The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-23
Why IL II likely that Mr.. Clay VIII be
Elected

oaolt De elected next President oil the United States,
and We are often asked what are The reasons which
induce US TO entertain such an omniona We will
reply TO this enquiry, very natural and very in
terestlns one, as briefly as possible.
The rejection of Mr.. Van Buren, by the Baltimore
Convention, produced by the influence OF Mr. Cal
aoun aid his friends in the South and West, has
occasoned an apathy and species of neutrality the
Democratic ranks that eltto very great extent
Ia New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other West
ern States where the battle will be fought and the
contest chiefly decided. The movements, speeches
and position of Mr.. Benton-rhe celebrated letter
OF Mr.. Van Buren, on the annexation question
the lukewarmness with which Sas Wright and
other prominent men in the democratic party came
out In support of the nomination OF Mr.. Pork, have
all convinced US fully Of the existence of deep
but secret and carefully disguised feeling OF hostili-
~ to the nominations at Baltimore. The old lead
ers OF democracy in the Middle and Eastern States
and IN this region, consider that by the triumph Of
Mr. Polk, powerful vantage ground would be &C.
cured Tor Mr.. Calhoun in lS4s, and they also feel
that In case OF the election of Mr. Polk they stand
but small chance, or at best their chance is but
doubtful OF obtaining any Of the pap which gener-
Gus administration dispenses to the faithful children
oi It's ooson. Hsnos the apaihy-hence the sinau.
lar want OF all en- husasnhence the virtual ne
lity of the old whppers-in and wire-puers of this
party.
IL - very true it is difficult place ones finger
on facts and data to substantiate the accuracy of
the opinion just expressed. 1t is difficult TO show
by absolute tangible effects that this secret of hos
tllity TO Mr.. Polk exists in the ranks of his party
Just as II Is often difficult prove by direct and
tangible preof the existence of fit of very bad
temper In a pretty woman who chooses to conceal
IT. and yet the unlucky wretch for whom the vials
OF her wrath are reserved, will be quite disposed to
take the matter Tor granted without any formal
proof But this feeling does exist in the democra-
tic party. You can see il quite clearly without the
aid OF spectacles. To go no farther than this
State, We evidences OF it in the quarrel already
br WIZ about the nomination of Governor, one
section holding up their hands for Silas Wright,
and the other shouting out that they can't spare
him out of the Senate at this tremendous crisis,
and that the present Governor Bouck, must be run
again. This will breed great deal of disturbance
yet
There is also another circumstance which
strengthens our position. II is we'll known that
the most friendly personal relations exist between
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Van Buren,, and this was fully
discovered on the occasion of Mr.. Van Buren's
visit to Ashland. Now, no doubt, when Mr. Van
Buren, was rejected at Baltimore, his friends sup
posed that they would stand as good, nay, better
chance for share Of the drippngs, in the case OF
Mr.. Gays election, as in that OF Mr.. Folks for
II is generally believed that, If Mr. Polk be elected,
the Calhoun influence will be predominant 1t is
evident. also, that the Globe the Post, the
Albany -Argus, and all those papers formerly so
violent in favor OF Mr. Van Buren,, are now very
quiet, dull and sprltless in the advocacy Of Mr..
Folks claims. They very unwilling, indeed.
that the election of that'genteman should give Mr.
CaIhoun's friends to triumph over The fact
that their idol had demolished Mr.. Van Buren, by
the Texas question
On all these grounds, then, we think there Is
every reason to believe that the chances of Mr.
Clay are very good at least Yet it is impossible
TO say that he will be elected. In mass of three
millions of voters, and when one hundred thousand
or 30 are ready to go one way or the other, Whit
OF wind may alter the whole complexion of affairs
Then again, II is matter of debate whether the
wings can proftaby make use of their advantages
Their wandering orators and Ministries are set OF
miserable wretches, generally speaking without
brains or common sense, and their party organs are
equally lnJudcious and inefficient SO it is after
all hard matter to predict with any sort of accu.
TRIAL OF BARRING Il CO. FOR CONSPIRACY.
The trial of Lord Ashburton, Mr.. F. Barring, and
Mr.. Mdmay, members Of the house OF Barring and
Co, for conspiracy TO ruin and destroy the credit
and property of Mr.. Kinder, by procuring an Act
Of the Legislature of Mexico to nullify contract
in which he was engaged, took place in the Court
OF Queens Bench, on the I'd instant The facts Of
the case may be briefly stated.
In the year 1925 Mr.. Francis Barring, who wac
At that time travelling in Mexico, agreed, in con.
junction with the representative of the house OF
Mr. Kinder, in Mexico, to take a very large tract
OF land, extending from ocean TO ocean in that
country. Information was sent to the members OF
the house OF Barring in London, and to Mr. Kinder,
by their respective agents, and it appeared that
both parties were dissatisfied at the purchase. AT
that time the house OF Barring held dishonored bills
OF kinders to large amount, and granted him in
diligence, to which MIR. Erie contended he was
we'll entitled, inasmuch as his resources had been
stopped by Mr.. Francis Barring in Mexico Barring
and Company sent out to their agents in Mexico,
warning them to kinder's credit, and stating
that they held dishonored bills Of his TO large
amount, and desiring their agents to adopt every
means In their power to put an end to the contract
In accordance with these Instructions the agents
exerted themselves to procure the passing Of al
Act through the Mexican Legislature to nuiiy the
contract This act passed on the ground that
foreigners could not hold land in Mexico, and il
appeared from certain letters from the Mexican
agents of Barring and Co., that one of them, TO-
reigner, named Noult, had brbed certain mem
beers of the Legislature to support the Bill 1--WE
inclined to think that this agent was Nolte,
we'll known in New Orleans) These tran
sactions took place in 1928. Ia 1910, and just as
Lord Ashburton was on the point Of sailing for
Mexico, Mr.. Kinder went before the grand jury al
the Central Criminal Court, and preferred this in.
dctment, on which Lord Ashburton was arrested,
and gave bail al the Jadge's Chambers tour days
hallaxa he Id