Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-17
buchanan, Cass, DouoZ1s. 4

correspondent of the ENQUIRER earnestlv
presses the claims of Gen. VIM. o. Butler. ~ the
democratic candidate for the Presidency. The
writer argues that neither Buchanan, nor Cass.
nor douglas, can be cleo ted We quote nm az
rae from his communication.
several distinguished men have been spoken of as
locratc candidates for the Presidcncv-among them
James b chanan stands conspicuous He Is nonnlor ~,
the South, and free to say, that could cheernlIv
if ne has been my first choice and shall be
so again. ne Is nominated. He is gentleman of bieh
character and statesman of tried qualifications At the
head OF an united Democratic party he would give us an
able and safe administration But can he be elected7
Can he carry his own State? Can he carry the North
West am constrained. from all that can learn to giye
a negative answer to all of these questions o.
Htcannot be disguised that regard to General
and Judge Douglas, heart burnngs exist which cannot
be cured. They are identified with measures which tbe
Democracy OF the South cannot tolerate. The Demo
cratic vote OF the South cannot be concentrated pon eli
Their of them Look the signs now to be and von
must come to this conclusion. critical review of their
records would drive thousands of true Democrats VII
before banked from the polls will not now mar
ticuarize votes. do not desire kill off any Democrat
while we have Wings to fight but make either Cass or
to face records which will drive Southern Democrats from
the polls ''o1'
AS chroniclers passing events we deem it our
duty to note, from time to time, the progress of
the strife among the harmonious and principle
loving Democracy. The Southside Democrat
must excuse us for occasionally giving a small
share OF attention to the affairs of its party We
can assure the Editor that we have ample lei
sure to do so, and that he need be under no
apprehension that our own household will suffer
from neglect. The difficulties and dissensions in
the Wing party, are far from being of SO serious
character, as to require our constant attention,
In this respect we are more pleasantly situated
than the Democrat. Our sleeping and waking
dreams are not haunted like his by the horrible
apprehension of having candidate pamed upen
us, whom we loath and abhor-whom we have
denounc ed as "cheat' and a counterfeit" and
who, by our own admissions, is doomed to ineyi
table defeat. We have no dread of being CON-
PEELED to ''stag ger to the pols'' under the super
incumbent weight of an unworthy and unpopular
candidate, and of having our ''sensibilities lace
rated' by sarcastic illusions to his past career
Can our contemporary of the Southside say as
much
Inc Cotton movement of the season is thus
given in Mr.. w. P. Wrights circular for the Bos-
ton steamer, which sailed on "Wednesday, The
crop1s likely, from all appearances. to exceed
three million bales. Yet prices 90 up in all the
markets, in Europe and at home. The prodigious
increase of consumption over all preceding
years, has put all ordinary estimates and calcula-
tons at fault, and secured for the mammoth crop
n uniformity of fair and to sill conoor,oJ -: