The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-29
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FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 80. 1s43.
| A NEW MOVE ON THE POLITICAL
CHEQUER BOARD.

II The withdrawal of Mr.. Buchanan from the
Presidential canvass is a new move on the polit
ical chequer board and one of no little import
ance. twill be recollected, that at the conven-
tion of the friends of Mr.. Buchanan, at Pitts
burg, about month ago, very high ground was
taken. The convention. declared that it had no
second choice, Mr. Buchanan being their first and
their last, and that it was useless to nominate him
if they did not intend to adhere to him in the Ma
language used, that the Spectator of this city de-
clared that they considered it declaration against
the authority of the National Convention From
these high and lofty declarations, how great, and
how soon the fall After declaring that they
would never surrender, Mr. Buchanan himself
pulls down his own flag, ere gun has been fired,
or the troops Of the various asprans for the dia-
dem, have been marshalled! Surely he must ex-
pect to gain something BY this voluntary and early
abandonment of the field to Mr.. Van Buren,
such extraordinary magnanimity and disinter-
estedness will not be suffered to pass unrewarded
by him to whose benefit it is intended to enure.
But we have some curiosity to know whether
who have INDUCED in so much invective Of late
towards the little Undertook Magician, will at
once, at his bidding, dof his uniform, and put on
the livery Of him who is to receive the sceptre,
and take back all they have uttered against him.
1t seems to us some of them will be in a guam
Diary. But we suppose they will find reasons for
surrenderng Internationally, and suffering them
selves to be transferred, like so many serfs. from
one chief to another and to hints of their former
asseserations that they would never support Mr..
Van Buren, reply did Benedict" when we
ead that, we did not think we should live to be
Van Buren, men."
The question will now naturally suggest ITSELF
twill Mr.. Buchanan be able to transfer his
friends over to Mr.. Van Buren,, and, if so, can he
secure the electoral vote Of Pennsylvania for
hime' We know something of Pennsylvanians,
and think we may safely answer both these ques-
tons in the negative. Mr.. Van Buren, has never
been popular in that State never favorite Of
the people there. There are too many frank, up
and down Germans in that State, who despise and
eschew every thing like chicanery. cunning, or
management, and all having character for polit-
ical charatanry. Now, it cannot be disguised,
!. that Mr.. Van Buren, is looked upon in this light
by tile Germans, and, hence, they have always
been averse to give him their support. Mr.. Bu-
chanan has himself declared, that Mr.. Van Blu
rem was always drag upon them in Pennsylva-
MIA, and he would be hard to carry now" And
vet he seems determined to undertake the task.
Let him take care that he does not take upon
himself load greater than even his herculean
shoulders and great strength can bear.
We look upon this movement as maEGuvre
to secure the electoral vote of the Keystone State
for one whom Pennsylvania dislikes, not to say,
abhors 1t has all the outward marks Of a CO.
aliton'--of political bargain, by which the
honest yeomanry of that State are to be solo, set
off, alenated, released, and tranferred to the
Little Magician. What the consideration is to be,
time may, perhaps, deyelop-possbly better
chance of Mr.. Buchanan for the succession--Mr.
BENTON willing perhaps seat in the Cabinet
or the mission to England not unlikely,
both the property transferred is valuable
twenty six votes may turn the scale and secure
the Presidency to, Mr.. Van Buren,. There is one
thing, however, TO be remembered-the bargain
is inchoate until ratified by The people.