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present time is to an entire dissolution of the
two old parties, democratic and whig, and that
neither OF these parties will be able 10 organize
tor another Presidential election, but that all the va
rious asplrants belonging each will run on their
own hook in their respective districts and that the
whole will be thrown into the next House OF Rep
resentatves, there to commence another decade and
another contest, similar TO that between Jefferson
and his opponents and Jackson and his opponents.
We know very well that il is the positive determi-
nation of John G. Calhoun, at the Soulh to run for
the next Presidency, convention or no convention -
This will compel that party TO break up; and the
probability Is that the wings will be driven to the
same predlcament. We shall therefore have on the
democratic side, as sectional candidates, John C.
Calhoun, Lewis Cass, Thomas H. Benton, Silas
Wright or Mr.. Van Buren. James Buchanan, and
probably MIR. Polk himself On the whig side, we
viii have Henry Clay again, Daniel Webster, John
Mclean and General Scott


In no event. SO far as we see the picture, will
1t be possible TO prevent general scramble Of this
kind In 1873, unless Mr. Polk should be able to
bring about belgerent collision between this
country and Mexico, and move Immediately on Ore
gon and California An important foreign question:
bringing into the field of negotiation mediation or
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the effect in re eecting Mr.. Polk that the war
with England had in re-eecting Mr.. Madison in
1872. But for that declaration OF war with Eng
land, Mr. Madison would have been defeated, and
Mr.. De Wit Clinton, OF that day, been elected. No
domestic question or questions can have power or
ciency enough but We think foreign question
OF The inhammabe and exciting character we have
indicated, might be sufficiently influential TO pro-
duce that result Yet we do not believe that Mr.
Po.k has the moral courage to precipate the coun-
try into that magnificent position ; and we, there
fore. inclined believe that the next Presiden
tial election will be a scramble amongst all these
candldates-that there will be general uprooting
and decomposition OF the ocofoco and whig parties
and that of three candidates who have the best
chance TO be returned to the next House of Repre-
sentaves, John c. Calhoun will probably stand the
highrst He has more personal adherents through
out the country than any other man, with the single
exception of Mr.. Clay. Therefore, in this view of
the case-sustained by an intelligent review Of
the past, and discerning consideration of the pre-
sent-it Is probable that the House of Representa-


ves, to be elected next year, will decide who is to
be President Of the United States in lS4S; and the
probability is that John c. Calhoun, Henry Clay
and some other man, whom it is now difficult to
designate, will be the three highest candidates.
Time Will test the soundness of these views. Wait
and see.