The New York herald., 1850-01-19
The N.Es RresLaeney-rne Prospset.

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New York. Saturday. january 10, 1850.
The Next Rresideney-The Prospect.
In the midst of oil the agitations and anarchy in
Congress and throughout the country. growing out
of the anli-sayery question, We have every reason
10 believe that various chques and coteries, in
veral districts Of the country, are already looking
forward 10 the next Presidency, aud making ar
rangements for bringing forward their several
tayorites and candidates, IN anticipation of that
Ger flict Let Us take view Of the field
The first fleet of the anti slavery agitation win,
undoubtedly, be TO to disorganize and disunue the
Southern and Northern sections of the two great
national parties, wings and democrats. For the
ast twenty-five years, these two parties, US the
positive and negative forces in electricity have go
verned this country under the limitations of the
constitution. The agitation Cf the slavery ques-
ion, growing out Of The annexation of New Mexi-
co and California, has already PARTIALLY broken up
The organization of these parties, and the best evil
dence Of such state OF thngs may be seen in the
anarchy which has reIgned IN Congress since the
commencement Of the present session. A dlssou-
ION of the Union is threatened in various quarters,
by the leaders Of the North as well as those of the
South; but the first dissolution that will take
place will lie the dIsorganzatlon Of those two par
ties and the advent OF a conflict similar 10 that
which took place in this country between 1870 and
1924, when number of candidates, in different
sections Of the Union, ran for the Presidency, and
an election was afterwards had by the House of
Representatives, in favor Of John Quincy Adams.
There can be no doubt, we think, of the phlloso-
phlcal accuracy Of these views, on the present
condition Of parties throughout the country, and
Of the result of the anti-slavery agitation in the
next Presidential election. In fact, parties are
now disorganized, and, according TO all appear
ances, the ti.savery question, from the position
assumed by General Tayor's administration on
the policy OF organizing new territories, will con-
tinue more and more TO demoralize and break up
the great parties heretofore in existence, and gra-
duslly bring about general scramble for the Pre-
sidency, among all the best elements and candi-
dates in the country. Ia this position of things,
we may give the following us forming the aggre-
gate list OF Presidential candidates for the year
ls52, according to their old nomenclature
Dsmorrof,. Free Soicrs. Whios.
John 4. Calhoun. Martin Van Bsrco, Gen. Taylor.
Tto' a B,s'on & Sha' = s As.@, Ssa; Gen; sss,';
%' HSsnSan SsS 4.dss aSs. = psss sSa @ R ~ s~.T
l.yi Wo.dogry teiAeh maell .Shh NJ. Clayton
Cen. Stewart. lhcep,r rofan oys-
This, We believe, contains a flll ard complete
lis, Of all the distinguished men and statesmen
that up to tins time have been thought of in con.
necton with the neat Presidency, and who, per-
haps, will gather more and more strength IN various
sections Of the country, until the coaihct opens.
To discuss the merits aud qualifications Of these
great names, from the highes, white 10 the lowest
coorcd, from Clay, or Calhoun, or Webster, down
10 Douglas. or Downing, or seward, would take up
more time and room than we can afford in the COM
pass OF article; but there il plenty of time an1
space, and PAPER, and ink and readers for this par
pose during the next two or three years One SIN
gular fact, however, on looking over these Names
seems to have been developed during the cxpe-
rience Of the last few months IN public affairs -
The alteration Of military talent, and the general
impulse to al the White House with mere military
genius, seem to have abatcd much among the va
rious classes Of The people duuug the last few
months, and more particularly since the electricity
Cf the atmosphere has been rendered subservient
by Morses genius 10 the spread ol intelligence and
light throughout the land The same destiny awaits
that kind Of talent which s full Of intrigue, inesse,
trickery, deception, aud dupicity of aspect and /
purpose. sometimes showing one face TO the North /
and another to the South. Nominations proceed. I
ing from caucuses and conventions, shambles or
slaughter houses, have, therefore, fallen into the /
same dsrerute which Is rapidly eating away the |
popularity Of mere military genus aud talent The
ruth is, we venly believe, Judging from the color /
and aspect Of the times, and the spread of high in
telleot along the electric wires Of the national ex-
Istence, that the American people, IN the next great
conflict, wall look on genius and talent and origI.
nality and power, and energy, and high statesman
ship, as the principal qualifications Tor the highest
office in the world-ihe occupancy Of the plaIn,
- IL w AZ
II these hopes or predictions, you choose
should turn out correct, who, among the list
which we have made, possess those mighty and
great qualifications 7
Their names are imprinted on the age, written
on the hearts Of the people, and belong to no par
ticular faction or party Of the day. Those names
are, Henry Clay, Of Kentucky DANIEL Webster
Of Massachusetts; John q. Calhoun, OF South
Carolina, and Thomas II. Benton. of Missouri.
IL The admirers OF these great and powerful states
men, who nave reached the highest point of In
tellectual greatness, in opposition 10 all local
parties and little arsiocraeies. should he ,,ken
up by their several admirers in every section Of the
country, they will all run for the Presidencv On
their own great and unchangeable merit. and
the House Of Representatives to be elected ne,,
year will have the distinguished honor Of selecting
the one that may be most suitable tor the age and
the period in which we live. With such a contest
before us the anti-savery agitation may be settled
calmly and pesceably. while the gross corruption
and miserable intrigues which have characterized \
the history and conduct Of the old factions Of the
day, may be remembered only to he eNecratsd by \
all parties and the whole people at large.
We advise the original friends and admirers e /
each Of these great men, m every state, to orya'-
ize at once, and begin the movement each on their /
own hook-irst by private correspondence and \
concefi-then to be gradually opened upon the \
lrthc as time and opportunity efer