The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-17
Presidential Movements.

Ing towards the next Presidency. The candidates,
military and civil are putting forth their ideas, as
crude and as fast as the trees of the forest are put
ting forth their buds The last batch of letters dis
closing views on the constitution, are those ex-
tracted from General Worth, apparently without
the pain that generally attends the extracting OF
teeth by the famous DR.. Parmlee The epistles
Of General Scott, or General Taylor, come to us
usually one by one; but General Worth has fortu-
nately sent whole batch at once. The next Gene
rails episte will likely be that from Major General
Tom Thumb.
The list of candidates in the field is as numerous
as an army under banners. Here il ISL
Democratic. Wing.
James X. Polk. Henry Clay,
George NJ. Dallas, General Taylor
James Buchanan. General Scott,
Robert J. Walker, Daniel Webster,
Martin Van Buren, Judge Mclean,
Thomas II. Benton, Tom Corwin
Levi Woodbury., j. j. Crittenden,
General Lewis Cass, j. NJ. Clayton,
General Sam Houston, Gen. Tom Thumb. No. 2
General VIM. o. Butler
General Quitman,
General Worth.
General @. J. Pillow.
Gen. Tom Thumb No. /.
This Is only part, we believe, of the two lists
of candidates already named, in various ways, by
committees, or conventions, or public meetings,
and recommended tothe two conventions-the one
TO meet at Baltimore next Monday, and the other
In Philadelphia, on Wednesday week after. There
never was such multitude of candidates, so much
confusion of parties such restlessness in the pub
lie mind and such decided symptoms of revolu-
ton, change, and breaking up of both the Ole
factions, and reconstruction of parties on new
principles Every candidate has his partizans, hi
committee, his clique, and his supporters, who
moving heaven and earth, besides large territory
In the regions below, for the purpose of ADVANCING
that particular interest. Washington is full of wir,
pullers ntriguers and fomenters, on the subject OF
the next Presidency. There are probably fifty
thousand politicians, all the country, striving
TO outwit and cheat each other as the recent operi
managers cheated their subscribers, and endea-
vourlng to procure the nomination of their several
candidates by the two conventions.
Amid this unutterable confusion, there are GER
tain strong movements that have been put in mo-
ton within the last year two, which will have
most important bearing, not only the de-
cision Of the two conventions, but Oh the decision
of the people, at the polls on the seventh of No
vember next.
For the first time, probably, since the organization
OF the democratic party, II is called that confe-
deracy of politicians has been agitated in the
Northern States, and particularly in New York
very warmly, on the question of the extension OF
slavery to the new territory that may be acquired
by the treaty with Mexico. On this important
principle division has taken place in the demo-
cratic party in this State, and throughout the
Northern States generally. We allude to the hunk
ere and barnburners-two factions springing from
he tIr tl,t tnla
in the approaching convention in Bat-
more to be held next Monday, some difficu-
ty seems to be unavoidable on the presentation of
both Of these factions for admission there. Dur
ing the last few weeks, various attempts have been
made TO reconcile these factions, but apparently
without any prospect of success According to
present appearances, and touching the preponde-
rance Of Southern doctrines in the convention, the
Wilmot proviso delegates from this State-ln other
words, the barn-burners-will be excluded; and in
such they will probably re-organise them
selves into the nucleus of new party issue an
address TO the people of the whole Union, 20 back
TO the principles which constituted the creed of
the democracy during the Presidency of Mr.. JEFF
ferson, and endeavor to rally new party on such
principles, in New York, and throughout the
-'o'HiNih sn'cc. III lcy HOHliIidlc peI
Taylor, as is indicated in some quarters, they
might be able to disorganise the other two great
parties; and If they did not succeed with the assis
lance OF the wings, in eecting that distinguishes
man by the popular vote, they certainly could
throw the election into the House of Representa-
uvcs, there TO be determined by the votes of the
States.
Thus stands the question Of the Presidency at
this moment, in connection with the demoosatlc
party, and before the decision OF the national
convention can be known these points. The
interest thrown over the movements OF the con-
vention will be very exciting. Even the efforts Of
the wings, and their prospects, will depend, IN
some degree, on the movements OF the democracy
in Baltimore. Every day, therefore, up to the
meeting Of the convention, is fraught with interest
and importance in reference to that party.
On the other hand, the whg movements are not
less interesting, as the day approaches for the as
sembling of their convention, viz, "wednesday Of
Inc week after next, in Philadelphia. Mr.. Clay
has heretofore been their prominent candidate: but
strong efforts have been made. under the name OF
Genera, TAYLOR, to set him aside az on D,oossi-
biity in the election and to adopt General TAYLOR.
as the most available man in the field. The wings
of ihe south and West appear 10 be generally 10
tavor ID Gen. Taylor. Sew England is divide