Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-13
Washington GnssIn.

w ASHISGTOS, July 10, 1858.
Mr. Buchanan is getting ''no better very fast Indeed
his 'indispostion" towards the Administrator is appa.
parenty assuming achronic type The rumor every.
bodys tongue is that the Pennsylvania bachelor will
ainy throw up the Engsh mission" IT. by accomplish.
ing that feat he succeeds 10 throwing off any superabun
dance Of bile his should be placed record with
that OF the lrishman who threw up his boots, and thus
experienced an astounding If Mr.. Buchanan does
not dsappont Dame Rumor in this particular instance
he will certainly dya veIoolish thin -some thing not
calculated to improve his chances before Democratic
National Convention, which take be the subject of his
careful consideration. To decline without satisfactory
apology, the most important mission in the gift OF the
PRESIDENT alter having once accepted it, will be TO declare
open against the Admnistraiion-an Administration
too which thus far has been the most popular with his
party of any since the days Of jackson The tendency
such treachery must be to divide and weaken the Demo
ocratc forces and make victory doubtful impossible
even Mr. Buchanan should still succeed in holding fellow
ship with the orthC doKy.
His declAation too will subject him to the suspicion Of
designing An nternecne feud. 1t s clear that General
Pierce Is already looking 70 second term. And why
should he not The convention which nominated him
carefully abstained from any advocacy of the oneerm
principle. It's silence certainly distinct avows that
IL candidate successful 10 be considered eligible
% eight years service And If General Pierce has
honorable aspirations Of that he only following up
the line oil police marked out for him 10y the convention
that made him. there those who suspect-with show
Of reason must lie coniessed.ha Mr. Buchanan under
stands this prOcyy OF the Presdant towards the double
term, and while schemng to outgener him. orgets that
civil the best way of securing victory against
common foe OF course the ex-Secreary Of State never
thought Of spending four years the Court Of ST. James
He would like TO lay his plan Of operations there
take up the negotiations which Mr. Marcy has already put
IN state Of forwsrdnes complete then aud the
credit attaching thereto, and then the United
States TO stump for the convention Neither Nr Marcy
the President could be expected 10 yield implicit obed
ence 10 demands sprnging from such motives; and self
respect forbade II s the more when fac ton was utma.
Ted as the penalty ofreiusal.
No one knows better than Mr. Buchanan that bic refusal
OF the mission England would give reason for lust such
AZ IA in thp
Democratic party would be greatly hazarded thereby
am not yet prepared, therefore, believe he will venture
The "throwing up" operation aforesaid and ,sH be
field" itself
We copy the foregoing from the gossip columns o
theRePublic-wlch, n'its new character Of neutral
almost leans TO tie Locos. Its revelations Of Admin
istraon secrets will not on that account be Il
less weight
We had supposed that all the rumors we hav
heard respecting Mr.. Buchanan's intended res,gna
ton were the fabrication Of idle news-mongers il
Washington We did not see any motive he coul
have In throwing up office he had Just acce pied
The Republic explains his motives. The race fer N
'peeessioR has all oaoiy commenced and old Buck ha
entered for the sakeg. The Brgadier and Marcy bot
are also IN the field. They, understanding old Buck
game ana rot being disposed 10 aid IT, IL interfere
win Their own views, are unwilling to send him o.
mission m which he achieve any distinction
Ihey are content that he should 20 10 London an
remain There In honorable exile doing nothing-bu
as TO making treaties, which might augment his DOT
ulAr'ty al home TO that they cinnot consent Thi
explanation Of tue matter Is ineligible, and IL well
founded, perfectly satisfactory. Il will induce us
watch with more interest the future movements ,
tho parties.
II is reported that the mission To Franco has boo
rendered 70 Mr. Senator DOugla5s-a1d declined
rs he Is likely 70 be quite formidable competite
Tor the succession as old Buck, il is not improbaJ
That was intended 10 kill him off in the same wa
by foreign mission in which no honor could b
won But Douglas is Ia shrswd demagoguc and n,
easily TO DO enhappcd nc Is said TO be a. sharp
liquor As when nobcr, and fur match for Marcy
all times