Washington sentinel., 1856-05-24
was defeated. Harrison and Taylor received

was defeated. Harrison and Taylor received
the vote Of Pennsylvania and were elected
Yet though ever found steadfast and sure, NJ
| one OF her own sons has ever been presented
as candidate for the Presidency or the Vice
Presidency except Mr.. Dallas. Her past ser
vices deserve a recognition from her sister
States, and now when she has presented in the
person of one of her own citizens the foremost
statesman of the country, her claims should
not be rudely rejected. The recent election in
Philadelphia is an indication of the kind ol
majority the State at large will give should Mr.
Buchanan receive the nomination. No other
man will so certainly carry the vote. Of Penn
sylvania and secure the important vote of the
Empire State.
The merits of Mr.. Buchanan are so generally
understood and acknowledged inside and out Of
the party, that their enumeration would be su.
perfiuous. All acknowledge him wise and
sagacious statesman, staunch and true friend
of. the Union and harmony of the States; and
that he has passed pure and unsullied through
all the yicisstudes of long public life. He
is one of the few public men against whom
censure cannot raise its voice--he is more i'm
pregnable to assault than the Grecan hero
there is no vulnerable point no tendon achilles
in his public or private character We hope
for certain success, whoever may be the nomi-
nee of the Cincinnati Convention; but under
no other leader would snch O sure and com
plete victory await us; he would carry the
country en- masse and remove all possibility OF
the final decision being carried to the House OF
Representatives. Men of all parties are conf
dent of these facts and all are free to admit
that with Mr.. Buchanan as standard bearer,
the bisected opposition would be forlorn hope.
We have no design to depreciate the merits of
the other gentlemen whose names will come
up before the convention many of them are
worthy of the highest honors; but we merely
express the sentiments of the masses in this
locality, at least when we place Mr.. Buchanan
above and before them all.
There is very reasonable prospect of his
nomination. Many of the State delegations
including California, Virginia, Maryland, Della
ware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey-will support
Mr.. Buchanan from first to last. The only APP
prehension Of his defeat arises from sugges-
tons thrown out that the two-third rule will be
converted into guillotne for his decapitation;
that the friends of the other prominent candi-
dates will commence their labors in convention
by uniting to throw Mr.. Buchanan overheard.
In which case it is said some obscure individual
will be taken up as a compromise candidate.
On this point, we believe the following obser-
Noloho VI q " ooHihEtoh SoiiSoPoHoCHI VI VIC
Journal Of Commerce are worthy Of considera-
ton: The Cincinnati Convention, will, it is
believed here, ignore the policy of putting
every man out of he ring who had earned high
distinction. 1t is not an encouraging system
for the many aspiring men now in the Demo
cratic ranks, and who propose to enter the De.
mocratic ranks. They will be very likely to
take one of their oldest and most distinguished
men, and in doing SO, they will incur less risk
of failure before the people, than in taking
up some mediocre merely on the score of a
supposed availability The chances at present
are wholly in favor of Mr.. Buchanan. 1t is
already seen that moderate and conservative
men, both of the American party and the old
Wing party, will give him their support. After
Mr.. Buchanans term, nothing could be more
probable, or rational, or proper, than Southern
succession perhaps of Mr.. r. NJ. t. Hunter,
or some other precedent Southern Statesman
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