The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-06
States and Presidential Candidates.

town several days, on visit to the respectable
young wings of New York. Governor Seward, OF
New York. has also been here, in Albany, and else
where, locking over the machinery of the wings,
and making arrangements with the free soers, the
anti renters the old anti asons, and anticsm
promise people, in preparation for the Slaughter
House Convention, to be held on the 18th Of June,
in Philadelphia. Both Jones and Seward are IN
derstood as having been working, from different
points, to accomplish the same object-the nomina-
tion Of General Scott and Governor Jones as the
whig csndi iates for the Presidency and Vice Presi
dency, the old whg platform, without any refer
ence TO compromise slavery, an.i-savery, foreiga
Intervention, either Hungarian, Cuban, or Cana
dian, of any kind whatever.
Governor JoneI has been nominated for Presi-
dent in Tennessee, and for Vice President, with
General Scott, in Maine Since General Jack
son was GALE from the shades Of the Hermit
tage to the Presidential Mansion, all parties IN
Tennessee seem to be Of opinion that the feie.
raj govern ent cannot we'll get along unless
President or Vice President is taken from that
State. This fact is veri6cation of tho asser.
ton that President-phobia is incur lble disease.
Once fairly bitten, State or an individual never
gets rid Of the virus. Neither abstinence, cold
water nor Brsndrehs pills, viii restore the patient;
but or the contrary, all physic aggravaes the dis
ease. Virginia was seized with the disorder when
the government was formed, and very soon imbibed
the sincere belief that she was the smother of Pre-
sidents," and that no man but Virginian was
qualified for the office. If not born in the ancient
dominion, at least the father grandfather mother
or grandmother, must have been of some ono Of the
many "hrst families of the ''unterriied common.
wealth." to secure any favor there. Virginia hiss
ever been pertinacious in her claims. General
Washington, Mr.. Jefferson, Mr. Madison, Mr..
Monroe, General Harrison, Captain Tyler, and
General Taylor, were all Virginians born. The
President of the Republic of Liberia is Vrginian;
and SO are most Of the great men in Office there.
The black Douglass, we believe, was originally
from Virginia or Maryland. Virginia has never
been without one of her own sons as candidate
for the Presidency or Vice Presidency, but her
race of great men, like her good lands, is pretty
well run ont. Mr.. Crawford, Mr.. Clay, Governor
Floyd, and Mr.. Rives were all native Virginians;
Virginia also claimed Mr.. Writ, who ran as an
antimasonic Presidential candidate, some years
ago. 1t must not be forgotten that General Scott
was born in Virginia. At this present time Mr..
Hunter, of Virginia, Mr.. James M. Mason,
of Virginia, Mr. John Y. Mason, of Virgil
Ma, anu MT. stevenson, OF virginia, arc all
spoken Of candidates for the Vice Presidency, and
we shall probably hear of ono or two other scons
of the first families of Virginia being nam ed for
the first or second office. Why not Gen. Bayly,
Of Virginia. why not Mr.. Wise, Of Virginia! why
not Father Richie, of Virginia! Massachusetts, has
always had the Presdentphobia. She was dissa.
sfed with the election Of the elder Adams, in $780,
by jefferson; and even though his son, ohm Quincy,
after undergoing twenty.four years probation was
allowed to out the last four years of his fathers
eight years term, when he was forced out by Jack
son, she was disconnected. Elbridge Gerry was
furnished by her as Vice President Since 1892 she
has always had a standing candidate in the person
of Mr.. Webster New York has, considering she
is the foremost State of the Union, been distn-
eushed for her modesty She furnished Aaron Barr,
George Clinton, Daniel ID. Tompkins, Martin
Van Buren,, ard Willard Fillmore as Vice-Pres
dents, and Van Buren, once as President AS cand
dates, De Witt Clinton and Martin Van Buren, were
defeated for the Presidency. New York now pre-.
sents several for the first two offices Of the
country. Fillmore is announced for second he
Governor Hunt has been alluded to by one Of his
military staff. Seward, now that j. CT. Birney is
deceased, may possibly be nominated by the aboli-
tonists instead of the Black Douglass. His ad-
vocacy OF kossuth has given him the start of his
cooIed competitor
Neither Van Buren, the elder nor Van Buren, the
younger will be candidates in ffty.two. Daniel S,
Dickinson, (who wished he had been born in Virgil
MIA and VIM. L. Marcy, 0amous for the patch on
his breeches, and the "spoils OF victory doctrne)
are both New Workers, and both will be urged by
their advocates. So is General Wool who will not,
but should, be strongly urged. We should not
omit noticing that the younger Downing, who sells
oysters in Broad street, is genuine native Knick
erbocker while the elder Downing is Of one Of the
Grst families Of Virginia, born in that " orious old
commonwealth, az Father Richie used to call her.
Little Jersey once caught the disorder, and no.
minated Frelinghuyen Vice President, to catch the
Dutch votes ard Commodore Stockton is now
talked Of for President, though il is said the "con
qucror Of California is willing to wait four years
longer provided due deferea,e is then paid TO his
cems lie deserves credit for his patience, and sets
a praiseworthy example. Though he does GO
against ogging in the navy, he will make perfect
boreemarine Of q President, if he is ever elected
Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Gieor-
ga have always been affected with the disorder
Next 10 Virginia there is not, perhaps, more pa
triotc state in the Union than Kentucky, so fsr
as regard furnishing federal officers. She always
has, host Of candidates, big and little, on
hsnj, sufficient to supply any demand and for
every kind Of Offices. She furnished Richard M
johnson as Vice President. he now presents
General w. q. Butler to the democrats for
President, who is strong man, and if he
wont suit, Linn Boyd; and besides, she offers J ]
CIittenden to the wings. Georgia presents Cobb,
ard Mcdonald, and Dawson and will, in 1856, put
forward Toombs, who, after being placed in train
ing, well rubbed down, and with good rider, will
be hard to beat. Since the decease Of Lownies,
Calhoun and Ponsett, South Carolina has no son
to offer for the highest Offices She has many that
think Themselves qualified in every respect, but
most Of them grew in the shadow of the "great
cast iron statesman," and are consequently too stun
ted ard withered in their stature to over the