New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-31

-.,didsts IL proposed for popular suffrage
ssu6cstiops and availability. Qualifications stand
- ;r oycer and are of far deeper importance
sesms nke a work Of supereroe atom to dwell upon
a. Qualifications of DANIEL WEBSTER tie ~el
Known to be deeply versed In the Coo'tution oil ms
GENTRY he lie skilled in public law. No man Is 90 ex
srsyev and infinitely acquainted with the public his
so,v Of this country In all its details He "a thoroughy
cyusinted with the foreign relations OF the United
Sss,es His reputation for talent and requirement as
,es an both IT home and abroad Is far greater tnan
,ss, of spy other IIs talents have breadth ana
,,rebe psion that have seldom been eqused-nev yer
rnassed His experience has been great in all the de-
Serrrtmepts Of legislation Al OF executive government
To ali this he adds deep and extensive knowledge OF
she isvs of this country tbink may venture TO cay
h., no other candidate would venture 70 com etc with
Nm 10 all the elements of ststesnao,hp; aud when we
consider the high responsibility and endo~ments Oh
rauy Of those candidates 1t Is saying great deai'
a, ms not too much.
The only man in the country who wouid attempt "
.,.isnce a companion with him, would be Henry
Clay. "A o.r.,v ,1sa IN hs
ns,yio,in We have great deal Of profession on that
ssh;,c am not disposed 10 place much confidence In
mere profession and have generally found that those
vho deal the most profasey IN IT, are the most read 70
sacrifce the general good, when comes In connicI
Nth their personal nters T. But, when man hke M r.
ebser hss deliberately shaped his course and pursued
4, AZ the imminent risk OF his personal popularity aud
with the prospect of losing all his h-pes of preternent
in order 70 promo r what he considered MS cOun'
IRIS good and essential 70 its integrity and salvaon he
NAV be held 10 be weiltred patriot
have must confess, heard OF one objection 10 Mr..
Webser have heard it rumored that nc has been at
Tim, more or Les embarrassed in his pecuniary Affairs
snd that when in that predcament ne has felt the in
e,nveniences of poverty and pecunary distress About
fhis. know personally nothing, and have not heard
much | have no disposition TO Pry into the private
affairs Of others II Is matter WIN whl;h we nave
ushirg Il do III the Of Mr.. Webster, unless per-
chance il may have bearing upon his merits as an
didsre Tn. gument against him Is this II man
csnrot manage well bis own private affairs ne ought
not 10 be trusted with the affairs of Others. Admittin
tte argument to be true 1t remains to show the truth
Of the major proposition az applied to hm Is II true
that Mr. We ster cannot manage his ovn a'fairsf w
on the other hand not true merely that he docs not
them because his time has been devoted 70 the
public interests and in great engrossed with
them. When Mr.. Webster, in early lite, lett the h0u5e
OF Representative and moved to Boston, be deter mined
to devote himself to his profession. But he was noe
suffered to remain there he urged and and drawn
sw ay from by the pressing solicitations OF friends and
political men, ell the ,uu;Ty, u engage again in
public affairs. He has been able only
nally and sort Of bybusiness 10 pursue his pro-
fession He may, since be said 10 have lived and
brs sthed In the public institutions Of the country To
them all bis energies all HE thoughts all his reflections
have been devoted. How then could ne compete VITA
others In the management and acquisition OF private
property But Mr.. Webster does stand alone in this
particular. Mr. Pitt embarrassed his country,
after bis death paid his debts he therefore unit
10 manage public aHairsf Jefferson and Hamilton were
embarrassed who doubts their competency Mr..
CLAY has been embarrassed, al his debts have been
paid him Who will stand up and say that he is not
On accomplished and efficient statesman
There is similarity, in some respects, IN The tate and
fortune OF these two men-Clay and Weoster-that Is
very striking They were born without any patrinOnia
estate They inherited from their parents poverty aud
good bonert name. They have devoted the best days
OF their lives to the public interests The highest and
pobost aspiration Of their lives have been blend their
names with their country hisory-to 90 down to pos
teriiy in that history as their couutys beneiact1rs
They have filled pubic places which have yielded but
little emOiument-no sufficient to give them comfort
able subsistence considering the position they occupied
and the expenses TO which they were necessarily sub
jected VINO then will attempt TO brand them by charg
ing poverty upon themf What parallel Is here pre-
sened for contemplation Must that parallel con-
tinue Or will Republic wake up and conute the
charge so often made, that Republics are ungratcult
But II this parallel is to continue Mr.. Webster, like
Clay is to be thrust aside II the idea which has gone
abroad is preva-that distinguished talents and
vices not to be rewsrdedwha is the consequence
Such will teek other pursui'spursuits which will
ENABLE them u accumulate wealth. the want OF which is
made such reproach. And you may have hereafter
Stepten GiTards and John Jacob Astors-but more
Henry Clays or Daniel Websters
We are now brought to the consideration of the sub
ject Of availability. Different opinions are entertained
ON this subject Some think 1t ought to be discarded
aog Their others appear to look upon it AS entitled to
the most promine importance. They scarcely look
at az, thing else Their only inquiry is, will he run
Thus mankind always inclined 10 into extremes
1t would not do utterly TO disregard it, ii So votes
would OF be merely thrown away. But it must GER
tsiny be considered subordinate TO qualification,
and IL ought not prevail at all, unless there is
some clear and .olid ground for surprising that
candidate would not be acceptable ~ the people
Politicians who sometimes undertake TO guide In TINS
matter, ought not 10 set up Their owa per soma pre-.
fsepces much less ought they to he sctuated by
soIdid ana 6, lhsh mouvee THIS question OF AVA"
ability Is altogether premature al present. Az
this siege OF the business every one VINO mas VOICE IN
The matter ought to consult his own views OF VIVA.
ko hoat fort Z
stances aud what candidate would be the most lAY 10
the true interests of the country Inc proper
time for touching all ON The more ID irdinste ques
ton tf availatilty would be at the GeEerh CohVei.
tion Then by comparing vie W., that question could
De iudi,iously a justed Bur, TO do THU | IL manifest
that In primarily selecting the members Ot the CoaVeh
tion the different sections should consNt ana eNiue
for ii, IN. upon tie subject OF quahhcatlon IL
each section should act, not upon it, pwh views, out
upon the probable conectures to WHIST are the views
In other quarters, you would get In the ConVenuon
not the candid opinions OF the different secuons' ou
simply their couject,ucs RS tn what other secnons
think The result would be, an sitter absence Oh
truthfuhcss.
have indulge In these remarks, however, simply to
l.c, the subject in what consider lis true light and
not To shrink from the investigation OF the matter now
do not he state TO declare my ntie conviction hat
Mr. Webster il at thi, time decidedly The most available
that can be selected from ary party 70 go be-
fore the people OF this country. wish every part OF
nv proposition 10 be distinctly regarded BY the people,
| mean not the polaiciaas--the middlemen, as Mr..
Burke calls thembut the rank and ne, the real bone
and snew OF the country.
am prepared 10 prove II.
Mr. Webster whenever and wherever he goes, COM
mapds more attention and regard among the people
than any other candidate. Whether In the country or
the c,,y in this direction or that direction they al
ways anxious 10 meet him, to greet him, 20 hear hun
There is no msn in this county except Mr. Clay, who
eCn plttey nils the public eve-who commands 50
much popular atten,i N This has increased within a
few yoais past but il not OF short growth is OF
long continuance.
Look al him ia the SOu'h-at Virginia Springs for in
stsbce-where people tromtne distance
Of many lies 10 and hear him Follow himto Dan.
link ,hcrce to Buffalo, when thousands assembled and
stood for houls ouy In the open air, but in heavy
shower o. rain lister ing with anxious attention to the
lessons of wisdom which fell from his lips.
com. lime since, wentto metropolitan Hall to hear
the warbnc OF melodious scandinavian Nghog ale
who bad lately vsitedour shores. That large building
wrs filed TO Overlooking ell were alive &c the scene
and wrapped in brea,hlcss smaxement All al once
some one discover ed that Mr. Webster was in the gale
~ thousand voices made the vast ball ring The