The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-05-14
PRESIDENTIAL.

we copy the following arliele lloli 'ii0
N. o. Daily Times, neutral paper, not SO
much on account of the correctness of its
speculations as far the suggestions contained
in the concluding period:
at has been some time since we referred
to this subject so interesting to many patriotic
gentlemen who are willing to do the State
some service There are a few other sub
iects besides President-niaking and preslden-
tial speculatons which are interesting to our
readers, we think, and therefore we must be
excused if we do not run the thing into the
ground. We gave it as our opinion some
time since that Fillmore would be the whig
and Douglass the democratic nominee for the
first office in the gift of the people, and we
are still inclined to adhere to that opinion,
though we confess that their chances do not
appear quite so good for the nomination as
they did at the time to which we refer. Gen.
Cass has, we think, gained some upon Doug
lass, and Gen. Scott somewhat upon Fill
more The "Young Giant of the West" as
Douglass has been properly termed-and
soubriquet is indispensable to the popularity
of Presidential candidate, and contributes
good deal to his strength would be the
most available man that the democracy could
bring into the field. Like Fillmore, he has
few or no antecedents to injure him, while
Gen, Cass, despite all his noble qualities and
great craftsmanship, has the odor OF defeat
about him from which, we fear, it would be
impossible for his friends to separate him.
Experience has but too well proved that
! the chances of success are most generally a.
gainst him who has been a long time in the
field. A new broom sweeps clean, and, poll
tically speaking, seems to sweep all before it.
Though Cass has majority Of the State
| Conventions in his favor, yet the delegates
| when assembled at Baltimore, are at liberty
to vote as they shall think the interests of
their party may require; and if they get the
idea that Douglass is the strongest man, the
Cass delegates will wheel into the line and
put him forward We opme that this will be
the upshot of the matter in the Convention.
Mr. Buchanan does not stand the slightest
chance. On the Wing side of the house mat
tiers are somewhat mixed up also. The con-
test for the nomination is likely to be between
| Fillmore and Scott. The hero of Lundy's
Lane, it cannot be denied, would be power
of strength He would most probably sweep
the North like hurricane. In the South he
would not be popular, though he would not be
without supporters in that quarter 1t is now
said that he will give no pledges and make no
declarations of political faith,a the same time
it is declared positively in well informed
quarters that he is in favor of the COmpro-
mise and urged the passage of that measure
with all his great personal influence through
Congress and that if it had not been for him
| it would not have passed! Within few days
past Mr.. Mangum, the distinguished Senator
J from North Caroliua has pronosfyiced " taSin
1 Of Scott, and Mr. Staniy a vefersn siiu t.fsss
ted representative from the same state has
written letter ridieuling the inca of requir-
ing any pledge from the old Hero, and argu-
ing in favor Of his support by Southern wings
upon the same principles that are urged IN
favor of Fillmore and Webster. However,
the whg presses in the South have gone too
far now to retratt with any grace from the
position which they have assumed not to sup
port any body for President except Webster
and Fillmore unless he shall give an out and
out pledge that he will support the Compro-
mise as finality: We do not for our part,
see how they are to get over the difficulty, in
the event of SCOTS nomination, without the
required pledge; and if he has said he won't
give one, he won't and there is an end OF it.
He has not been accustomed to surrender.
We would not be much surprised, after all,
if we should see some fine "ground and lofty
tumbling," summersetting and crawfishing in
the course of month or two! STANCE things
have happened, These Editors might resign
and Others could then say that they had nev-
er said anything against the old Hero, or
doubted his Compromise principles not
they"