New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-17
The Vice Presidency.

The Vice Presidency.
We see the name Of Hon. GEORGE EVANS sug-
rested by the Wings of Maine and in several
other quarters in connexion with the Vice Presi-
dcncv. Mr. Evans is an able and upright Wing
of the old Republican school-a supporter sue
cessivcly of Madison, Monroe, Adams and Clay,
who never for moment bowed the knee to the
base idol, demagogue in face but despot in heart
whichselish politicians moulded upon the spare
frame of Old Hickory If Mr. E. should be Sc
lected as our candidate, we shall support him
right heartily, though there are several consider
atoms which impel us to prefer different selec-
ton.
One of these grows out of the critical condition
of the Senate. With the most overwhelming
Wing victory this year, there is great danger OF
the loss of the Wing majority in the Senate,
where, to say nothing of casualties, we must car
ry ten of the sixteen Senators to be chosen this
year to make even tie in that body. One less
would block the wheels of the Government, ar
rest all the great Wing measures, and put Mr..
Clay at the mercy of Loco Focoism even in the
selection of his Cabinet and Foreign Ministers
r, othor :v=-5'=, :: ,vot1i irnpose on the Whig
party two years more oi hard fighting and hone
deferred and practically shorten Mr. Clay's term
totwo years.
Now Mr. Evans is Senator elect for the first
oyears of the next Administration, and a pretty
sure life for the full term; while the State has
recently been so Gerrymandercd by Loco Foco
ism, that it is morally impossible we should carry
the Legislature this year SO as to fill vacancy
j n the Senate with Wing, even though we carry
the Governor and Presidential Electors by de-
cided majority. Must we not take heed to this
Should we elect President and Vice President
by noble majority, yet, by using up one of our
Senators to make Vice President throw the Sen.
ate against us, we shall have committed capital
oversight, which the prospect held out to us of
carrying Ne,o- -Hamsphire /! for Mr.. Clay will
hardly justify.
AS. to Mr. FILLMORE, whose name has been
unanimously presented to the National Conven-
ZION by the Wing members of our State Legisla-
ture, as well as by most of the Wing journals Of
this State we are sure that there is no disposition
on the part of his friends to press his nomination
unless it appear at Baltimore that he is the right
man. We cannot doubt, however, that his seec-
ton would sensbly strengthen the Wing party in
this State, and especially increase the Wing vote
IN the glorious West, where we must count our
majority by thousands to the County if we are
to carry the State We regard New York as the
pivot of the Presidential centest-the State which
must determine whether Mr.. Clay shall barely be
elected or shall come in with a majority worthy
of his character, services and fame. Here lies all
the personal strength of Van Buren-here is all
the local feeling or pride that can be arrayed in
his tavor--here the Political Abolitionists will
make diversion equal TO 10000 votes dead
weight against u.s. If Mr.. Fillmore shall be
selected, we believe the choice will tell on the
popular vote Of our State, and mag save our 80
Electors, though we hope to carry them any how,
We believe some of the reasons which will make
hun candidate for this State will exert an intu-
ence IN Pennsylvania also, ifnot elsewhere. How
ever. he is in the hands of the Convention, and if
another man can be selected more deserving, or
who can bring more strength to the ticket, that is
the right man, and he will not be more heartily
supported by his own particular friends than by
those of Mr.. Fillmore, who dixie Mr. Evans) is a
Wing from the start, and will remain such under
whatever mutations of fortune With either of
these Statesman or JoRN DAVIS, or JOHN SER.
GEANr, or JOHN NJ. CLAYTON, or H,RMAR DsNNy,
as Vice President, We shoGld deeply deplore any
vacation of the Presidential Chair, but we should
have no fears for the Country or the Wing Cause
10 Hon SAAuEi BGARpsLEy, NJ. c. from
Oneida County, has been nominated by Gov.
Bouck, as we hear, for Justice of our State Su-
preme Court, vice Hon. Esek Cowen, deceased
This IS a good nomination. Perish Credit IS
one of the ablest of our Regency politicians, a
genuine Old Hunker' of the Safety Fund breed
and has been, by the exigencies of "the party,
subjected to keen indignitics at Washington this
winter. This honor at home viii be balm to his
wounded spirit If spirit he have as we doubt not