The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-09

man upon naked availability" Under the best
or .,"b .ney nave realized little or nothing
We shall not here discuss the prospects Of CLAW,
Webster, fillmore, or Scott; or The outside ques-
| ton OF Union ticket, or a Buffalo ticket We
heye reports that Fillmore paper is TO be estab-
lished here; also Scott paper; also Union paper.
With an eye even yet 70 q Union party and Mr.
| Webster, and though we hear nothing o. paper
for Mr.. Clay, he has his friends, and is younrs
| enough and strong enough to be entered for the
| race. Our object has been, what we have shown
10 wit;-that there is prospect of organic alton
of the national democratic parry upon State rights
| platform; we have had some private hints and pub.
| lie movements looking that way-that the wing
party, from the necessity Of the case, if they have
national candidate, must put him forward on a
platform; but with the defeat OF every experiment.
to organize Union party, we see no hopes Of an
election short of the House OF Representatives, and
terms Of election, and the policy of the govern
ment Let the wings look sharp, or the democrats
will take the inside track
WASHINGTON, Feb.7. 1851.
The Presidential Contest-Ihe Presidential Car
didates--Ihe Patent Office.
The Presidential pot is bubbling up pretty brisky
but yet the ingredients have not sufficiently as
simulated to indicate any results. All is, as yet,
an underlined mass of speculation. But it is not so
difficult to determine who the aspirants for tho
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present here, is the Hon. James Buchanan, who,
with Gordon of friends, comprising early all ,ho
prominent democratic wirepulers ind political
intrieuers of Pennsy is pushing and lobbying
in all directions, fishing for the moderate men Of
the South with one hook, and angling for his OWE
State with another. All this is very well known
here; and why The venerable of the Union should
have got in such passion with his sprghtly young
friend OF the Republic, for merely limiting that Mr..
Buchanan may be trying to hoof something for
himself surpasseth comprehension. The U,tiom
avs the ex.Secretary is merely here for the pur-
lose of attending to the late Mrs. Madison's will:
bat TO gentleman of Mr.. Buchanan's lndustrys
hat would moi furnish employment enough to drive
of the blue devils. Put, Notwithstanding all this
strategy, Pennsylvania ''favonte son" makes
but poor Roadway. At dinner party, the other
evening, among other distinguished sachems pre-
sent, were Mr. Buchanan, Father Richie, aad
Governor Marcy-fhe latter with bran new pair
of unpatched breeches. A good deal OF sparrins
occurred, when one gentleman remarked to Gov.
Marcy: "Why, Governor, it is said you are on
here TO push MIR. Buchanan's claim for the Presi-
dency. | don't think you doing your trend
justice-you don't move about enough" Mr.. B.
looked benignly ailable in the direction of the
Governors seat-all eyes were turned in the same
replied "We, MIR. -, the truth is, some
people are SO id hard to hold up, and have
such downward inclination, that, let a man
strain he will to support him. the lockers on
don't think he Is supported at all" Poor Buck :
As far as he democratic party is concerned, Mr.
Cass has two friends in Congress 10 any other
man in the field. Sam Houston has also great
many friends but his election viii be one Of those
mantle 81 de sliRy atiairs-a kind OF self acting affair
that il will go irrespective of politicians and
puers. If he is elected, il will be by repetition
IS tlA-a hate oh
casionally visit these United States. All the IN
dlcatons, however, now point to Gen. Cass as the
regular democratic candidate, square on the plat
form, fer 1852
From the best informed sources, it seems that
Gen. Cass stands even better new with the South
that is, with the moderate, constitution Al men OF
the South-than he has ever done But who can
say what may turn up before Nov. 1902
Among the whig candidates, Gen. Scott, Mr..
Fillmore and MIR. Webster are regarded as the
prominent men. As for Gen Scott, he is general
ly regarded as the great available, and the cleo
tons Of Harrison and Taylor are considered as
shadowing forth the success which is certain to
attend the nomination Of Gen. Scott. But the
more thoughtful believe that the same reason
which prevented SCOTS nomination at Philadel-
phia, IN 1915, will operate quite as fatally at any
future time. II is well known that Gen. Scott
stood high-his stock was above par, and il was
believed, in fact, he would receive the alton;
but all at once letter was produced (oh why
was the General ever taught to write y in which he
appears as the head Of native American move
with this fatal epstle utterng in his face, and he
was accordingly dropped.
II this was considered fatal then, is il not Just
as much so now! II might be explained; il might
be avowed that new light had broken in upon the
Generals mind; but whilst all this is doing the de-
mocratc candle is elected.
Mr.. Fillmore stands well with his party, and
with the country, and more than all, many Of the
leading men Of the wing party are willing to allow
his claims for election are powerful. He has not
stated yet, in so many words, that he Is candi-
date, but he has denied il, and il understood
he will be candidate before the convention.
Mr.. Webster is regarded the great embodi-
ment Of the compromise measure. He is very strong
with the Uaion Of all parties, and at the present
time would run better, independent candidate,
than any man in the country.
An this, however, is as matters now stand. But
there is every reason To believe that a set Of
platforms will be constructed, and that the demo-
cratic timber IL already being hewed out. At pre-
sent, the canvass would be more personal mater
than one of principles. The old Baltimore platform
10 out Of dae-ihe issues have passed away. Be-
tween the wings and democrats, where Is the line
Of demarkationl The ancient landm irks are with
drawn-a new set Of posts msst be ri inted
by the way, have the best authority for stating
that the report that Mr.. Ewbank, Commissioner OF
Patents, has been requested by the President to re-
sign Is wholly untrue. So far from that, the Sec
retary IL investigating the charges made against
him, and with anything bu an unfavorablc oplaion,
so far. As 10 the fact OF his being an Englishman
operating against him, IL is all fudge. He has been
in this country upwards Of thirty years.
Our Phiisdeiphia Correspondence.