The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-26

Democratic Candidates for the Presidency.
Mr.. WALKER is evidently KossUTH's favor
lite candidate for the Presidency, having been
again nominated by that distinguished exile in
his speech at Manchester. AT first sight it
appears somewhat strange that gentleman
should proceed to foreign country to make
capital for the Presidency of the United States,
and yet it is undeniably true that all the
capital Mr.. WALKER possesses has been
made upon foreign soil. His free trade no.
tons first gained for him popularity in Bri-
tain, and are still the recommendations on
which he mainly relies for the accomplishment
of the objects which have taken him to that
country. With KossUTH and the English
| free traders to sustain him, Mr. WALKER
will not improbably presenta tolerably formi-
dable front when the time arrives for weigh
ing the pretensions of the various candidates.
He will discover, however, that his rivals
have not been inactive in his absence. A host
of them are in the field.
| Mr.. DALLAS and Mr.. BUCHANAN, pet sons of
| the Keystone State, have made enormous bids
| for the southern vote-one by the proposed
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proposed extension Of the line of 800 30 to the
| Pacific. Governor MARCY has been coquettiua
with the two factions of the party in New York,
and is said, in combination with his friend Blu
cHANAN, to have made a rather formidable on
slaught upon the little giant of Illinois. Re-
port says, moreover, that General WILLIAM o.
BUTLER, of Kentucky, through his friends,
has been making arrangements to combine
the Secessonists and the Abolitionsis in his
support 1t was whispered sometime ago
that Colonel JEFFERSON DAVIS, of Mississippi,
was working in the same track with Colonel
BENTON and Mr.. BLAIR, for the purpose Of
bringing forward General BUTLER. Though we
are inclined to believe that this is scandal
as far as Colonel DAVIS is concerned, there is
certainly some reason TO believe that the eyes
of the Barnburners have been turned in tina
direction, and that they give Colonel BUTLEF
decided preference in comparison with Gov.
ernor MARCY. We shall not be surprised
however, if General CAss, who has been lay
ing snug and quiet, prove to have large
strength than any Of them at the convention
From the virulence with which Mr. BUcmAN
ANS friends are assailing the general through
the PennsyIUanian, we are inclinedto think tina
one at least of his competitors believes him 4
be the most formidable opponent. In no othe
way can we account for the extreme malevo
lence which many Democratic presses in Penn
sylvania have for some weeks past exhibited
towards General CAss. To be sure, the gene
ral's friends have paid for this by taking liberia
vengeance on Mr.. BUcHANAN, and are, per
haps, quite as much afraid Of that gentleman a
) he is of General CAss.
1t would be indeed strange, if, while thes
! gentlemen have been cutivating the goo
5 graces Of the sovereign in all quarters at home
r. MIR. WALLER, although apparently engaged
Z a financial expedition to London. should sue
. coed in making arrangements which woul
q monopollze TO his individual advantage the pc
5 litical influences that are supposed TO lay
$ KCssUTH's visit. Strange as such an event ma
4 seem, tits neither unprecedented nor improbable