The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-16
Parties and Party Candidates, Morn
and SOath.
VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.
Interesting Struggle between tho Pierce,
Buchanan and Hunter Cliques.
The Cincinnati Nomination Still an On
Question.
THE AMERICAN PARTY BEFOCGEp.
Black Republication Rampant and
Belligerent.
Third General Chapter OF tAe New Ysrk
Herald for 1856,

Third General Chapter Of the New Ysrk
Herald for 1856,
90, &C., 10.
Part First-COnccrning the Democratic Uan-
dldute.
The Richmond (Va) Examiner, (Southern rights
democrat considers Mr.. Pierce out Of the question
that Pennsylvania is entitled to the precedence.
this time, and that Buchanan is the man.
fr,m the Richmono (Va) Examiner Feb 81
WHO SHALL BE THE MKT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR TIE PREsIDENOY!
with very decided vctions should -
hnnored with the democi attic nomination Pred
cency IN June next honestly say that our idsaa
alone consulted think It probsoe rhst the nou.
ns'iop sh 1uld he given to the rtnshoud given to
dence Of the South and abs TO carry such Northerp
vote as com binsd wi that of the eniee SOUTH ssvs
probab Kentucky, would give him the eestion
The most prominent Northern men who present t1Ae
hrst OF these tea urestha Is to say of enjoying rA
and en'ire confidence OF the Souhare Jane. Bucnanas
stephen douglas and Daniel s. Dickinson. rasse are
the Northern who can, Opiunn most tultv-
command II nominated by the Cincinnati Co. aven,ioc.
the confidence snd of the south rne question o.
ours then what vote could these carry tn, Nort
As 10 Mr. Douglas unce cst~nd n gooi authoriav
that he allow his lame 70 be used ie conn ,cti
with the nomination The this withrrAw.l a
his name nom ihe lists understand to be tue con.
sidetson that he has rendered hise peculis " oh
xious the free soil sentiment Of the North by Sis
authorship and championship Of Kansas- sbrasks
bi and the Impression that large Of moderate
Nothsrn men who mighs be induced vDte q SOUND
oemoclatsc candidate not immediately connected WITH
the bf might be influenced oy the Of free soil to
vose aesnht hm Tins Impression hss Induced say -
his bert r,encs TO believe that Mr. Dougss ,d not 70
into the contest with the prospect carrying sun.
to ofthe Elect raj College, We do not
ourselves az ent TO the conclusions OF these neo We
s 70, s ara goa
to elicit unlocked Tor hosts OF friends and supporters
from org the Of he people.
We have fnsf,Gctive feeling that this would be tta
result Mr. Douglas entrunted with the nocras
banner IN the next Test and that would receive
vote at the North that would be astounding - Il
woua be gsy ing TO the But is not for US .
advocate the csims Of who Ia understood 10 forbid
the ute Of his par.e IN ccnucton With the nomination
We next to that bold and noble old hon OF 9 msn
Mr. Dickinson OF New York. there Is not q statesman 81
The south has once testified desire % csntsr tosr ~
rsges upon him, but too Ron like for age he d.
ciiaed 70 allow them the privilege Too honest and out
spoken for the times he is fao 20 have oeuoe lsrxa
democratic influence ~ the North and lack In saiA
region that ssasni sut ausssssfi poiittcaa
avasbnty And We ae sorry 70 express the belief shak
his honesty and have injured his prospsos
tor the Cincirnah nomjnstlon
For ourselves If had ray who Of all Nor .hern uea
most deserved me norDipaion by EN- lent service,
should ard 1t to the fearless Douglass IL ad -
s should nc o'd T. 10 Pr noro. ovs Hs a
We have said these things Of Messrs Douglas auA
Dickinson in no spirit of disparagement
chanhn We have been more marked In desMratious
OF ada ration for those gentlemen bound
to say thai, policy considered Mr.. Buchanan seems =
combine more OF the elements Of the next cAn
tnsn any other Northern There no contest
between the friends respectively Of himself and Mr. Doug
lar, of hinseif and Mr. Cass. With the eat Doug
Lass, un'rammeled by nomination and tive in tSs
field advocating Mr.. Buchanan with all abll Of hin
,Stsisct sna warmth and elosuence Of his tas
Northwest Will be safe With Do gas csnvasspg in the
Northwest With the ability belonging only TO hseK snd
which makes his name legion wherever he go.s no
availshiy in the Northern section Of the Union than
| that ei M. Buchanan His nomination would secure
spo so oItroversy in New York aud sa he w,uN
unite The whole conservative vote there carry tha&
South the Nebraska question: his absen 80 f.om IL
country during the agitation that subject prevented
his taking any active part 10 the Neorasta tou -
that is thought the ct nssrvatve throughout tho
North could be readily and universally rallied upon
him than probably upon any otaer statesman Of 6rst
rate rank and abilities in tat section the Union N
ust he confessed that Pspns vania deserves mush
81 the democratic party Of the United States How otsa
she led the North Virginia has led the South: snd
ann in arm, aud shoulder to shoulder with yir.
bs ~ On 70 h" ANA In the rse.
mitat the recent example cf their brethren in VIZ.
einia 1he 10 might and righteous anger crush the
~hich has secured many victories to the democracy a
,he union, hiss rever had President or even We bs-
ieve, candidate for the Presidency. Az to old Buck
bimsef confess VT have had weakness in his fxycr
ever since the document which fro
,ns .. n %. Terence s.x the light partially thss
authors % that paper received from Mr. Marcy. Thsa
laying aside ali pc sonal preferences and partiatiss
calm review Of the field 1T the North leads us to oc-
cude that Mr.. Buchalan more Of the elemen
OF success than aDy Other Northern candidate OF pro-
eminent talents aud repu atsn. And here will just
observe that the selec of third and fourth rate so
policy not fit to be pursued BY the democracy ths
| Union.
We have not considered the claims Of Mr. Pierce Il.
connection with those OF other Northern candidates
because, ve frankly confess, that enspsed and comp
csted With Ca bnet In which, whole havs never
had confidence do not feel capable of doing him Jos
tice Individually, we esteem and respect Mr. Pierce;
hVst n ma nj dvn& nsnh k~- l~-x-
democratic party in every Northern state and vouI
hsve destroyed In every Southern sa II our peope
their cherished principles by any misconduct on the
p:is OF omciAi- we confess frankly, we cannot regsrd
ss Sh n.s %SsA . R':s .ssss sss mention ;,s r
nomination of him over other Northern men -
southern procurement land II could only be dona
oe seriourly anc permanently prejudiciAl TO de-
mocrsts success-woud ser1,usly hazard the LONGER
triumph Of conservative principles that section o the
Union. Hthe North wi In the convention declare fpr
Mr. PIERCE then bis nomina ion could b. seconded wih
propreiy and prudence BY the scnth; but Mr. Pieres
thrust upon the North BY Southern voes We sh ,uld
ccnsicer in the election mos. iuinentlv
jeopsrded In his messagos and oica papers eAunct
emphasis very sound theories and safe
erncpes Let the North decide whsther the practices Of
csIstions Of bis State pa pers That Is subject q
ehich Va ourselves prefer TO se silent.
We shall reserve our reflections the hypothesis of
the cane date being taken from the South for anoths
l occasion.
| PER CoSTRA.-A leading Virginia opposition or
gan gives the following evidence in favor Of Senator
| Hunter
From the Richmond whie, * N.Y.
THE Presidency HUNTER STOCK RISING.
tie difficult % keep pace with the deveiopemeuts q
opinion In reference t, the nomination Of haA
party Tor the next Presidency II is evioen ho sevs,
that Pierce has received the enforcement and recon-
nepcatlop II more states than any other democratic
pirsn for tbst Office In the South Georgia, Alabama,
soutb Carolina and Florida, and in the North Maine.
Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts,, and pro-
bsb two other States have dec ared In his fAvoe
while OF his competitors have yet been RECON-
| mendsd by siI gle one.
Bere in virginia the ch OF Hunter are decidedly
| ,etser than those Of any other Nearly all IT,
! Senocraiic papers in tho Valley and some in the
| ncrthwes have EXPRESSED their preference for hics
| n vs. no ard emphatic terma. Aud now the Seroc
crsiic press in the Eest are begnnipg 10 speak out