The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-12
COLUMBIA HOUSE,
PHILADELPHIA, September IL.
The dspects of the CdmD0igfI.


From the fascinations of the gay world and the
gay season at Saratoga and Newport-from the
quiet, picturesque, and romantic retreat of the
editor of the Herald, on the Hudson-from the fol-
lies of fashion and the attractions of country life
and removed from the ever-swarmlng hive of Co
than, to the comparative stiffness of the chief city
OF the broadbnms, we find leisure for moments
dispassionate examination of the aspects of this
inexplicable Presidential campaign
& be result is In the hands of the balance-of
power possessed by the adherents of the Buffalo
nominations on the side, and by the friends of
Mr.. Clay on the other; and nothing, in our judg-
ment can prevent Mr.. Van Buren, defeating the
election OF Gen. Cass, except persevering effort
inveteratelv followed up by the lrreconcilable
friends OF Henry Clay, especially in New York, In
opposition to the Philade1 phia nominee.
We Judge of the operation of the Buffalo noml-
nations, from the result of the late election In Yer
mont, which very clearly indicates that the free
soil ticket, throughout all the North will draw Its
strength from the democracy, without materially
affecting the rank and file of the wing party. In con-
necton with the nomination of Chas. F.Adams, Mr..
and cupplcd with the late chilling speech of Mr..
Webster the Buffalo ticket may cut off Massachu-
sets from the Taylor catalogues but then his pros
poets in Georgia, Florida and Louisiana more
than counerbalance the doubt in this particular
The friends of General Taylor here, relying
upon the selfsacrifcIng magnanimity Of Henry
Clay, expect that, upon his hearing of the late en-
deus 1sSs viii wras sads es for
theIf undated devotion, but recommending them
strongly to, support the regular nomination. In
deed, we should not be surprised il a committee of
one or two has already been detailed to Kentucky
to plead with Mr.. Clay upon this suddenly de-
veloped difficulty. Nor we disnclined to be-
leve that letters have already been written to Mr.
Crlttenden upon the subject
Thus, then, stands the case. II Mr. Clay sane
tons, even by his silence, the vauxhall disafec-
ton to the regular irregular ticket as you please
his MEMORABLE friends. either by voting for him. or
by Withholding their votes from the Taylor cleo
tors, may neutralize, IN all the North, the draft
from the Cass ticket by Mr. Van Buren,; and In
this contingency, New York and Ohio would be
lost to General Taylor; and, perhaps, one-haIf of
movement is persisted in, and Systematically pur-
sued. the State of New York inevitably goes for
Mr.. Van Buren,, and upon her thrty-six votes, as
IN 1874, the election OF ls4s, by the people, may
While, therefore, the /" free soil" ticket. with
an ordinary union of the wings in support of
Taylor, Is sufficient to Withdraw from the Bati-
more nominations vote which will ensure the
defeat OF General Cass, ii has yet to be determined
whether the open rebellion in the wing camp can
be arrested, and even passive harmony restored
Nothing can accomplish this passive acqul-
escence to the Philadelphia appointment, except a
Henry Clay. II he declines to write such letter.
If he remains obviously silent, heretofore, and
up to this date, the chances are decidedly in favor
of Gen. Cass; If he writes a letter in support of
Taylor, after the form, the fashion, the pretext.
and the context, OF Daniel Websters grafton on
the seaboard, the wing no-party nomination ls
nowhere. it is defeated, set aside, overrued, and
the election goes by default.
In fact, the election lies between Henry CLAW
and Martin Van Buren, and not between General
Cass and General Taylor, as many suppose upon a
superficial view of the field
Will Henry Clay write that letter. We expect
that he will. 1t needed but word from Mr.. Clay
10 defeat MIR. Crittenden-it needed but the with
holding, word and vote to do IT; and yet Mr..
Crlttenden Is elected by beautiful majority To-
this extent, therefore, Mr.. Clay has assentedtg
the nomination OF General Taylor, and If there
ever was case justfying firm aud dncompro-
missing retaliation, il was the case Of che deser-
have stood by HIM, and VINO was the last that any
man would have expected as tie first deserter IN
the hne!; decsiye, and moTentous hour Yet,
more than to eli other men, is General Taylor
sssn, and Siore than 10 all other men is Mr. Cri,.
tenden indebted to Mr.. Clay, for what he is,
what be has been, and what he may be. Yet. we
find Mr. Clay setting aside this strange ngrattude,
very man to whom he owes his last, most unex-
pected, and ungraclous rejection "a rejection
by his own party, which cannot exist, even after
casting him out, without his support. a
The crisis now demands that he should come
out directly to the support of Cen. Taylor; and
not from the Justice Of the case but from the mag
of the man, we expect him to do it,
Such a letter, in the main, will do good for
Gen. Taylor bu. there are friends of Mr.. Clay,
as we know, whose sense of modification and
rhagrin al his displacement will be strengthened,
rather than concihated, by this GROWING testimo-
nal OF his generous character. But let us wait
or the letter of Mr. Clay.
Regarding the vote OF Pennsylvania, were the
election to come off tomorrow, Gen. Cass would
probably carry the State by ten fifteen thousand
majority but there Is 8. free soil'' convention
o come of at Reading, within day or two and