The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-28


Before last session of Congress Mr.. Calhoun
| had the best prospect of success. His course or
ths Oregon question had gained him the conf
dence of the commercial classes. But he los
| his temper about the Wilmot provisU, and
plunged into the opposite extreme. This los
him great many friends. His heterodox views
on the war question destroyed all hopes which
his friends might have entertained of his sue
cess, except by throwing the election into the
House of Representatives., and this they were
determined to do. But difficulty arose. Gene
raj Taylor after the battle of Buena Vista, excit
ed the popular enthusiasm to such pitch that a
third candidate would have but poor chance.
Mr.. Calhoun's friends more through hostility 10
the administration than anything else, at once
declared for General Taylor The Generals
views on the Wilmot proviso, will however, pre-
clude the possibility of his being supported by
MIR. Calhoun or his friends.
There is now certainty that a regular whig
and democratic candidate will be nominated;
and should General Taylor run as an indepen-
dsnt candidate, Mr.. Calhoun cannot run. Meth
er can he support General Taylor if the latter be
an advocate of the Wilmot proviso. Will he in
such a case support the regular democratic nom-
nee, or Mr.. Clay? The question may be be-
, tween the Wilmot proviso and the tariff of 1912,
in which case he would, no doubt, prefer the
latter But should the democratic nominee be a
northern man with southern feelings, Mr. Cal
houn would be obliged to support him. and we
have no doubt it would be to him, under the cir
cumstances, the most unpleasant duty of his
whole life But General Taylor may decline
running at all, and there may thus be an open
field for Mr.. Calhoun to run an independent
candidate The democrats will have majority
'of States in the House, although not majority
of Representatives. But it is questionable if they
will have such majority as would insure the
election of the regular nominee, in case Mr.,
Calhoun should run as an independent candi-
date. Should two Independent candidates run,
each would nullify the chances of the other,
and one of the regular nominees would be
elected.
If Mr.. Calhoun's ultra views on the slavery
question will deprive him OF all prospects of sue
cess; on the other hand the Wilmot proviso pro-
pensities of Silas Wright, will unfit him to
be the candidate of the democracy. Mr..
Wright's friends in the last Congress, kill.
ed him most effectually by their offcious
advocacy of this question. Had that gentleman
not been SO welded to the old Van Buren, fac
ton, he would now have very fair prospect of
being the next President, or tleast the nominee
Of the democratic party He is man of great
talents and unquestionabe probity. He is too
honest and sensible not to despise the humbug of
the Wilmot proviso, although in an evil hour he
consented to give it the sanction of his name.
No man who advocates that measure can be the
nominee of either party for the next Presidency ;
and, therefore, Mr.. Wright has still less prospec,
of success than Mr.. Calhoun, for he will never
run as an independent candidate. Even ifnomi-
mated, which is virtually impossible, he could
not be elected.
knowing this, it is said that the friends of Mr..
Wright are now in the market-like so many
Captain Dalgettys, ready to draw their swords
for whosoeverw will promise the most patronage
or like the Spanish duennas, who too old to en-
gage in intrigue themselves, still take pleasure
in promoting the liaisons they can no longer in.
dulge in. At the next session of Congress, there
will be some astounding developements
Mr.. Cass has as yet kept himself clear O
almost all those embarrassing questions, which
prove such serious obstacles to Mr.. Wright ant
Mr. Calhoun but he scarcely possesses suffi
cient strength to secure a majority of the cleo
toral votes. He has almost all the requisites fo
making an excellent President, and nevertheless
he is not considered an available candidate
He is certainly admirably calculated to enlis
the people in his favor, being eminently pa
triotic, and ardent admirer of the institution,
of his country. The choice may yet rest or
him.
The North will certainly desire to have Will
mot proviso man. The South, man who is a
least opposed to that measure. Should either o.
the regular candidates be Wilmot proviso man
then the Northern democracy will vote the regu
lar democratic ticket.
On the whole, the next election will be a very
interesting one The river and harbor question
will doubtless be an issue, but what others will
be 1t is impossible to predict with certainty; as
before the election, all the prominent questions
of the day may be adjusted. Then it will be ,
struggle of men, and not of measures.
FAILURES OF THE MAns.-Recent observation
and inquiry have led us to the belief that the
frequent failure of the newspaper mails through.
the country are caused chiefly by the negligent
and unsafe mode of putting up those mails, in
! the post-ofiices, for transportation.
The newspapers, periodicals, and the like.
instead of being conveyed in good safe bags,
secured by lock, as all mail matter should be.
are, Tor the most part carried, like turnips for
the market, in thin cotton bags tied Nth string,
and ,cith no other direction than strip of paper,
,chich, being torn off and lost, by handling ON tn,
iocy, leaves the destination Of such bags uncertain
and miscarriage and delay usually cnsue.
We have been told it is not very rare TO see a
bag Of newspapers united, on Western steam
boat, to relieve the passengers from the irksome.
ness of low-water travelling
When the safety, and consequent regularity.
of the newspaper mail-the most important to