The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-29
political Rumors and speculations.

Political Rumors and Speculations'
The Evening Mercury of yesterday received
telegrathic dispatch stating In substance that the
New York Barnburners had nominated Martin
Van Buren, for President, and that he had accepted
the nomination The first part of the report is
likely enough to be true; but 1t would require
something more authentic than struggling tele-
graphic dispatch to induce belief in the last Mar
tin Van Buren, is man of extraordinary sense and
discretion-his whole career proves that-and since
his final rejection by the Baltimore Convention, in
1874, he has shown no disposition to enter again
the exciting arena of political strife. Relying ON
his past deeds and past successes he has manifested
every disposition to be satisfied with the place he
occupies in the history Of his country, and he Is not
the man to risk wel-earned fame, in order either
to CRAFTY personal resentment or to administer to
the designs of faction Like his great rival,
Henry Clay, he now belongs to history; and we
would as soon think of Mr.. Clays accepting a NOM
ination from the disafected wings OF ohlo' VINO
met in convention at Columbus on the 2otn' as 10
expect Mr.. Van Buren, to accept one from .ae us
affected democrats of New York, assembled al
Utica on the 22d of the month. We think more
highly of them both than to suppose either guity OF
such folly.
That wide spread discomfort exists IN the nor
tbern States with the party nominations made at
Baltimore and Philadelphia, there is no room to
doubt. The party journals of both sides are busily
employed in recording the evidence OF this dscon-
tent in the ranks of their opponents, While they stu
dousy exclude any allusion to it among their
friends But is to be found In both political dv-
sions to about the same extent, and in both it arises
from the same cause The difficulty does not spring
merely from preference for certain men, but from
a great question of policy. 1t is not that some
wings prefer MIR. Clay, or because some democrats
dislike General Cass, but it is that both wings and
democrats in the northern States are determined, II
possible to form new organization IN opposltloh
to the extension of slavery to new territories we
may regret this fact, may attempt to conceal II
from ourselves we may denounce those who take
an active part in the movement, as fanatics ana
disorpanizers but the fact exists and the movement
is going on. That Mr.. Van Buren, or MIR. Clay
would mix themselves up with this party revolution,
we do not believe, but that some candidate will be
run by those who are willing TO drop all their Old
party associations, and leave all the old issues to
rest for the present. in order to carry out the pr-
cipes of the Wilmot proviso, we think highly pro-
bable We have seen them make the effort both
at Baltimore and PHILADELPHIA to control the old
parties, and fail in the attemp-they Will now de-
vote their energies to dsorganize and destroy them
both. A convention of the United States, IN favor
of free soil and free labor is to be held IN But
falo, on the second Monday of August, at which II
is altogether likely that presidential ticket Will
be nominated If popular man is taken up-one
for instance like John Mclean, who is not very
Objectionable to either wing or democratic preIu-
dicas-it may put an entirely new aspect on the
face of the canvass, and dsappoint the hopes and
expectations of all. Such a move would throw all
PARTIES into a beautiful state of excitement and
dubiety. and would make the chances OF election
of ally named man less certain than the winner o.
a sweepstakes in a field of twenty horses. We
know that men with strong party attachments, are
| unwilling to admit the possibility of the state
| things that we have limited at-but they must bt
wilfully blind not perceive that to such condl
ton events are rapidly tending. In the south
| becomes us to watch carefully the movements nov
going on and to be prepared for the issue that may
be made up against us. If the anti-slavery part!
of the north is formed in such to threaten
our safety, it may become necessary before No
| yember for us to enter into new combinations to
our common defence. There is much that is fearfu
in the FUTURE and if we close eyes to the peril
before us, we will be guilty of an unpardonabl
| and atrocous folly.
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