Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-27
The Presidency.

The Presidency.
There is philosophy in government, and no
one can truly anticipate the future who does not
understand and respect the philosophy of the
past 1t will be seen, therefore, that the past is
an essential element of the future.
There never was in any country, or at any
period, party more patriotic, more united, or
more triumphant than the party which brought
General Jackson into power 1t is true that
there were influential persons, whom the previous
contest had identified themselves with MIR. Craw-
ford, and who waited until the development of pub
lie opinion convinced them that General jackson
would be elected without their aid, and then, and
not until then, united with his friends for the
purpose of monopolizing his patronage, his power
and influence.
Many believe that Gen. jackson was indebted
to his military services for his political popularity
and some believe that Harrison and Taylor were
elected to the Presidency because they too had
been military chieftains. Each was doubtless
indebted to his military services, not SO much be-
cause the people wished to reward those services
with such civic promotion, but because the people
had become disgusted with the intrigues, bar
gains, and management of their political leaders,
and resolved to assert their power and authority
in the government by selecting as their candidate
some one who had no association with those po-
itica leaders and their corrupt combinations, and
whose elevation to the Presidency would be
triumph of the popular will.
The monarcns of the old world represent
dynasty. The people Of the United States are
republicans, aud nstincticely opposed to dynasties
and this is the true philosophy of our politics.
They rejected Mr.. Crawford because he repre-
sented the caucus dynasty; they rejected Mr..
Adams because he represented the dynasty of the
State Department; they rejected Mr. Van Buren
because he represented the old caucus, and en-
deavored to establish dynasty as the successor
of Gen. jackson; they rejected Mr.. Clay and
selected Mr.. Polk because Mr. Clay's election
would have been considered restoration of the
dynasty of the State Department, and an adnis-
sion that The people had done vrong an rejecting Mr.
adams. They elected General Taylor because
(although they had taken up Mr.. Polk for
the purpose of asserting their power, and to
manifest their disapprobation of the corrupt
machinery which, by seizing on the primary
organization, seeks to bring the choice of Presi-
dent under the control of few offce-seekers and
political aspirants) they soon ascertained that
the election of Mr.. Polk was restoration OF the
jackson dynasty, and that the election Of General
Cass would strengthen its power and influence
We repeat, that the people of the United States
are republicans; that, as such, they are anti
dynastic; that they are jealous of their rights,
and resolved 10 maintain their power and author
put up and to put down--to make and to unmake
Presidents and therefore, whenever they are
convinced that few designing, intriguing, po-
litical aspirants have combined together for the
purpose Of debating to them who shall be Presi-
dent, they WU select their own candidate and elect
him. And we again repeat that such is the phi
losophy Of our politics. Hence it will be seen
that our elections depend much more upon the
popular dislike for one candidate than the popu-
lar preferences for the other; and that the great
element Of success in Presidential canvass does
not so much consist of public service, civil or
military--of personal or political popularity--or
Of political organizations and SUPPORTS in hav
ing SO discharged public duties as to become ex-
tensively known to the American people, and to
have acquired their confidence as man of inde-
pendeuce, honor, integrity, and public virtue.
For the election by the people Of such q candi-
date, who has kept himself free from all corrupt
political combinations, purifes the government
and preserves its energy and efficiency by pro-
tecting its purity.