The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-09
Public Opinion Beginning to Move-The First
Movement In the Great Tide OF 1850.
PROM the nashville (Icnn Banner, Oct. IL
GENERAL SCOTT FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

GENERAL SCOTT FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
II was generally supposed that the defeat of General
Scott IN hs contest with General Pierce for the Presden-
cy 1882 had eectuay decided his prospects for that
elevated position. But his friends-and they may be
counted by thousands-are working for him again. The
NKw YORK HERALD, to which General Scott attributed his
defeat IN 1852 out in another article favorng the nomi
party and tbs Boston Post says that "a movement is
foot for the organization of political clubs in oca
tions bringing forward General Winfield Scott as candi
date FOR the Presidency in 1860 II is stated that ample
funds provided and that s the intention him
as the peoples candidate"
This is an important movement and il should so far
succeed as 10 bring General Scott before the people
candidate will result in complete and radical change in
the party organizations of the day but whether he could
be elected not quite another question. The Herald
discovers a striking analogy between the position OF Gen
Scot, al present and that Of Gen jackson before his
defeated in the preceding election by John Quincy Adams
just Scott defeated by GEN. Pierce and the people
are now divided into innumerabe parties and factions,
just they were when the hero of New Orleans entered
the track for his second General Jackson
elected. He succeeded bringing order OF chaos
and organizing party which has been generally
successful. The HERALD thinks the circumstances
rounding Gen Scott promise similar result II believes
that the gallant hero of Cerro 1,ordo has the will
and the nerve Of Old Hickory; that all the fractions
Of parties opposed 10 the administration could cordially
unite upon him; and thus party nigh, be formed
which would control the government for the next thirty
years just as the democratic party has controlled It for
the last thirty years.
A for the the Herald they are TO be classed
with the other speculsons OF bat paper II has a
candidate every week and each successive Individual
whose claims for the Presidency il advocates ust the
man for the times and ts opinion Of General Scott and
his prospects cannot become valuable until he actually
q candidate There IT, however feature this move
ment that ccmnends itself fsvoraby 10 the consideration
OF the pnblct originates with the people, aud its
GEES viii put an end 10 the abominabe caucus sys
tom that ncw 20 unhappily prevails in country.
Tie formation Of Socit Clubs carries hack
10 the times Of Henry Clay when the people met together
and and direction political AFFAIRS. How if.
fer,nt ~ the case nj this day few politicians
together and take into their hands the power that
justly belongs To the people They nominate candidates
without reference 10 the wishes 81 the masses aad i'm
pose upon them the necessity of choosing between ead
oates, neither of whom is acceptable. We do not believe
that General Scott n vor,e with the people but the
plan adopted by his friends T. the true policy and should
always be adopted. One thing certain by pursuing the
course Indicated by the Post General Scott be
elected unless he the choice n the people As much
cannot be said for the system. BY that SYSTEM
men positively Objectionable TO the people forced
upon them by fcw cunning snavcs who have more re-
for thor personal welfare than Tor ho good Of
the country ani the wishes q the masses.