New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-10-10

factous oppoEiilon 10 Jefferson administrator
and ever after denounced by Them, was selected nv
Madison and Monroe 10 fll the four most RESPONSE
| BILE situations in their gilt. He was though, by
many Of The wise and good Including some OF those
who had been Federalist voters 10 bete,t adapted
carry on the established policy Of that Democratic
| Administration Of which he was the most trusted
| aud responsible member. But he owed the frs
suggestion OF his name as candidate Tor the Pres
dency, 10 msaner and more selfss motives. jobs
| G. CALHOUN, then Secretary of War, had fixed his
eye or the Presidency, but did not much expect &C
attain It in 1924. He was young, and yet was pos
| sessed OF an euv&ble fame War Democrat, rs
leading defender of the Protective Tariff Of 1916
az the au'hor and chief supporter OF the charter o.
the United States Bank, and as the able Admins
| traitor OF the War Department. He knew that ne
was young enough to wait till some one OF his de-
competitors had served the usual double term o
eight years in the Presidency. He knew also iha
the North would hardly bear the occupation Oh tha
great National office by more than fou' Southern
men in succession, and that ii Crawford OF GeOrgla
should succeed, ii would be almost inevitable thai
| Adams or Clinton or some other Northern candidate
should then come in. After the death Of WILLIAM
| LowSDEs, the original candidate Of South Carolina
and the iavOrite oil the whole Union, he caused him
self 10 be nominated in that region. mainly with O
view destroy Crawford, by dividing the South and
enabling iae North 10 bring in Adams. He then
entered in,o confidential correspondence with the
devoted friends OF the latter, and published papers
appealing 10 sectional pride and National justice in
favor of q Northern candidate.
All these four candidates, Crawford, Clay, Adams
| and Calhoun were put forward as Republican can
didates. The old Federaliss, leaders, feeling that
they 4" had neither part nor lot in this matter" look
ed elsewhere for candidate who would bring them
into power, and give popularity to their peculiar
notions OF all men under heaven they most hated
john Quincy ADAMS, for what they called his
ueachery to them. Next TO him they hated HENRY
CLAY for his advocacy Of the War, his defence CT
the rights OF American sailors and laborers, and his
whitening nvectives against the Federalists in Con-
gress. Crawford they could not support, because
they knew that he Democratic Caucus candidate.
would never give them office.
These cunning old federalists looked about for
man who would realize their favorc ilea OF ''a
strong government" and who by come personal
popularity, or by the charm of military renown,
might draw away the people from mere party prin-
ciples aud connections, ard might obilteratc The
impressions Of previous stries, TO the utter viola
ton of the democratic succession. They sought
man who might, out Of his personal popularity,
build up Il complete dictatorship and empire, that
would enable him 10 control tic democratic impulse,
to sway the great popular mass 10 say TO the Amer
ican people, "This is my will this is Democracy;
destruction and prescription and in!amy TO the man
that deres gainsay it," They found their rlGn-
Aaron Burr first pointed him out to them. He Tor
rather old Federalist in his nalne) had written 10
Monroe urging him TO "exterm;nate the monster,
Patty, and bring Federalisls into tie Cabinet" Fl.
mad cefed and insulted the Tammany men 10 Their
aces by proposing, when they entertained hin
mere, lile haGlih Of their worst enemy, De Wit
Clinton the candidate of the Federalists. the Fed.
sralists Of Pennsylvania put him in nomination:
md james Buchanan and William Wilkins aud
Roger B. fancy aud Carrot Wa, and Louis Me
Lane raised his standard in the Middle States D.
Nilt Clinton, already marked for Inc Succession
anne in under it. So Gid Henry Hubbard and
ReUel Williams an! scores Of other CID F-deralis
euders in the North and Sas, and Whole masses oi
he people in PoGTs v6.i:a a., ~ he Southern ant
Western States unda. t,t excitement OF patriots
.ratude for military se!"c@. rushed II the stand
I'D uf The hero OF the last War Crawford was
prok"n down before the onset. hio.c dian half O,
he Western democracy were torn from their natura
,thesion 10 Clay. The wise AMI pure and peace
-, a.sa above the fience OF party AID the gIar,
{ warike fame, shrunk with instructive horror
rom hat name, and stood firm hy the representa-
i've of their principles, JoHN QUIncY ADAMS
Who that candidate OF cunning managers
II wild and unrestricted populace His name
ono NJ which peace and justice and liberty anc
humanity yet mourn, deplorIng an oten.violaed
Constitution, a dishonored and blasphemed democ
raco, suhvertrd nn'ional prosperity. That name
~ ANDREW JACKSON.
Blu; Jackson not presented under the demon.
nation of "a FederalisT." That would have ex
tinguished his chances in moment and for ever
He was put forward as the friend OF Internal I'M
p,ovemens, National Bank, hnd Protective Ia
riff and was recognized by all his parliZans and
supporters till 1890. The Jacksonian policy Of hos
tility TO that whole scheme of measures, was not
fully de, eloped till 1882.
| need not farther follow the details of tina, al
ready halfforgotten history. All know that the
election Of President was thrown into the House oil
Representatives in l825-that Clay was excluded
from the list OF the three highest candidates by
dirty legislative trick in Lousiana-that OF the
three, Crawford was ncapaci;ated by sudden at.
tack of fatal disease. and that CLAY, choosing be-
tween Adams, Madsonion Republican candidate,
whose competency und justice no one doubted, and
Jackson, whom he himself had repeatedly denoun.
ced as q reckless criminal volator OF the Consti,u-
tion decided at once in favor OF the former Under
Adams's Administration, Clay was made Secretary
OF State, the acceptance OF that Office having been
urged on him even by his political opponents,
ORCHARD NJ. JOHNSON incudedl on the score OF
his obligations 10 Kentucky Johnson said 10 him,
in private conference, of the kentucky delegation,
"Ne matter what may be your scrupes or your
fear Of calumny. Kentucky has claims on you !;
and through YOU she claims seat in the Cabinet.
You owe it 10 Kentucky 10 take it,
In spite OF threats of dcnunciation from Jackson,
long anterior 10 his support Of Adams, Clay took
the office, and by four years Of unequaled public
service in il added 10 his many pre- existing titles TO
popular respect and gratitude. And grateful peo.
pie rejoicing in the evidences Of the wisdom Of his
choice, already fondly looked forward TO his sue
cesson to the Presidency.
And where now was John c. Calhoun, who had
resolved to have the Presidency in 1882, after the
completion OF President Adams's second term? He
saw Clay the popular lavorte, and as such likely 10
secure the support of the whole North and the whole
West. Another double term thus occupied would
defer Calhouns chances till lSi0-t0o long for him
TO rat. The Presidency in 1882 was his mark
Elected to the Vice Presidency by the united votes
OF the friends of three Presidential candidates. over
Nathan Sanford, New ork Democrat-the candi.
date OF the Adams for that office, he directed
all his energy and influence 10 the prevention OF the
reelection Of Adams. Jackson was again sol up by
him, us military hero to whom the Republic had
been ungratcful; and by secret good understand
ing in return for this iavor Jackson pledged TO
one term, which would leave the course clear for
Calhoun in that year OF destiny.
And what became OF the Crawford party They
held in their hands the vote OF the great State Of
New-York, OF which Van Buren, and Silas Wright
we're the guardians and keepers. They hated Jack
son from the FIRST as the candidate Of their wors,
enemies, ard had denounced him "not having
oae feeling in common with the Republican party"
n fhe head ot fhs lackcnp