Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14
STAUNTON SPECTATOR.
-~STAUNTON:~
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER IL, 1855.
Presidential Moveuns6tr'

The Presidential election IS ABOUT year as
tant, Dat already we hear the din of preparation
for the contest The Democratic National Exec
ntiye Committee has been called to meet in
Washington city, on the 9Th Of January. to take
some action. it i. presumed, in reference to their
nominating Convention. which will assemble in
Cincinnati next spring or summer. Various lead
inc members of the party, however. are, at this
early day, recommended by their respective
friends for the Presidency The most prominent
in this rsspec; is the Hon. Henry A. Wise, Gov
srnor elect of Virginia. Flushed with his recent
victory, Mr. Wise 10 doubtless, not unwilling to
try his metal upon wider field. Some of his
thousand and one letters have lately induced even
portion of his political friends, to suspect tina,
he vas maueuvsring with thu! view. During
the recent canvass he breashed nothing but devo-
ton to State Rights and defiance TO the North
now the whole Union has warm place in his af-
fections The Alexandria Sentinel, which sup
ported his election as Governor has called atten-
ton to this fact, and Mr.. Wiss writes another
letter to deny the imputat!on. He Indignantly
deniss having written "warmly for the Union. in
order TO make National claim to nomination"
Ho can find one hundred men whom he prefers
for the Presidency to himself, and two, at least,
in Virginia. Yet if the Democracy cannst unite
upon better man, and will unite upon him, he
will "a Ia mode Jackson-fer vently and effectual-
II rule Black Republicansm; l ,uiH rule them %
This, it must be admitted, is in Mr.. Wise's bss,
Phillippics against the tyrant in days gone by. il
i, curiou, to zee him now promising to make Old
Hickory his e1emplar. To finsh with Mr.
Wise, he conclude, his letter by referring to the
the States to the Union Of the States, was pla-
giarism from Judge Bayly. and says empha,ical,
~, 81 nersr stole anything from Gen. Boyly'
Another aspiraat for the Presidency is the Hon
George NJ, Dallas, of Philadelphia. The friends
Of this gentleman in that city have held public
meeting, and formally presented him for the Office
In several places at the North, also, county or
town meetings have nominated his Excelsney
rankin HlcFce iOr re election. MS, We pre-
suse, is intended as mere cour.esy, as no bsdy
of sensible men in the country can b - green a
80 imagine there is any chance Of hs slsetiop.-
Be this az it may the President is no doubt
looking up aad calculating his prospect, for ,
second term. Judge Douglas, Of Illinois, is now
seldom spoken ot-the Nebraska bill has dam
aged bis prospects. But Mr. Buchanan looms
up as formidable competitor Of the oihsI
candidates. Mr. JOHN Van Buren,, the witty
New York politician, gives us to understand tn al
the Administration 10 in favor of MIR. Buchan-
sn-making distinction between tie Admins
tration and tbs President. at seems to me-
sad he in late spssch, "thas the Administration
is opposed to the President. because the Admins
tration wants MIR. Buchanan to be the aexs Prssi
deaf. In fact, have been informed that the
Secretary Of War has written to Mr.. Buchanan
advising him not to put himself into position to be
defeated in case he sho,ld receive the nomination
| Now, | have no objection to Mr.. Buchanan; hs
would make al excellent President; but cannot
! see why tho President should be opposed by the
Administration merely for Buchanan" With
his own family combined against him the Gone
raj may as we'll hang up his fiddlo.