Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-01

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new parties New York is said to be full of Presi-
dental aspirants from all quarters of the Union,
drawn thither with the view of meeting politicians
from different sections and each to create party for
his individual promotion. Persons, whose names
have scarcely passed beyond the limits of their neigh
borhood, gathering courage from the luck which at
tended Mr. Polk and Mr. Pierces obscurity, feel the
strongest confidence in reaching the Presidency and
are exerting themselves with the most commendabe
energy If all ,ucceed in making up parties, we
shall have lot less than 90 personal parties each de-
voted to its illustrous chief These efforts however
arc mostly spasmodic, the result of impatient amb
tion and are destined to result in nothing 1t is not
SO easy matter is sometimes supposed, to create
party which will exert influence throughout so
widespread a country as ours. \ little nei;hbor-
hood pop llarity is very different thing from con-
tinental reputati m Mr. Tyler, when he was acting
President though the whole patronage of the Gov
ernment was welded for that purpose never able
to get beyond "Corporal's Guard" Mr.. Calhoun,
with his transcendant abilities, was party is
concerned powerless beyond the limits of South Car
ona-and yet his life was devoted to the formation
of party, that would elect him to the Presidency.
Now it is said, every member of the United States
Senate and three ourths of the House of Represen-
tatives fall of the idea of combining enough Gle
ments TO elevate them to the White House Colond
Benton proposes to tide in on the Central Pacific
Railroad without ''JiturcdtioR." Senator Douglas
adopts the Plumber Interest and seeks to rally all
the Pot House politicians and Fibusters under his
invincible standard Mr. Caleb Gushing, more belli-
cose than Mars seeks to take the wind out Of the
little giants sails, breathes nothing but war, and
breaches the destiny of Rome and universal conquest
/ Mr. Hunter is to come in the Stat, Rights tack,
anti-everything, and cross of Yourg America Mr..
Marcy is trying the virtue of present pay for future
services, and hopes to be remembered by the CRATE
full recipients of his bounty. In this he runs counter
to his chief and both destined to like fate-n
the gratitude of politicians was never yet aremuncra-
/ tive investment In Tennessee there is Mr.. john
son relying on 'vote yourself farm. In the North
and Northwest there innumerable aspirants each
with his peculiar hobby ism, and pressing forward
eagerly for the goal While these youngsters are all
Scrambling for the prize, all the Old ogieS are as in
tent as ever upon the object of their Ibton. Gen
Cass feels as confident OF election in sc as he did
in IS. Mr.. Buchanan dreams of comprising the
Presidency by diplomatic coup de main IN Downing
street Gen. Houston prearhes Temperance, If ne
does practice it, anddoes not doubt but that 1.-THE
sons" will speedily be powerful enough 10 invest him
/ with the purple
But although these various aspirations and their at
tendant struggles may result in smoke, they serve to
mark the temper of the times and show that existing
parties are not likely to be stable. There is dis o.
son TO cut in for partners all round the board
This disposition may be restrained to some extent by
old party ties but it will nevertheless show itself and
from the nature of thin will prove most destruct
to the dominant party. The main dissatisfaction Is
in that party-and the outbreak will proceed rom Us
ranks The minority is poworicSs at present; but
by maintaining itself compact and united, 1t will o.,
cupy position TO command the whole field.
~ The account published by Mr.. oDonohue
the Irish patriot who escaped from the penal colony
Of Van Dicmans Land, is too long for insertion. 1t
gives a fearful picture of the desposm, which rcsn'
! in the British penal colonies The tyranny of Rus.
sian Siberia is not worse than that which is perpeira-
ted in the name and by the authority of Queer
/ Victoria.
Mr.. O'Donohue was more than three months ma
king his escape, before he reached Tahiti where he
was kindly sheltered by the American Cor sui The
sulfrrings hc On iurcd appalling Every vessel
leaving penal colony is subjected to a rigid search
by the police, which lasts from two to four hours.
He was subjected to three or four Of these chcs
and while they were in progress, lac was concealed ii
cavern, adjoining the furnaces, lined all side.
with sheet iron, where the heat and want Of air wa,
almost nsupportabie
/ lie left four Of his compatriots in captivity til,
/ Governor Of the colony, Sir John Denni,on j. rep
! hue protects eternal hatred against England, and
/ or blood > aimed banner.