Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-22
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What Win Be Bone at Cincinnati2


ddstes and the suspense Of the public will Ice
over The Cincinnati Convention meets ON next
Monday week anil consequently, everybody be-
gins to inquire of everybody else something touch
ing its probable action The politicians and party
presses particularly exercised the subject aud
specuations concerning it of almost every possible
variety engage their thoughts and their wits at the
present tne To the exclusion Of every other topic.
As for ourselves, simply regard all speculation
vain aud fruteSs Nj has ever yet truly pre-
dicted the action OF Democratic national conven-
ton; and seriously doubt whether any man on
earth will bc so fortunate. But il is still mat
ter of interest and will continue to elicit talk
whether no until the curtain drops and the farce
is concluded
Touching the question to who will be the
nec of the convention we have heretofore had occa
sion To express opinion in general way. That
is, we have maintained uniformly that neither Blu
chanan, Pierce, Douglas, or Hunter, although the
most spoken Of IN connexion with the nomination,
stands any chance whatever. We know n different
idea prevails among many, whose opportunities for
ascertainng the operations Of the wires are Infinite
ly better than ours. And We know, also, that it i
the custom some quarters, now Ia plead earnest
ly and eloquenty in favor of the selection oi man
of tried ability, admitted qualification, eminent ser
wee, and high reputation. But we adhere, never
theles To the opinion long entertained, that 1t is al
most impossible for such person To secure the no
mutation, because Of the extreme difficulty OF anv
prominent aud we'll known gentleman obtaining
two thirds vote. Besides, il appears To that it
has To be- part of the settled policy of the De
mocratic party To ignore its able and experienced
men, who always more or less obnoxious 10
portion Of the party, aud To consult entirely the
gu ,stion of availability by fishing up from the
depths Of obscurity some individual whom scarcely
a voter ia the land has heard dreamed of -
Certain it - such has been the policy of the Demo
crazy for many years past, aud We see no reason,
which has existed heretofore, for their departing
from it in their coming convention On the contra
~, ii is obvious to that the necessity is even
greater and pressing Than il ever was for their
taking up Tor the present canvass some entirely
and unknown man. We think 50 because there is
larger number than usual of prominent competitors
in the field for the nomination, and because il is ev
dent chat they will mutually kill off each other, and
consequently compel the convention, exhausted by
dozens of frnitleSS balotingS, and filled with fear AT
the prospect OF an angry split in the ranks, To fl
back upon a comJ,romise candidate in the shape of
village croSSroaI Small-bee politician That We
take it, will be about the result of the Cincinnati
Convention, far as the nomination of a Pre>idrn-
tial candidate is concerned We may he mistaken
in our calculation, neither a prophet
the sou of prophet; but have al all events,
deavored read the future by the light of the past
A. 10 what the Convention will do touching the
adoption ut platform, than, if anything, is
more doubtful question that the other We have
also expressed our own views this point ",
have contendel that a resolution endorsing; in genc
raj terms the Kansas Nebraska act aud another dc
nOuncing Know NOthingiSn would, IN addition Ia
their customary vague declarations for the last half
century, constitute the entire platform of the Cincin
natl convention. We s, adhere to this opinion 1t
will he the special object Of the political sharpers and
office hunters Of whom that body will be mainly
composed, to bamboozle aud humbug the voters iIi
both sections of the Union, and of course ii would
be absurd to expect Of them any definite announce
ment of what the Democracy position il upon thOsc
questions Of transcendent present impoI lance anO
which most concern the peace and happiness of IL,
country. Aud for the best Of rcl>ons-becau>c j..
addition To their settled purpose deceive the pee
pie, IL they can, the Democracy are split zap auon,
themselves, aud entertain conflicting opinions on al
these subjects. There * no unity Of sentiment
among them any political question:; but they ar
held together only by AN nsaate love of the spoil.
As TO the adoption Of any buta platform of vagu
generales at Cincinnati, We consider it the mos
improbable Of all future events
But we again appeal to the Examiner and EayDi-
rer to inform u, what the Virginia delegates mean
To insist upon at Cincinnati. What sort Of plat
form ~ill they he satisfied with How do they
mean To act IN reference tn the IlarIS and Solts -
We hey fur some little light on these points