The New York herald., 1845-02-06
The Administration OF MIR. Polk.

The Administration OF MIR. Polk.
On many occasions during The last few weekswe
have given certain views OF the position and pros
| poets of the incoming administration under the
| Presidency OF Mr.. Polk, which have commended
themselves to the common sense ofthe country and
the independent and intelligent portion of the
newspaper press in no slight degree. These specula-
tions have been principally directed TO the Difficult
ties which would surround Mr.. Polk on his acces-
sion to power, arising from the different influences
at work in the party which carried him into the
White House-infaences which are better under
stood by the phrases, the Southern democracy re-
presented by Mr.. Calhoun, and the Northern de-
mocracy headed by Silas Wright. We have given
our views The position and prospects Of the
coming administration in such way as to call
forth the remarks Of several Of the newspapers but
in none OF them do we fiad apythingthat is worthy
OF notice. unless in two journals, the Richmond En-.
guirer, OF Virginia, and the NashpiHe Union, #
Tennessee-papers that really seem alone, through
out the whole democratic press of this country. to
appreciate the position Of Mr. Polk, and to under
stand the difficulties that surround him
In order that our readers may understand per-
fecty we'll what we are about to say and what we
have said, we insert in aHoiher portion of this
Journal several extracts from the two journals TO
which we have just alluded.
II will perceived from both of these journals as
well from the NashpiAe Union an from the Rich
nond Enquirer, that broad admission is made of
the difficulties which must surround Mr.. Polk on
his accession to power-dlfficulties of a compli-
Gated and emb irrasslng nature, not only growing
out OF the applications for office, and the necessity
OF removals and new appointments, but sprinsi ing
from that characteristic struggle in our national
politics, which is always going on-we mean The
contest for the succes s.ion to the Presidency AL
ready it will be seen by the Richmond Enquirer,
that thus early in the day, before even the inau-
guraton of Mr.. Polk has taken place, the support
ers of Joha G. Calhoun and Sas Wright respec-
lively are beginning to make movements for
the accomplishment of their different and op-
posing objects. Now, We contend that the
settlement OF appointments alone would create
great deal of trouble and difficulty to Mr.
Folk and his administration of public effiirs bu
when we add TO this, another and more disturbing
element, that ot the succession, say that the
whole question is granted at once relative to our
rsprese tatlons Of those difficulties that will sur
round Mr.. Polk. In this city and in this State, we
can speak of known facts, and by the card The
division and distribution of the spoils in combna-
ticn with the succession itself, are already begin
ming 10 rend into two violent factions, the demo-
cratic party We have seen this in the recent de.
monstraton in Tammany Hall, and we win STE it
In every subsequent meeting Of the same party that
may be held IN this city. We have seen this divi-
sion in the Legislature at Albany and the same
feeling will predomioate to a much greater extent
throughout the whole country in the course of a
few months
These two disturbing eleme nts--the distribution
OF office and the successon--will prob ably cause
more trouble and more turmoil to Mr.. Polk than
even the annexation of Texas--the occupation of
Oregon-the tariff-lhe United States Bank ques
tion-or the whole of our foreign and financial po-
Icy. II Mr.. Polk, therefore, be left to himself, in
the circumstances in which he will be placed
should the tender mercies of the two factions,
which, in E. state of temporary combination, elect
ed him to power, be his only hope, then we be-
heve that Mr.. Polk will find his administration
much more arduous-much more dificult-and
leading to fewer satisfactory results to himself
than even that OF his immediate predecessor John
Tyler, who is going out without single feeling of
genuine regard from any quarter There is, how
ever, one view to be taken in relation to these mat
ters from which augur more success to Mr.
Polk than has accrued to poor Mr.. Tyler, and that
is, that he is not, believe he will at once de-
cumstances whatever. With this principle and de-
claration the first movement when he reaches
Washington, Mr.. Polk will find himself placed in
position OF great moral power, by which he may
be able to master the contending factions of his own
party, and even compel the wings to come into his
support on the general principles on which he was
elected, and give his administration a fair and
manly assistance throughout the whole of his four
years Of office. There can be no doubt that both
the factions of the democracy, to some small extent,
will be disappointed in Mr.. Polk, if he should take
highly independent and national ground, not only
In his measures, but in his appointments, and in
the direction he may give to his influence on the
future. There is a disposition, we perceive, in
certain portion of the whig party in Congress. and
throughout the country, to give Mr. Polk fair
chance and a wide field. This indication has re-
vealed itself very clearly during the last few weeks
and we should not be at ell surprised to see certain
portion of that very party which opposed Mr.. Folks
election, acting, before two years, as his frmest
supporters in the liberal and high minded dispos
tion in which he lntendsto administer the govern
ment ln such case. acting on national principles
and taking such high ground, he may command
and control the whole Of the chgues of his own par.
ty, and make them as obedient as well.trained
spaniels.
These are the views which occur to us at thi
moment with regard TO the incoming adminl.tra-
ton of Mr.. Polk, and they give us some ground of
hope that his career will be somewhat more salts
factory and glorious than that Of poor Mr. TYLER.
The ONpERDoSK CAsE-MoRK AMUSEMENT
The flood of pamphlets in this case is srIll rsire
II reminds us ot the descriptions given by trayelL rs
OF the mighty Missouri in it's approach 10 the M 3.
sIsspI The Missouri comes from the Rocky
Mountains, rolling and tumbling. red, dirty ard
muddy, and pours itself into the pure l,rnpd stream
Of the M4slssIppi ,lnging the whole food Of waters
with is hue. So 1t is with the great Onderdons
flood OF morality and literature Ii comes INTO TIE
great stream OF the literature # the day overwhelm
iny the y mi dc Kocx p,l,., ,aa r.. c.