The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-25


ments are making in all quarters, indicating the
peculiar energy of the American people for manu-
featuring chief magistrates, with power to dispense
two hundred millions of spols, in four years, in
fat contracts good Offices and the usual quantity Of
pickings and steaings.
But let us come TO particulars. The Southern
States are only preparing raw material for presi-
dents-platforms and principles, and such like
and are a little behind the civilization Of the
North The Northern states far ahead of them
in manufacturing skill, and nov discussing
the pretensions of Scott, Fillmore, Webster, Hou-
ton, Buchanan, Benton, Cas-, and innumerable
other names. A popular eonyentios is abou. TO
be held in Massachusetts, for nom ln.tng Mr.. Web
ster for Presidents and similar conventions will
soon come of in other Northern States The great
game Of president making will, however, begin in
the manufacturing State Of Pennsylvania, sometime
next month, with two State conventions Of wings and
democrats. The two regularly organized old parties
have called State conventions for the purpose of
nominating candidates for Governor Canal Com
missioner, and Eve Judges Of the Supreme Court
and ALSO it is believed for indicating their sent
mcntS on the present condition Of the country in
relation TO the great struggle between the North
and the South; comprehendng, possibly, an indi-
cation as to the preferences for candidates for the
ensuing Presidential election next year. In all
points of view, these conventions the most i'm.
portant bodies called together for some time, par
ticularly in the present state Of the republic, and
the question Of the next Presidency.
The wings have called their convention, to meet
at Harrisburg some time in the early part of June.
They viii nominate a Governor, a Canal Commits
soner, and five Supreme Judges-all to be elected
nv ~
appearance, and from all accounts, it il evident
that, for Governor, Mr.. Johnston will be re-
nominated by the convention. 1t ID also expected
that five half and half talented i.en, tolerable
lawyers, will be nominated to run for Supreme
Judges, the best lawyers never take the Office Of
Judge. But the most important matter Of all will
be the passage of resolutions indicating the plat
form of the wings on the controversies which have
for long period agitaed the North and the South,
particularly the compromise measures recently
passed by Congress. There is small free soil
party in Pennsylvania, some Of which is attached
to the wings but we doubt whether they will be
strong enough TO prevent the overwhelming passage
of resolutions approving the compromise measures
of last Congress, AID the general settlement pre-
scented TO the country by these laws, including the
Fugitive Slave law. There may be some slight
contest on this point, which tine will develope-also
about the Collector Of Philadelphia. There will
however, be an effort, and, probably, successful
one, to bring forward. in some shape, candi-
date for the ensuing Presidential election, in an.
eipation of the whg national convention TO be held
next year. We have every belief from what we learn
from the best of authority, that Clay
and Fillmore, perchance Webster, will be thrown
overheard, and that General Scott including his
"hasty plate Of soup and the glory Of the
famous battle Of Molina del Rey, viii be put for
ward as the wing candidate, in Pennsy lvania. This
viii be the opening OF the game, by playing trump
cards at once. The present administration may
then hang up the fiddle.
On the part Of the democrats, who also be-
long to the church militant, similar movements
are preparing with a somewhat different kind Of
gravy. The democrats, however, have two eonsen-
tions-two brandy and water festiyals-the first q,
Reading where they will nominate Governor and
Canal Commissioner the second, or the appendix,
at Harrisburg, in order to perfect the nominations,
by adding five candidates for Supreme Judges 1t is
said that Mr. Bigier will be nominated for Governor
and Mr.. seth Cleaver for Canal Commissioner, in
Guiding five county court lawyers for Supreme
Judges. These arrangements all settled, the con-
vention will then proceed to ascertain the sentiment
of the democracy, by intuition, by magnetism,
by any other eligible mode, relative to the presden
tia candidates to be presented to the national con-
yention next summer for the election in 1852. In
this matter there will be greater difficulty and
harder struggle than among the wings. The de-
mocrats of Pennsylvania have host of candidates.
Buchanan, Case, IlouIton, Douglas, Joe Lane,
Persifer Smith, Tom Benton, Tom Thumb, and
many others, too tedious to mention The strongest
single man in Pennsylvania is, undoubtedly, James
Buchanan, a bachelor AMI q statesman, although
probably, he has not strength enough in his legs to
procure the endorsement very easily, Of his own
vention on his own soil AL the clements and in
aueDces concentrated around the other candidates,
including the efforts OF ex-senator Cameron, are
so united as to leave The question OF PRESIDENCY
tircly vacant until noxt year. II Buchanan cannot
get the endorsement Of his own state, in opposition
to all other influences and candidates, he stands a
bad chance in the national convention next year,
unless lie use the power Of claryoysn.e to some
efficient purpose, which bachelors generally don't
understand
Thus opens, By the holding Of these conventions,
the very important question Of The Presidency, with
all its warmth, excitement, corruption, swearing,
bombast, bad rum, and hubbub. These movements
will indicate the FIRST distinctive signs in the North
on the subject Of next Presidency. They viii cast
a great and wide influence over the country and
unless other candidates In other parts Of the Union
take time by the forcicck, they viii come out with
singular imbecili.y. The friends Of Mr.. Webster
should move at once in Massachusetts,, and take the
wind out Of General Sco.ts sails before be get
beyond the reach OF yiui and water Not q moment