Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-04
For III: enquirer.
THE NEyT PRESIDENCY.

THE NENT P~RESll)ENC1.
Messrs. Editors:-When | was Il buy, the Enquirer
was 40 familiar TO me as my primer. Now | am a
man, and "a subscriber l trust that | will not be
considered Intrusive in this communication.
In reading my paper, l have Socn several contribu:
,inus in regard 10 the nominees OF the Cincinnati
Convention. "Marcellus' speaks most f~avorably Of
Wise and Shields, aud l ain happy 10 say that no per-
soI can brs,uw upon those Two individuals too much
praise. They deserve much from the hands Of the
Democracy. Two more gallant men were never seen
upon the forum or the field. Wise deserves all our
party can give him. lie il was who hrst placed MS
foot upon The Know-Nothing ball which was carrying
the whole Union like Il whirlwind; but when 1t reach
ID ,ksry "T %r66,flssd 'Baaitcaksi 10 ..SGfftrfetth IaIl5P7'6n,Sin'; y %%ah
douhls force and vigor. Who was the man who 30
boldly met it Henry a. Wire, the present able ana
most efficient Governor Of our dear anu nonoIao.'
old State; and but for the firm, decided ana cour,
apeous stand which he took, l am sorry to say mat l
much fear the old COMMONWEALTH "ou'u' VI NV
have been led astray.
Shields-the gallant, noble Shields; the statesman
the officer and the gentleman, (although the hho"'
Nothings cannot appreciate him, because he n"Ppen.
al N he horn in Ireland -would it were that we
could ses these two most eminent ana beloved Demo
Gratis reach the two most distinguished on,ces u our
Republic. But it is impossible tor II 10 Dc consli'u,
tionslly done, for an unanswerable reason whic" 1
will presently give. Henry A. Wise is now the Gov'
amor of Virginia. The present crisis ia a most I'M
portant one to the whole South; and, ms the ola DO
minion is still looked upon with some reverence oy
her Southern offspring, VIC still want him where ne III
i'm a position which, under the present aspect OF al
fairs, NAV possibly become IA Responsible anu linpor-
trnt 10 our mother.soil as that under the ordinary
progress Of events) of the Presidency ot Inc ChN"a
States. Not that | would no, most v"e1I!: r;n! 9Th
Shields along with him; but ! rs a VlrglnIan' say lei
him alone for the present; he Is dong wei enough, out'
in 1861, his time will come. linen tne SCUM u ~ W
not in the mean time have a dissolution OF the Chlohl
will be entitled 10 the nomination., without one as
sentinp voice; and where, l ask, is tho man to be
found, in the whole South, whose claims can De more
fuyorably considered than Henry 4. Wises'
Shields, flor the Vice Presidency being OF foreign
birth, is consti,utionally ineligible; for no man can
hold the office of President or Vice President unless
he is native born; and, but for this, there is no man
for whom I would sooner cast my vote Tor vice rres''
dent than Gen. James Shields, of Illinois.
And now, as l think l have given you pretty good
and soupd reasons why the Wise and Shields ticket
will not answer at this precise ttme, l 'hlnk can pre-
sent to your READERS u ticket which ~oulu ehi'iehuy
DO the most popular and effective one the convention
could present 10 the country. / allude to those TWO
most distinguished Democrats and exalted gentlemen,
James Buchanan, of pennsylvania, ana John 4. Qni'-
man, of Mississippi-men III whom NOT 0hly tne De-
mucrscy could place most abiding faith, but III whose
elevation TO these two distinguished Offices, the whole
purely national heart would throb with pleasure and
delight. They are both sufficiently known without
any eulogium from my pen.
Mr. Buchanan, the sou Of the old Keystone State,
which gave, at its last election, such u laundering
rebuke to KNOWN othingism, and all other ismsi ono
Of the greatest living statesmen; a man whose whole
time, for years and years gone by, has oeeh aYoted 10
the good of the party and the nation, should not oe
pern,itted to retire to old age without b~estowing up
on him the elevation to the Presidency, which he so
richly deserves from a maSnanimous anu aPPrecia-
tive party. ..
point of population; she has never had u President;
she has, as a general thing, stood firmly by Virginia
and the South, and | say, now is the time Tor us 10
show our liberality and friendship tor the Old hey-
stone, and 20 in strong for her most gifted Son; hIs
k,poa bo, ,,ony nNpnn II Uil nnver come QpnlQ, duQ 4
do think that "he is the ticket
OF the distinguished Individual here mentioned for
the Vice Presidency, the country lS too familiar WIN
his name for me to attempt to MAKE II more priiiiaht
or endesring to US. When | say he il a gentleman
possessing every requisite qualification to fill that I'M
portant position, with a combination OF craftsmanship
and so'diership rarely to be met, | am only reltera'
ting that which is already known to the whole nation.
| Being q gentleman of most pleasing and polished ad-
dress, he would make, with eminent ability, O most
accomplished presiding officer over the Senate Of the
United States. AS a statesman, the Constitution OF
our country, is and has always been his political chart,
and, effersonian-like he places that construction upon
il, which has carried US through 50 many distinguish.
ed and prosperous administrations. For the gallantry
and ability as a general, he cvinced on all OF his fields
in Mexico, amp the noble lie ne oI,reo ~ MS country,
| shall say nothing.
With Tie Buchanan and Quit,nan ticket, Messrs.
Editors, l am convinced the whole Democracy OF the
country would send up such n shout OF defiance and
victory, that all the Black Repuo!lcanism, huow-
NOTTINGHAM, Abelitionism, and all other isms imagi'
pablc. would be whirled back forever into the dark
and filthy dens from which thoy fret crept at mid
night. "a VIRGINIA HARD sHtLL'
DISTRICT NO. i, HENRICO COUNTY
A meeting of the Democratic party Of District NO.
2 will be held at Henricu County Court House, on
Tuesday, the 9Th of April, at IL o'clock, 10 nominate
district officers. 1t is desirable that every portion OF
the district should be represented in said meeting.
FORCE OF THE EUROPEAN POWERS.
According to q statement in ala Presse," the mill
tary land forces of all the powers Of Europe form an
effective total Of I,l62, PA men, of whom 2,5sl,2S2
belong 10 the six powers represented in tho Congress
of Paris. The naval forces Of all the maritime
States Of Europe, according 10 the same authority.
form a total Of ISIS ships, OF which 500 are steam
vessels, and an appro1i,native total OF $4,000 guns.
The six powers represented at the Congress have a
united navsl. force OF l,5lY vessels aud 39,64S guns