The New York herald., 1845-01-11

The great political question of the day has ur-
doubtedly reference to the policy and popularity
of the new administration when it reaches power
to the composition of the new cabnet-to the se-
ection of its various lnsrumens-to the settlement
of the Texas questioR-and to the final disme mber-
ment or ascendancy of the party which elected
Mr.. Polk TO the Presidency. Every discussion on
this point is founded on belief that there will be
a difficulty in the new administration, growing out
of the different interests of the democratic party,
in conseq quence of some geographical distinctions
and prejudices. We have alluded 10 these difficult
ties--to their existence-to their progress and to
their development for some time past-and, in re-
ply to these illusions, find an article in the
Richmond Enquirer, which may be considered as
one of the leading spirits in this newspaper age,
and which carries with it degree of influence
proportoned to the sagacity of its editor, and his
long and well-Known public career. Here it is -
The Neo York Herald and other presses are hsrping
upon the alleged dlssensioDs and the anticipated strug
giles for power which anticipated among the cques
of the republican party II takes for anted, that Mr.
Calhoun is seeking to place himself at the head Of a
Sou hsrn mov ement-and that the friends OF Mr. Van
Barren are arraying themselves against him. We beg
these presses to indulge in such exravagant specl
tions The experience Of the last campaign will be
tally lost upon Mr. Calhoun If he does his true
interest to consist in disnerestedness- his wses
aspirations in the steady pursuit of his public duties
Tney equally mistaken in supposing that the North
democrats are willing to make upon Mr. Calhoun
and TO prostrae his reputation One thing is certain that
the people too enlightened to permit themselves to he
torn to pieces by the passions for the purposes of any
individual They have desire to the formation Of
any cliques-csrtainly at the present moment They
will listen nothing which is calculated to produce
them and they will mark every man. as unworthy OF
their future con6ience who will at this time do any
thing to advance his own ambition, or to divide the
party
The Heraid is disposed to ascrbe to Mr.. Calhoun
OF all the glory of the recent victory which we
Polk had best wishes, and far the free and
getic expression OF his opinions could 60. this eminent
that point, presume Calhoun did not 20 10 fact
what exertons could he make consistently with his off.
cal dutes7 No one appreciates more highly than our
selves the energies the ab ies, and the principles of
Mr. Calhoun; but his Office hnmpered his efforts. end
prevented his throwing himself actively into the
vass as he could have done if he had been private ndi
vdua AS for his friends cannot pay them too high
compliment They did every thing that they could to
serve the iuse, and all know the eminent talents
which they poss and which they most zealeusy ex
erted during this mo aduous campaign But the merit
of the victory confined any particular indi-
vdnas The friends Of ali the disti gaished men Of the
pary-of Van Buren, Buchanan Cass, Johnson. &c
contributed their best efforts to our success All of them
through themselves into the arena The effort and the
victory is common to all No man set of men, can
claim the exclusive glorv of the transaction-fr where
between them \
We beg the Herald also to dismiss its fears about Mr.
Polk So far advised of his character and his
position. he is of the last men in the country who
will permit himself to he biased aganst the southern
Il in tns ton dirscton OF his cabinet
He will do his duty, without yielding t. the lead of any
man in favor Of or in opposition 10 any ether He will
doubt, as the Nashville Union remarks tks part in
the succ sssonmuch lass frame his csbinst with any
eye {, dsti event Who {, COMPOSE his cabi-
net as tile informed the Herald
1t pleased I, tNst has thing tngi-
BILE and thing certain, except he in the ndcstoDs
and development thrown out by Mr. Pslk himself in his
speech It Nashvlehy the occasional ou'gviug of the
Nashciie Union of the Richmond Enquirer which are,
we believe, the only democratic journals in the conf
deDce of the President elect.'
M lasf 10 10 nv "a f1na nj nd
cd remark for the Enquirer has claim to be consider
ed being in the special confidence of the President
elect We have such prtt nsions and aspire to
such distinction There other democratic jour.
nails WE'LL fnot better nted to his confidence than
the Enquirer isaod we have doubt they essentially
possesst CerainIy are as ignoran as any else
ofthe persons who to compose his cabinet We have
states tist gentleman came On few days ago who had
spent several days with Gen Jackson and had seen Mr.
Polk Nothing was then and there said about the mem
bers OF the cabinet This gentleman is said to We
pressed his hope that they would be able "Dout
be uneasy on that head friend = !replied the old
around him Of the very first talents in this naton
who entitled to the confidence of the people"
The principal point in this article consists in the
belief so confidently expressed by the editor that
no cigues are forming in the democratic party
that the utmost harmony will prevail-that Mr..
Polk will have no difficulty in the composition OF
his cabinet, or management of public measures
and that all opinions TO the contrary entertain
ed only by the opposition, or enemies of the new
President and his administration. Those ideas are
mixed up with good deal of twaddle and talk
bit of word of brag here and bit of word Of
brag there-but which amount to but little in the
aggregate Nothing whatever like argument OIL
fact is alleged against the accuracy of our view re-
latve to the present position of the democratic
party-the influence which elected Mr. Polk-the
elements of disorganization which may lurk in iti
besom-and the effect which all this may have or
of the most important questions that has evel
sprung up in this couatry-the annexation OF Tex.
as-comprehending, it does, the original and
awful question OF slavery.
We profess to look upon Mr.. Polk and his or
gans with perfect impartiality. We belong to nc
party. We assume distinct and independent and
philosophical position, looking ont from point o
observation which enables us to see distinctly ap
preaching events. Now we say in opposition tc
the Richmond Enquirer, notwithstanding his lons
established character for sagacity and accuracy
that he who stands up at this moment and denies
the existence of internal difficulties in the demo-
cratic party on the Texas question, and on the re
naming and lingering feelings of animosiiy be.
tween the Calhoun and Van Buren cliques, might
as well deny the existence of the sun at noon day
when there is not a single cloud in all the broad
expanse of heaven to obscure his glorious beams
1t would be much better for the Nestor Of the En-.
gniyer to admit the palpabe fact, that difficulty
does exist-a fact proved by the events at Wash.
ington during the present session-proved by the
singular events at Albany-proved by the course
of the leading journals in the interest Of Mr.. Van
Buren at the north, and by those journals in the
interest of Mr.. Calhoun at the south.
There can be no doubt of the difficulty which
already presents itself on the threshold OF Mr..
Folks administration. ltis adifficulty originating
in the different feelings and purposes, and antici-
pations Of the northern and southern democracy,
and now rendered more evident, and brought out
to a greater extent by the extraordinary develop.
ments Of an original abolition party in the north
of So 600 voters, with prospect of increasing
every year, and threatening TO throw every thing
into confusion. compelIIng both whiqs and de mo.