The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-23

lFrom the New Orleans Delta
The Presidential election for 1856 is alreadV be-
ginning attract attention from all the wire pull
lers builders OF platforms. charatans, idien, and
the multitudinous crawling things which periodi-
cslly fatten on thePublic plumber. Many an eager
eye is already fixed upon prospective place; many
scunring hand itchss for the gold OF tho treasury
mary hungry soul yearns for the good time Gem.
ing, when 1t can have its Ill from tas flesh pots OF
tiops in the political journals that the work Of pre-
paration has begun, and several fast nxgs have
bsen enterd, and are in training for the great
sweepstake race. New York, Della ware, New Jer-
fore this the names Of some Of their
OF whom are untried on the course, as yet, while
some have almost outlived tneir speed. Altogether,
however, II promises to be brisk and spirited rum
though many 0f the jockies. like Snandy, seuior.
w,i nave nothing better to ride than old spawned
and lmpiDg hobby horses.
Up to this, the Texas nag appears to be one OF
the swftest in the field. General Sam Houston has
toleabiy good legs, and history proves. 10 we'll
able to use them. He mas won memorable as .ae
es soldier, statesman, saint, a temperance ora.
tor, and man Of progress. Few of his riv lls eau
pretend to approach hum on the of oonsistco.
cy, for he began ola career AZ en- Indian "a strus
nAtive) and ia about to close 1t as q Know Nothing.
his warm attachment for the natives was prov ed by
his opposid 20 the Nebraska bill, and his genuine
patriotism has been acknowledged by Santa Anna
and many other competent judges. The Atlas who
bas carried Texas on his shoulders, has bsck
sufficit ntly broad 70 support the Union negroes,
foreigners and all.
We would not ike to throw cold water on the Ge-
neral especially as he has declared his preference
for immersion principle, but there are few crcum-
stsnoes which may be recalled to his memory in
which large portion Of this community is interest.
cd. Perhaps, like Ophelia. he has had too much
OF water" already, but an additional drop or two
will not overflow hia Presidential bucket II Is
well known that he Is favorite with the people Of
New York, whom he has often delighted by whole
some moral advice and enlightened by his elevated
sentiments If philanthropy. On one occasion, not
many years ago, there was m ltary display in lat
city, IN tine soldiers assembled after parade in the
Park TO listen to the eloquent words OF the General
Some Of the regiments were composed OF natural
lied citizens, some of members of the United Ams.
rican Order. At that time the latter was not as
omnipotent as they are to day. and 1t was fashiona
Bile to speak well Of the Irish brogue and the silver
accent OF the Germans. The General was not ex.
empt from this weakness, for 1t was before he had
been rendered invulnerabie by immersion-and 80
he said
"Gent,emen, will tell you an anecdote Of an
Irshman, and, by the way, every drop of blood in
my veins comes from An Irish source sentiment
which won favor in the eyes Of many citizens OF the
pure Celtic stock. Tho remainder OF the speech
we forget but the above sentence was too striking,
too clearly enunciated, to escape our memory. We
mention 1t now proof Of the consistency Of this
great politician, with whose future the int rests OF
the United States are 80 closely bound up Whe
Their the peculiarly of his descent. the marked
character Of his genealogy. will assis. him in the
Presidential race or not, remains to be 1t is
possible that he forgets the assertion in question,
for 1t is sometimes convenient to have bad
memory; but his delighted auditors remember the
eloquent Grafton too wildly to allow q single SEN
tence Of the inspired speaker to be merged in OBJ
hvion. II is trife, we know; but, rs Michael An
geo said, '.triies make perfection, and perfection
10 no frife." And yet we may presume to surmise
that man may DO capital Indian chief without
being an available Know Nothing.
The Know Nothings appear 70 be determined to
select sizeabe men for their candidates. Sam Hous-
ton is large man. but there is rival in the field
who stands as high In his stocking vamps, and, a.
far as shoulders are regarded, is in nowtse his in
feior. We refer to George Law, who Ia put for ward
by an extensive circle Of admrng friends for the
is much larger in intellect and would fill the high
office fer which he is proposed as efficiently a. some
OF those who have preceded him. In war times like
these his mysterious control the musket arket
would be invaluable; and owe one ieels that at an
order from him the Grapeshot would run round the
Baltic feet, or any other feet which mioht be sent
against us. He is q commercial man, too, OF sp'en-
bly, In this age OF conventions, when mile Of rail-
road cannot be built without age Of speeches. He
Is available in many ways, though ne has never been
dipped in the Mississippi or wore the var paint on
bis cheek. He ID sound on the negro question, and
practical annexationist, with hundred visionary
progressives. He Is q moral man, without being q
temperance orator: he is Q railroad man, without
being crazy Spectator; he Is q man OF courage
and nerve, though he never took Santa Anna; and
to the popularity of the blood which flows in his
veins Finally, he Ii the friend Of George Sanders
and the latter has positively stated that "hel do"
Eighteen fftysix and George Law against Sam
Houston and eighteen fiftysix! Who'll take Us up.