Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-07
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

has organized, those In w asnlngton inter
ested in shaping the Presidential nomination
of the three great parties are again on tn
qui vivs. 1t Is very evident that the excite
ment which ragged with reference to the Speak
ership is very soon to be revived in sonnec
ton with the approaching Presidential nomi
nations. At every turn, yesterday, we heart
the subject being discussed by the politicians
very generally with great earnestness. Tn
topic bids fair to increase momentarily in in
terest. We find that the immediate partisan
of Senator Douglas consider him candidate
for the Cincinnati nomination, notwithstand
ing the disclaimer on his own part he haI
taken occasion to cause to be published. TIT
truth is, they probably feel that he has nj
right to have a will of his own on such point
the Office being one that should not be sough
or declined by an aspirant, in person They
do not propose to have him voted for ct thu
commencement of the ballotings; but to bs
kept in reserve I" for the chances Of dead
lock" between the friends of Messrs Pierce
and Buchanan. From all We have been able
to gather among the Democratic politician
now assembled in W ashington, no others, ex'
cept the three gentlemen named above, are
expected to be urged on that convention. Al
least, the more experienced men among them
are certainly of opinion that, on consultation
at Cincinnati, it will be found that the con.
vention will be divided almost entirely
between those three. .c..
From present appearances, we think we can
with safety say, that there will be more un-
pledged and uninstructed delegates in that
Democratic Convention. This will leave am
pie scope for harmony Of action and really
friendly and confidential consultation. We
have attended them all, and are satisfied that
nine-tenths of the confusion, pickering and
difficulty in coming to satisfactory conclusions,
arises from the habit of constituencies in send
ing delegates there pledged as the partiaans
of this or that aspirant, instead of in the ca.
pacity of Democrats who attend only to make,
after due consultation and investigation, the
strongest possible nominations for the Presi
dency and Vice Presidency. We learn, by
the by, from leading and distinguished Ohio
Democrat, that the State delegates elected to
the Cincinnati Convention by the Ohio State
Convention are uninstructed and unpledged,
and that no question, as to their personal pref
erences, was allowed to enter into the solution
of the question as to the individuals to be
chosen, whose views on that head were neither
ssk al nor kooun IN those alaot;nrthor, H..
not be otherwise than that gentleme chosen
under such circumstances, will feel upon them,
with irresistible force, the obligation to cast
their vote for the person who, if elected, will
make an administration lin their judgment, }
most strictly in keeping with the ancient land
marks and present policy of the great National
Democratic organization.
The friends Of Mr.. Crittenden are certainly
most active among those of the "National
American" party-aspirants at this point In
deed, he alone of his party appears to have in
Washington we'll drilled, energetic and dis.
Greet band Of advocates and adherents. Mr..
George Law has none outside Of the small army
OF professional "drummers," who, though they
the Hobbies Of Congress and in the hotel halls,
effect little indeed when actual struggles of
the sort come on. The veteran politicians of
that party, including those who have been
conspicuously in public life in their time, most
Of whom not long since were for the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Fillmore, are now with very in
considerable exceptions indeed, for Mr.. Crit.
tenden's nomination, in the belief that he is
by far the most AVAILABLE man who can be put
on the course by their organization.
An effort is certainly being made here to
induce the Republican party leaders to dis
countenance efforts to make a nomination Of
some one standing on their platform, against
Mr.. Crittenden. This movement, by the by.
is rather on the part of lukewarm Republic ans
than on that of Mr.. c. immediate friends and
supporters, who are too sagacious men, we
take 1t, to entertain the idea that he can be
supported by the Republicans without giving
pledges which will strip him of the support Of
every man who honestly favors the National
American party creed.
we are very sure that the Republicans
proper cannot be drawn into this movement.
Their success in the protracted contest for the
speakership alone, has so inspirited them, and
with the circumstances preceding it, has GRE
ated suchimmense Juror among their parti.ans
all over the non-slave holding States, as that
they will surely run a ticket of their own,
nominated on very ultra anti slavery and other
federal doctrines, except upon the question Of
the tariff, on which their leaders and con-
trolling spirits now in public life certainly
lean to free-trade doctrines.
Gov. Chase, of Ohio, is alone mentioned
among their politicians now here as an as
pirsnt for their nomination.; it being under.
stood that Mr.. Seward, who is their real he ad
and front, declines a canvass until 1860. He
carries long head on his shoulders, and is
doubtless aware that no one nominated by his
party for this election can possibly concentrate
the votes of all the opposition in the North;
the opposition there not being prepared to en-.
dorse, with unanimity the doctripes of Tho