Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-09-24
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.


the purpose of keeping our readers inform
ed Of the views of those who consider the
success of the Democratic party a settled
question, we propose to throw together
such speculations as will probably amuse
and instruct the public. Messrs. Van Blu.
rem, Buchanan, Calhoun, Tyler, Johnson
and Cass, may be said to be prominently
before the country, and each have their
friends and advocates. OF this mum.
Der, Van Buren,, Buchanan, and Cass, may
be said to look to the decision of nation.
al convention; the friends of Col Johnson
are organizing through State conventions;
Mr.. Calhoun is sustained in consequence
of the purity of his principles apd per.
sonal strength in the south; while Mr.. Ty-
Ter is supposed TO rely upon the principles
and purity Of his administration.
The Democratic Review, Albany Argus,
and New York Evening Post, are foremost
in the support of Mr.. Van Buren,; the
American Sentinel seems to divide between
Gen. Cass and Mr.. Tyler; the Pennsylva-
nian takes the lead for Mr.. Buchanan; the
Kentucky Gazette and Frankfort Yeoman
for Col. Johnson; the New York Morning
Post and Charleston Mercury for Mr.. Cal
houn; the Madisonian, New York Union,
Old School Republican, Philadelphia Ex-
press, and Louisville Gazette for Mr.. Tyler.
Col. Johnson has been nominated in
Pennsylvania, kentucky, and Indiana, and
his friends seem to realise good deal of
pleasure in compimenting Mr.. Van Buren,
for his letter to the Missouri legislature, in
which it is assumed he Withdrew from the
At this the Albany Argus takes
fire, and pronounces the effort thus to
smuggle its favorite from the canvass un-
generous and unfair. In this state, we OBJ
serve the Dosage Valley" leading demo-
cratic paper, has disobeyed Mr.. Benton,
and sails under the flag of the surviving
zero of the Thames"
Mr.. Van Buren, is sustained by most of
he old Office holders, and being proclaimed
northern man with southern principles"
'elies upon caucus machinery and party
drill.
The friends of Mr.. Buchanan lay great
stress on the claims of Pennsylvania for
he Presidency, and argue the inexpediency
Of bringing forward Mr.. Van Buren,, who
was so signally defeated in 1910. They
adroitly treat him as their only rival, thus
coolly laying the other aspirants on the
shelf
Gov. Cass is brought forward on the
high ground of being scholar and gen.
tleman-a democrat in principle and ac-
tion--with no partisan quarrels to settle
and of having rendered important military
and civil service. He is thought to be
more available" than any other candidate
Mr.. Calhoun is supported by his personal
and political friends, irrespective of state
or national conventions, in consequence of
position and principle; and because his age
and the election of either of the other as
pirants would so arrange the succession as
to place the Office beyond his reach in fu-
ture.
Mr.. Tyler, as before remarked, is sup
posed to rely on fair trial of the acts of
his administration, and at proper time will
probably place himself before the country
on that issue. The Democratic Review.
one of the organs of Mr.. Van Buren,, dis
poses of him by declaring that between the
two great parties he "falls like lead" The
Albany Argus cautions the democratic
party not to accept Office at his hand. which
order, we observe, is not faithfully obeyed.
The New York Evening Post argues tina,
he cannot "be second time President" but
promises that the democracy "will lend him
a cordial and respectful support, and make
his course easy and burdens light" To this
the Madisonian responds that "Mr. Tyler
is not, and may not design to be candid
ate." but without stating how the fact is to
be ascertained, declares it certain that he
will not allow the use of his name sunless
the great body of the people desire it,
At this point the Richmond Enquirer in
lerposes. and pronounces him "the man of
the People"-that "he has a great chance to
be popular, almost as great as ever Old
Hickory had"
But the chief object of this article is to
to our readers the declarations of
the editor Of the Boon's Lick Democrat,