The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-19

THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION.
Governor Wise, OF virsini., Goes for James
Bochanan-aastor Andrew J. Doaeison
gracefully Accepts the Philadelphia Ams-
sscAn Nomiaa ton.
GOV. wIsEs LETTER.
The following letter from the Hon H. A. Wise,
determining the preferences and action Of Virginia
at the approaching National Democratic Convention,
to be held at Cincinnati, addressed to the Cores
pending Secretary of the General Buchanan Com
mittee of the State of New York !" has been handed
James Campbell, Esq, and c. d. Brown, ESQ.,,
n. d.
RICHMOND, March s, 1856.
DEAR SIR received yours Of the 23d ut. to day,
and navs no 10 n giving aos reply to the
Ato the presentation OF my own name tor nomination
or the Presidency can only that have had part
not withhold its use from my tsAds they think that
it can be fairly made to ssr<e the Of the country
VAS the laAt Convention the avowed friend Of Mr.
Buchanan's nomination, and would have declared
now had not expressly understood that would not BE-
candidate for the Prssidsncy not TO say that
Am not now friendly to his unation but that am
committed to him or to any man. Ny main desire that
NE democracy shall be united ON the best man With the
/ especially desire that the Virginia democracy shall
DISTRACTED,
ference whatever it be- within the range OF legitimate
selection. will 10 with the Virginia regiment into the
battle and remain with it through the fight until death
victory.
Penney vania has always stood by Virginia. from the
days simon Snyder ana Thos. Jefferson down 70 this
day she Is of the and Oldest and bs. of the
o,d thirteen states, and she has claims to give
eidae, and she has q worthy of nomination, Who
10 representative and name, Of his States de.
ocraoy and If Virginia again prefers him. she did
1852 will 60 for his nomination might and main.
Virginia offers no candidate, ana will ikely vote
nnfH nnIGs har al
upon her 10 present her preference TO the Convention
she presents son Of her own in the frat instance,
my belief II at the first balongs in convention her
vote will be cast for Mr. BachAnan with earnest,
hor est desire TO have him nomi mated. his fails,
then Virgin will expect Pennsylvania to 60 aong nth
her Tor preeren,e. And say this without rejecting
ether States candid ses, for whoever Is poinA sy
the Convention 81 Cincinnati, q sound democratic
platform, will be supp rted oy Vgins and she desires
to exc ude candidate from having his prop ,sed
She VII heartily for Mr.. PIERCE Mr.. Douglas any
other Of the North anc sets up prsea
mons only for OF her the S,uth She would
doubtless loosing TO Alone prefer OF her
SONS tor, example, Mr.. Hunter, of the Sena
other but the proposal OF the of of her
she wou defer to her sister ates and to
especially than TO Pennsylvania.
For myself prefer that Mr. Bochanan's shall be
presented to the Nsona Convention-indesd that toe
field Of seec ion shall be large possible tnRt the
asims Of every good and great man who has hd upon
the Masses OF the people without regard to on
thought Of and fairly considered in reference po
plr WILL and to the selfish interests of poti
Clans and every ate regiment wi be marched up
10 tue grand dem cratic encampmont with high OF
being the banner corps and OF and glorousy lad
ing on TO as signal moral as we'll as Political victory
"wth he tramp 0! the serried host" regularly 10 the
line against the fee and do die in any part Of the field
mir, yours truly, HENRY A. WISE.
MR.. DoNELsoNs ACCEPTANCE.
The following correspondence appears in the Rich
mond Wing. 1t explains ITSELF
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Is, 1885,
No How. ANDREW JACKSON DoNEIsoN:-
SIR The National Convention in this city having
nimously chosen you their candidate for the Vice Pre-
dsncy OF the United states in the approaching election
have appointed the undersigned committee to make
known 70 you officially this proceeding and to ask your
acceptance OF the position they have assigned you
In discharges OF this duty the undersigned happy to
express their in the cnoce made
by the Convention and to congratulate you upon result
less honorable to yourself than suspicious to the vel
With the highest consideration have the honor to
-, very respectfully, your OBJ, =, serysnts, Witt.
ANDREW STEWART, of Penn
ERASTUS BROOKS, Of New York.
4. BARTLETT, Of Kentucky.
WM ]. EAMES, Of Mass
EPHRAIM MARSH of New Jersey.
TULIP GROVE near Nashville, March 80, 1856.
GEsnEMK-I cid not receive until yesterday your Of.
fetal the 26h Of February last, informing Of
ny nomination to the Office OF Vice President BY the
Aeiic party and asking cceptance OF the same
Gated this proceeding beg leave to offer my sincere
thanks accept The position assigned me BY the Aueri
Belonging to it. I attended the Convention Win no s1
pectaton that such honor awaited and II my
feelings and wishes could have been consulted 1t would
have fallen upon some other mem OF the American
party in whose ranks many distinguished indiv
auas better known TO the country and De by
experience for the high duties Of the station should the
voice of the people he in with that OF which you
the organ this occasion. But acting upon the maxim
efs the great Of the early days Of repub
lie, that public office should be neither sought de-
sned yield TO the Judgment of those Who have thought
that my name might Of service in aivansing the
nf1hio tttt,to Tho
Our leading idea that the two old parties democratic
and whg have ceased to exert their former heal hfu
huence in the management Of the public interest and
that without the of reforms which III
never effect, the beloved constitute and Union, be-
queaihed to us by forefAhers viii not long be pre-
served.
For the most of the evils With which we are threatened
ut the present period the administration OF President
Pierce is evidently onsble but instead Of finding
party engaged in the prosecution of to
the CANCER he has brought upon the land it
active than ever in scattering the seeds Of sectional strife
When General jackson came into the Presidency ne
acknowledged in his inaugural address the obligation
the Executive to restrain the patronage Of the fede
govern ment that 1t should not be brought into
dot with the seldom of elections. But modern demo-
There scarcely election 10 the Uoed
which has not witnessed the most shameful ntereren
with elections BY the agents Of the federal government
aetir In the name Of democracy.
In former times when parties created by parJ 10
and national sentiments, upon measures of general n
terest t. the whole country never heard that
could be cecared democrats in place and
democratic in smother by leading men protesting to
long this party Yet this srrty exhibited
daily the party press in the pay Of the present Excu
tve. The necessary result of such corruption, not
successfully opposed must be to destroy ali political
ralty and continue power in unfAithfu and incompe
tent hands by the mere influence of the money derived
from the which paid by the people for far
different purposes 1t Is undeniaole that the antago
nism now prevailing between the North and the South
Ia mainly attributable to the political Artlfce which has
enabled holding directly opposite opinions
the power OF Congress- the institution Of slavery
in the Territories but yet protesting to belong to the
rame democratic party. The Nebrasks-Ksssas act
is constantly called by one portion Of the demo-
Gratis q law which will prevent the extension of
slavery to the Territories and by another portion
which win enable the South TO carry slavery the Ter
ritorief By the faacy, secession MULTI - ion
abolition and all other sms have found q shelter unisr
the flag Of democracy explained it Is by modern inter-
prefers.
In former times also, best patriots. without dis
tncon Of party spoke Of the necessity of guarding the
ballot box from the dangers OF foreign influence and OF
keeping separate the Church and State and Of The advan