The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-25
Important MSvemen u at Washington-Pro-
babis Re-Nomlnatl ON and Recollection Of
Mr.. Polk 70 the Presidency.


Important MSvemes u Mt Washington-Pro-
babis Re-NomInatl on and Recollection OF
Mr.. Polk To tho Presidency.
We have information from Washington ofsuch
a reliable character as leads us to strong belief
that Mr. Polk, the President, will be re-nominated
by the Baltimore convention, and that it is very
likely, judging from the present condition of the
country, he will be reelected in November, at
the general election, for a second term, to the
Presidency OF the United States. The probabi-
ly of this event has been of late often alluded to
in the newspapers but the movements at WASH
ington, particularly since the remarkable circu-
lar Of Mr.. Clay, have assumed such shape and
hue as to give strength to the denomination and
re- ectlon of Mr.. Polk, more than on any for
mer occasion.
Mr. Polk is remarkable man. Quiet, cool,
unpretending, modest, retiring, sanctifed, reli-
gious, and puritanical, he possesses all the ele-
ments of ambition, guided by interchangeable eff
forts, and a skill which renders him complete
master of his cabinet and party, and makes all
the other aspirants to the Presidency mere
leather and prunela in his hands. We might
enter into an interesting and singular history of
Mr. Folks administration, which would de-
velope the strong points Of his character, and
would convince every unprejudiced mind of his
remarkable tact in managing the democracy and
all its various factions; but we have not time on
the present occasion.
The policy and steps by which Mr.. Polk is to
be brought forward as a candidate, and by which
it is probable he will be reelected, are curious
and interesting. While the various candidates,
including Gen Cass, Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Wood.
bury, Gen. Houston, and others, have been
operating upon the different State conventions,
Mr.. Polk, with his 90, 900 Office holders, and his
$50, 000, 900 annual expenditures, throughout the
country, has been very quietly returning Baltl-
more convention completely in his interest, and
which he holds in the hollow Of his hand, to do
his pious bidding. He has been successful in
giving his own complexion to the Baltimore con-
vention, az much as Louis Philippe and M. Guizot
used to do their Chamber OF Deputies and also
by the same Influences and means, for the politi-
cal system is identical In both countries. Ninety
thousand office holders, and an expenditure offfty
millions in year, are quite enough to give Mr..
Polk perfect control over the democracy, which,
like all parties, always leans to that particular
chief from whom the spois are divided OUT to
them. If, however, Mr.. Polk, by some unfore-
approaching election, at least he will control the
nomination; and his favorite for the succession
is Mr.. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury, whose
magnanimity of mind and power OF financial
genius never make any blunder beyond FIVE or
six millions, in his calculations, at q stroke.
But should Mr.. Polk be re- nominated, the pro-
liability Is, he will be reelected. Then Mr.
Walker will be transferred to the bureau of the
Secretary of State; Mr. Buchanan will be sent
adrift, Mr.. Marcy, ditto, and Cave Johnson will
be transferred to the Treasury Department, with
John Van Buren,, probably, Attorney General, or
Minister ID England.
Another great point in these arrangements is
the issue upon which Mr.. Polk will 20 before
the people in opposition to Mr.. Clay. The treaty
has been sent on to Mexico; but still the hope at
the White House is, that it will be rejected at
Queretsro and thus will still leave open the great
question of the annexation OF all Mexico and the
continuance of the war-an issue which will be
of infinite benefit to Mr.. Polk in the approaching
contest. The recent paltry investigation in the
Senate, the incarceration of a newspaper cores
pendent, connected with the secret and Jesuit
cal forts of the administration to defeat the We
ry treaty it processes to be in favor of-these mys-
Another point in these arrangements is the
settlement of the difficulty between the two de-
mocratic factions in New York-the hunkers and
the barnburners. AS soon as Mr.. Clay sent forth
his circular, negotiations commenced at Wash
ington on this subject, and they have resulted in
the probable settlement of the whole difference
the union of the two sections-the admission of
John Van Buren, and his party, to the exclusion of
the others, in the Baltimore convention, and a
promise of an adequate share of spoils to stay
all discontents. The probable results of these
negotiations have already developed themselves
IN another great aud tremendous speech of John
Van Buren, himself, in Columbia county, in
which he almost gives up his opposition, and
abandons his previous corner stone. They are
also developed to some extent in the discontents
of the albany argus, which now secs, with evil
dent chagrIn, the probability of the rel :ction of
it's delegates at Baltimore; and beholds with
grief, the patronage of the Navy Department be-
slowed upon one of the proviso organs in this
city. The reconciliation of the Van Buren, party
of the State of New York with the friends OF
Mr.. Polk, and its consent to his nomination, will
completely shut the door to all the prospects of
Mr.. Clay, and to every chance which he might
ever have had of getting the votes of New York
But, again, in addition to all these recent
arrangements and mansgement-the singular
events which have occurred at Washington in
relation to abolition-the debates and excite
ment in both houses of Congress on this sub
ject-the position assumed by Mr.. Hale and
other northern members of his pirty-will all
tend greatly to increase the abolition vote at the
coming election thus abstracting from the whig
votes more than at the former election, and in
this manner securing many of the free Statesto
Mr.. Polk. The abolition vote was 60, 900 at the
last Presidential election, end it is probable
it will be more than hundred thousand in No
vember next. We have the best reasons for be-
lieving that Mr.. Hale and the abolitionists in
Congress, under certain understanding with
portion of the democracy there, have been ma