Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-07
The Presidential Struggle.

Congress has pretty fairly reSoly eel itself into
Committee Of the Whole on the Presidential eec-
tion and very little attention TO the public business
may be expected during the present session. The
American party alone, having their candidates in the
field, and having inducements to DO 50, take NO
part in the caucussing and intriguing to set up this
man or put down that They leave such patriotic
labors to their rivals the Black Republicans and
Democrats. The former have had some meetings
preparatory to a nominating ronventon-aRd prn-
ciples and men have been discussed, though nothing
determined on. One set are for making slavery the
sole question: while others contend that if they hope
for any luck they must adopt a wider basis.
The Democrats, however, are the gentlemen who
are more particularly exercised at this time \ cor
respondent of the Herald represents that all the De-
mocratic aspirants, adversary to Mr.. Buchanan are
Just uniting and concentrating their forces
against him-as the most formidable competition
content 10 take their chances one with the other al
ter he il disposed Of This is the daily and nightly
occupation Of the Pierce, Douglas aud Hunter mana
gers-and they are aided and abetted by second rate
men from the North and West who have aspirations
for the vice Presidency. The Douglas men say old
Buck is old fogey, old federast and, worse
than ALL is fshy the Nebraska bill-and A. proof
they argue, all the rr,c-somIsn Democracy are Tor
him. The Pierce aud Hunter men say ditto to all
this
What follows give in the words Of the Herald
correspondent
meantime, they humbuggng his Excellency the
President without femOrse, Most Oi hc delegates to Gin.
cnnal have been elected large proportion them have
che very for keeping the ght side o tie 81
mnistration yet little longer Fat Offices here and
there, may depend upon IT, And Gen Pierce has been
favored with letters hOm sufficient number Of delegate
20 him Of majority D the convention from th,
Ostse lie takes these promises In good faith when ma
ny u them are sheer mOonshine. franklin Pierce mal
get the complimentary testimonial upon the first vote
plurality but then. With Van Buren, in 1910 the
will drop him The bO'a fis Pierce delegates have nm uk
ling Of this and their plans arranged accordingly
6rst defeat Buchanan and secondly create such u
entangleOent in the Convention will sOnte t. ~
last resort " fall back upon the administration aud
70 lock
"Psr contra ~ active Buchanan delegate makes III
following estimate Of ths first in the Convention ~
his favortc indicating the first choice Of the delegate
thus casting their sufirages, To git-Maine Connect
co., G, Rhode Island 4; Michigan g. Pennsylvania u
Delaware, q, New Jersey, Z, Maryland s. Virginia u
Louisiana g. Ohio s; Texas, {; lows, a. Wisconsin
total loo. This, he gthnks, (wthout including tho Nr
York for Old Buck will be the highest vote upo
che htst ballot excepting, perhaps, the cOmplimentt
plurality 70 Gen Pierce, large propotOn Of which vi
fall upon Buchanan a. the SECOND experiment incudu
the States Of North Carona (Souib Carolina reprc-e
ted GcOrga, Aabauna. ami probably MrDnd.
But the danger ~ Buchanan " among the doogstt
aud ~ the hong interval ~ the hfst Monday iu iun
which they will have for ppe-layng aud log-roine A
ready letter writing and button holiing are the der
the day among them aud thry come DROP i.ir 10.
Washington frIm day 90 day they arr ss,j upon and
iuated toto tir y-icrrr Of the pisn oud thst pilu
dsbur-ing TIE rpop especially che cabinet 0fbcer- ar
torcign miuu u h. ON thi- ,itil issue Vt the spo h
0cn Pierce hs. sod ecu have 90 shadow oi = chance
HE oihcs. 6ile ai,j has nott,sg ~ give W.
all other things equal thsf tact souJ buisii bjm u
term pnnoplc u henceforh the inevitsideI law IS
Bachsna"s daager y bgn-"g to De nailc.r from tive
I've "0rrct AID DOnssOf correspondence going auO
The opposition .elegatcs aud obey nsy possibly succe
10 dVUiaK " AZ Ill event. the Psrce sud DOuglt-
terv- sd The various N,ce Pc .idrsa interests Of
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