Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-03
WHEELING. April, 1856.


South i&he present emergency.
BRIDGE CITY.
WHEELING, April, 1855.
Gov. Wises Views upon fhe Democratic
Presidential Nomination.
RlcHMoNp, March s, 1856.
Dear Sir II received yours of the 23d
ult., to-day, and have no hesitation in Civ
ing tank reply to the resolution of in
curry OF which you are the medium.
as to the presentation of my own name
for domination lor lie presidency, | can
only say that have noJe, further than to
say that will not Withhold lis use from my
friends, if they think it can be fairly made
to serve The cause olthe county Of the Dem.
ocracY.
| sPas, at the las, Convention, the avow-
ed friend Of MIR. Buchanan nomination,
and would have SO declared now had moi
expressly understood that he would not be
eandicale fol the Presidency. mean
not TO say that am not friendly to his
nomination, but that | am committed
10 him or TO any man. My main desire
is shat the Democracy shall be united OH
the best man with the bes, ciauces of sue
cess.
l especially DEERE that the Virginia De-
niocracy shall not be distracted, and l am
committed only TO their preference, whatev-
er il be, within tie range of legitimate Sc
lection. will 60 with the Virginia
regiment into the battle, aud remain with
it though the fight until death or victo-
IS.
Pennsylvania has always stood by vIr-
ginia, from the days o. Simon shy der and
Thomas Jefferson down 70 this DAY; she is
ohe OF the largest and .o!des: and. best Of
the old thirteen States, and she kas claims
to give candidate, and she has son wor.
thy OF nomination, who is a representa-.
tive, man and name, of Ills states democra
|cy: and ii Virginia again prefers him as
the did in 1852. will go for his nomina-
ton. might and main.
Virginia offers no candidate, and will
not likely vote for any son of her own
unless her sister states shall call upon her
to present her preference TO the Conven.
ton. Ii she presents no son of her own
Oh the first ballottings in convention her
votes will be cas-, for Mr.. Buchanan, with
an earnest. honest, desire to have him NOM
mated. IL his name fails, then Virginia
will expect Pennsy lvania to 20 along with
her for her Preference.
Aud say this without rejecting other
states Or candidates, Tor whoever is
nominated by the Convention at C.nc.n.
natl, on a sound democratic platform, will
be supported by Virginia, aud she desires
to exclude no candidate from having his
tame proposed. She will heartily 20 for
MI. Pierce, MIR. Douglas or any other
sound man o! the North and sets up equal
pretenlioDs only foi son Of her own or
:he South. She would, doubtless, looking
20 men alone. prefer one of her own sons
tor example, Mr.. Hunter. of,he Senate, or
some other; but the proposal of the name
OF one OF her sons she would defer to hel
sister statrs. aud to none more especially
than TO Pennsylvania. ~.
For myself prefer that Mr. f3uchanan's
name shall be presented to the Nation.
al Conveution-indeed, that the field OF Sc
lection shall be as large as possibIe-that
the claims Of every good and great man
who has hold upon the masses o! The PEG.
pie. without regard to section be thought
OF and fairly considered 10 reference to
the popular will and not to the selfish in
teresis Of mere politicians; and then every
state regiment Will BE- ma rehed up TO the
grand democratic enchantmeni, with high
hopes OF. being the banner corps, and glad.
ly aud gloriously leading on TO as signal
moral as we'll as to political victory.
pledge you that the "O!d Guard" of Vir-
Fginia will':read with the tramp OF the ser.
RED host, regularly in the line against the
Zoe, and do or die in any part Of the field
of conflict Where duty and order may com-
mand.
5 am. sir. years truly,
Henry A. MIsR