New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-25
DAILY CRESCENT
Letter from New York.
Correspondence OF tbs gresf.nt.


NEw YoRK. Jan. Is, 1854
The most important Of all the future political cornbna-
tions of which there is any appearance is the one
which is in contemplation between the Seward and Van
Buren, parties in this State. Calculations extending
through two years, more and founded politics. are
always Of course, but little to be relied upon week
an act of congress-the of single mau perhaps
may change the whole aspect Of affairs and send the cal
culatons all adrf But they being made, neverthe
less, and the most keJone to come true ia the ono
have mentioned
ME- Seward, it is true, is attending to his duties at
Washington and John Van Buren, sheltered under old
Tammanys roof Upon OCCASION they mutually speak of
each other iu terms which, TO say the least do not pro
mise any future harmony and their recoectons of each
other are not particularly pleasant There may be gulf
between them now but is being brdged very fast
and when the necessity comes assignabe cause enough
can be given for the oberation Of "reminiscences more
bitter than any in their plastic memories 1t will be
great sight to them hand in hand togetherupon the
same stump-urging the things. 1t will be nine
days wonder People will be astonshed and talk about
it for little while and will not believe it possible
but it is in the womb OF ime and without come accident
will be brought forth
Ii things go in their usual way il the President and
his Cabinet and Congress- continue to be unit and are
able to reconcile the fud in the Democratic party of
which there is every appearance usual convention is
held and IT, in that case Marcy any abort boy is me-
minated this combination will not take place the Van
Bnrens, Fowlers, Cochranes ETC. will vote the regular
ticket They will consider themselves the winning
side and in case of will continue to share the
spoils Of victory, which the end Of all their aims
But if National Democrat should receive the nominz
tion, what is to become of them them They will be
absolute ouscasts Nothing but coalition ever existed
between them in their most harmonious days Even this
is now broken and they associate together
any more Common decency, if nothing else will keep
the gap wide between them They know that they would
be as absolutely cut off IL any the Dickinson party
elected IS if the best whg in the land was to get to be
President 1t is impossible for them to be idle and IT ;s
not in their nature to starye if they help it, They
will do mischief rather than do nothing and the wav to
do it is plain to their sight
Aboltionism is coming on the tapis again and in more
practical and formidable shape than 1t has ever come be-
lore Ihe sewardtes have already taken hold of the Ne
braska Report and Bill and assaing it in every
shape-so are all the reesoilsrs When it comes IN for
debate in Congress the whole question of slavery tn
come up again 1t will last through Congress however
may be settled there and be important element in the
Presidential election Seward opposes it now and must
continue to do He knows that he occupies the same
position towards the wings that the Van Burens do to-
wards the democrats. He expect no advancement
from them he can not be idle. He has been working
hefd all the summer and fall making abolition speeches
whenever ne had an oeeasonbefore Agricultural Socie-
ties and Colleges in 0hioand his papers and his agents
have been kept busy, and busy following out
natared plan. The abolitioniss will open wide field for
him. and he will be their candidate and the Van Burens
II they are cut off by the Convention as they will be if
Convention is hed) will most certainly join forces with
him They spring into Importance through abolitioni
all their procvities in that directiop-it ia their
natural element-t is the breath of their nostrs-the
food upon which they have attened and they will stick
to 1t and join any any party with the same ten
dsncies no matter how anagonisto they may have htb
to been, whenever they have an opportunity What
better opportunity they have than when tbsy find
the door shut in their faces by the honest men of the
party with whom they have generally acted!
In this event. then will the grandest strugola
which this country has witnessed 1t will be strue
gle between the people the side aud tne-serynr
politicians on the other The spoils will be in one scale
and the Constitution in the other No one can doubt the
result A second 1s4O avalanche will sweep al, such
pestterous people the Van Burens again out of sight
They will be beaten and there will be an end to them at
last aud in this view the struggle come TOO
But the proper exertons will have be made Tbey are
no aggards, on the contrary they are active visant
unscFupulous and powerful and their exertions will be
concentrated and determined They will have to be met
"ieh eAertlons equal TO their own SPECTATOR