The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-13
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.


-, WASHINGTON, 18th May 1874.
Mr. BESSErr,-
ihsse had mind, for several weeks TO write
you "a ie" hne' by way of correcting the many
erroneous statements, surmlses, and ideas, put
ahoat by the numerous silly letter-wrters that hang
upon this Capitol, like spring worms upon beach
trees. to be shaken of by the frs, fresh west wind
do not say any thing against your correspondents
They may be the "wisest. the discreetest. the
b~st"-bui again they may not-bul do say. that
the bulk of the other CORE spondens, who are busy
retailing stories from the Capitol about dropping
Van Buren,, aud divisions in thu democracy, cannot
penetrate beyond the surface oi things.
Let me- NE the curtain, without letting in too
great food u light
BE assured that little Martin Van Buren, 10 still
the iavouie Candidate Of the democratic party, and
he vii receive the nomination II The Baltimore
CONVENTION. II alive then. Just as sure as the sun
n-es IN the EAST. The quarrels IN the democratic
parry. are only aPpsrent-not real The friends Of
Mr. calhoun aud others hsv. put themselves in an
attitude OF hostility TO Mr.. Van Buren,, merely 70
make the beet arrsnes ment for the succession in
iSis MATTERS ATE now coming to a erlsIs, in the
mii,t Il the dust and di-.sasions which have 40
much s-,oni.hsd and Dew ldered the poor whiss.
snd the few si-cere bot dupsd frsnds of Can.
be the candidate Of the original Baltimore Con-
vention on the 27lh. and no other do no, alude
to the Tyler .hadow-ihe Peter schlsmel of John
Jones Col Dick Johnson will be Vice Mr..
Calhoun will continue as Secretary Of State under
NJ Van Buren,. and will carry out those srea, In
iernational measures that he has so suspici ously
begun--l mean the recovery of the territory of
Trxas-lhe whole Of the Oregon-and the new
Il T
commercial conventions with foreign countries, Of
which the convention with the German Union 10
the FIRST step In two or three years after Mr. Van
Buren's re-election-thai is To say in 1876 or 81
Thomas HAri Benton, the " old Bullion" OF demo-
crazy, will take the State Department, and Mr..
Calhoun will retire TO Fort Hill, and become the
candidate for the Presidency IN Isas-to be sue.
ceeded in ls52 by Mr.. Benton
These are the leading arrangements which are
now growing out OF the apparent troubles, storms
aud thunder gusts, among the democracy in WASH
ingion. The minor matters a. to the disposition of
James Buchanan, silas Wright Woodbury. and
other. will also be amicably se,ilrd As to Gene
raj Cas- aud Commodore Stewart they will sub
NIT TO fate and desiiny-snd be perfectly content
with their present lot The only discontinued or
restless portion OF the democracy will be John Ty
Ter, Robert Tyler, and John Jones--comprsing
the three degrees OF political simplicity and hum
bug-,he positive, comparative and superlstive.
This view VI the political affairs OF this capitol,
you may rely upon II, comes much the fact
and truth, than any thing that emanates from the
leiterwrters or newspapers Of Washington.
You will perceive, therefore. that the wings are
laying the 'fauering JUNCTION to their souls rather
thick, when they suppose that already Henry Clay
is elected through the quau.ls OF the democracy.
They will have TO fight for the Presidency pretty
hard il they expect TO elect him by the first Of
June the democracy, under the flag OF Van Buren,,
will enter the field united host, and will then
give them battle to their hearts content. Mark
me-if | am not a,rue prophet you may take this
head from this shoulder, and shall not say, "Whst
dost thou1"