Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-09

Republicans, and IL all Of these impatient intrigu
ing aspirants acceptable to the South and SOUND
upon the issues that,most vitality concern her, Why
the Democratic politicians all the country
exercised in respect To the Cincinnati nomination
IT, they contend it is obliged to fall in any event
upon sound, worthy, true man This being SO
why can't they demea, themselves with more pro
| priety aud courtesy towards each other, and quit
plaguing the public with their ordinations and
recriminationsr Why should they be disgust
| ingly naughty and Inbred as To be insinuatine
| against each other that they influenced by i'm
proper considerations in their preferences for the
Presidency Why, for example should one brother
hint TO another brother anything at all about the
"Clerkship OF the House of Representatives" Pub
lie Printer to the same, ditto to the Senate Minister
Sardinia, joint editor and proprietor of the Union
and the collectorshp of the port OF "lttc Pc
| tersburgr" Why, we ask, all these curious and
touching illusions, to what appears to be one ano
theirs weaknesses, unless the bitter and anxious
struggle going on for the Cincinnati nomination
does really involve something more than the rights
of the South or the preservation Of the UnionS In
short, whether the spoiis have not more to do with
the matter than anything eses That is our opinion
and such we believe to be the opinion of the people
In conclusion, we trust the happy family" may
become more and more happy each day between thi.
time and the meeting of the Cincinnati Convention
and that they may worry each other without cessa
ton until nothing is left of any of them.
Buchanan Against the Field.
The Examiner goes in for Old Buck strongly, anu
tells plain truths touching his unworthy rivals
But the estimate which the Enuainer puts upon
Gen Pierce is marvellously small Paid in advance
ten times over, by the nomination in 1852 Well
are We Wings much to blame in not being able to
appreciate the admirable President when his own
friends rate him SO low ,
The Examiner undertakes to reconcile Douglas to
Buchanan. We apprehend our neighbor will miss
1t there. Suppose Old Buck elected now what be-
comes Of Mr.. Douglas chance in 1860 Are all the
candidates to come from the North: Until you give
that assurance the Little Giant will not give much
heed to your racket
From, the Examiner.
We fully OF the unprecedented exertons max
ing at Washington city To poison the public against
Mr. Buchanan and NIL the minds OF the people With preju
dice against him. Let examine briefly the charges
they conveyed to the country through the question
e suicrs selected Tor their dissemination hds been sad
that NJ Buchanan hardly sound the slavery cues
because certain FreeSoers willing support him
Tor the Presidency lnconSequcntial the conclusion
tO he from the premises. all the little breath OF vitality
which the malignant imputation had has been
completely kicked OF by the letter OF Mr. Buchanan
which publish above so ''that cock won't fgnt:
that gun spiked; that dog i dead Besides we should
like TO know the Freeso wing of the Democracy New
York would not vote for Mr. Pierce should he get the
inaiions
Again it il said that Mr. Buchanan Is not sound on the
Tariff question. Yet the united voice of Virginia voted
tor him fifty times candidate or Presidency at the
last Baltimore Convention, when his tariff opinions were
precisely what they Has virginiAs stomach bee
I Hall.
arth has caused the 1uam Why our worthy anti-tari
gentlemen who can't so old Buck" advocate the
claims OF Mr.. Pierce TO reelection; whose admins
uaon stands the record advocating most obnox.
iouS tariff through the Secretary OF the Treasury Mr.
tre and committed both by the speeches and reports
the Secretary OF War, Mr. Davis the building OF Rail
road to the Pacific Ocean, cost, should think OF
At least five times that OF the whole American navy This
too, thinks i "a cock that won't fight" For whom
them shall Mr.. Buchanan he postponcds For Mr. Percrs
Without intending TO dSparage this gentleman, must
nevertheless impartial journalist, declare the opin
ion that the idea is simply absurd The Presidency will
again be filed twice n succession by the same IAN
nor in our opinion ought it to be- 1t well enough
the earlier stages of the government when the country
small and new, with insignificant amount of paro
mage To besow. All that is changed now and the term
service ought also TO be changed least until lind
such men in office those who have held it eight
years We cannot be mistaken in suppong that the Pre-
sdental office for term Is ample reward any and
all the services which Mr. Pierce has rendered the
country in all his life put together. "Grdiihide' OF the
south Why, good gracious, Mr.. i. paid in adj
rdHoe ten times over, by the nomination of 1852
Shall M. Buchanan he postponed for NJ. Douglas; II
there Is in the Democratic party who all things
considered has good right To stand in the attitude OF
honorable rivalry with Mr.. Buchanan tor the Presidency
1t certainly is Judge Douglas Except age alone he
all respects the equal of the great pennsy vanan
ing TO the position which he chose occupy during the
whole OF last year however he yielded the vantage ground
10 Mr.. Buchanan. We admonish the friends of these
two gentlemen for stand in the
attitude OF hostility TO each other The aim Of their OPP
pOents Is to plant discord and irreconcilable ends
tween them that they may fl 10y each other hands and
their heritage be divided amongst their enemies But
have satisfactory 10 believe tat the plan ecc
" understood by the friends Of each Of those gentlemen
aud IL another cock that won't fight"
This Washington scheme OF iOnentug strife among the
friends OF all those who worthy to be Pre-dent-that
the unworthy with certainty clutch the spOils is al
rrniN filIrn