The New York herald., 1851-11-15

next Presidential election. The developemsnt and
exposure Of the project of aternising the Southern
tiop, BY adopting half dozen humbug resolutions
and calling them platform, must be salutsry. l
do not believe the Southern de mocracy can be
humbugged into sustaining any candidate that ex-
President Van Buren, Hon j. X. Giddings. Sena-
tor Chase, of Ohio, or Senator sumner OF Msssa.
chssetts, would agree to support. II the Southern
democracy are willing to do so, they deserve to be
cheated; and ! hope they may be cheated, ana
aspraDts in the South may be willing to sell her,
to attain their selfish and ambitious ends; but the
masses Of the Southern people of both parties, do
hope, will not be banboozled by platforms and re-
solutions manufactured to order, to suit all pur.
chasers and markets, by irresponsible caucuses and
hucksteIpg Office seekers. The mere circum-
stance that some three or four hundred profes-
sional political brokers assemble at Baltimore,
ard baptize this or that man, they can make
the bestl trade with, the regular nominated
democratic candidate | think. will have little
Influence in 1852, south Of Virginia Now,
Mr. Westcot is an avowed secessionist, and all his
aims ard aspirations are to keep the Northern aud
Southern democracy from fraternizng. How could
this end be more successfully accomplished than by
the very correspondence above referred to! l do
charge this upon Mr. Westcott. but only present the
point to show that If there was any trick, the sus
picons would lay with better grace at the door of
secessopists, than with either Wigs, or free soers
am inclined, at present, to look upon the CORES
pondesce as genuine, and, therefore, am unwilling
to imIute any agency in the matter to Mr.. West.
cott; but his continually crying thief and attempt
ing to implicate innocent parties, would almost
justify the retort The inference that the whole
correspondence is genuine, is, that both in Texas
and Iowa, several journals have v0uched for the
identity and respectable political standing of Greer
and Donaldson aside from this. Though confess
clear insight in peltics, yet, after gancng over
the letters, | am ut n loss TO come to any other
conclusion than that the spondence is genuine
This seems to be clearly proven by many OF the
writers, who evident y have intimate knowledge
w d.
son ard Greer. Witness Mr. Hathaway, of In
diana, who mentions in his letter Of having called
to see Dopaidion, at DIS lodgings; also speaks OF
bis friend Treat, Of Missouri, in the same connec
tion, sho wing, at least, an acquaintance George
Paul, Esq editor Of the Iowa Guy Reporter, also
writes to Greer, freely evincng no distrust Of him,
(Greer.) who balls from his own State Cen Il.
K. V. Wright, too, evidently has knowledge Of
Greer, as politician and public / will
extract from bis letter to substantiate this He
says: "Although have not the honor of your per-
sonal acquaintance, yet, from your high reputation
democrat, | am happy to extend to you the
hand Of fellowship as a worker in the good old
republican ranks" Certainly, Mr.. Wright knew
with whom he was corresponding-at least, this is
a natural inference. am the more surprised, that
Mr.. Westeott, With his acknowledged shrew dness
and discrimination, should have ven.ured the
opinion that the friends of Mr.. Walker were
interested in the correspondence, when Sc
yeral Of the correspondents distinctly affirm, in
answer to nerIog atories from Donaldson and Greer,
that they are decidedly in favor of Houston. Wit.
ness specially the letters Of Andrews, of Maine,
and Brown, Of Rhode Island and what means Mr..
Yokum, the private secretary of Mr. Houston
when, in reply to Donaldson, he thanks him kindly
for his suggestions Query What suggestion, y
Why, Mr.. Westcott: the dullest schoolboy, after
reading over the Houston correspondence, and
committing so egregious an ereor as you have done
in forming conclusions, would be set down Tor an
arrant blockhead. But | will conclude, trusting
that have fully refuted the charge of being con-
nected with the csbal, as before averred. | am
not politician, further than serves the cause Of
reform, and do not wish to be classed in the same
list with those who earn living by politics. am
satisfied that the Donaldson correspondence, true
sham, has served good purpose to the public. 1t
has drawn the curtain, and exhibited the naked
wires to view. 1t is the first public exhibition Of
party machinery, and all voters sheuld profit by it,
We now know who makes our Presidents to order.
The people Of Rhode lslsnd, the honest voting peo-
pie, low know for the frs, time, that "money is
the great element" in that State. We all profit
by the revelations contained in the correspondence,
and they should be widely circulated.
JOHN n. KEYsER.