The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-10-08
From tile Washington Union
speculation beyond The Atiautic.

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lay extracts from il before our readers
} ! I will am,se, ifit does not instruct them
II beg iIs by referring TO tire mote Of pre-
paration for the great qnadrennial strug
i gle-tlre election Of chief magistrate
which is already heard across the Allan
tic.' 1t compares The struggles of that
election with those which attend the pc
riodical renewal parliaments.' Ii refers
to the difficulties which are supposed Il
surround the President, from the compo
siioB Of his cabinet and the fluctuations
Of Congress; and then It proceeds to the
character of the two parties which divide
our country, as follows:
The tohig party, embracing perhaps ht
greater number Of accomplished scholars
toith It's semi arrisfocrafic tendencies, ap
yroach nearer in sentiment to John Buh
than IFS rtUal Its more vowed AM agon
ism to slavery salso fnitsfav6r. But the
pertinacity with which il cliifgs to tie
obsolete theories Of protection for naive
industry neulraizes this congeniality
We may sympathise less with the sturdy
democrats than with the polislae1 fedora
liss but finding the democfats more IN
clined to act upon the principle of 'live
and let live,' il is with them that we feel
most confidence 10 transactlng business.
What eff CT the pending elections are
likely to have on The relative position oi
parties it wnnld be premature to con.
lecture, Even persons on the spot, and
intimately acquainted with the elections
eering organizations Of the Union, confess
themselves at fault. -Four questions will
exercise strong influence over the votes
OF the large A,ating balance OF electors
who are not very thoronghgoing parlisans
the tariff Of 1916, internal improve
ments, The warwi,h NJ xico, and slavery
The two latter, indeed, are curIonsly com
plcal ed. There is growing impression
that lhe war with Mexico will terminate
and New Mexico 10 the United States
This prospect tends to create dissenion
in the ranks Of the democratic parry, and
to keep aloof from them the great body OF
moderate anti, slavers, by raising the
question whether slavery is to be permit
ted in any new States er Territories
Upon ,he settlement Of this question de-
pends the preservation Of the existing haI-
ance Of power between the slavetolSng
aud non slaveholdipg States, and it is.
therefore, one regarding which comprnin
is4'-i- not vary prdhahla Tie sacressf,l
working OF the new tariff IS IN favor Of The
party al present IN power: while the i'm
favor ofihterBal inprovemeuts--oi which
as Political engine, they enterLaio an
hereditary iealo lsy---bas excited llve.l
apprehension in their ranks. Be, ond sue
general grounds Of conjecture, lID,le has
as yet trauspn ed The Mhg or federal
party, as the on' % place assallaEls, ar
more enterprDsing aud less guarded; 1el
even they hesitate tn close, as party, tr
.rcvocahls ou General Taylor as tier Pre-
-tdenllal candidate or to avow the Cnica>
go conventinn as party movement. The
democrats, on the other hand, are TO eau
uous, that they will not cut off the chance
of wInning old Rough aud Ready for
their candidate; aud are carefh not to
whisper word about re>electlna uf Mr..
Polk. BE the result OF the contest what
it may, We have confidence in the desti
MES of the great kindred republic, Man,
questions have been p propunuded to pnblic
opinion for solution, that may shake local
institutions to their foundations Ia The
war VITA Mexico, victory may email as
much danger as delea. But we believe
that the Administrative talent which has
hitherto steered the he N ot State will no,
be found wanting in the hour of trial, and
that ,he family affection bich with Sta es
as with individuals often exists so strange.
~ in a latent state amid the most bitter
family auarrels, will avert all serious an
lmosiiies between the two nations
We remark upon one point only in this
English speculation, which, whatever u,
justice il does to The democrats, speaks
pretty correctly OF the politics of the
wings II is mistaken in the suppositiou
that the question CT Havery in tue new
territory IS TO decide he balance of pow
er, and therefore compromise is not very