The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-16

rety OF original orations were delivered by the mem
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| spirited and creditabe performances.
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The Presidential Campaign -Another Coz
pious, DiversiHtd and HI tcrestRng Chapter.
We devote a very large proportion of our
available space this morning to another CO.
pious, diversified and highly interesting COM
pilation of extracts from our newspaper e1-
changes, upon the Presidential question. This
chapter we have divided into three several
parts and it will be seen from this arrange
ment-
First-Thst the ascendency in the struggle
Of the democratic aspirants, or their friends
respectively, for the Cincinnati nomination, is
now apparently limited to Messrs. Buchanan,
Hunter and Pierce. Receiving, with few
exceptions. the unanimous support Of the de-
mocracy Of Pennsylvania, and not being
mixed up with the Kansas-Nebraska squabble,
Mr.. Buchanan occupies formidable position;
but Of late we have been admonished, from q
careful survey of the field, that Mr.. Senator
Hunter of Virginia. will very likely prove
to be powerful and dangerous rival
The friends Of Senator Hunter have these
considerations to urge in his behalf, to wit :
The South has the right, in 1856, to ask the
nomination, because our last two Presidents
Pierce and Fillmore--have been from
the North, and because Of the pres.
sure of Northern fanaticism upon our
Southern brethren and their social
institutions. Then, again, if Mr.. Buchanan be
nominated this time, the North will surely
concede the nomination to the South in 1861
an arrangement under which Messrs. Glass;
Dickinson, Douglas Bright, Marcy, Cushing
and all other Northern democratic aspirants,
would be thrown over to the doubtful chances
of 1864; but, after waiting SO long already, to
any and all of these gentlemen eight years
longer would certainly be long term to add
to their hopes deferred. 1t is, therefore, pro
bable that the bulk Of our democratic Northern
expectants. especially those of the Northwest,
will, as between Buchanan, Hunter and Pierce,
rally upon Hunter, to the end that, by his no
minati0n, the field will be open for the North
and Northwest in 1860. The friends of Judge
Douglas could have easily secured the nomi-
nation, as an alternative, Of Cass or Buchanan
in 1882 but they did not do it, because the
fight was then between "Young America and
the " old fogies," and Douglas and Hunter
or some new ticket was Young Americas
ultimatum.
Another antecedent in Mr.. Hunters history
shows that, even with the election Of Mr.. Pierce,
he did not choose to abandon the field. Before
leaving home for Washington, Mr.. Pierce
called Mr.. Hunter to Concord and urged upon
him the acceptance of the important post of
Secretary of State. Remembering, perhaps
the fate of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Mr..
Calhoun, and other White House aspirants.
who had filed the Office of Premier, Mr.. Hunter,
Notwithstanding the urgent appeals of his
ultra Southern rights associates, positively
refused to accept it. He considered his re-
election to the Senate for six years, at all
events, much more eligible position, in
reference to future contingencies than any
Cabinet appointment whatever. The result
has proved his sagacity; for who supposes
that any member of Mr.. Pierce's Cabinet has
the shadow of chance for the Cincinnati
nomination? The article which we re-publish
from South Carolina democratic cotempo-
rary shows that Mr.. Pierce himself, even in the
South, (where his friends imagine that be has
some show OF strength,) has only an unsub-
stantial, unreliable, complimentary support.
after all. In fact, we are told that the So X
expect the North to shelve him, and that the
South are prepared cheerfully to submit to the
sacrifice.
The main struggle, then, in the democratic
camp, from all existing indications, is reduced
to Buchanan and Hunter; and the position
Of Douglas and the Northwest is such that if
the Little Giant discovers that he has
no show for o nomination this time, I
may be expected to rally upon Hunter, 30
as to leave an opening for another North
ern candidate in 1860. In 1860, then,
Buchanan, Marcy, Cass, and other old fogies,r
being put upon the retired list who will
there be in all the North to compete with the
claims of the Little Giant and the great
Northwest!
We repeat, then, that although Mr. Buchanan
is strong, with Pennsylvania at his side. Mr..
Hunter, with the "Old Dominion" at his back.
and with Douglas, Bright, and others, Of the
North and Northwest, and Young America"
bringing up the rear, will be formidable COM
petitor indeed. Against this powerful coalition
we may cay that the only thing which can DOE
sibly save Mr.. Buchanan and turn the tide
Of " Young America in his favor, will be that
memorable Oatend-Aix-la Chapelle manifesto
upon the Cuba question. On the other hand iuat
az surely as Pierce and Marcy repudiated and
denied that manifesto, 20 surely viii they b.
repndiattd by Young America" as Cincinnati
Mark that.
Thus much Tor The democracy. The second
branch pf our newspaper chapter, relating to