New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-30

politician; friend of reIenchmen and reform; he hgh
outside, of Free trade low dues debts sepdTa
from banks; economy retrenchment, and sriel aahe
renee to the Constitution
"Haviag said thus much would he idle to conceal that
Mr. Calhoun preference as candidate Tor the rres
.ency. We believe him the best before the PUBLIC
He has deep Judgment in the hearts OF the people But
we only speak senmens-we know OF no factions
We mean no disrespect towards other candidates ana we
shall abide eheerfuly by the decision OF National Con-
vention ye. foremost Of ALL we are attached to JOHN c.
CALHOUN"
dry correspondents, all rejoicing that the feeling
| in favor of Mr.. Calhoun has at length found here
IN utserance, and predicting that ne will be the til
umphant candidate for President.
On tn, other hand, the Erening Post takes
ground moderately in favor of Mr.. Van Buren,, adj
hitting that his administration was not SO faultess
and SO economical as it should have been, hut pre-
dieting that he will do better if allowed another
opportunity. Through its well known corrcspon-
dent Veto, it makes objection to the support Of
Mr.. Calhoun on the ground that he is, not merely
STAKEHOLDER and identified with the slave system,
but more-a champion of slavery per SEA man
who believes that slavery is the true condition of
the African race, and that it ought to be eternal
It would be rather hard urges the Evening Post,
tn make the Free Laborers of the North believe
that such an advocate of Slavery can ever be a
genuine and consistent Democrat This certainly
is rather strongly put; but when we consider what
is swallowed democracy, or at any rate perfectly
consistent with it, the difficulty 10 greatly dimn-
ished. A prominent friend of MIR. Calhoun,
G Strict Construction, who abandoned the Wing
party nearly at the same time with him, answers
Veto in the Post with good deal of logical
fsrce.
We rejoice at these demonstrations in favor of
Mr. Calhoun, not merely because we regard him
as man of genius, ability, and integrity, but be-
cause we regard him as the natural and fitting
tagonist Of HENRY CLAY. While the politics of
these two Statesmen are antipodes, there are many
points of striking resemblance in their characters.
Each is ardent in his temperament, frank in his
declarations fearless in his movements and ami
mated by deep devotion to what he believes the
true, enduring interests of the Country. Either
would make President Of whom, politics out of
the question, any American might well be proud.
In early life they battled bravely side by side in
support of Mr.. Madison and the War policy; in
later years they were first proposed for President
at the same time; and now, twenty years later, it
would be spectacle to stir tie blood to witness
these two master spirits of the time arrayed
against each other for President IN contest which
to each must be final. IL would be like the meet
ing of Hannibal and Scipio on the field of Zama,
or of Napoleon and Wellington at Waterloo
Mr.. Calhoun has changed more than Mr.. Clay
in the course of his long and brilliant though not
cminently fortunate public career but each has one
advantage over their Undertook competitor
neither of them was ever'on more than one side of
Il great question at time, and that side was al
ways well known to the public. No Sheep Speech
can be expected, no Letter to Sherrod Williams
desired from either. For good or for evil the
! Country knows them, and he who should write to
either for his opinion any public question would
excite laugh of derision his ignorance from
Castine to Galena. Each is the living embodi-
rneHt of the great principle which he appeals to
the People-Mr. Clay of the affirmative, the hope
ful, the creative, the fostering Mr.. Calhoun Of
the negative, the forbidding, the cherries, the
take-care of yourself and let-us alone policy A
contest between them would be one strictly o.
Principle; it would enlighten the public mind
and settle several great questions Of Natona
Policy, for years to come. Why shall not such be
the issue2
10 One fthose revolving exhibitions Of human
brutality known as q prize-6ght took place yester
day--the parties being Yankee Sullivan and ano
ther fancy man, by name William Bell The
fight took place at Harris Island in the East River
TO which ten STEAMBOATS, deeply loaded, conveyed
the admiring spectators. The MILL, we under
| stand, lasted twenty-five minutes, during which
,wenty-one rounds were fought, in which Sullivan
had it all his own way, closing up his opponents
eyes and so damaging him that he could not con
tinue the contest. The parties and their friend.
then returned to this City, we-sa,is6ed with their
days work, and considering tia fit employment, fo
rational and civilized beings.
! This whole business was advertised beforehand
J in the loafer Journals of our City Was not tina,
clearly violation of the spirit and intent of the
law as the fight itself? Were not the journals who
advertised it clearly accessory to fragrant and
pernicious violation of law And would not
clause prohibiting and Furnishing such publication
reach the root of the evil, which it now seems SO
aifhcalt to do!
Aoe 'uietliis OF the night were distributed by
thousands in an Extra Whip and Extra Rake
No objection from the Polics.
The SANTA FE cArrlvEs-our reader. arc
aware that there are now in thi. city, recently ar
rived from Vera Cruz, several gentlemen who los,
all their property, suffered the most excruciasnr
hardshiPs and barely escaped with their lives in
their Mexican caPtivisy-beiug taken prisoners
with the Santa Fe Expedition. We understand