New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-14
The Next President.

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viii be Observed have been spontaneous, and en-
,ircy unanimous No other candidate was even
named in any instance other thought Of; no
other ha, been proposed in any State; and there
j. not now single Wing paper in any State bn'
PENNSYLVANIA and possibly one in Ohio that speaks
Of any man but Henry Gay a. lie first, second, on
third choice. In Pennsy lyania, few journals hold
Up the name of Gen. Scott but It is most evident
that Mr. Clay il the first choice Of a majority
The great majority Of those who prefer another to
Mr.. Clay do so only from an apprehension that
Mr.. Clay cannot take the vote ct The State--an
apprehension that the events of every passing hour
are dispclling. All the Indications Of public SEN
rmcnt Justify the assurance that Mr.. Clay Is Al
ready substantially NOMINATED a their candidate
for President by ninety-nine of every hundred
Wings throughout the unicn
Such being the notorious fact, il seems to Us
that The idea of holding National Convention to
nominate is mistaken and prcposterous. such a
Convention. as things are could do nothing but
declare what every already knows
And we are sure that nothing exclusive nothing
.dictatoral will be done suffered by Mr. Clay :
friends If fairly called Convention Of the
| Wings in any Wing State cf the Union shall de-
clare a preference for any other candidate, then
we shall hold it the policy and duty of the vast
majority tc unite in National Convention tn
III that time. howcycr--which we are confident
will not conceive shall consider the matter sub
,tantiallv settled, by the spontaneous and utmost
unanimous voice of the Wing party from Mars
Hill to the Sabine. and shall act upon that con-
| yiction.
Such being the condition Of the Whigs-unitcd
enthusiastic, oud burning to punish and cface the
trcachcry by which they have been defrauded of
the victory they 50 nobly won--what is the posi-
ton Of their adversares
All are aware that JoHN {. CALHosN, backed
| by decided preponderance Of the Loco-t oco
strength at Washington, whether the account IL
taken by talent, numbers or weight of character
is daermised on being their candidate for Presi-
dent Backed by the whole force of the State
Rights section of the party, with men of power
| like Pickens and Rhett, and Goede of Va. and
| Dixon II. Lewis of Ala. and Saunders Of \. {.
as drill-sergeants and the rcputcd aid of Woodbu-
nv of n. H.. r. d. Davi. of this State and the re-
version of Capt.T yler's measre cspal,Mr Calhoun
certainly presents formidable array for the contest
Then there is Mr.. BUcHANAN, whose name
stands at the head Of nearly the whole press OF
the party in Pennsylvania. Then Col. X. NJ
JOHNSON has a very decided strength with the
rank and file and will not submit to be put aside
| Now We entertain little doubt that Mr.. Van BU-
RES, who can beat them all by long odds in in
tr;gue and management, will, very much to their
disapponmen, and chagrin, obtain the nomination
but can he unite the strength Of the party We
believe he cannst. 1t is one thing TO travel over
| the Country and secure the aid of the few who
| manage the caucuses--to make fair weather with
Citizen Ritchic, and ambassador Stevenson. and
Gov. Nc Donald. and Old Hickory, and Gov. Polk,
&c. &c. winding up the tour with few pleasant
and facile wine-rares at Saratoga; but it ia quite
another thing to concentrate and call out the yotds
of the Mr.. Buchanan may stand back
| though in no very pleasant hvmor; but Mr.. Cal
houn is likely stand back at all. 1t i, NOR
ally speaking, his last chance-for the next cam
paign opens with new men, Cass. Mclean, Ac.-
and Mr. Calhoun's ambition TO reach the Presiden
| CIV has long been monomana His friends insist
with much Justice that he .the strong man OF the
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beet defender, while ms capacity j, unquestoncd
and his private life srotess. Beside, he has stood
back and stood back, for mon weaker and less
deserving; shall he do 50 at his last chance, and
for man who has once been President, and wa.
only at the last contest bcateA out OF the Chair 10y
an overwhelming majority Il is not in human
nature-certainy not in Mr.. Calhoun's nature
that liz should submit bc managed of the course
now with large a Preponderance OF the intel
lectual and moral force OF the party in has favor
Rely on it, if he is driven Of the staff, neither
he nor his many ardent friend. will serve kindly
in the ranks How should they
Then there is Col. Johnson, too-he, Ne learn
from the Louisville Journal-lately remarked in a
.age-coach that. "Gttsr himself h. gas for
HrxnY CLAY for President" This. we are as
,ured is the sentiment of many of his friends at the
/ West.
Let no friend. then. of Henry Clay and the
Wing cause be for momsnt depressed by the
re,erses which are very likely to befall Us in those
States where Elections are held thi, summer, be-
fore the Wings have time TO rally and recover from
the effect. Of the trcacherous blows which have
been deal, them, the keen disappeintments and ua-
meritcd rcverses by which they have been over
taken. The great battle Of 1914 Is not to bc
fought between our now betrayed and temporarily
broken squadrons and the compac, rank. and even
front OF our opponents, but the contrary Every
month will add TO organization and strength.
while it dcyeloPes their inevitable division and
consequent weakness. Then. whatever may be
( our immediate fortunes, LEI vs. remember the con-
/ trast of 1889 with 1910.