The New York herald., 1851-12-26

Presidency. Webster, Fillmore, Corwin, are no
where and nobody. There has been much division
az 10 candidates among the democrats Of New York
and the North; but, according to all appear
ances. and by recen. undoubted indications,
we are satisfied that similar conciliatory move
ment between recently discordAnt elements of de-
mocracy at the North is going en- among them, and
that they all working in favor Of perfect union
on the democratic platform, between the barnburners
and hunkers in this and the other Northern States
Who their candidate may be, is not so clearly de-
veoped as in the case of the wings; but according
to present indications-the alarm of the whiss and
the small fry letter writers in Washington-we ra-
ther think that Gen. Butler, of Kentucky, will pos
sess more of the elements of compromise concilia-
tion and strength, cula.ed to give hopes of sue
cess, than any of the old candidates, either Of the
first class containing Cass and Buchanan, Of the
second or rabble class of candidates, consisting Of
Marcy Of New York, Allen of Ohio, King of Ala
bama, Houston of Texas little Douglas of Illinois,
Walker Of Wisconsin, Stockton of New Jersey,
Pillow Of Tennessee, Davis Of Coney Island, Sc,
&c, Sc, &c
Among the free soil faction it is not of so much
consequence who their candidate may be. They
will endeavor to do damage to both the other par
ties under the old cry of aboltonisn, free soism,
antirentism, and, probably, Intervention with the
despots of Europe, first in favor of liberty and
equality to the white races there and then for IL
berty and equality to the black ra'es here.
In the meantime, we desire the public to watch
the movements Of the politicians and Presidential
aspirants and agitators at Washington. The whole
of the present session, previous to the meeting OF
the two conventions in May, will be used privately
in dirty ntrgues, and publicly in making dirty plat
forms. The newspaper press throughout the coun-
try is equally engaged in the same dirty contest.
Each party journal is putting forth its little local
candidate as the ne plus ultra Of party popu-
larity and woEder Even newspapers here in
New York have tossed up the name of old Marcy,
like second. hand pair of pantaloons with a
patch on them, and have almost thrown about
that piece Of old clo' the halo of glory which
encircles among the Arabians, the breeches OF the
holy Prophet We are tormented every day with
correspondents asking US to support their particu-
lar candidates; applied to every day to come
forth ard select our candidate, and carry him into
the Presidency, as we did General Taylor. We will
do no such thing. We will oppose the whole batch
Of them; and whoever is elected President-vhether
it is Gen. Scott en-. Butler, or any other man-we
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rom the very jump. If We are honest, We must be
SO; for politicians get power they become
rogues dupes. Wemean to examine, and crit:cise,
and analyze and deyelope, and show to the people
the honest people ofthis ceunry-the utter heartess
ness Of all politicians; the sheer want Of principle
which charactetizes the deeds OF every one of tbem
the undoubted want of patriotism which they dis
play, and the extraordinary quantity of sef'hness
and selfinterest which every one OF them has in
sufficient abundance to make foreign expectation,
even larger than that of the whole cotton crop Of
the South. The days of Washington are past and
gone, not to return with Kossuth, Kpkel, any Of
their worshippers. But We will try to do the bes.
we in this hypocritical and wicked age; and We
shall trust-not to politicians-but to God in Hea-
ven and to the and good feelings of the
whole American people, to take care CT this great
and glorious republic, and save it frors the unhap
py fate Of France and Europe.