New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-18

The propensity evinced, about these days, in
the City OF Notions and its vicinity, to speculate in
the Presidential succession, not forgetting the Vice
Presidency, impels ~ to submit a few sentences
offriendly remonsuance and homely counsel to the
wise men Of that knowing, calculating city. Be
ing offered in all humility, we trust they will be
received at least with kindness
The well known fables of Esop' have become
somewhat current in Presidential literature, and
among them we recollect one Though our reading
10 sadly rusty which seems to have good deal Of
pcint 1t concerns q certain dog who was once
crossing slenderly bridged stream carrying a
bone Of meat treal substantial meat in his mouth
Looking down into the water beneath he espied
there cDotAer dog also carrying bone which to his
greedy eyes seemed far more ieshy and desirable
than his own whereupon he jumped into the wa.
ter AFTER that and 10 due time managed to scrabble
out again and sneak Off, having lost his real bone
in vainly grssping for its shadowy counterpart
Does any one imagine this was the only instance in
which scheming oovetousness has overshot the
mark and made . fool of itselfl
Here, for example. il the Wing party OF the
Union, which has steadily fought its way up from
. powe.iess minority to a substantial majority of
the People of the United States by frank avowals
Of its principles and the support of candidates who
best embodied and illustrated those principles
True. we lost the last Presidential Election by
Five thousand Votes In this State or Thirty
Thousand in the Union out Of Two Millions and
Hall, but does any man consider that a fair aud
decisive verdict Consider the Birney diversion,
the Church burning panic, and the Kanc-letter
swisdls--ssch Of them separately depriviDg us of
more votes than were needed to elect Mr.. Clay
The latter two dissipated forever and their
memory would efficiently serve the Whig cause if
Mr.. Clay were again our candidate. Yet in the
face a every adverse influence, bis vote in "A was
greater than wss ever cast before or has been
since BY the Whig party. and in nearly or quite
every State he received more votes than any ether
Wing candidate in that year. Dothese facts tally
with the ready assumption that the Wing party
can easily triumph in the ensuing contest bat no;
with Mr., Clay A. it, candidatsi
But the lesson which the well known fable Of
Esop' was designed to teach implies that every
great change involves chances Of loss a. well as
gain. Let Ne look at that Suppose Gen. Taylor
maintaining hs present attitude. should be nomina
tod At Philadelphis, and thai Northern Loco
Foo Of fair character be his opponent; how are
we TO be assured that such States as Vermont
Connecticut, Ohio &c. will sustain the General
On what grounds shall they do IL How are we to
draw out the votes that IAN be affected by nothing
but by the convictions OF their depositersl We
know bow easy Ii is Tor party OF eager AMI prom
nent politicians. gathered around some hospitabls
board and warmed into enthusiasm. to say, AL
these arc sure any how. and our man can carry
this. that and the other State heretofore gaias
'us.' All OF u have seen scres Of such calculations
have seen them out. Yet IL must be obvious that
he influences which would give US chance tc
esrry Louisiana and Mississippi with Taylor would
seriously endanger our ascendsncy in Ohio and
Connecticut to say nothing Of Vermont and New
York AID II ill thar we sew on at one end Of the
BLANKET 10 cut oil at the other where 10 the profit Of
the operation
Again in the canvass Of ls+4, though We did
not elect the President, wecertainly did effect much
tow ard diiFasing among the People clear and just
IDEAS Of Political Economy and National Policy.
For smostor quite the arss time was the Protection
Of Home Industry frankly aud fally defended and
illustrated on the stump throughout Georgia Alaba.
ma and the whole Cotton growing region. Our par
~ gained coherence natioaslty unity in the fierce
encounters Of that canvass. For the first time. e
stood very nearly on q common line from Maine 70
Missouri, and felt that We were indeed brothren
Good seed was then sown which will germinase ard
ffuctify through coming years In all this New
England hes ample reason to rejoice. and doubtless
does rejoice Can any one measure how much Of
il 10 due % Henry Clayf
Il is not, thea, the blind fsnsticism Of personal