The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-22
INTERESTING HOME CORRESPONDENCE
Oar Washington CorresPonAsnces
" .srusarox. March IS. lH6

T.io. Nep,papcr-Sswavd's I.ase~es AID
Vhyeabosts, &c.
.rhs ,ropramme of the next Presidential race
that il III Let US see. The Southern fire eaters
viii either run man Of their own stripe, or will
rbserye "masterly inactivity" and an earned
neutrality" and take no part in the contest.
Governor Cass will have q strong force in the
national democratic convention; but not a two
shirds, nor even a bare majority. Upon the
ground that he 10 q beaten nag and that his posi-
ZION is equiyocal on the question OF river and
harAor improvements, if not on the question dis.
cussed in the Nicholson letter, his friends in the
convention will give him up, and 60 for some other
favorite Of the democratic party
Generals Sam Houston and William o. Butler
will be about equally strong in the convention
They are jackson men, and were both pets OF Old
Hickory. They will not run against each other;
hut will agree mutually that he who has the lesser
support in the convention shall yield TO the other.
The Urroa newspaper is now in the hands OF
the Jackson men proper. Gensral Armstrong and
Major ponelson were, like Generals Houston and
Builder, pets of Old Hickory. They, of course, will
prefer 10 support Houston or Butler before any
oher man whe Can be named. And il, between
those two brother pets of the late General Jackson
ihey have preference, II Is fair TO conclude 1t 10
be for the tennessee pet.
Messrs. Dallas and Buchanan will neutralize
each other in the convention, and neither will get
the M inailCn. Judge Woodbury. will have q
small force 10 press his claims but not sufficient
20 induce the convention TO decide to take him
from the bench which he now graces.
MesTs Robert j. Walker ana Daniel 8 Dickia-
son will have come ardent friends IN the conven-
non; bur not enough 10 bring about the nonina-
hon OF "a her
Should the convention find it impossible to unite
cordially and harmoniously upoa either Houston or
Butler an event not al all likely 10 occur-a most
suitable, and quite an unobjecuonable compromise
candidate, viii be found in the person of the
s'Youpg Giant of The West" the Hon stephen A.
Douglas, Senator from Illinois. Judge Douglas
~ but forty years OF age and can wait four or
eight years 10 be made President, while Older men
cannot bat should he be nominated as compro-
mise candidate, he Is not the patriot 10 refuse 10
serve his country in The chief executive chair, If
the cple will, al such an early day as lo53 buckle
such high honors his back SO il may be
LAID down as REASONABLE pos,ulate that either Sam
Housson, William q. Butler, or Stephen A. Dou-
gias, will be the democratic candidate for the next
presidency.
The pan that Father Richie who had purchased
the old Globe, that Jackson had founded, from
Messrs Blair and Rives, two pets OF Old Hickory,
should sell the ests blshment back 10 two other
rets AZ The same old hero, and thus appease Bd
and RIves, and their peculiar friends, If possible,
exhibits tact and adroiIness Of no mean type Inc
effort TO elect democratic President in lS52 is TO
be amghiy one.
~
The candidate II will put in nomination, there L
hide lett to conjecture Mr.. Clay will have noble
and Issoute force IN that body; Mr.. Webster will
have some arcent and well meaning friends there
Mr.. FL more will have force, as the Fillmore
Office holders can mus.er; bur Winfield SCOTS
frends vii out number and stand, full head-and-
shoulders taller than all others IN the convention
Ano Scott Will be nominated 10 spite OF all the e.
fvrts OF all of MIR. President Fhlmore's cabinet
mln,s ,efs, no, when they shall chance of
SCOTS election, viii tack about and go for him
iunously, in the hope CT beng retained in their
places.
Such viii be the result-mark the prediction.
The sstonis bmeut of almost every body here, and
of tbCke no come here from ell quarters, al the
hesitation OF President Fillmore In carrying out the
measures which ne so eloriously and periodically
sha flowed forth in his special message 10 Congress
on the subject of the Threatened nglitlc alton of
Texas, aad N his first annual message is very great.
II consiuutly breaks forth in OF regret and
bUteT oisappointme Mt Who would have believed
that the author Of those messages would have con
unged III clice such sunci ionarirs as Marshal De.
vtbs, Collector Greedy, Collector Lewis, Comms-
sober EwhsnE, ana Commissioner Buterield,
after pioot, pot nj and IncoatfoyeToe, of their
fitness and unwouhlaess, bad been laid before
him Does mir. Fillmore desire 10 be Tyleuzed
Does he mean to be Sewaroized Why has he
procrus Inete action In the matter OF displ4cing
EwbanB, since he directed that funcilonary 10 be
snperceded Has the honorable Senator Seward
tcared bum out OF his patriotic resolve Mr.. Sc.
ward Is still here, end kno vs. what he Is remained
here for. lie knows that Mr.. Fillmore will po
r~move Mr. Ewbark. nor Mr.. Collector Greedy,
while he remains in Washington. He is expected
30 leave to- morrsw, sna then President Fillmore
may, in q manner becoming his high ~ sition, and
which would command the APPRECIATION and atmi-
ration of ell good patriotic men throug hout the
Union. Mais ~5us porons.
WAsHiNGroS, March 20, 1851.
The Phh4diphia C0Aect0rshig and Secretary
CorVsa- General ROsc,tsk,- The Csmpqign OF
Is52- Poll,icst -N7rcs % the Chess B1qrd-CaSs,
aarao~, Dougds, Scott, Vetao, and
F.amac-Great Rgueiags orsr the Eicctios Of
GcrunOr Fish PUodi, &C., &c.
The commission, appointed by the Secretary, TO
investgate the charges sgains collector Lewis, Of
Ptilade phia, has reported al the evidence in the
case. Il makes aautcrqt volume Of over ak
hundved pages. The Secretary, understand, has
not been able TO look iaso The matter yet, in con-
sequence Of his ilEess Of course, II is impossible
70 say shat olson he viii ultimately make In the
ease; but, there 10 certainly, yet, reason to
spfpose he feels inclined to smother Up any i'm
Hoprietiss The report is considered portion Of
the secret archives OF the deparlRcnt-not in
tended for publication-a: al eveats, til q decision
has bsen arrived at. Should that decision acquit
Mr. Collector Lewis, IL e 20 Be hoped, for his own
sske, the whole Of the eySedce will Be paSshed;
and, n NOT, your correspondent wall eadeayor 10
throw some ia hi upon It.
The case Of the heirs of neral KOsciusko,
which he's be- pending here flr several years, is
10 Be tnsa before ne Circuit Court II The District,
neat week Il will - doubt, BE- an interesting
eass-prohably gong into a history 81 % ,iusko's
life, SO Intimately couDected wllh the reyolu-
ponsfy fi,toTy q the country. TX. Attorney
G.peTBl RsysTdy johnson ann Moor Tochnan,
for the heirs; Mr. Cox, for the defence.
Political matters are grSiug INTO more intell-
sibie shape ~ 10 beginning to b. evident that Ia
me d. eratic ranks, the upshct Of the present
poe isn 81 eiisirs vii be che psssipg over both
In present prominent democratic Candidates, Cass
ana Houston, and the seieciioa ~ some other
man. as vas doae IN the case q Mr Polk Cas-
and Houston are both bitterly opposed 10 each
oihcr, tpd would az coon To- devil elected as
that ble opponent ana pullical "a, Cd should sue
cesd. Houston, previous To Leaving the CITY,
maGe no secFct a. he contempt sS the noble
a.. 4 IL.