The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-13
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| BY kind of taclt understanding all the more
reputable and discreet of the Wing papers are
| abstaining from all discussion or even mention
| Of the Presidential question. The opinion seems
| to be universally entertained that nothing is to
be gained by agitating the matter at present,
while 1t Is apparent to all that premature
movement will excite uneasiness and jealousy, and
| may peril the success Of The cause. But while we
| are all remaining quescent, permitting things to
take their own course, confiding in the soundness
| of Wing principles and the wisdom of Wing poll
cy, and satisfied that the party will perform it's
whole duty at the proper time, the Democratic
leaders all at work, forming new combinations,
| training their several candidates, and making ar
| engagements with view to promote the prospects
of their vorites. 1t is difficult to say, Mt the pres
ent time, which has the best chance for the nomi
nation. The partisans Of GAGS and Buchanan
are busily engaged, but they do not appear to be
| making any Roadway The Washington Union
is playing wary and dexterous game, but, as the
jockes say, it ia not safe to win. The plan of the
clique of which the Union is the mouth. piece is
| to back the best runner, when the comparative
speed of the several competitors shall have been
certained. They for Butler. Houston, Douglas,
| Dickinson, Dallas, Walker, anybody else who
| shall promise to be the most available man. They
pledged to no individual, and seek only to sup
| port the successful candidate. They have their
preferences, but not strong enough to prevent their
| supporting any one who receives the nomination.
| From some information &ecently received from
| reliable source, inclined to think that the
schemes Of these people will all be knocked on the
! head by direct, straightforward movement,
looking to the selection of the most effective man
OF whom the Democratic party can boast The
plan is to keep the thing quiet for the pre-
IN the in he
pers--to communicate only with safe persons,
whose CO. cooperation it is supposed be re-
lied upon, and to ramify the combination
that the opposition will DO powcrless for any prac
teal purpose by the time the National Convention
| assemblies. The arrangements already begun;
and unless the Union and its conductors are moro
capable and adroit than we have reason to be-
lieve, the of this scheme will be assured be-
fore they find out what is going on. William L.
Marcy is the person whoee nomination il to be ac-
complished in this way. He is by far the ablest
man whom the party can select; and if there
was a fair chance of his carrying this State,
he would be their strongest candidate. We do
not deem it probable that he could get the cleo
toral vote of New York, but he would run bet
ter than any other man yet named. Many Of
the leading Barnburners are ready to support him,
and we think he is nearly certain of the vote
of the State in the nominating convention And if
he not sure of the electoral vote of New York,
he would nearer to il than anybody else.
Most sincerely do We hope this plan may be de-
fcateG No other man would give candidate
SO hard run. We could probably defeat Cover
nor Marcy but we have no doubt that he would
hurry us badly. If we are to have Democratic
President, however, he is beyond all comparison
the most unexceptionnble that could be
named but, us We purpose to perpetuate the
Wing ascendancy in tho executive branch of the
Government for many years to come, it is not de-
sirable to have formidable agonist in 1852