New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-06

Editorial Correspondence Of The " Y rribans
WAsHISoToS, Wednesday, Dec ;, ISL

ington is City Of Politics. and men are here
! nothing If not political. As yet hear only the
names of CLAY, Scorr WEBSTER and PILL.
MORE discussed among Wings A.; bot Mr.. Clay
is unquahhsdly aversc 70 being made can
dIdaie, Mr.. Fillmore understood TO be indif.
feTent or disincned to tempt the chances of a
canvass, leaving Gen. Scott and Mr.. Webster
the only practical competitors OF these.
Gen. Scott certainly seems 10 be the STRONGER
here feel warranted IN the assertion thai ifthe
Wings OF Delaware Maryland, North Carolina.
Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and Louisiana
the only Slave States that can De reasonably
expected TO 20 Whig-aTe compelled to choose
their candidate from these two, they will prefer
Gen. Scott. and would 90 into his supper, with
confidence of success. say this as no partisan
of any man likely to be run, hut as simple
locker on, DESTROYS OF correctly reading and IN.
terpreting the signs OF the times II is no, i'm.
possible that Mr.. Clay, II he lives, will yet be
made President in defiance OF his own protest,
nor on the other hand, that an entirely new man
NAV be selected. | speak only OF what is now
current in Political circles here.
On the other side. Political mining and eoun.
termining are cutie active al present. buchanan
has considerable Southern strength, and L he
carries his own State handsomely viii stand
well in the Baltimore Convention, but not web
enough to be nominated Marcy has some In
huential friends, but the decision of the Demo-
cratic State Committee TO select the Delegates
from our State by Districts instead of State
Convention is avery serious damper on his pros
poets. Gen Butler has far less strength than |
had been led to suppose he had, and Cass has
none at all as was already aware Political
fortunes blossom and fade here with rare pre-
cipitation, and the fact OF to-day is no fact
tomorrow. cannot pretend to guess what
may be the issue Of the Baltimore Convention.
but to-day Douglas has by far the best chance of
a nomination. and think could hardly fail II the
Convention were to assemble on the sth OF jan
uary. How it may be in May or june, we shall
see in due time
have said that Cen Butler is weaker thanl
supposed In the first place the fact that BEN
ton, Blair and Preston King are understood to
lead of in his behalf preudices him with many.
Then the Bambumers OF our State, gong osten'
sibly for Marcy can do very little a, present for
Butler But | was rather surprised to learn here
tina, the support of Kentucky and Tennessee IN Con.
rention from the outset counted on for Douglas.
If this calculation be well founded, as am in.
clned to think it is, then Gen. Butler, like Gen.
Cass. land must add Gen. Houston y is no
where That the expectation of Douglass
friends that Gen. Buffers State will give them
a Delegation is not unfounded, | have several
reasons for believing; but one must suffice for
the present. The Louisville Democrat one OF the
most influential journals Of its party in Ken
lucky, opened on the 18th ult. as follows
DEMOCRATIC TICKET, 1882
For Prssident-SrEPHES A. DOUGLAS, OF Illinois.
! For Wee President-R. VI. L. HUNTER, OF Virginia
fYa Who is to be the next President An import
| ant question just now, and open 10 discussion lae
States are now preparing to send delegates 10 the
general convention which is TO make the sclection
Of Democratic candidates for the Office Of President
| and Vice President OF the United States. Many oil
our contemporaries have indicated their preferences,
and we have concluded 10 follow tie good example
We have put up the names OF Douglas and Hunter
to stand until November unless they are superseded
| by others nominated by the Democratic General
| Convention. We shall not dIsparage any Of the
distinguished men who are prominent for the
Offices In question Should any OF them be
chosen by the Democratic Convention, we shall
| give them cordial support and we believe tho
electoral vote OF Kentucky viii be cast for any one
OF them, against any Wing candidate likely to DO
/
| their claims with them We have no controversy.
There are several whose claims TO nomination arc
entitled 10 a candid consideration, and who would
do honor TO themselves IN the high stations 10 Dc
| fixed. We think, however, the ticket We have
placed at our mast head has superior claims IN the
present crisis before the Democracy OF this country
In prefeTrlng IT, vs. consult no local partAlillesos
! personal feelings Neither Of them belong to our
own Commonwealth nor are they even personal
acquaintances Of ours. We take them as they
stand before the country by their public acts, and
known characters
ces they have occupied.
The name of Douglas is associated with all the
stirring and important political movements Of the
last ten or fifteen years lie has led the van OF pro.
gress. Although comparatively young ms superior
talents have won him fame which few even OF the
elders in politics ever attain. IL appears to be the
policy of some to select Candidate OF merely mega
tive character, who has not been, as the phrase
goes mixed up with the ate issues before tbs coun-
Try. We prefer a man who has been mi1ed up
With these issues-whO has walked boldly through
them-WhO has maintained his integrity and Goa
sistency IN the tempest of excitement, and
who has kept an impartial eye upon the M
terests OF the whole country IN the midst oil Sec
tional conflicts. We prefer an active, working
Democrat, who has been untlring and unequyo-
cal In support Of the theory and practice OF
government he deems best for the country Inc
Democrats have never succeeded upon mere mega
tives No party by such policy can control tue
destnies of this great republic and no man OF such
negative pretensions should be placed At the helm"
The whole Union, and especially the great West,
know Stephen A. Douglas On the questions OF q
National Bank the Independent. Treasury, 1afih re-
form, the settlement of the Oregon ston, the ac-
QUESTION OF Texas and reforms ia the disposition Of
the Public Lands his course has been marked, hrm,
consistent, Democrat throughout the agitation
Of the-C0mpromise measures, he has been the
liberal Statesman, true TO the Constitution, and
the infexlble opponent of sectional fanatlr
cism. He might have made himself ihe
idol of faction by panderDg 70 sectional prejudice,
but his talents needed prop ~ support hms
and his integrity has been proof against the tempta.
ton. We can find no Of the same active and
positive public life whose antecedents will bear
Tigd scrutiny. lie is IN the prime OF life, able %
endure the trials OF station which has proved fatal
20 three Presidents IA the last ten or twelve years
Harrison and Taylor survived only short time the
perple and trials OF the Preside ntal office and
Polk lived only 10 the close of MS term.
We have reason 10 expect that the next our years
will be eyentful in foreign relations and require