The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-01

iirst thing that Is, If he recommends any thing ,
for he Is pledged not to prescribe, but to follow the
pect his messages at the end, and not at the be-
ginning Of each session of Congress, as hereto
fore. For all that we consider the old man about
as good candidate as there is out, and standing
about as fair a chance of an election.
II the Buffalo Convention should dominate
John M'Lean, however, IT will make an awful
mole in the estimates OF the Taylor people North
of the Mason and Dixon. LOOK out for the Buff
faloes.
And there is another letter said to be In town
from Hon. Lewis Cass, In which he pledges him
self, II elected, and the contingency 10 presented,
to veto the Wilmot proviso. II has been deemed
prudent to withhold this letter from publication.
Certain 1t is the far South have no great faith In
Gen. Cass, as Northern man with Southern prin-
ciples and we think his only game now is to play
a bold hand for the South. The North Is lost to
him from this day out, unless the scales are re-
versed He must now either take the North or
the South. Coupled with Fillmore, Gen. Taylor
is more or less available all over the North but
the strength even of Taylor lies in the South The
Buffalo Convention holds the game card. If pro-
perly played, they and the barnbumers may throw
the election into the House
Meantime, Mr.. Hannegan has a plan for set
Ting the territorial dispute, which he my proba-
bly, offer to the Senate tomorrow. Hia to intro
duce the territories as States, which will leave
tlrely with them the question of slavery. Col
Benton is also at work upon plan, for t,mpora-
ny government OF the territories. The House are
at work upon Oregon, but we apprehend that 1t Is
too late for any plan succeed at the present ses-
sion. If the South in the select committee had
adopted the Missouri, they would have got some
thing; now the chances are that they will lose
every thing; aad as for disuniontn consequ ence,
if they attempt IT, five years will not pass before
slavery is abolished In South Carolina. Mr.. Cal
houn asked too much in asking more than the
Missouri compromise line. We had thought that
his sagacity was sufficient for the crisis; bnt he
has failed this time
All this results from the act of John Tyler, in
sending down to Texas, on the last night of his
administration, Sunday night, March 3, 1916, that
messenger with the peremptory form of annexa-
ton, instead of the commissioners, according to
the plan OF Col. Benton. Little did that messen-
ger, that dark night, suspect that he bore in his
pocket the germ of bloody war, large acquisi-
ton OF new territory, and agitation of the slave
ry question which threatens to split the republic.
This has been charged to Mr. Calhoun: but we
believe 1t was the act of President Tyler, in order
to have the credit to himself
And thus we go. We are in the very tide and
breakers of Hellgate So confused and perplexed
is the public mind, that we hear nothing of the
State elections, except from Kentucky, and there
II appears Mr.. Crittenden, while he has a bold
enemy to fight, is harassed to death by the ghost
of Henry Clay, and is constantly enchanting
Shake not thy CORY looks at me;
Thou canst not say did it ~
The substance of seventy years. successful
experiment is compressed into the month that is
before us The DoCToR.