The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-13
rHk sEhr DEMocRATIo NoMINEE FOR TaR PRES

AT the request Of prominent friend Of Mr. Buchanan,
publish to-day elaborate communication from the
Georgia Times and Sentinel the signature Of Jeffer
son. "The Democratic Nominee for President Of the
United States Whilst there much in the article which
cordially approve there portions Of Il from which
entirely dissent The writer has higher apprecia-
ton Of Mr. Buchanans distinguished political services than
have nor 10 the OF his nomination can he sup
port his election zeaousiy nor does he acknowledge
ehseruy than DO the claims which Pennsylvania
has on account Of her devotion democratic men and
upon the democracy OF the nation but we can
In the suggestion that the eminent democratic
statesmen whose are associated with that of Mr.
Buchanan as competitors for the nomination are to be re-
gardsd in comparison with him. as second or rdrats
poieisnI Nor we assent to another suggestion in
The aresthAt during the last twenty years our party
has acted shgssy ia selecting their candidates for the
presidency comparatively obscure though honest and good)
aaa Eho hae' Iais no experience an The management Of
great Poeai qassoAa elr Of domestic foreign policy"
In spirit of perfect kindness may remark that al
though James H. Polk and Franklin Pierce were nomina-
ted the heads Of older democrats yet things may
b. said In their Justification r their respective admins
At0ns will challenge comparison for wisdom and abl-
Icy aud greatness Of results with any of their predecessors
that cannot be said justly that the democratic party
acted Hassy In their nominations and second neither
Mr. Polk Gen. Pierce candidate for the nomna
ton hut In each that spirit Of acrimonious crimna-
lion aud reeriminRton INDUCED in by the respective
friends Of the aspran forced the party to seek for har
nonoas nomination outside of the originally pre-
scented.
What we have already said renders IL necessary add
that the portions Of the article to which we have alluded
well others which might alude show that the
writer In danger OF contributing the very result which
he much condemns in former conventions 1t is by no
soothing the friends Of such Pierce
aud Douglas and Bright and Hunter and Rus to be told
that would be ungrat TO set aside Mr.. Buchanan in
order take Up second thrd-rae politician Nor is
Il calculated increase the chances Of harmonious result
intimate that the administrations of Polk and Pierce
show that their nominations unWis But proceed to
notice other positions In the article which calculated to
provoke comment for other reasons.
Werepeat that have exception to take to the ardent
real with which Mr. Bnchanans eminent abilities and services
urged do deny that far aState pred
cate claim the honor OF having presidential nominee
upon It's devotion 10 the democratic cause Pouns has
right point proudly to her history in behalf Of her IL
ustrious SON. We 90 further, and add that have
word Of objection make to the conclusion which the
writer In the fine. aud Ssa,nel arrives and If Mr. Bu-
chanan should be the nominee his election will DO advo-
Gated zeaousy by by any Of those who
be his peculiar friends But not willing that the
Lioa shall give currency TO process Of argument in
favor Of Mr. Buchanans nomination which think is
just his competitors and the northern democracy with
out frankly siaang our dissent
Upon reading the article from the Times and Sentinel
IA NJ
placed upon the following assumptions that the South will
cast its entire vote for the nomiues and therefore, that
secure his election hirytwo northern electoral win
be sufficient that the election Of the democratic nominee
be counted on certain without the Of Penn
sylvana which gives twenyseven votes that the only
way make the vote Of Pennsylvania absolutely certain
to make Mr. Buchanan the nominee If all these asSumps
tons admitted TO be wen taken il follows quite logical
B that the Cincinnati Convention has choose between
certain victory with Mr. Buchanan their nominee and
probabls defeat with any other nominee
We will exceptions to this process Of reasoning
and leave the subject the judgment Of democratic
readers In the first place say thai Il IS not safe to
that the entire southern vote viii be given with
tanty the democratic nominee II Is by sound
policy uuderrate the strength Of Mr. Fillmore 10 several
southern States those DO who do not admit that he Is
formidable competitor In three four Of those stSies
Ia making safe calculation, thrty.two southern votes
ought be put down doubtful leaving to be furnished
sxiyfour nom the northern States 10 order make the
result certain.
In the next place whilst DO not doubt that Mr. Bu-
ebanan would carry Psnnsy wanna unwilling to be-
leye that he would carry II with any certainty
Though probably BY larger majority account Of local
consideraons) than any other sound democrat To say
that no other nominee but Mr. Buchanan carry Penn
.ylvania say, either that there Il not majority Of
nltonsl democrats Ia that State or that the failure
% nominate him would offend them that they would
dsone 70 vote for another nominee and thereby con-
tribute 10 q democratic defat We believe neither
alternative and therefore We deny tie assumption
that PenusylyAnia not certain for the NOMINEE who
ever he may be- tho oopirafy, We should h
wholly disappointed " Mr. buchanan himself would
not be found doing he has uniformly done heretofore
leading the triumphant democratic hosts o. the old Key.
stone battle and victory II Ia tbcrofors uulna 70
the democrats Of Pennsyivsnla 10 appeal 10 the South 70
nominate their hyori,s candidate upon the assumption
that they win give the q the State 10 no other demo
craL It Is fair and honest for NJ Basgssns friends 70
the South that the Of Psnusyyaaa i Cor the
democratic nominee but with Mr. BuehanAn the hor-
| ity will be greatly increased.
In the third place do console ma, Pennsylvania
is the only northern State which osr,sn Coz The n0i.
nee; on the contrary, whether Mr. Bushanan General
Pierce Judge Douglas any other sound natonal man