The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-24

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the same State, prefere nee is shown for Genera
Cass, whose name is most generally adopted by the
regular party North Of Mason and Dixon. Gen.
Houston seems to divide the chances with Col
Benton for the democratic free soil support. The
Nd1 York Sun has entered Houston, (what be-
comes of CubaD and the bamburners appear to look
at him with favorable eye. The Ohio free sellers
seem to prefer w. H. Seward; while the Gerrit
Smith party have pronounced for Chaplin and Fred.
Douglas. Again-in some counties in Maryland
and Pennsy lvanis, Mr.. Crittenden is urged as the
wing candidate, while the W'iwckester Republican,
Va, recommends Mr. Fillmore. Col. Webb, Of
the Ner York Courier-generally among the ear
hest al the sandhas not yet sgnified his choice,
being no doub, extremely puzzled between Web
ster and Seward He may, however, finally split
the difference upon Gen Scott, as the inclnations
of our contemporary are decidedly of the military
| cast.
| From these various movements throughout the
Northern States, it will be SEEM that while the old
democratic hunkers-the fossil remans-indicate a
Partially for General Cass, the reesoil element of
the party inclines in New York to Houston, and in
Missouri TO Benton. /, is pretty evident in every
view, that General Cass cannot expect the support
of the democratic free-soilers, in any contingency
that is likely to happen. Mr.. Buchanan, by his
late letter. places himself in the same position. IN
Less, therefore, the NortherA democrats fall upon
some new man, they will continue to be divided.
The Northern wings, including the free-soilers to
some extent, are evidently more generally inclined
TO Scott than to any other candidate. His letter
from West Point in favor of the annexation of Ca
NADIA, added to his Mexican victories, will make
him highly acceptable Northern wing candidate
But the extreme nullifiers, including the real out
and. out supporters of Seward-a large slice of the
wing party of New York-will have ticket, doubt
less, of their own, or they may agree upon some
such coalition as that of Van Buren, and Adams
in 1913. Gerrt Smiths liberty faction may also
be expected to run some such separate ticket as
Chaplin and Fred Douglas, or Abby Kelly. We
have, then, the foreshadowings of three or four
different candidates in the North for the free fight
of 1852, between the various factions and frag-
ments of the old parties.
1t is remarkable, however, and significant, that
except in some of the border counties of the bor-
der States, not single movement has been made
south of Mason ard Dixon's line, by either party,
towards candidate for the Presidency The
great ISSUE there, first to be settled is between the
North and the South-betweeR union and disunion
qualification and secession. Nor does the Co
vernor's extraordinary message to the Mississippi
Legislature indicate any abatement of the sgita-
ton. With the very best that can be expected
from the South, any junction on their part with
either party Of the North upon Presidential can
didate, appears utterly impossible. That question
seems to be decided beyond the slightest doubt
They will not meet with the Northern democrats
in their National Convention at Baltimore, nor
with the wings at Philadelphia. The best that we
can expect is, that they will run Southern can
ddale or two upon Southern platform, and carry
the issue up TO the House.
The Nashville Convention has presented the
alternative to the South. BY adopting it, they can
secure possession of the federal
government in the House election-elect their man
dictate his pocv, and secure that important ee-
ment Of the fifty millions year of treasury pap
Tor future operations And we rather believe
that the South will prefer the government of the
whole Union TO the dangerous experiment of set
ting up separate establishment. Mark the result!
The FUGITIVE SLAVE Law, AND THE ALBANY
PoLlTIcAL ORGASs.-The Albany Erentng atlas
and the Erening Jornai-the one the index of the
ds,-e~r~.~ is.iy, tho o.L~. vi the o. waid ,,hia
psrty-are quite active with President Fillmore's
letter on the Of Graft, the fugitive slave Both
these journals seem TO coincide, in all material |
poinie, on the character Of the Presidents letter
They think il very good letter. as il stands II is
a constitutional document-mch one as the Presi- |
dent respecting his oath Of office, should have writ
ten. They are both quite happy to find that he is
determined to maintain the laws of the federal GO
vemment; but they are equally spirited another
point. Both journals censure the law itself, and
the Atlas, in particular, expresses surprise that the
democratic policy of vetoism was not resored to by
the President, wheb the bill came before him for
his signature. The ground taken seems to be this,
and nothing else-that the law 10 NO, proper law
that it does not suit the Norh-that ii is not credit
able to the countryand that il cannot be enforced
On this last point much stress is laid, that, in
fact, We have both these organs, of two distinct par
ties, procaiming, If not absolutely counselling viz
tua notification at the Nerh. II amounts to no.
thing else. When our laws are dead letters-when
they cannot be execu,ed-we have passed the
threshold Of notification
Now, being in this DECENTRALIZATION being
pronounced as IN existence, and virtual support
being given TO this state OF things by both Of these
Albany journals-who ale the sgitators Who
are the real disturbers OF the peace Of society
Who is it that interposes his opinion between the
laws Of the United States and the ends to which
they are drece dl Ii rs not difficult to determine
on whom to iasten the chape, in all ts fulnes.
and strength.
The meaning, however, of tbs virtuous indigna-
ton on the part Of the organs Of the two parties is
quite significant. II s not so concealed as to defy
calculation. The purpose is to make capital for
the next Presidential electon-b prepare the way
for some patriot and hero, who's claims upon the
sympathy of the community, at present. are quite
questionable. This is the true aim Of the pot-
cisns They hope to make the issue on the Fue-
tive Slave law, so as to renew the slavery sgita-
ton in its most dire and concentrated form, and to
increase those sectional differences which result
from encroachins on the constitution on the one
side, and from defending it on the other. Thus is
It that Caialines and conspirators bred faster
then patriots can snnihilate them, and that good
citizens are aroused to sCtate public sentiment ia