The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-01-28
POlitics-The Next President,

WASHINGTON. JAM |, 1854.
The Wings here are q unit. There never wa.
more perfect harmony. Wing Presidential can.
didatcs are springing up in abundance already
The Tennessee Legislature have a resolution!
before them recommending John Bell. He is=s
good man and an able man. The South has no,
u more merit0rious one. The movement is reck.
oned to be hit at Gov. Jones' who is also
prominent for the same position. Mr.. Crtten-
den has many fricnds-Madame c. as many
more. The late Attorney General has strength
ened his position ly his matrimonial alliance
Another man has been named, whom perhaps.
you have not thought of. This is Mr. Bolts OF
Virginia. John VI. Clayton looms up among
the crowd of competitors high and strong. And
last. though not least. James A. Pearce. of Ma
ryland. is to be named. Mr.. Pearce is one OF
the ablest and best men in the Senate. and no
man would make better President We have
a powerful prediction in favor of Mr.. Pearce
and John Bell.
There isa contest going on in Maryland for a
Senator to supply the place of Senator Pearcc.
which is to be filed this winter. \ Mr. 1Iamil-
ton, OF the Eastern Shore. who gave way and
helped elect at the last trial, now comes for
ward with his claims to move Mr.. Pcarcc. The
candidate is TO be taken from the Eastern Shore
and Hamilton claims that of the 10 Representa-
tyes from that division Of the State. Is are for
hlnl. Mr. Pcarcca friends claim for him. al
low for Hamilton, and not placed
1t would be great misfortune to have Pcarcc
displaced. fla contest should take place be-
tween him and Mr.. Hamilton, Alex. Evans, the
late member of the Lower House NAV 20 in.
lie wcuid be a fit and worthy successor to Mr..
Pcarcc.- Co'Tespoadence ". Y. Tribune.
EscArH OF SMITH O'BRiES.-It has already
been stated tina. news of the escapc of Smith
{ ri frT>l A.i,,t I
by the steamer Africa 1t is said that letter
TO that effect. was received by john Mitchell.
announcing the fact that the family of Smith
% Bricn. at Limerick, had received intelligence
OF MS escape. The letter dated, at Dublin, sta
.,ag the particulars of his flight, will appear in
.'ie hfst number of the Citizen. which is the
new paper soon to be published by John Nit
I'll. inc freemens Journal hrs the following
Dec 18th: po''cr' oalea
~ have Just been handed q letter from =,
highly respectable Irishman. resident in Nj
bourne, giving full details ofthe escape of Smith
o.Brien from the pencil exile to which the Rrit-
lsh Government doomed him, and from which
he has been released by the Courage and fidelity
oil few IRISH friends in the colony. and the SYM
rathzlng aid of the commander of an Ameri
can trading vessel. which was in the oliPeng TO
take him away to the free shores of Columbia.
There is no doubt whatever of the fact: and NO
need notstate that we feel considerable pleasure
IN being the first medium ofannonncingit The
writer OF this letter was one who assisted Smith
81, Brien In his escape. Wemay add, that Smith
oDFien was bound by no parole.''
ANOTHER GREAT EErrErJc-It is said ,bot
Capt. Mckay has dispatched messenger to
Boston autborising immediate preparations to
be made for the laying Of keel ofanotber YES.
sci, to be built precisely similar i'm every re-
spect to the plan Of the Great Republic.