New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-30
JosErn R T.yLoE. Secretaries.
WIZ L SEAKDLow,
wIu ws,s General Com mInee,
PresideDfiai.

Seward of oar contemporaries are amusing them
selves and mys,ifying their readers BY parading
b.ts Of Members of Congress classified as for Clay
Tsylor. Csss Mel con, Buchanan, &c. &c. Ihsis
we'll enough as quiz, but whoever imagines that
tbs classfers have any other data than their own
lively ina yinstions will be wofnlly taken in A
small portion Of the Members-not above sixty IN
al--are known 10 be decided in their preferences
for this or that individual as the candidate OF their
party for President but by far the greater number
have taken no decided stand 10 the premises That
. great majority Of the Wings prefer Henry CLAY
10 any other man il needs no counting OF noses to
establish; bat some Of these fear he cannot
be eDected-tbink he might be killed by Slavery
or Antislavery. Nativism or Foreignisn, the
psssion for War or the lost OF Conquest and
while they admit that he is just about night
on all these matters they append 30 many rs and
bas that their support is not worth great deal
iu.t at present 1t may be true. as one of these
dashing computations ssserts, that ninety OF
the Members are for Clay 70 thirty odd for Taylor
and as many (Whigsj scattered upon half dozen
other, but we would much sooner rely On q can
vess Of the Wing People than Of the Wing Con
gressmen to attest the overwhelming preponder
ance Of Clay feeling in the Country Politicians
generally I'VE do not say improperly wait to calco
late who can most surely be elected the People
consider rather who ougM 10 be-which is not
always the same thing, we trust il 10 this time
As to our opponents, the calculation Of Co
Temporary that eightyodd of their Congressman
are for Gen. Cas- is simply absurd He has not TO-
day thirty earnest pariisans in both Houses, aod
will hardly add to the number. No. many Of the
Members have positively taken their positions;
but James Buchanan is clearly the fsyoritc Of the
Court and the Organ, and we think him the
moro likely to be nominated. II he is, we think
Mr. Van Buren, or some one Of like attitude VIII
be supported against him for it is morally impos
sibls that the Van Buren, men should support Bu.
chanan Penny lvania sent Delegates to the last
Baltimore Convention expressly instructed, by
vote of three to one, to nominate Van Buren, but
these very Delegates did their best TO stab him.
and succeeded At the bead Of the wire workers
were Mr.. Buchanans special cronies and followers
Col Reah Frazer, the Lancaster Delegate at
their head Who was behind the scenes it might
be hard to prove, bnt is not difficult to guess
New York does not count for much Just now In
n Loco Foco computation, but Mr. Van Buren,
has friends in other States, and these will not per
NIT the oxidation OF Buchanan Bot Secretary
Walker Vice President Dallas, Col Benton and
even James K. Polk will have their advocates in
the next onvention--the last We think, the
fewest.
--Messieurs Members OF Congress OF both par
ties do You mean to allow the People TO hold Ma
topal Conv entons for the selection of Presidential
candidates7 II yea. let US have day aud date for
it soon, Even though sou receive to postpone the
Conventions to July, let us have the Calls eury in
January. Conventions may be evils at best, but
nominations Virtually by Congressional Csucuses
are still worse Let all have chance TO be heard.
MARyLASp.-The Legislature oi this State or
ssnized at Annapolis by the reelection Of Hon
WIN WILLIAMS, Wing, of Somerset as President
of the Senate. In the House, WIN J. Block
Isrosr. Wing. was chosen Speaker receiving 81
yo,es oct of n. Gro q BREWER of Annapolis was
unanimously appointed Clerk. correspondent of
the Baltimore American learns from good authority
that GEORGE 8. HOLIDAY of Cecil County is to be
appointed Secretary Of State.
MA,yF-D the Wings of Maine bso exerted
themselves At their late Election, they might now
return Groses EVANS or some other good Wing,
10 the u 8 Senate for several years 20 come As
it is they can look and resolve to do better next