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which op,r.ted 80 materially in 1919 .b.rs =. now

which operated 20 materially in l846, there are now
eight or ten growing out Of the numerous candi-
dates, all of whom will be disappointed, as soon Is
the nomination Of Mr.. Buchanan shall have been
made in Baltimore. The discomfort, dissatisfac.
tion revolution, revolt even, begins to show itself
in the ranks of that party at this early day and all
the efforts of soothing episles and conciliatory let
tiers will amount to little, in opposition to tho re-
yenge, disappointment, and outmanagement among
those who will be thrown aside. lM
The position and prospects Of the wings receive
encouragement not only from the Responding APP
pearance Of the democrats, but also from their own
movements, and the intrigues and well constructed
management Of their leaders. William III. Seward
one of the shrcwdest and most cunning Of the wing
abolition leaders of the North, will carry all his
points and purposes in the approaching slaughter
house, convention, in Philadelphia General Scott
will be the candidate. He is the only man who has
any chance among the whig States in the centre,
North, aud Northwest. Mr.. Webster has already
in the recent meeting in this city, received his final
settlement, from the very fact that his nomination
| proceeded from the banking and financial classes
! The Southern States, rather the wing portion of
the South-a portion which has few votes and little
| influence the country-will come forward in the
| Philadelphia Convention for Mr.. Fillmore; but he
viii be out-generalled and out-managed by Mr..
Seward and Mr.. Clayton, in that important conclave.
General Scott viii undoubtedly be nominated, on
very nearly the same movable platform on which
| General Taylor planted himself with so much sue
cess, in AS. His battles will be enumerated, his
victories counted by the dozen-but his opinions
will be forgotten, and his statesmanlikc principles
| entirely overlooked Yet the wing masses Mt the
| North will understand the movement and support
him without platform, without principle, rs
they did the same thing for General Taylor, and for
General Harrison.
The antslavery party, or the free sellers, they
call themselves, will also be in the field, during
the last few Presidential elections. Their candidate
will, undoubtedly, be Mr.. Adams, Of Boston, or Mr.
Hale, of New Hampshire, and their convention
which is to meet at Pittsburg in July, will avail
themselves Of all the Kossuth and intervention ques
tons Of the day. the repeal of the Fugitive Slave
law, the agitation of antislavery. and everything of
the like natme-Maine Liquor law and all-which
may have formed part Of their programme in former
years. can be topic of agitation for the future.
This appears to to be the condition Of the
| Presidential question at this moment, and the
probable issue Of the nominations in midsummer
| and the election in autumn. Mr. Buchanan WILL
undoubtedly, be the candidate Of the democrats
| but. from their internal dissensions he will
most likely share the fate which overlook
Gen. Cass in 1913. Gen. Scott has the best chance
Of any now in the field and his chances are
made up from the dissensions Of the democrats and
the diversions Of the anti-slavory party, than
from the popularity of his own name the strength
and concentration of the party that will follow him.
If elected, he viii be one Of the most interesting and
amusing of Presidcnts-great in great things, small
in small things-mighty in a sortic or in soup--full
Of fuss and feathers on all occasions and in sufficient
quantity to make the newspapers, during his Presi-
dency, interesting agreeable spicy, witty, amusing
philosophical, and laughable.