Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-05-28
PHILADELPHIA May Is, 1856.

To the Editors Of the Standard
There has never been time since the formation of our
government when the nomination for the Vice Presidency on
the OF the Democracy OF the country para
mount importance that is. The confusion parties or
rather the confusion Of opponents only pos
s!bie but highly probable that there will be three regular
candidates the field for the Presidency should be
the it will be equally certain that there will be
on by the people the should all
opposition. The adversary of course will not be able to d.
vide and conquer Under the favorable CT things
precaed dangerous calamity and every expcdient has
uniformly been sorted to it, We do not con:em
plate now but is certainly the part Of wisdom to look
the face and to be well prepared for the posi-
ble have said the Vice Presidency on ticket will be
matter Of paramount Importance is in view of the worst
y In Of failure elect by the people the present
Congress will have the right choose between the three
highest TO be more explicit, in the of failure
Representatives will have the right Pres
dent from the three highest the list of those by
the people for that Office and the Senate will have the right
to choose Vice President FROM the highest the list
OF those voted for by the people for that Office The Senate
nee for the Vice Presidency and will elect him the
ballot In the House of Representatives there three sep
arac and distinct party organizations The black Republic
strongest but they weak votes
majority of the States. The Democrats weaker and
the Southern Know Nothings weakest These are ali i'm
mixabe elements and upon such question the Presden
cy would stand asunder until doomsday This House will
bao, day after day until the fourth Of March, when their
President chosen by the Senate will then President of the
United States This to you far fetched but ther
is spark OF honesty in the professions Of those who
and should be looked in while it yet to-day South
erners whatever be their politics, will be loyal their
hearhs and homes the their children
and their chidens children for Seward or
Of his coadutors They will hold the balance power
Know Notmgs Joined with the Democrats they could
elect the Cincinnati nominee for the Presidency would
they prefer that the alternative? doubt it, BY standing
aside and allowing the Vice President become President
they conclude that they will lose nothing score
Of principles aud keep their consistency besides This all
fair from rational and forces the concu
sion that the chances nearly equal that the Cincinnati
nominee for the Vice Presidency will be the
of the United States know you will reply this we
and will elect think too would il ure
us to place such adjunct the ticket would
ure the South be prepared for the contingency She is
about to yield the st dignity the North she will yield
thing she does the herse not
only herself for Of her sons but one who has been
and yet thoroughly identified with the Nebyska issue
That issue Is uppcmos and will be until November; and
there is popularity and unpopulary attached to it, and
even in our ranks, and cannot be safe without main
tanning it to the bitter end Dobbin it, his fortunes
in the same in for him. hold other ante
eedents are sound and you get him all viii be we'll With