The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-12
The Approaching acknowledgements nj
of the Grent Campaign for the Presidency.

of the Great Campaign for the Presidency.
Both parties are now fairly in the field, each with
candidate and declaration of principles
According 10 present appearances, the next cleo
ton will be one of the most important that has been
held in this State for many years. The wings have
nominated Mr. Clay for the presidential contest which
is to take place two years hence. This being the
case, the coming fight may be considered as prei-
mlnary election, on which depends the fortunes of
Mr.. Clay hereafter and the success or defeat of all
the important measures connected with him.
The result of such struggle correctly
predict. The wings claim to be able to carry the State
by 10000 majority. But this is little else but boast,
Tor the other side claim that they will carry it by
equally large majority.
The variety of views and interests, bound up with
this result will render the coming election an exceed
lngy interesting 1t is very evident from the
manner in which the wings commencing the
contest and putting forth the claims Of Mr.. Clay,
that they intend to make desperate fight of it, and
to put forth their whole strength on it, For if they
defeated in this State, the wings will consider all
chance of success with Mr.. Clay gone for ever and
will probably turn round on some more available can
dldate-Cien. Scott or some else
The elections in several of the other States, though
resulting unfavorably to the whgs they do not seem
consent appears that the deductions from these are
to be laid aside, and the hopes of both parties be
made to depend upon the conduct of the great State
of New York That is, after all, to be the mighty
pivot upon which all subsequent political are
to turn. Neither is it of any consequence, to the
grand result, side the States pennsylvania or
Ohio may cast their weight; all will ultimately de-
pend upon the prominent position that will be assum-
ed by this great Empire State at the ensuing con-
test
II the wings should succeed in carrying their
dIdate for Governor, then the prospects of Mr.. Clay
will look exceeding y brilliant and smiling. He may
then probably be elected, and with him carry all his
great measures-National Bank, High Tariff, As
sumption of the State Debts, Distribution of the Public
Land Mones and all those schemes for which his
adherents in different parts of the country have been
soloudy clamorng, and all the plans of the specula
tors and financiers of Wall street and elsewhere.
Now, them what the prospects before the two
parties The wings have planted themselves upon
the platform of internal improvements and an in
crease OF the State debt. But matters stand now,
this may a sort of two-edged sword, and cut
both ways There may be persons in the
southern and western counties, who are out OF en-
poyment or who want transit and market for
their produce, or the price of their farms increased
OF lntE III lOlS 10 succeed. Dul on the
other hand, in this part the country all the capital
lists opposed to the wing polcy they do not wish
10 see State stocks culver and shake again as they
have done, and they will back out from their politi-
cal principles, and go for the ocofocos; and, there
fore it is probable that these contradictory elements
may be able TO neutralize each other.
great cry has been got up by the wings about
the tariff But as we have now got tariff, and the
manufacturers generally seem very well satisfied
with its details, it is probable that they will
trouble themselves, or spend much money in order
to defeat what may be, after all, mere chlmera of
the whig leaders. Then, again, the separation of
the wings from Mr.. Tyler's administration, will do
them no good but tbs extent of that movement,
for good or evil, we cannot now stop TO calculate.
From all present appearances and from all we
gather in the various quarters of the political
horizon, the result seems exceedingly doubtful 1t
seems to be a sort OF new experiment., the working
of which no safely calculate upon. The
candidates are all good and highly unexceptonable
men; so that no vantage can be gained on the
of personal popularity. The true issue of the fight
seems TO be, Shall Mr.. Clay be the next Presidentp
If Bradish is elected, Mr.. Clay will go into the Pre-
sldential chair if not, he is gone for ever.
II is possible that the wings may carry the State
by small majority, but it is of the most doubt
full contests we ever saw. They will fight hard, and
strain every nerve; for if defeated now not only is
Mr. Clay gone, but all their chances at the next Pre-
sidential election will be sent spinning adown the
stream of time" All the friends OF Gen Scott of
course, will vote against the wings, because they
want to see Mr.. Clay dished and done up. All Mr.
Tylers friends will vote against them. All the CAPT.
aiss will against them, for the reasons we have
already assigned And, in short, there will be
combination of all the elements that can possibly be
brought TO bear against them.
To oppose this, there will also be a combination
of all the elements that can be brought to bear in
favor of Mr.. Clay and they are many and powerful
We are told that they are going TO send funds on
here from all parts OF the country to carry this cleo.
ton, because this is the citadel. If this is taken,
the city will be sacked, and the troops put to the
rout This 10 all very well We can do nothing
without money. Kentucky has two and half mil
lions OF specie in her banks. Tennessee, Indiana,
anu llnos have some also, say three millions, in
their banks. They must all contribute Let the
banks OF hese states send on about 81, O0O, 600 in
specie, consigned TO certain persons in this civ and
well see what can be done for the cause. Every
thing Is at stake here and therefore, if thew can't
get money in any other way, they must pick locks
break into vaults, and do anything-but get money
so that we may carry the election 1t must have
specie, too-the hard currency. Bank paper won't
do at all here. Those Clay men out west who have
produce, may send some of that. They may send
each twenty thirty barrels of -four or few
hogsheads of tobacco, or any thing they have got
for well take anything. But they must send some
thing, or the State will be lost.
Thus, therefore, stands the contest. The ultimat,
tate OF the Great Western" of noble " Harrl
Clay, is TO be determined this fall, in New York
The result is in doubt. Every effort will be calet
out, on both sides, and the victory will be achieved
TO them who will work the hardest-scatter tn,
most newspapers and spend the most time ane
greatest amount of hard money