Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-26
From the Journal cf Commerce.


 The Presidency.-It is now evident, we think, that the whig party can elect the next President of the United States. The Jack son party, intoxicated with power, has broke down under it's own weight. Prosperity has destroyed it. In an evil hour for itself and the country, its leaders chose to sacrifice the public welfare to the indulgence of personal passions and crude theories of political econ- orny, at which the judicious at home have mourned, and our foreign rivals are rejoicing. But this madness has brought its own renne- dy; and may be made, 1t we are wise, to work out perfect cure of our public disor- ders. To effect this end, however, the Wings must learn timely lesson of prudence, and not be betrayed, by the consciousness of growing strength, into acts of indiscretion, which will deprive them of their present van- age-ground.
 Mr. Van Buren was elected by very great majority, not indeed of popular, but electo- ral votes. To prevent his reelection, two things must be done. Al large body of Wings, who Gas Wings are very apt to- staid quiet. ly at home, attending to their farms and merchandise, and allowed the country to be saddied with an Administration they disap- proved, must be reused to action, and brought out to the polls. This is an important step, but not of itself sufficient. There are some sluggards in both parties :; though, from the nature of things, much fewer on the Loco-Fo- co side, than on the other. An increased activity in the canvass on the part of Wings, will produce also an increase of activity on the part of their opponents. The Wings have, it is true, larger reserved forces to bring up, but the LocO-F Focos have also re- serve. In the lowest depth, there is lower still, which, when the struggle grows warm, will be made to cast up it's hungry multitudes, seeking whom they may devour.
 The other and the more important step, then, is to engage the cooperation ofthe mass of the intelligent and patriotic portion of the Jackson Van Buren party To do this, re- quires considerateness, and patriotic spirit of conciliation. The Wings cannot take one step on the ground that their opponents. ,oithoM exception, are the enemies of good principles and good men. They have been deceived by their leaders, but it was by plau- sible pretences. Many of them now wish to abandon those leaders; they are prepared to do SO but they desire neither to be taun- ted for their past errors, nor, in adopting new course, do they wish, as far as individu- als are concerned, to be called upon for ex- treme sacrifices of former prepossessions and antiquities.
 It is not enough considered that the Wings can carry their point only by securing the aid of large number of those who, at the last election, voted against their candidates It appears to us that on the weight given to this consideration, the result of the election will turn. Three prominent whgs have been named as candidates. Partial friends claim for each the preference, on one ground or the other.-absolutely, or as candidate. xk~. xStsfsv ized majority, all that would be necessary would be, to mako selection of one of those three, on any principle of choice which the whole party would acquiesce in. But in the present case this is not enough. It is ne- cessary to adopt a candidate for whom considerable number will be willing to vote, who at the late elections voted for General Jackson and MT. Van Buren.
 We suppose that even this principle would operate differently in different States; but it is not possible to lay down any principles which will not, in their application to SO vast an extent of country, admit of exceptions.- And yet, as we said before, a candidate is to be selected !; and selected, we trust. not from the personal partialities of a few warm heart ed and zealous friends, but on some well req. soned, practical ground, upon which the Wings can invite the considerate portion of their former oppohents to stand with them. We know of no principle but that which we have indicated. viz 10 take that one of the candidates who will be not merely least ob- noxious, but most acceptable to those whose aid the Wings not only desire to conciliate. but absolutely require for their success.
 THE TIDE AS IT TURNS.
 We find in the Poughkeepsie Journal the following significant address:
 To the Democratic Republican Young Men of
 the County of Duchess.
 The undersigned were appointed at your last regular Convention, members of a Gen. tral Committee for the Democratic Young Men of this county, and have acted in that