The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-12

dene &C little good We cannot but think IA. romrs
az Gen acots viii accomplish much good by uniting
TIE eople Of the entirs country We rejoice see dis
rosoa on all sides &c drop sectional issues and unite
We look TO tie nomination Of Gen Scott by the Ma
tcpal Convention the event which shall swallow up all
other feelings aud unite the wings Of the whole country
CT the old party PLATFORM in DIE support.
While there is every appearance Of the nomina
ton OF Scott and Jones, recently made in Maine,
and no doubt prompted from Washingt sn-ranniag
over the country and being adopted by all the
whig states and whig conventions, up to the
4" Slaughter house Convention We find, l,oking
over the democratic field, very strong symptoms
developing themselves in favor Of General Butler,
Of Kentucky, and of his prospects Of being the
candidate o: the democratic party. It will be
recollected that General Butler, q few weeks
ago, was nominated almost unanimously by
the State Convention Of the democrats in Ken
lucky, and that this no nination was m ade after
proiigious efforts against it by the friends
Of the other candidates in the same State,
such as Douglas, Buchanan, Cass, and so forth.
Kentucky seems to be perfectly united in re :sm-
mendipg General Butler, as the democratic candi-
date, and fiom the symptoms already ap gearing
in the democratic journals throughout the country,
we should not be at all surprised to see develope-
ment Of public opinion in his favor before the meet
ing Of the Baltimore Convention, sufficiently strong
to make him there the candidate witho at much
effort. IN the South, the speeches of General Cass
and Judge Douglas, in favor of Kossuth and inter-
vention will nearly ruin their prospects, without
helping them in the North, where the ebb tide Of
fummery has just set in.
The Vermont Patriot, published at Montpelier,
formerly thorough going Cass journal, takes up
the cause Of Butler weighs all the objections that
had been made against him (partculary the inti-
nation that tho bsrnburners were going for him),
throws them al! to the winds, and cries out as
follows
Forward THAT Ia for Eutler.l not backward Is the
word OF this day and generation Pass that word along
the whole line Of the democracy and when they shall
have placed At their head standard bearer, he be
hones cspaole and faithful to the constitution every
rue man. whether barnbprner bunker Union or Sc.
ce.ion free or bend will follow him to glorious victory
ever The enemies OF freedom and democracy.
Such are the indications Of the two parties
With aingaiar unanimity both wings and demo-
Gratis throughout the country, in every direction,
appear .bc Dropping the recent sectional questions
and sectional controversies growing out Of the slavery
question, and to be uniting, each on its own old
PLATFORM without reference to the recent divisions
about either free coil secession It would appear
,hsreror. that the popular moyements-aiaed and
assisted of the :. ri0us newpapers~beguu in Maine
on the part Of the wa,s.s' and IN kentucky on the
rart Of the democrats, will set,i both the platforms
Of the two parties, ss well as their cal..7ss song
before the meeting Of the two conventions in Bal-
more and Philadelphia. In this part Of the country
and in this State, majority of the wings
believe firmly that under their present organi-
zation, and if the teetotal movement be some
what restrain ed General Scott has the best chance
to get the electoral vote Of New York in the
contest Of next November In the other camp,
among the bulk Of the democrats, it is froiy
beleved-and the belief is spreading rapidly
Of all their candidates. General Butler has the ee
ments Of popularity, INCONSISTENCIES. and uaobtru-
siveness which will more unite the different sections
Of tho democrats-the hunkers and barnburners
and give that party bette chance o. getting the
vote Of this State than any other Of the numerous
candidates, including General Csss, Buchanan,
Houston, Douglas, Marcy, or any other man that
has been named. Now, the chance Of one candidate
being good for the State Of New York, is very
importan. item in his capital for getting the vote
Of the majority Of the Union, and smoothing the
way to the White House.