The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-18
The Next Preside ntiai Canvass.

Presidential contest Who will BE- the cand
dates, Whist will be the isstse, srs the leading
questions brought forward. and discussed, a,
mishs be anticipated, lore according to molina
tsr than BY solid q logical argunsn.- Sc
confused are our national politics, 50 curously
uncertain the personal influence of candidates
even at their own doors, that editorial judgements
are at fault, and the oldest politicians are conten
with looking wise and saying nothing.
The question of candidacy, though one which
.shouh reasonably be held Of secondary impost
ance, appears to us to be the one Of mos
engrossing interest. Principles are held in abey
ance and Of measures, we may fairly say, partis
for the present have none in issue. Perhaps, tn
wings reinforced by the popular sentiment of tn
great State of Pennsylvania, may bring forwar,
some changes in the existing tariff but they will
be SO slight, and the nearness of the Presidential
election will give Pennsylvania SO important
position, that we do not believe that there vii
be a serious struggle between parties in this mat
ter. The eyes Of politicians will be fastened upo,
the question Of Presidential candidacy. r,
The wings appear to us to be divided, il
preference, upon Fillmore, Webster, and Clay
We have placed them in the order in which We
estimate their respective popular strength, Tn.
contest, thus far, lies altogether between the
friends Of Mr.. Fillmore and the friends of Mr.
Webster. Mr.. Clay is scarcely in the field at all
and nothing less than general popular cal
would once more bring him into the arena a. q
contestant Such call is not likely to be made
unless national emergency springs into existence
The gallant old statesman, wonderful in strength
Of body and Of mind has at last felt the whitening
Of time, and his glorious life is vsibly drawing to
close. The contest thus far, therefore, rests
between Fillmore and Webster The friends Of
both urge that the patriotic and national spirit
they have exhibited their firm enforcement of the
laws and xeslous cultivation Of national harmony,
entitle them to the distinguished compliment of a
nomination, and that it would have a salutary
influence upon politicians in the future.
Mr. Fillmore 10 more popular at the South :
Mr.. Webster is, perhaps, more popular at the
r
North. Mr.. Webster would probably carry his
,wn State, tMassachussees.) Mr.. Fillmore could
'carcely command the vote Of New York. In
act, here is one difficulty the wings must look
boldly in the face: no member of the present
national administration has very brilliant pros.
,ect in New York, Massachusetts, or Ohio
Charged with the execution and maintenance of
he laws, and doing it's duty well and fearlessly,
n the midst of gyeat sectional excitement, the
present national administration has incurred the
enmity Of the abolitionists and free.
oilers The emphatic declaration of John Van
3uren, before the Vermont Free.soil Convention,
the first great thing to be done is to put down
he present national administration" has been
aught up by the army of Northern free. soilers,
-ed on by Mann, Sumner and Rantoul in Mas
achusetts, by Chase and Giddings in Ohio, by
ohm Van Buren, in, New York, they have fallen
nto line with the regular democracy, to war
pom the present national administration. They
will never forgive any of its members their ma
ionaity; and unfortunately for the purity of poll
les, the freesoilers are formidable third power.
Prudential reasons may yet compel the wing
riends Of Messrs. Webster and Fillmore to bring
Onward some new man, sound on the Compro
Mise measure, but not SO decidedly obnoxious.
This is the usual policy of parties. -
; The democrats appear to divide upon Doug.
ass, Buchanan .Cass and Marcy-four statesmen,
who, SO far as we now rscollect, have decisiyelv
'scquieseed" in the Compromise measures In
point Of availability, Douglass PROFESSIONALLY
eads his compositions; in point Of present popular
strength, the struggle is between Cass and Blu.
,hanan, The same difficulties would embarrass
he candidacy Of Mr.. Cas- which beset Messrs,
Fillmore and Webster: the free.soilers have an
Iccount open against him, and would exact a
evere reckoning. This nomination would break
lp the coalitions now existing in Ohio, New York
md Massachusetts,. How the free. sellers would
elish the nomination of Mr.. Buchanan, it is diff.
icult to say. He has latterly been very quiet in
be political world, and having escaped serious
tack, might pass review before them. But he
acks the qualities which creates popular snthu
iasm. and his long and varied life of political
rheming abounds in the material of attack.
ndge Douglass is unquestionaby the most formid.
BILE Of proposed democratic candidates. Younger
IAN the larger number Of politicians occupying
prominent position, in the full vigor oeman-
nod, rsputed bold and yet committed to nothing
ore than general fealty to the democratic
rty. Mr.. Douglass occupies very favorable
ID advantageous position. Only thirty eigh, |
ars OF age, he may find his age an obstacle in |
e path of his ambition. He could not stand
fore Harry of the West-the brave old patrio, |
I'd the peerless staiesman-but he could make
troublesome contest with any other Competitor.
The candidate for Vice President is an impor.
INT item in all these calculations and thus far.
10 think the wings have decided ADVANTAGE
, the premises. James C. Jones, VIM. A. Ora.
am, A. H: Stuart, and John J. Criltenden, are
ronger mon than the democrats have brought
inward, thus far. Fillmore and Jones, Webster
nd Crittenden, Clay and Grinnell would mako
cry strong tickets Could Clay and Jope, he |
IN on the same ticket-conld national sentiment |
'aive all question Of North and South, we should
ave another contest as brilliant, as honest and
'arless as that of "A. SOD 1.FYI
We have alluded to the eesoil influence I'D. |
a the result; and we clearly believe in our
Jews as expressed. Blu, We do not believe that,
any common sense view, we can reasonably
Ipsct sectional contest in the approaching
residential campaign. We are clear, to the con.