New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-23
WASHINGTON.
Presidential Movements.


esrsspo.sesee Of The n r. Tdbase
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April ~ ieo.
Al no time during the Session OF the pre-
,,t Congress has the political atmosphere. In THIS me
adsn been 10 disturbed and agitated by cnangeabie
vnds and partisan thunder gusts a. at this present. As
- sime approaches for holding the National Conven-
saons the public anxiety becoming more and more i'm
esent and intense and the candidates and their friends,
n The various LocoFoco stripes and clques, are daily
S>somiug more and more rreconcilsbIe snagonishcai
and pugnacious.
Cas- and BUCHANAN stocks compared with each
seAsr, stand par at the Old Fosies board but me
ndicaions Of rise now In favor OF the former
vAieh has cansed holders Of the latter stock 20
Say and do things fatal the credit and soivency OF
he " whole concern" A. one branch must faii ana "
beans certain that ts will not be available to me
sAcr disastrous failure Of Old Fogyism seems In
svitablen
The stock Of Young America" il not regarded OF any
v,he at either of the Old Fogy boards because Is not
Aesed upon securities Of anterior era still this re-
y,dated stock the favorte in the streets among the
unterrifed and In all other places where the ouad1s
most do congregste" This splu among the Old Hunk
srs and the rule or ruin antagonsm between them and
Young America make the sssets Of the Democracy, In
ths aggregate totally insufficient meet the that 70
Sure to be made upon them
DOUGLAS and his Tx are not trading on borrowed
but prospective capital and therefore according to Old
Hickory ought not Ito break y but it Is quite certain
ehss the restless energy perpetual motion, desperate
ysks and spirtuous procvitiee of Young America vii
% greatly damage the business arrangements Of tn
Old Fogee that " salt cannot them" The faces
she Hunker Democrats hereabouts, strongly marked
With expressions Of deep concern'-the Free Demo
ssats and Barnburners biting their thumbs q
everybody, while Young America, like locomotive
vifA full head of on, 10 fred up to clear tn
track for 1856
The Wings ore daily and everywhere throughout the
lind becoming more and united, and it has now
become "fxed fact that with fraerna feelings and
vuited exertions the nominee of the Wing Nationa
Convention can be triumphantly elected
The three candidates of the Wings for the Presidential
,omnaon have served their country long, faithfully and
orousy and their past public life and services are the
best and only reliable exposition and guaranty OF their
opinions and trustworthiness. The nomination OF any
man from whom any other guaranty or pledge is neces
sary would be unfit to be made"
This Loco Foco Congress has been in session nearly
ave months and the Deficiency bill has not yet passed.
he Homestead bill, and the various other projects for
distributing the Public Landslide River and Harbor
bl-the modification Of the Tariaindeed, important
ssts,ed preaching" upon the Compromise measures
Intervention and NonInterventon resolutions; Presi-
dentmakng and politics in general and dsgraceful fist
Ashts in particular; and the prospect Ia that the Con-
gressional proceedings compared with tie past will
be very much of muchncss, until after the Presiden'
thai nominations, If not longer.
The Congressional Printing has been fruitful subject
Of much speaking and caused singular combinations
The Democrats claim majority Of some sixty in both
House, and they early in the session determined to give
s printing to TIE Washington Union, the central organ
eft "Old Fogies" But the Democratic party is not
"unit" and the Southern Seccssonists and Northern
Free Democrats desired that their central organs The
National Era and The Southern Press should share In the
ptsnder; and Young America" had no particular inter
sst In the dsributionso the project failed The next
effort was directed to division Of the printing between
72s Union and The Republic agreeable to the report of
joiut committee but the CONSIDERS not agreed"
and the whole subec Is still undisposed Of and the Pres
keut's Message and accompanying documents are not
yet printed
In view Of the gloomy prospects ahead many Of the
"snterriAed" openly advocating the taking up Of
ROBERT j. WALKER and others Ex-senator DICKINSON,
a. the Presidential canddstethe latter being paricu
lar hvorte In "Old Virginia"
The Free Democrats and Barnburners laying
Sow" but busily and secretly plotting mischief They
are resolved 10 run a candidate ION their own hook"
end their schedule reads follows HoUsToN first DIX
second JOHN VAN buren, third CHASE fourth and
90 on in a downward sliding SCALE till candidate is
found who will stand fire." Let