The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1860-08-29
The view York Herald.


THE New York HeraHis q remarkable sheet
Like the feather which is tossed about BY the
wind, the Herald is never still To know the
position il maintained yesterday with relation to
any great question Of public policy, is not equiv
alent to knowing its position with relation to the
same question to-day. No logic which reasons
from data to results, nophilosophy which judges
what is to be by what is past will enable you to
reckon its position at any given time. 1t is not
subject TO law or reason. In fact Law and reason
seem to be the antithesis of the Herald. The
Herald is, in the newspaper world, what comet
is in the planetary something not to be
calculated upon, erratic, vapory, bright with
phosphorescent light like that which clngs about
charnel houses. As the comet wanting fixed
orbit in which to travel, first throws its sickly
glare upon this world, and then upon some other
on the opposite side Of the vast concaye in which
the planets move, so the Hsrad first throws It's
influence into the scale Of one party, and then M
to that of the party opposite. Though it pre-
tends to be consistent in all this, for the life Of
you, you cannot see where the consistency Is
You are apt to think of the chameleon, that liz
ard-shaped little animal which is forever chang
ing its color. You are apt to remember that the
curious little creature takes the color Of whatev-
er it feeds upon; and then, very naturally, you
wonder if the Herald's changes are brought
about in the same way You would not wonder,
if you were well acquainted with the Herald
Nothing in its columns would surprise you
Even the most absurd things would come to be
received with the utmost placidity. Your pulse
would beat evenly, though the Herald should
declare itself in favor of Buddhism as the nation
al religion. You would only expect to find, in
to-morrow's paper, a strong essay on the evils Of
idolatry, and special exhibit Of the horrors at
tendant on the worship of Juggernaut by the
natives of Hindostan.
These remarks have been provoked by the ex-
hibitions of ground and lofty tumbling with
which the Herald has favored US since the OPEN
ing of this Presidential campaign. Dan Rice's
best clown has been eclipsed. Blondin sinks
into insgnifcance. The belt belongs to the
Herald At the opening Of the campaign, the
Herald, with mighty blast of trumpets, led off
ioI Dull Dcll Nos a bieat SVou ihoti, sNS
very man for the times. The Bell party was =
strong party, conservative party, and would
sweep everything before it. Bell was destined
to be the next President. There was no help
for it. and we were just teaching our stubborn
hearts to be reconciled to what the New York
Herah said must be, when lo
"a change came DER the spirit of my DREAM"
and the pieces on the political chess-board were
so arranged, that in few more moves, Bell,
Lincoln, Douglas, Houston, all would be check
mated by the gallant Breckenridge. Our heart
grew strong again. Breckenridge was sure to
be elected The New York Herald was for
Breckenridge But our hopes were short-lived
The Herald could not be one thing long at a
time. Breckenridge is no longer the HeralGs
candidate. Nobody is The Herald, at pres
ent, is two-and-a-half for Douglas, and ten tor
Bell. II supports the Fusion ticket. The Flu
sionists all rejoice of course The New York
Heraid is their organ. But let them not rejoice
too loudly, lest they be made fools of The
Herald has not gone the round, yet Lincoln
and Houston are left When it has advocated
each of these candidates awhile it may perhaps
find some abiding place, but not till then.