The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-11
Republican organization in advance to any can

Republican organization in advance to any can
didate.
1t seems to us that the gentlemen in New
York city, so anxious to make Presidents,
would find just now better employment in
making Republican voters, so that next time
they may be able to count little more than one
fifth of the voters of that city.
governor WISE, at an entertainment given
the other day to the Virginia Electors, declared
that under no circumstances would he accept a
Cabinet appointment-(ha had he been asked?)-
but that Virginia ought to have place in the
Cabinet. Whereupon all the Electors, with
three exceptions, signed a paper recommend
ing ex. Governor Floyd to Mr.. Buchanan, but
the Ex-Governor dissenting, the project was
abandoned. No matter-the will of Virginia
has been announced, and Mr.. Buchanan is ad.
vised.
THE RICHMOND (VA.) ENQUIRER says that
Burlingame and Sumner are reported on the
sick list in excuse for their non attendance at
Washington-bu the truth is, it is the fear of
Brooks that keeps them away Mr.. Burlingame
was here the first day of the session and has
been here ever since, although looking feeble
enough-and we deeply regret to learn that
the peremptory order of the physician detains
Mr.. Sumner. But the readers of the Enquirer
| will never know the truth.
| THE SPRINGFIELD ms REPUBLICAN specu.
lates on what Mr.. Brooks may do, and then
what Mr.. Burlingame would do in return
Would it not be well for the Press to let mem.
bers of Congress have little peace, and to
abstain from remarks calculated to provoke Oh
resuscitate personal controversial Letter
writers sometimes have great deal more to
do with such matters than the members them
selves, who are too often provoked to intempe
rate language or action by the taunts of the
Press.
A COOP ONE.-Mr. Butler, last week, in the
course of the debate on the Presidents Message
denounced the article in the last number OF the
Edinburgh Rerie'o on the Slavery Question
&C., as the offspring of Republican fanaticism
1t was written, he said, in this country-it bore
infallible ear-marks.
Yes-it was written, said Mr.. Benjamin, by {
gentlman in New York-he knew who it was
but declined to say.
Mr.. Butler wished the American People tt
note the fact. The Abolitionists, he said, hac
brought into their service the public Press o
Great Britain, and an American was employed
through it in vilifying the institutions of tn,
South.
Mr. Benjamin withheld the name for gSot
reason. The writer is no Abolitionist, but
natice of South Carolina, WILLIAM HENRI,
HURLBUr. So says the New York Ecenin.
Post.
"The author of the article on the Politca
Crisis in the United States" it remarks, 81
William Henry Hurlbut, a native of Charleston
but at present residing in this city. He is a.
thor of Gan Eden,' small but brilliant wor
on Cuba, and various magazine articles of note
He is a graduate of Hazard College, as well a
of the Divinity and Law Schools of Cambridge
Massachusetts,; though his experience in eithe
of the professions for which he was thus edu
Gated has been brief. During two visits abroad
| he has enjoyed the advantages of an intimat
acquaintance with the leading men and the pull
lie affairs of Europe"
We may add, that the Letters from Cuba, er
titled Gan Eden," appeared first in the CO
umns of the National Era-whence they wer
collected, and reprinted in distinct form.
We hope Mr.. Butler will take the first oppo
American People to note the fact that the Ed,
burgh Rerier article is the work of Sout
CdrOlinian.