fellow
abolitionists, in seeding from the national plat
form Of the Council instead of killing the par
ty, have simply commenced the work Of its
publication and national reconstruction. The
tree has not been injured, but will thrive the
more luxuriantly from having had such rotten
branches as those of Massachusetts, and Vermont
Topped off
1t may be that these antislavery seceders
imagine that their action at Philadelphia is
analogous to the secession Of the New York
Van Buren, delegates from the Democratic Bal
| timore Convention of '4S, which nominated Gen.
| Cass, and that the result will be the same that
is, an anti-slavery diversion, which will defeat
the ticket Of the party proper, and break it to
pieces But there is no real point of resem-
blance between the two cases. The Van Buren,
detection was in New York; it was upon the
heels of the active work Of the canvass; there
was no time allowed to repair the damage, aud
hence Gen. Cass lost the State and the election.
In this instance, New York stands firm; there
is abundance Of time for the repairing of all ex-
listing damages, and for defeating the ends aud
aims Of the Pierce democracy, and Seward,
Wilson and the antislavery alliance, by ho-
mogeneous national American movement, rest
| ing upon New York as their base of operations.
There is no existing national political party
in the country except these Know Nothings.
There is no wing party; there is no national
democratic party. They are both adrift. That
an attempt will be made to reorganize the de.
mocracy as national party, nobody doubts;
that it will be successful is extremely question
able. The administration soft shells Of
this State are leaning decidedly to fu-
sion with Seward and Wilson, while the
hards are just as likely to 60 over to the
Know Nothings 1t is the policy of this new
| party to consult this advantageous state of
| things, and to turn it to good account in our
| next fall election. The party which carries
| New York in 1855 will have the inside track
| for the great four mile race of 1856. Let not
this fact be forgotten at the Park meeting
| to night. The immediate business in hand
| must not be overlooked in discussing windy
distractions There will be little difficulty
next spring in rally ing this American party in
both sections upon common candidate, pro-
vided that they carry the State elections in the
interval, and particularly the Empire State of
! New York.
Let this Park meeting open the ball against
| the administration and the democracy, against
| Seward and his seditious and disorganizing
abolition and Maine liquor law affiliations; let
them expound the liberalizing processes which
public opinion and common sense have worked
in the peculiar Americansms of the Order;
let them concede reasonable margin of indie
pendence for separate State action in the
meantime; and when the day comes round for
a man and platform for the Presidency, they
will be readily discovered. Build up pow
erful party upon State action, and there will
be no trouble of uniting it upon the cohesive