Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-12-05
The Next President.

OF thinking OH their nandS are nara at Woih al
ranging and engineering for their several favor
ties. We do not pretend to know all, nor hail.
that is doing to bring this that aspran favora-
bly, before the public, but there some efforts 50
palpable that they cannot we'll be mistaken. And
as the Opposition have just now an apparent as
tendency in popular regard, it is but natural that
4 there should be more anxiety, more maneuVerng,
with reference 10 their nomination than to that of
the Whigs Had the recent elections generally
gone our way, the case would have been quite dill
ferent.
Gen LEWIS CAss evidently imagines himself
still prominent candidate for the next Baltimore
nomination, and therein he is grieyously mistaken,
or we are He never truly popular man,
and defeated candidates not favorltes with The
Democracy On the subject Of Slavery he has
managed to repel the North without winning the
confidence of the Slavery Propaganda OF the
South He has few influential supporters, and
only few, though good many seem to favor
him in pursuance OF their own selfish ends Thus
/ Gen. Cameron and his clique using his name
in Pennsylvania 10 nip Mr. Buchanan's aspira-
tions; but, that accomplished, you will not ind
them seriously supporting candidate who lost
their State by so large majority In 4S, Gener-
al Scott could beat Gen. Cass in Pennsylvania;
so could John Mclean, so 1--WE think could al
most any Wing Statesman. The Generals recent
defeat in his own Michigan, IN the election of two
Wing Free Soil Members Of Congress out OF three,
expressly the ground ofther hosti lity to Peace
measures, was calculated to injure his prospects
had they not already been past praying for. We
consider his chance to lose the Baltimore nomin-
alton fully equal to that Of any other man who IS
looking for it.
+ MIR. BUCHANAN will have no better luck. He is
a light stick at best for mainmast, popular in
his own State, and with no strength abroad but
little he has acquired at the South by offering in
effect to run the Missouri Compromise line through
to the Pacific. But even he seemed unwilling to
stipulate for the positive legaliZation of Slavery
South Of that line, that his offer did really sat-
sfy the Propaganda, while it was calculated to
prejudice him seriously at the North. We con-
slider 'Old Buck an impossible candidate,
Nor has Col. BENT ON any real look for the NOM
ination The Free Soil Democrats, whether of
I the John Van Buren, John Wentworth school,
go IN TO win,' and will take care to have candi-
date with whom they can win. Now Col. Ben
ton is utterly detested by the entire Southern De-
mocracy.' Though he always voted against the
| Wilmot Proyiso and is himself STAKEHOLDER, yet
| his sentiments with regard to the peculiar insti
tuition are of the old-fashioned Jefersonian stamp
and not at all of the Calhoun order. South Caro-
| lima would vote for Webster any day TO defeat
! Benton. Now the two Johns and their disciples
mean to talk Free Soil yet succeed by the South
ern VOTE and they are well aware that Col. Ben
ton is unavailing. His name may be used in Wis
consin, Northern Illinois; &c. to elect Delegates,
but when they come TO vote in earnest they will
not vote for him.
Col. ISAAC P. WALKER, Senator from Wiscon-
sin, is the candidate of the Young Democracy
the men with whom Democracy is not mere
catchword but practical and fruitful reality
| The earnest Land Reforms enthusiastic in his
! favor, and he hardly fail to have votes
| in the Convention. But he won't be nominated
the Slavery Propaganda and old Fogyism in gen.
eral will be great deal too strong for that in any
| National Convention. The men who live on the |
products of their own labor, and only ask to have
that product fully secured to them, are not up to-
the packing of Baltimore Convenlons-not many
of them can afford even to attend. Senator Wal
ker must tarry at Jericho for while yet.
We have supposed Judge LEVI WOODBURY. Of
New Hampshire would stand well for the next
nomination. He is man of gOoOd abilities, fair
character, anti-Proyiso and Southern in his bear
ings, and would make respectable President
We think he would run better than any one we
have named before him. Yet he does not seem to |
be set forward much by recent operations, nor |
even to be cordially supported in his own State,
while there exists general prejudice against ta
king candidate for President off the bench of the
Supreme Court which will weigh against him
His chance just now seems slender indeed.
Nor do we believe Col. VIM o. BUTLER OF Ken |
lucky destined 10 be the candidate, though in
telgent New Hampshire correspondent considers |
him the favorite with the party managers in New
England. Col Butler was beaten as candidate |
for Governor in 1874 Qhough he made great
run) and beaten again for Vive-President under |
Cass in '4S. To set him up for President
would be giving him more than his share of the |
luxury of being fogged. He is man Of right in
tentions and good social standing, but of moderate
abilities, with nothing but some average fighting
to recommend him. He can't GO in.
The lucky holder, of the winning ticket in the !
Baltimore lottery seems now to be no other than |
Gen. SAM HousToN of Texas. Sam has seen a |
great variety of fortune, and must have been |
very obstinate blockhead to have learned some
thing in the course of his protracted and multform
experience He is ladies' man, an Indian |
fighter, the hero of San Jacnto,' a good stump |
orator. Southern born, yet does not deem it ne |
cessary to make himself ridiculous in his show Of |
devotion to slavery,-was jealous and efficient |
compromiser and could by skillful talking up,
be made popular with tthe b'hoys' His reputa
tion has some holes IN it which could hardly fail
10 win attention in canvass, and thereupon ye-
ry effective appeal might be made in his behalf TO
the sympathes Of all undergoing like persecution
In short, consider Gen. Sam the man most |
likely to be nominated al Baltimore and with a
fair chance Of success South Carolina will not I
touch him and he can never be favorite with +
the Southern anti Compromises; but he may make
a very fair run without them. He is certainly not
candidate to our. taste but the Democracy will
not break their hearts that account and we
slider him about as well adapted to the genius and
tastes of the party any candidate yet proposed.
We are preparing to hear without amazement that
Gen. Sam Houston is the regular Democratic can
didate tor next President, and to announce that
John Van Buren, and d. s. Dickinson will address
the united Democracy in advocacy Of his election.
1t they do 1t ;rst at some convenient locality, we
mean to be among their auditors Tribune