The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-31
The Presld en- tial Questlon.

Both parties-or rather ell parties-are rs to their
very eyes in the dirty work Of the Presidential
campaign. The recovery from the disorder, the
wreck and confusion of hard fought, bloody,
crushing. and ferocious battle, especially drawn
battle, is always begun in the midst of disorder,
wreck, and confusion. among the shattered masses
of broken squadrons, killed and wounded, dis
mantled artillery, and dead horses. Such is tho
work of recovery from the hot, protractei, fierce,
and terrible fight Of 1850 upon tho slavery
question.
Since tho arrival Of the Hon. w. II Seward ia
This city, from Washington, few days ago, tho
whig journals in this quarter are beginning %
discuss the important sabject Of reorgsniaing, for
the campaign of 81, and its heavy sweepstakes
OF fifty millions year, for four years, and all the
rich pickngs and steaings, jobs aud contracts for
that length Of time, growing out of the immense
operations of this mighty republic. Seward has
been nosing about among the polti 81 WASH
ipgton; he has made some small discoveries, aud
has, doubtless. come on TO lay his pians accord
irgly. His especial organs, in due season, Will
eplighten upon the subject; but ia the meaa
time, the difficulties Of the adaiuis alton between
the rival pretensions Of Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Web
ser, are causing coaside able trou 30 and tribula
Of State. Until within few days, it was under
stood that Mr.. Fillmore WIS OUT Of the way,
and that Mr.. Webster was the candidate of ths
cabinet, and # the President himself Mr.
Webter was thus placed in respectable attitude
before the country, and the Courier reioced in
the pos ton Of the leading organ III Wall street,
of the great Expounder. But there il change.
The cabinet. it appears, have induced the President
to stand bis hand. He is candidate, and the Sc
creay cf State is thus officially ruled of the track
The Wall street street organ ia, of course, bitterly
disappointed at this change Of the wind. 1t is q
bad business, and the conse quence is flaming
manifesto against President Fillmore adnonishins
hi Of the one term principle, and warning him Of
the melancholy fate of iohn Tyler. The pious in
djgnation Of the Courier at the prospect Of the CO.
sident using the custom house and post Office
patronage to secure his own nomination, is well put
in. These corrupting influences are only secoad to
those of the old United States Bank. Therefore,
it 10 declared that if Mr.. Fillmore should even &C.
cure the whg nomination, the people will repuaiate
1.-THE whig people. II would break mp the whg
party; "While, tho contrary, the nomin alton of
General Scott, Governor Crittendsn, Governor
Hunt, or dozen others we could name, would not
necessarily do it, So says the Wall street organ
Of Mr.. Webster; and, furthermore, " that the
nomination Of any one of these gentlemen, except
Mr.. Webster, would be very generally deemed IN.
wise and mex pedient." But what is the fact! Can
any man, with two eyes in his head, or eye, or
even half an eye pretend that there is the slghtes.
possible chance for Mr.. Webster in any quarter of
the Union except the city of Boston! This Wall
street manifesto is, then, mere bit of Political
al Nd hpvr hvn ale hos aot
himself up sufficiently strong to dictate, not only
the course of the wing party, hut the public sensi-
ment Of the whole country.
It is manifest that Mr.. Webster has no shadow
of chance for New York-it is eviden that Presi.
dent Fillmore would be swemped by the Seward
party, if nominated against their consent it is
equally evident that no whig candidate, except
General Scott, is good for the vote Of New York,
and that he is good for it as matters stand be-
tween the two great parties We do not pretend
to say that under certain circumstances and GER
tain principles between the two parties, the demo-
Gratis cannot carry New York; but as matters now
stand, Gen Scott is the only N an who may be said
to be perfectly sure Of the State l. is possible
that the democrats might contrive to count act
his military popularity, the influence of the Sew
ard party and the canal lettings, and the very pro-
bable influence of the TEN perance movement; but
at this day the only candi date Of either party who
can feel assured Of the vote Of New York is Gen.
Scott This fact alone nas given him the inside
track over all his competitors; and the efforts Of
the cabinet. and of w all street, to excite coun-
teriIritation, are utterly futile. Distracted and
disjointed as the whig party is, and notwiths.and
ing it has half dozen candidates, more or less,
Galphin, military, compromise, free soil, or non
commital, the signs Of tho times TOO clearly in
favor of Gen Scott as The whig caudida,e North
and South, in Mas chusetts, and in Mississippi,
in New York and in Georgia-too clearly to be
mistaken. In the convention, We take it, all the
rest of the asprants will turn TO DC " mere lea
Their and prGnella."
The democratic party, With regard to their can
didate, pletey in the fog 1t is the darkest
riddle and the deepest puzzle ot the day. Cas-
stands we'll, but he is beaten horse. Buchanan il
popular "a the extreme South. but has joints are
stiff with the old doctrines of federalism, Hou5-
toms popularity is limited. Douglas 10 young and
now, al is running wild. Marcy IL an old fogey,
and ia hampered with patch on lis breeches
Butler gems TO combine the element, Of military
capital and political availability North and South,
but he is opposed by poverful combination. From
the fact that his pretensons are generally resisted
by the aspirants at Washington, be may be con-
sidered as occupying the most advantageous posi-
ton Tor the democratic nomination.
A question of greater importance than the nomi-
nee of either party is, however, what will BIO the
platforms of the Baltimore aud Of the Phil sdelphil
Conventions In the South We fDd then sticking
upon principles, ard very Indifferent as to men.
But IL is remarkable that both the Union and the
Southern rights party in Georgia, have taken steps
10 be represented in the Baltimore Convention,
having abandoned all hopes of justice Of safety
from tho wbig party Of the North. Now, then,
what is to be done at Baltimore T! What at Phila
delphia an attempt was made at the boginuin 9
of this session of Congress, to plant the democratic
party upon the platform of the compromise
measures, but it was miserable failure in tho