The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-29
VINO WIN be the Next President.

Who Will be the Next President.
This question is now beginning to agitate, to
very remarkable degree not only all the polit-
clans at Washington. but TO a great extent also,
the politicians and people throughout the country.
Next Tuesday, at Baltimore, the first Of the four
five national conventions meets Tor the purpose of
nominating n candidate for the Presidency This
convention viii represent the democratic party, and
viii be composed Of delegates in different proper
tons, from every State in the Union, who viii
probably number five or six hundred. Besides these
members, taking active part in the proceedings,
there viii probably be from five to ten thousand
lobby members floating round Baltimore, outside Of
the convention, and electoneering for the various
candidates who have been brought forward by the
newspapers and politicians for the democratic nomi
nation. The number of candidates is over Dozen
but the two leading men arc Gen Cass Of Michigan.
and MI. Buchanan, Of Pennsylvania. On the first
ballot Of the convention, these statesmen will get
the two largest votes but in what proportion, is
not yet known, even by the members themselves 1t
is generally estimated, however, from the violence
and excitement between the two factions-one in
favor Of Cass, and the other in favor Of Buchanan
that neither Of these distinguished men will be
nominated as the candidate, but that some new
man will be selected by accident after having
exhausted their efforts to defeat each other on the
Buchanan and Cass ballots The friends of these
statesmen will thus destroy the prospect Of each
others avorite, and will. probably, be under the
cessity Of agreeing on some third man; but who
that person may be is entirely uncertain.
Thus much for the chances Of the men, or candi-
dates. The platform or principles Of the party are
assuming very definite shape in respect to the
new issue which has been agtating the country for
the last few years. We allude to the ant. slavery
question Before the meeting Of the convention, it
viii be seen that each candidate will stand pledged
to sustain the COMPROMISE in every point-eyen the
Fugitive Slave law, up TO the veto extremity. All
the old issues Of the democratic party will be
probably agreed to. without any discnsson: Int the
ana mere important issue Of the day-on the
Fugitive Slave law, or anti-slavery agitaton-win
undoubtedly create some discussion in the conven-
tion but there ees to be no doubt Of its ultimate
triumph; and this viii form the corner stone in the
new movement Of the party for the next election.
The next convention-Rhich meets in about
fortnight after the dcmocratic-is the wing one. in
the same city Of Baltimore. The whig party have
three candidates-Filulore, Webster and General
Scotland their journals and politicians have
been discussing and debating the popularity and
chances Of all these candidates during the last
few weeks, with a degree Of rancor and violence
which is increasing every moment Indeed, the
whig organs Of all kinds are so warmly engaged in
acrimonious disputes to the character and pre-
tensions Of their candidates, that they have little
or no time to bestow on the movements and ma
n0uvres Of their opponents the other side Of
the political line. The intestine quarrels among
the wings seem more particularly to have re-
ference to the friends Of Fillmore and Scott. The
Southern wings, generally, indicate a positive
determination to support the denomination and
reelection Of Mr.. Fillmore, in distinct oppos-
ton TO Gen Scott, who. on his SIDE is more
particularly aided and supported by the abolition
wings in the North. Of all shades. The quarrel be-
tween these two sections Of the whg party is in
crcasing every day. and there arc some chances that
it may grow such extent to result in the set
ting aside Of both their candidates in favor Of Mr.
Webster, who seems to stand ready TO accept the
Wig nomination at all eXtremitics We are not 90
sure looking with perfect GOODNESS on the scenes and
exhibitions taking place within the Wig party,
that Mr.. Websters chances not rather increas-
ing every day, in consequence Of the violent and
terrible character Of the feud between the Southern
and Northern wings, who respectively support Fill
more and Scott. Mr. Webster never was sup
posed 10 possess any great popularity himself among
the masses but the intense rivalry between the par
tisans Of Fillmore and Scott may produce in the
vhig convention o similar conyulson and defeat to
the respective candidates, that which is expected
to take place in the democratic convention next
week, between the friends Of Cas- and Buchanan.
in such case, the wirgs will probably settle down
On Mr.. Webster MS the candidate who may mode
rate ard soften tic aspeIte Of the two factions and
unite them IN one movement 10 bring out all the
strength which the Wing party can muster through
the Union. We will admit. also that the chances for
Webster are increasing. Some Of the same ener-
getc politicians q this city who carried the nom-
nation Of cen. Taylor against Mr Clay in the
slaughter house Convention" four years ago. are
now elected to the Baltimore convention. and will |
exercise the same influence in the same efficient
way. and perchance with the same success III
favor Of Mr.. Webster which they did 90 triumphant
~ ID the case VI Gen. Taylor against Mr.
Clay. We understand that the Eutaw House--a |
splendid hotel in Batimorc-has been engaged by /
the friends Of Mr. Webster, at the whig convention,
md viii lie kept open for week to all comers in
order to counsel, advise, influence, sway and bring
,yor the violent partisans 81 Fillmore and Scott,
iftcr they hal have been completely estranged from
ach other that they may join 10 q rational support
! Daniel Webster, the great expounder Of the con-
itution, and the last chance Of the old fashioned
Wigs Of the Union.
Thus stand The position and prospects oi the two
aries with their several candidates, at thsmoment
BAL be noroina;jonoG these candidates Wy meaos