A few weeks ago, intelligence was received from America that
the Democratic party had united in support of one of its candi- dates for the Presidency. It was intimated that the choice had fallen on a gentleman whose general acceptableness and positive good qualities were likely, by promoting the combined action of his party, to insure its triumph in the election. The Whig party followed the example of the Democrats, but apparently with have
less prospect of success. General Scott, the candidate fixed. upon I by the Whig Convention, rouses such vehement objections among many of the party, that a mutinous spirit has shown itself both in the Southern and Northern States. The election of the Democratic candidate for the Presidency is likely to be promoted by the dis- union of his adversaries as well as by the union of his friends. These movements are mainly interesting for this country as indi- eating that our commercial relations with the United States will not be changed for the worse during the next Presidential period.
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