The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-12

WASHINGTON, June 8, lS4S
The PVhig NOnlinatiO,,-T Senate

The pVhig Noniinatio',-Ihe Senate.
General Taylors nomination has been received
here with mingled emotions. From the manner
in which he has been nominated, the democrats
are entirely confident of his defeat. The wings
are somewhat divided, and the Taylor men proper
the ns-party men--are disappointed 1t is quite
certain that if he had not submitted himself to the
will of the convention, he would not have receiv-
ed the nomination; but, on the other hand, he would
have had much stronger chance of election. He
declared so soemnly, and so repeatedly, that he
would be boundEby no party obligations, and would
never consent to be put aside by the wing conven-
ton, that many will be disappointed at his want of
resolution, and will desert him. Many friends of
Mr.. Clay declare they will not support him on any
terms. He will PROFESSIONALLY run behind his
ticket in kentucky, and will, in all probability,
Jose that State, even though Mr.. Crittenden may
succeed in his own election In Pennsylvania, the
contest will be much closer than the democrats are
willing to admit. The great influence OF Mr.. Blu
chanan will doubtless carry the State for Cass, but
Pennsylvania will not 60 into the contest with
much spirit, nor can she be expected to do so. She
has been treated with contumelious Indifference by
the party which she has always so strenuously sup
ported, and it will take all the great weight of Mr.
Buchanan's character to obtain victory over Tay
of his party, there is no doubt No man will 60
into the contest with more zeal-none with so much
efficiency.
If General Taylor had, from the beginning,
and declared that he would be a whig candidate,
and nothing else, and would abide by the decision
of whg conventions or, if he had held aloof from
all parties, and run as an independent candidate,
1t is easy to perceive that he would be IN much
stronger position than he is at present. AS it is,
the democrats will fall off from him, and the wings
will not untedly support him. Besides, one great
element OF his strength was the popular belief in
the lnvinclblity OF his determination. He has, in
binding himself, at the eleventh hour, to abide by
the decision of the wing convention, receded from
position, the assumption of which, no doubt,
added greatly to the number of his supporters, es
peclally among the democrats, and the maintain
ance OF which was to be the sine qua non Of their
adherence. Present indications would lead to
the belief that there will be a split in the whig
party quite serious that i'll the ranks of their
opponents, and that the immediate friends of Mr..
Clay will secede from the support OF the ticket in
Mr. Cass of the vote of the barnburners For Mr..
Clay there is no longer prospect. His age and
his numerous defeats at the hands of his own
party, as we'll as of his opponents, will preclude
the most distant idea on the part OF his most de-
voted friends, of exposing him to any further NOR
tifcation His partisans therefore, will no longer
hope; they will despair, and in this despair, they
will work much mischief to their own party. Fl
great effect against him.
1t is laughable to see how the politicians in the
democratic party, who have hitherto esteemed Mr..
Cass asa man of very ordinary abilities, and of
ton, run wild ABOUT the strength of his intellect
and the purity of his principles ; while, on the
other hand, those Of his opponents who have never
hitherto regarded him as any thing worse than
once awake to the conviction that he was born in
hat with black cockade in it, and that he has,
furthermore, been guilty Of divers political enor-
mites before unheard Of. One party declare that
he was ferocious federalist while in his nurses
arms.
meeting held IN Lewisburg, Pennsylvania,
presided over by Mr.. William Cameron, brother
Of Mr. Simon Cameron, has declared that Mr..
Simon Cameron is entitled to great credit
for his course in Congress. The resolution con-
tanning this falsehood, further speaks of Mr.. ST.
mon Cameron's answering fidelity to the inte-
rests of his constituents" and ends with bespeak-
ing. for him "that appreciation and support of
which he has proved himself so eminently worthy
This measure of appreciation and support, l trust,
he will receive no more. 1t will give pleasure to
auy person, having the interests OF the country at
heart to hear that Mr.. Simon Cameron has as lit
tie prospect of being sent back to the Senate as he
has of being elected to the Papacy. Thank God their
political graves are being fast dug for many those
creatures who at present infes the Senate, to the
material detriment of the public interests, and to
the dlscred OF some OF the sovereign States of this
Union. The Senate is about to be weeded. One
OF the rankest of those weeds-Mr. Moor-has al
ready been torn up by the roots Mr. Breese is to
be succeeded by man who will shed ustre on the
body. Mr.. flanagan will, next January, lose, to
a certainty, what he obtained by chance-a most
unfortunate chance for the people whom he so badly
represents. Mr.. Chamberlain WILL in all proba-
biliy, succeed him. Mr.. Bagby will give place to
Mr.. King. Cannot Vermont send two representa-
tives to the Senate who will not disgrace her! New
Hampshire cannot be expected to send any but such
she has sent. She is no doubt fifty represented
Any State criminally reckless of the public IN
terests as to send Mr.. Hale to the Senate of the
as incapable Of sending any other than such as he
HIS colleague is well-behaved cipher.
GALyIENSIS.