The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-01

Tia moral which Is involved But the tables areturnj
ed: the case is quite dinerent-with the small potato
papers throughout the country They arc the Inc
struments which ambitious politicians Of all parties
use previous to the assembling Of conventionss
Either by promise of future aid, or by the payment
few dollars in hand, these journals are induced
to post at the head of their columns the names Of
certain candidates. and thus to keep them before the
community for the time Thus much being accom-.
pshed, with lots Of other tricks Of the same sort,
the politicians 20 into the great political arena,
bearing with them their self made interest, and.cs
ready to 20 to work with the large politician >.
the country.
It needs but q slight illustration toii,y the
truth Of this position. By refsrence' > pre-
cedng tables it will be seen that the : =. candt-
dates mentioned have but verytes! - advo-
eating their cause. GeneralsS ni'' : instance,
has but two out Of three hundred " the truth is.
that General Scott is past thsp 81 ? being useful
to the small fry of the press;h, oeen nominated
by wing conventions in three> ne largest States
in the Union and hence, is oli, thesreacn OF small
potato politicians and papers, who neve sas r,v
anything with prominent candidates, while they
can manage to pick living out of the small candi-
dates and their friends, who are running about the
empty heads, like SO many weak headed or stark mad
fools, try ing to get nominations sometimes for men
whose names are not known in the circles where
they must be canvassed before there is glimmer
Of hope for their political success.
The decisions, Of course, will be made by the CON-
ventions, and these conventions will be carried By
political intrigue, which scruples at nothing that
promises selfish advantage. Intrigue and CORES
pondence, bargain and SALE will be the order of the
day with the politicians who are to be found in these
conventions; and when they have arrived at this
stage, they care little for the small papers in tho
country, who can be bought, like onions, in,
half dozen punches, for one hundred dollars,
or two hundred dollars at most-the "Tray,
Blanche, and Sweethearts' Of the press, who, per.
chance, will yelp out their dissent until the ap-
preaching traveller losses to their NAV bit Of
dainty food, whereupon they at once make friends,
and lick the very boots that they had before
snapped at. Let one candidate 60 up this week al
one hundred dollars, and let fifty dollars more be-
offered next, and ten to one but the rule of expe
diency would be found to apply, and the Stunk's
Holo,o Clarion, will have concluded to change its
candidate from John Doe to Richard Roe.
That these things are true is perfectly well
known to POLITICAL intrguers, who not unfrequently
make their boasts of by.gone feats in this depart.
ment Of the olitica school. AS the great question
now looks, General Scott is the only possible can
didate of the wings Butler, Bucha nan and Cass
seem to be the only possible candidates Of the de-
mocrats, and Butler the strongest Of these three,
the other candida es, such as Douglas and his
ciates, being principally humbug and fanfaronade.
Things may change, but this is the present aspect.