Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-05-13
PRESIDENTIAL.
ory

Extract from a letter 10 The Editor, dated Uash
ing}on City, Nay 6, 1852
" Nothing new here but President-making, and
probably nothing will be done during the present
session of Congress The old hero of l.undy's
Lane is growing more in favor every day. and
his prospect for receiving the nomination looks
very fair. learn that Mr. Fillmore is mol anx-
ious for getting the nomnaton,--he ia DESTROYS
of lending his aid TO any available candidate
and GEN. Soorr is that man.
o. See fourth page for an interesting article
from the Louisville lKy.) Journal.
.Nt,c YORK. The District Conventions CWhig)
are pretty generally electing Scott delegates.
.Nt,c Jersey. The locos have declared lin
Conven,ion) for Cass as their first choice and
Commodore Stockton "a Jerseyman) as their sec
ond.
Gen. Cass and Com .Siockton. The Macon
Ca Telegraph, Democratic paper of much
influence, has commenced a Gallery of Living
Fogics No | opens with portraits of Gen.
Cass and Commodore Stockton, and as our read
ers may wish TO gee how Democratic artist lev
identity of the "Young America" party treats
ms subjects, give the following as a spec-
mon Of his ability:
Gen. I ass "a. par crcel'ence, the Old Fogv of
the American Senate. After him. but immeasur-
ably behind him. comes Commodore Stockton,
having, though in inferior developement, many
Of those qualities which have gained for the
Michigan senator the title Of His most uaap-
proochable Foglncss' Like Gen Cass, Com.
Stockton is unmpeachably respectable and
ycneraby slupId--garrulous beyond precedent
and r,uuty without doubt Indebted for his posi-
ton solely to his wealth, pampered by a long
course Of fatcry and good Dinners, and great
man in small neighborhuod, he has all the ele-
ments Of prosiness, dignity aud dullness, SO
mixed in him that nature may stand up and say
TO all the world, this Is a. Fogy."
The New-Jersey Democratic Convention dis
appointed the party outside sadly. unanimous
vote anticipated for Gen. Cass The dele
gates It was imagined, would exhibit their usual
dogged obstinacy in favor of the well whipped
veteran. 1t does not have seemed to have enter
ed into the reckoning of anybody that Commo-
dore Stockton would allow his friends TO bring
his own name prominently forward certainly not
in opposition to Gen. Cass. Yet the convention
swarmed with Stockton men. They chose the
officers, thrcnged the Committees, nodded the
resolutions to suit their own tastes, and chose
Delegates TO SUIT tner own purposes. II was m
mistakably strong demonstration IN favor of the
Commodore the resolution IN reference TO the
General being thrown in simply as ballast a
OF OClpuutlQu Stockton
on the first ballot If il will give him the start of
Cass and the minority would not be difficult
w !. Times.
liant no ,ieoeed g. mn bo,,, Tho,, have -.
NOR ,go,t down Snntb ,bst Sco,t j. obort -
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Enquirer thus delivers itself:
" II is said that with .Seicdrfs consent Gen. s.
has agreed to write II compromise letter, which
This NAV he 50 lint viii Tho Snn,hcr vvbt,.s
who have talked So valoro,slv ON the snbiec,
be hurnbngged into the srnnort If N c,nd.io,o
who i tl,rns, un,, th,, ,,,i.r a., Li.r f,,n
mora and Iyebgter nv, The Seyar5 ai,;, "a
We suspect tina, the General NAV be m the pre
dicament of the unfortunate Louis PhilippeLhis
demonstration NAV be TOO late - The Soutb
will ask something more, To induce them to swal-
low the nominee of w. II. Seward. They will
demand that the Wing Convention place itself
fixedy upon the Compromise platform"
OF course, this story about Stewards consent,
Seward majority &c, is all CANNON; but does
il not clearly forcshadow the reception which is
certain to be accorded to am letter that Gener-
al Scott might write Does il not show that
those who are bawlina for declarations from bis
pen are predetermined not to be satisfied with
any thing he may say? Is it not plain that no.
body wants manifesto from Gen scott but
Nioot MO nope 10 uatnhEc MN by II :
We should like inst once to see a candidate
run for President who, with regard to all section
al and slavery issues, would only say If elect /
ed President. | shall feel hound nv INV oatb %
execute and enforce the laws as | find them - {
farther than that have no professions to make. |
take me as | am, or let me alone Ii is high
time we had some attention paid at Washington
10 other subjects than Slavery, and Presidents
chosen to do something over and above negro. |
catching. And we believe the country would /
this ground. We have never vet known a can. /
dldaie for President defeated because he wrote
thus year.-.N y. Tribune.
Correspondence ofLae " Y. Times.