The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-10
Warrington.
Correspondence of the Herald]
The Prospects for the Neat Presidency.
W. SIINC.,r0N Dec I lQis
Washington.

1 DEAR SIR
have just returned from an interesting visit to
| the South. and am enabled to give you some intel
| llgence of an important political movement which
is now making, by the prominent democratic lead
ers in the Southern and Western States, for the
election of General Cass to the Presidency, if the
nomination of Mr.. Calhoun cannot be secured in
| the Baltimore convention. Do not be surprised at
| this information, nor consider it unworthy of cre
dence. Ispeak advisedly upon the subject, and it
will not be long before you find my predictions will
be verified l am aware that some Of the Northern
politicians regard the nomination of Mr.. Cass i'm
possible, and treat the idea with evity which does
no: say much for their sagacity politicians. They
regard the nomination of Mr.. Van Buren, settled,
and, in blind confidence of that event, are quietly
| sleeping upon smouldering volcano, which will,
perhaps suddenly explode and blow them and their
hopes to the air. The North is not the Union,
aud combination of the Southern and Western
States have it clearly in their power to select
didate for the next President-a power which they
are determined to exercise.
| The South reasons in this way upon the subject:
Looking at the array of candidates which is likely
| to be presented now and at the next term, In 49, to
| are Van Buren,, Buchanan. Stewart, Silas Wright,
and Woodbury.; in the Wesl, Mr.. Cass, r. M.
| Johnson, and Mr.. Benton; in the South Mr.. Cal
| houn and Mr.. Tyler. Out of this number stand
most prominent for the present nomination the
| flames of Van Buren, and Calhoun. "Now," say
the South, what ls Mr.. Van Burens true position!'
Why, until after the late election in New York it
was not certain that Mr.. Van Buren, could get the
vote OF his own State, and even now he is not sure
of getting the whole vote of New York; at any rate,
with that strong personal interest which will ensure
thin, nasmuch as Mr.. Wright will have some strong
friends In the convention, who will prefer, if there
Is the slightest chance, to press his claims in pre-
ference to those Of Mr. Van Buren,. The
certain. What States are! New Jersey, Missouri,
and probably Virginia. This is Mr.. Van Buren's
real strength, in addition to the hope that, after the
| first ballot in the Convention, the friends of the
| other candidates will settle upon him. Will they
| do so? The South answers, No! They say that
Mr.. Van Buren, has not the claims upon the public
regard which are enjoyed by Mr.. Calhoun, and that
the latter will go into the conventionwth the largest
personal force. Besides, say they, Mr.. Van Buren,
has been President once already; we go for tine
term principle; our candidate will be pledged to it,
| it is the true democratic doctrine
| combination of personal interests will also ope-
rate against the nomination OF Van Buren, Wright,
Buchanan, Stewart, and Woodbury., are completely
thrown aside if he succeeds, for the North will not
certainly not in the lifetime of either of these
Statesmen. And thus, although these gentlemen
are ostensibly the. friends Of MIR. Van Buren,, and
will upon the surface, lend him their support, yet
it is well understood that neither of them will be
exceedingly chagrlned at his defeat. Calhoun,
then, in going into nomination, will be the strongest
man of the two, but he is not expected to have
strength sufficient to enable his friends to count
| upon his success with any certainty; he has, how
ever, strong interest in the defeat of Van Buren,
II Mr. Van Buren, succeeds the west will claim the
| next candidate, and Mr. Benton will be the man.
This is undoubtedly the true secret of the strong
support given to Mr.. Van Buren, by Mr.. Benton. On
the other hand, If Mr.. Calhoun cannot succeed this
term, il will be very important object with him to
kill MIR. Benton for the next; which will be effec
| taaly done by the nomination of Mr. Cas- So
that the state of things in the Convention will be
found to be as teows:-Van Buren, will go in with
a small personal force, combined with that of Ben
| ton aided by the ukewarm assistance of the three
northern aspirants for nomination at some future
time, while Cass will go in with quite array of
strength from the west, to which will be added the
whole force OF Calhoun and the south, which pro-
badly will secure his nomination in the first ballot
| In this way Van Buren, will be defeated, T. H. Ben
ION used up for the next term, and the chances of
ly increased, but not sufficiently so as to prevent
| the nomination of Mr. Calhoun in 1913. The demo-
| Gratis Of the North will have had President in Mr.
Van Buren,, the democrats Of the West will have
had President in Mr.. Cas-, and the democrats Of
| the South will then have right to demand a Pre-
sldent in the person of Mr.. Calhoun-a demand, the
qualification Of which, will be ensured by this
strong sectional claim, by the distinguished quail.
ties Of the candidate, and the Presidential influence
of Mr.. Cass during the next four years exerted in
| behalf Of the southern succession.
| In this view OF the case have left out OF con-
slderation the operations, interests, and wishes of
| Mr. Tyler and Col Johnson, because, although they
may have the effect to somewhat compicate affairs,
do not believe that they will have influence
enough to materially interrupt the movement, or
| prevent its successful dsnouemenf.
MANHATTAN
COVE never remember to have seen such an immense
number of elegant and well dressed ladies' bcheld
yesterday at the New York Museum, drawn there by the
exhibition Of the Dresses Of Queen Victoria and the Dutch
| ess Of Kent. They most splendid and superb The
imagination is scarcely capable of conceivng how costly
and magnificent they Formed Of the most expensive