New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-06
BUCHANAN AS A CANDLDATE-THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.

IIoD Our OWn Reporter
CINCINNATI, Tuesday, June 3, 1856.
If Mr.. Buchanar's friends fulfill their confident
expectations, be will be nominated before this
reaches THE TRIBUNE. He will not be nominated
ut all, except by divided Convention after Thurs
day night. His nomination has been generally
deprecated by the Republicans as dangerous, if not
fatal to their success. But every day here lessons
such spprehensions. He is becoming rapidly less
and less to be feared. The elements of weakness
are growing upon ticket of which he shall be the
head. His nomination would be in itself confes-
sion of weakness in the Democratic party. 1t
would be its own judgment against its policy
under the Administration of President Pierce, and
this is why hold that the nomination will not be
made BY the Convention. Ii would be an attempt
to escape issues that too direct and pressing to
be escaped. 1t would be victory of the tinid
and uncertain and weak-backed men of that party
over the bold, and vigorous and working materials
Of its composition. The latter cannot and will
not respond TO il, if made with the unanimity and
vigOr that they would rally about a candidate Of
THEN own choice. One Of this class q real chief
tain of Ohio Democracy, said just now, They
''may nominate buchanan, but elect him never"
Again, while seeking and obtaining votes be-
cause he had no participation or sympathy with
the assaults on freedom in Kaasas, Buchanan
would necessarily have, throughout the campaign,
to propitiate the Southern interest by the mort
abject assurances and suppliant promises. He
would be weak as against Mr.. Fillmore in that
section and nothing lees than the most complete
endorsement of the policy of the Administration in
regard TO Kansas and Slavery, and the most faith
full compliance with the provisions of the platform
which will be erected for him to stand upon, would
satisfy the Southern Democracy, or enable them
to stand up with any success at home. This would
drive him beyond the sympathy OF many old Wings
at the North who, il he could stand unpledged to
tie Slave power, would be attracted towards him
The mere support of the Benton Democracy VI
Missouri would drive thousands Of the ultra Pro-
Slavery Democracy, not only in the South but IN
the North, from him. The tmbittered feelings OF
the Pierce aud Douglas factions, excited in the
canvass for the nomination, would provoke them
TO stab him secretly. TO the extent of their ability
His nomination would particularly PROSTATE the
party in Illinois, where Douglas is the idol of the
Democracy, who fight their battles boldly in his
name and On bis platform Then. again the SYM
patby displayed here between the Buchanan inter
est and the Hard faction of New-York have pro-
sosea the jealousy and opposition of the opposing
IN ~ ;sHooger faction Of the Sofis, who would be
" sPveea 70 vigorous campaign in his behalf
..: vou AZ tie South aud in the North at
.; ;s " aooge question which absorbs the
us'on, e"u ~nch every added day increases the
necessary oi meeting and settling seeking 10 carry
enc sectoh py ms personal resp.ctsb;l;ty ,nd ann
peseo eonser'ausm, and the other nv n,on;sa3
compliance with its worst demands ~. 80 -
ei ooth slavery ana party as his abiect ioaorss
rnsDt OF the kaDsas-Nebrssks iniqui,y has nrovsd
BIN 10 be-he will prove neither the man 1890
6mss nor the Formidable candidate which ,he s