The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-07
WASHINGTON, Feb. A, 1913.


Presidential Matters-Progressive Democracy
Tennessee for Gen. Casa Look into the
Whig Camp Mississippi State Contention
=" Ineu,tabie" Destiny of the Democratic Party.
The great quadrennial game is now being
vigorously played, and the important questions
connected with the presidential election, are
being strongly agitated throughout the Union,
not alone by Congress, and professed politicians
who live upon the excitement of a political cam
paign, but by the citizen who reads his newspa-
per at the fre-sde by the people in their primary
assemblies, and by their constituted delegates in
State conventions. This is the beneficial work.
ing OF our democratic Institutions free citizens,
and independent press. The success of correct
principles, true theory OF government, progress
sion and improvement, is thus rendered certain.
The State convention of Tennessee, from pru-
Dental motives, made no suggestion ofa presi-
dental candidate. BY letters received from the
President of that convention, and other leading
men, we learn that the entire delegation to the
Baltimore convention are in favor of Gen. Cass
The signal triumph in the late whig congression-
al caucus, of those who 60 for regular organiza-
ton of the party. on distinct party measures, is
indicative OF their course in the coming canvass.
1t will be, hostility TO the war, hostility to the
acquisition of territory, pandering to Wilmot
proviso abolitionists al the north, exciting the
fears of timid men at the south a union of
Calhounism, Haleism, and timid conservatism,
with the gallant Harry Clay for their candidate.
Taylor stock seems now to be confined to the
admirers of military talents and achievements
This will be overshadowed by the arrival Of
General Scott, the hero of Chippewa, the con-
queror of Mexico, and the most brilliant warrior
of the age. Clay is the legitimate candidate of
the wings. He is their leader, their embodi-
ment, and their strongest man.
The. State convention of Mississippi, the
18th OF January, was rlch, spicy, and decidedly
interesting. Eloquent speeches, strong resolu-
tons, and an energetic organization of the party,
with the return and reception into the great de-
mocratlc church, of Ex-Governor PoIndexter
after a long philandering. This last will make
good offset to the detection of Mr.. Poinsett.
You will have observed that Senator FoOte
and Messrs. Thomson and Featherston, m m
bers from Mississippi, signed the request for the
publication of Gen. Cass's late celebrated letter
1t is said by those who know, that had thai let
ter been received at the sitting of the y. Mississippi
State convention, an expression would have been
that State hold In high estimation the man who
While the democracy OF New York are quar-
reling about the SHADOWS, their Western breth-
rem will carry off the prize.
The democratic party will 60 into the presi-
Dental canvass upon the great questions of free
trade, the independent: treasury, the war;
piece or the whole OF Mexico, and the extension
OF sound progressive American democracy.
This is their policy, and ii will carry with 1t the
bold, the energetic, and enterprising body of the
American people; and their inevitable destiny is
success. Their candidate will be the man who
is the best embodiment of those principles.
AIRY CANARDS