Washington sentinel., 1856-04-08

velopments which Bee. promises. It's always
refreshing to Wings to hear one Democrat ex-
posing the tricks of another. We hope, how
ever, for the sake of General Pierce's prospects
at Cincinnati, that the two delegates at Balti-
more do not constitute the sum total of his
acquisitions. Has he not secured the entire
delegation from the North--outsde Of Penn
sylvania? And in the South, in addition to
North Carolina South Carolina, Georgia, and
Alabama, hasn't Bep. heard that there is one
other man in Virginia, besides ourselves, who
is so run mad in favor of the General, that he
has actually written pamphlet urging his re-
nomination? Soft indeed! If half we hear
be true, Pierce's denomination is a fixed fact
and we willingly learn from Ben. that his elec-
tion is equally so.
"As to Old Buck, we apprehend he is too
old for long or swift race; and we are sur
prised that - Young America" should think
Of curtaiing its giant strides to the mincing
hobble of an octogenaran. But what about
that statement in Democratic paper in Penn
sylvania, that his views on the Missouri Com
promise are nearer to those of the Black Re-
publicans than the Democrats? Will the
Sentinel explain
Now, if Bee. has not lost the glorious tastes
of his youth, we propose to subject his judg-
ment to the infallible Virginia test. We will
lay him hamper of champagne that Old Buck
does not get the nomination at Cincinnati
and if he does, another that he will not receive
the electoral votes of all the States except four.
What say yoa?"
Our friend of the Richmond Whig seems to
be luxuriating over the fla in which he thinks
he has got us, or we have got ourself He
asks, Has he (Pierce) not secured the entire
delegation from the North outside of Penn
sylvania ?" Why, what's the matter with you?
Have you been asleep, that you should ask
such question? Do you not exchange with
any of the New Jersey papers, that you have
not learned that it IS unanimous for Old Buck I?
Have you not seen the same indications in
Delaware? Have you seen anything to justify
the assumption that the New York delegation
are secured" for Pierce? On the contrary,
is il not well known that a ffty-horse power en-
CINE could not drag one single Hard of New
York into General Pierce's support? 1t is
true the Scfts Of New York will support him,
and ungrateful boys would they be not to do so,
when he is the author of their resuscitation, hav-
ing breathed the breath Of life into their nostris,
and restored them to more than their pristine
health and vigor. Butdoes our friend of the Whig
exchange with none of the Connecticut papers2
Surely il he does, he would have seen from
them that Connecticut was not only not for
Pierce, but was in favor Of Buchanan Has
he not seen the same indication in Maine ?
And ercn IN Nep Hampshire, Buchanan has
one delegate. Stick to your candidate, Mr..
Wing, but you can't entice us to Join you.
We know your motive, and repeat we are not
"sotT enough to indulge you.
As to the pamphlet, it is anonymous and
the Whig knows the rules with respect to this
character Of communications as we'll as our
self; and until, therefore, we are furnished with
the authors name, We cannot yield our credence
to its genuineness. We have no doubt il is a
Wing trick, for we cannot believe any true
States Rights man Of any party would prepare
such document as it is represented TO MS to
be. If he did, he would have certainly not
withheld his name. This very fact shows it to
be spurious. Ii is not in character with
the straightforward habit Of Democrats TO
advocate their principles, and defend their
party under he rose. No, no, it is a W1iq
strategy to deceive the Democrats, and we
therefore warn all the good and true of our
party to repudiate it as an emanation from
any friend Of ours.
We hope none Of our members Of Congress
viii frank such fre-brand into their districts,
and IL any have unwarily done so, we beg
them 10 correct it as soon as possible. Have
nothing to do with that Whig pamphlet AS
to "Old Buck" "being TOO old" that's all
in our eye. He is nearly twenty years younger
than the Whig rates him-is excelently pre-.
served-and has quite enough Of the principles
Of Young America for us. The inquiry Of the
Wing into his views on the slavery question,
Is as fully answered in his letter TO Mr.. Sidell
as the strongest Southern Kansas Democrat
could desire.
In conclusion, we take both Of the bets Of
the Whig, and if he would "bar the bauble,"
we should be half inclined to wager him odds
that he win have 10 vote for Old Buck him.
SELF