The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-19

WAsHuNroN, April IL, lS4s

WAsHINroN, April IL, 1919
Important MISREPRESENTATION for the Prssi-
dency-Polk in the Field.
There is no little futtering in both, or rather in
the several different parties 10 Congress, in rela-
ton to the next Presidency Various caucusses
have been held by the partizans Of the different
candidates for the Presidency within the last
week The "Ball'' Of Mr.. Clay, ex-comu. uni
catin Gen Taylor, Mr.. Corwin, Gen. Scott and
Judge Mclean, and proclaiming himself the
exclusive candidate Of the wing party, is re-
garded by the peculiar friends of MIR. Polk as
settling the question of the nomination on the
democratic side. The President, it is known,
denies that he wishes to be reelected; his par
ticular and intimate friends reiterate his denial;
but disclosure has been made within the last
twenty four hours, which destroys the credence
which ordinarily might be given to this denial
letter has been received in this city from one
of the most distinguished democrats of Nash
vile, Tennessee, formerly high in the confidence
of Mr.. Polk, and who has held high station in
the councils of the nation, by which 1t appears
that some of Mr. Folks confidential friends in
high station here, have recently, by precon-
cert, written TO Nashville; that the demo-
cratic party could not rally with any pros
poet If good success upon either Mr. Cass.
Mr.. Dallas, Mr. Buchanan, or Mr. Woodbury;
and that the only salvation of the party was the
denomination OF Mr. Polk. aud that arrangements
had been made to make such nomi alton appear
to be the spontaneous expression OF the wishes OF
thu people by hdring simultaneous announce
ment of surh intention in different leading demo
cratic papers in the Union thu leading IT,
Gle the subsct ,rouid first appear in the HINTS
rule democratic paper, and suggesting that tn
Tennessee papers In favor of Mr Polk should be
careful and neither 20 hey ond nor lag behind the
indications given In that editorial 1t rs nov
believed thai the vi sit of Mr. Buchanan to Penn
sylvania Is with The knowledge OF Mr. Polk =
real purposes, and to mould the action OF his
friends to secure his continuance in offic.
under Mr. Polk, If he should be nominated aud
reelected upon the ground, as the course of &C
ton OF his friends will justify, that they will be
ton, when they find that Buchanan's prospects
are hopeless Bat the eope will not submit to
this system OF "bargain, intrigue: and man
agemept" convention of office-hOlders
and ofhce-seekers may attempt to carry out
this purpose, but re nomination of Mr.. Polk
will result as did the re-noml alton Of his acct
dency John Tyler, and he will leave Washing
ton on the An OF March, lS49, with very much
of the same odium as his lllustrious predecessor
The course of Mr.. Polk, since the first day he
sumed the presidential chair, has been artfuly
concealed from the American people-whlle he
has not h-sitated to m Ike The most profuse decla
rations OF his determination not to be re-n omi-
mated. His whole line of policy with reference
to the succe sslon, has been such as to make that
denomination inevitable or the defeat of The d.
mocratc party certain, and to make the fear o,
the latter produce the former
Alternately Cass, Buchan an, Dallas, and more
recently Woodbury., have been the tavorites OF
the administration apparently, for the success
sion, and each has in turn, after elevation to a
sufficient degree OF promlnency to weaken al
his rivals, been knocked down to their level.
When the convt ntion meets, II will be found that
the party can rally on no one OF them. No on
can get majority of the convention, and then
their respective friends have become SO emblt-
tered against each other, that no union can take
place to produce harmony, anu even an attempt
to resort to the old system of bargain will
fail, and an entire new man, or Mr.. Polk will be
selected as pis aker-General Butler, of Ky,
and r. Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury
may be such pts aiier'-or perhaps King, OF Ala
bama, Gf he were married, aud had children)
might be selected. Allen, of Ohio, is the strong
man of the west, and can perhaps unite more q
the young democracy than any other. We
should not be surprised if Allen was selected as
President, and Jefferson Davis, of MISS as
Vice President. AS the venerable padre of the
Union says, nous rerrons
GEORGE kREMER, of Penn.