Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-10

the same time to invite him to a se1t beside him
in the express conveyance TO the White House
"Mr. Wise calculates upon his denominations for
the Presidency with quite asinurh constantly ~ he
felt in predicting his nsjoliiy 10 the bst Virginia
election, and If we ohsside from hls Antecedents
in Jacksons iimc there is stfpng reason 10 i'eleye
that he viii have at least the Democracy oi the
South united IL his favor.
"Mr. Ma cy looks at Mise a. kance, and President
Pierce insuusts them both II We now even take
the view HAT the latter cnteriains but very little
expectation or Beng rcnominated, aud that his
physical health woud'renier a reelection by no
means very dcsi,ablc il still must be OF some i'm
portance 70 himio save appearances, and not have
his administration totally dsavowed in the National
Convention Upon this ground, he will, like Mr..
Fillmore, cndeayor 70 secure considerable vote,
SO that he may, at the critical moment, when he
sees his star beginning to wane, step back In favor
Of another man, perhaps of his own Premier, and
50 retire with credit from the arena
MI sit will be remembered that a similar state OF
things existed in 1862 with the administration then
in power Messrs. Fillmore and Webster enter
tanned like hopes, until the former Withdrew In
favor of the latter, and then--both were thrown
over by the Convention
"The influence Of Mr.. Pierce, as also that Of Mr.
Marcy naturally has its force among the oficehold
ers Of the different States. Mr.. Marcy has his
people in the offices Of the present administration,
while Mr. Pierce has his people there also, and oD
either hand the latter work for the interests Of
their protector, although their efficiency with the
muses. Of the people at the polls cannot be rated
very high. Now, nowhere Is this difference, this
double attitude of the oficeholders more striking
than here in New York among the leaders Of the
socalled Softs, Of whom can trust the other,
each, on the contrary feeling the greatest lack o.
| confidence in his neghbor. This sentiment il
| moreover increased by retrospective glance al
| their antecedents, which are SO utterly and un
| pleasantly out of harmony with their present po
litcal position, while it is still heightened by tho
consciousness that next year, in the great and
| general national movement, their policy must sui
| fer total eclipse. Hence 1t Is that we see Mr.
Cochrane, for instance, disavowng his past career
with nnexampled boldness, and yet not daring te
unite himself thoroughly to the national movem mi
| ais it is Represented in New York, lest he should
/ thereby njure the chances Of his protector, Mr.
| Pierce Messrs. Van Buren, and Fowler are, OF
the other hand less hasty in breaking off with ths
past; they would like to save appearances and es
cape humiliation when they are compelled to sur
/ render. Their man IS MIR. Marcy, rather than Mr.
/ Pierce.
"Whither this discomfort, this difference Of feel
| ing in the Soft Shell camp is to lead, an early
future must show. 1t is hardly probable that there
i will be any open breach before the election, and
that for reasons readily understood but after
the election considerable number of custom
house officials, who have been too inconsiderate in
their ZEAL can hardly fail to procure leave of alb
sence,' of course upon their own express request
The first sign of discord in the camp of the Softs
was already visible at their Convention of Thurs
day evening last.
However, we are recalled from the field Of ma
tional politics to the somewhat limited stage Of
our narrower Fatherland, and must dismiss the
subject for to-day.
Hands off, gentlemen"