The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-25
POLITICS OF THE DAY,
The Presidential Question.
NEW YORK.

is undoubtedly its controlling majority. In every
issue between them and the so-caled silver grays.
the latter have been subjected to an gnominous and
unconditional surrender. The Seward faction will
therefore apprehend, elect majority of the dele
gates to the Philadelphia Slaughter House Conyen-
ton; and they may be confidently expected to carry
the vote of New York for Gen. Scott. The anti-se-
ward section is feeble and impotent; and the more
so from being divided between Fillmore and Webster
The President has the whiphand of his rival in .the
rural districts" but Webster holds the balance Of
power in Wall street yet even in this city, Scott
and Seward will fight them to the hilt, while in the
interior the administration candidates will both be
driven from the field. The late Wall street demon
stration in favor Of Webster perfect fzzle Mr.
Clay's letter may, perhaps, give Fillmore good
lift, even in New York The Seward organs are
afraid of it..
The democrats are befogged and beclouded, all in
the dark The late letter of Gen. Butler, of KY, in
behalf Of the compromises, has cooled down the ardor
of the barnburncrs, and will probably lay him out
| fat and cold Cass stanA well among the hunkers;
John Van Buren, stands under sort of pledge to sup
port the Baltimore nominees; but whether he and
his clique will not do their very worst to defeat the
General has the inside track but the dstase of the
barnbumers is very ugly element of doubt against
him, when consider the Importance the vote of
New York in the Presidential election.
PENNSYLVANIA.
| At their State convention last spring at Ian
caster, the wings, by an overwhelming majority,
pronounced in favor Of General Scott. This pro-
nuaciamodt0. we suppose, will be sustained IN the
| Philadelphia Slaughter House Convention. The
only possible living chance for the wings in Penn
! sylvania is military chieftan upon a high tariff
platform. IN every Presidential contest. the demo-
Gratis have carried the State except in the cases of
General Harrison and General Taylor. The sound
Of the fife and drum. strange it may appear, has
wonderful influence over the quiet, peaceable and
Flooding German farmers of the Old Keystone Scott
is the for the wings Of Pennsylvania on Taylor's
platform, high on the tariff but non.committal on
| the negro question. The Quakers rallied almost to
| a man upon General Taylor on this platform, al
though opposed to all Shareholders, all slavery, all
| fighting, and all mere men of war
The democracy have in State convention appointed
Buchanan delegation to Baltimore. This will
give him an important foothold in the convention.
It is reported. however, that Gen. Cameron, very
keen and slippery politician, intends getting up an
anti-Buchanan delegation to oppose him. We sus-
pect however, that if Simon attempts it, he will be
ruled out and that if the Cass men carry their
hostility to Buchanan so far, they will get the
vote of Pennsylvania upon any terms. neither in
the convention, nor in the election, if nominated.
OHIO.
The wings Of Ohio declared, last spring, in favor of
Gen. Scott The object was to test his popularity
in the State election; but in Ohio, as in Pennsyl-
vania, the experiment resulted in the most complete
| by the more devoted Fillmore and Webster wings
an insult to those candidates; and thus the actual
strength Of the wings not brought into full play
But we suspect that Ohio, in the Wing National
Convention. will vote for Scott, without much
trouble, as their first choice; but they may be
driven to a second.
The democrats have appointed their delegates to
baltimore They are said to consist of eleven for
Hon. William Allen Of Ohio; seven for Cass; two
for Douglas; two for Butler; and two for Houston.
1t is most probable that the vote of Ohio will be
united upon Cass until he is nominated, or until it
shall appear that other candidate is more ac-
ceptable to the convention.
VIRGINIA.
As far as there have been any expressions Of the
wings in the way Popular meetings, in Virginia,
they have been in favor Of Mr.. Fillmore. On the
18th April they hold State convention in reference
to the grand Philadelphia Slaughter House Conven-
ton, when we shall have perhaps, definite fore
shadoWing Of the position ofthe Virginia wings and
whether they have upon principle any sue qna non
or not. The State is thoroughly democratic that
| il makes but little difference in the election who
| the wings may adopt; but the vote Of the State
may be of very decided influence in the Wing Con-
vention. We doubt not that Fillmore will be the
first choice of the Virginia wings.
l. 9" a~s" ehan know the full result Of the
Virginia Democratic State Convention They will
probably express preference for any Pres Dental
| candidate: but they may name some Vireinian-
| Hunter, Stevenson, Floyd, or some other name-for
| the Vice Presidency. under the m,re sson that il
| the candidate for President is to come from the
North, the Old Dominion will be entitled to the
! Vice Presidency.
Things arc coming into ship-shape again, in Geor-
gia. The late Union party having, with the aid of
Mr.. Webster, saved the Union--thank God--they
have nothing else to do than to dsband and return
to their old party lines. While in existence, how
ever, this Union party had such splendid majority,
that the leaders of it have struggled like grim death
to keep up the organization; but it is too late. Its
time is out, because, in saving the Union, its work
| is done. In Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi,
therefore, the process Of the reconstruction of the
old parties is going pretty steadily, and, on the
| meeting of the Baltimore Convention all the Union
party men Of the Southern States that are not re-
presented there with the State rights men, will hold
| of to join the wings at Philadelphia An attempt
is making in Georgia to turn over the Union party,
body and breeches to the support of Mr. Fillmore
but we suspect the democrats belonging to it will
continue to drop off, and join their old associates,
and nothing more, to back him. And so in Alaba-
ma, and Mississippi, and Louisiana, and all the
South, from present indications.
ILLINOIS.
The wings Of Illinois and the Northwest are deci-
dedly for Scott. In those States that are most
dreadtully democratic, a military chicftain is the
man for the wings over all other men.
The democrats of Illinois are for Douglas, of
course. He is the "lttle giant'-the Young
America of Illinois, and is boldly pitted by the
outside democracy. and the leading pOt-house de-
mocratic politicians of Washington, against all the
..old fogies".--Cass, Buchanan, Butler, Houston,
Marcy. and all the rest. He has thrown down the
glove to them all, and they will take it up: and
though they may be defeated themselves, they will
| he very apt to carry the nomination without either
| the aid OF Douglas or Illinois.
MASSACHUSETTS,
The wings Of Massachusetts have resolved to
abide by the action of the Philadelphia convention
This looks like casting Mr. Webster overheard in
despair. The Nec York Coipicr, and the meeting
OF the board OF brokers at Metropolitan Hail. seem
TO have given the qicdtS to the great expounder
What the democratic and free soil coalition are
going to do has not yet TRANSFERRED The co-part-
nershp will be broken mp in the event of free soil
Presidential ticket. in 1918 BY the way the
anti slavery people intend to hold off till the wings
and democrats shall have put forward their tickets
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