The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-09

ID. Mes, n. w. MoasIsos u. w. Wiley, WM h. WArrsaAs
AtnI H. cAaaor DkK nusrlS bss. = swAn' y AsAAAS'
00- Mr. q. W. JAsT. No. street, CINCINNATI Ohio
general collecting agent Western States and Texas
assisted by H. T. Tnoa as II. TnosAs, THos. NJ. JAsns
Dr. A. l.. CmIps, GroKox MoRRIs, and RICHARD LEAKS Re
eepts Of either viii be good
THE NEW YORK HERALD AND THE PRESIDENCY.
The political of the New York Herald is proven
bay uncerain variable and unreliable that its specula
tons and opinions seldom deemed Of sufficient Import
to be noticed Occasionally, however that journal
contains adrot attack the democratic party which
might mislead the unwary and by lis repetition in sound
democratic papers produce mischief Such is the charac
ter Of article which appeared in the Herald the I'd
day of February AS there several points in this
ticIe which word Of comment may be useful copy
from it the following extract; Nh
"THE PRESIDENTIAL auEsrIos.-PARTIEs cAsni-
DATEs.--VIEws THE NEWSPAPER PHEss.--Onr columns
garnshed to-day with another interesting pot ponrri
from newspaper exchanges upon the presidential CUES
tion We commend it TO the attention Of readers of all
parties who desire be thoroughly posted up with the par
y movements Of the day and the signs Of the times around
the political horizon. @
This chapter limited the discussion of the claims Of
the leading candidates Of the democratic and national Amer
parties the black republican organization awaiting
meantime the stirring Of the waters In their behalf at their
general preliminary business convention, which
Pit,sburg mark the dissertation the anniversary Of the
birth Of the illustrious Washington. -
FIRST, Will be the Philadelphia
Penney yanian the old Keystone State democracy
nearly unanimous be in favor of Mr. Buchanan the
Cincinnati national democratic nominee first and This
fact places that distinguished very formidable
positions for it sgeneray conceded that order
the presidential with thing like show
OF the democratic party have the
start upon Of the of the great
of New York. Ohio, Pennsylvania 1t is manifest the
resuof the last fall election in Ohio that she
out is the prospect Of satisfactory fusion of
York democracy by attering Judging from
ent appearances. Unquestionably
hards and softs in New York upon General Cas Judge
Douglas Daniel :. Dickinson Marcy or Cushing or
JEFF Davis, General Franklin Pierce about
to bring the Van Buenes the support Cass
Douglas Dickinson bring the hards surrender
to Mr. Pierce any candidate from his cabinet. But
the other hand while the nomination Of Mr. buchanan would
give very fair of the PenDs his
would probably be any other as the basis
of reunien of the adhcrents of Van Buren, Pierce
Marcy and the unlinchng constitutional friends of Daniel
s. Dickinson
The position Of Mr. Buchanan too in 1856 on the negro
question: though emnently sound and conservative, in
important particular like Gen. Pierce in 1852
DO ne committed to the extremists either side In 1852
Capt Scott Of Virginia. addressed letter
aspiran for the democratic nomination, asking
from em respectively each Of specific questions
upon slavery. They all replied except General Franklin
Pierce and they all took the southern democratic
shoot General Pierce, adroty kept perfectly dark
and thus left opening in the North which made him
able in the last extremity North and South letter Of
Captain Scott fatal to all the the rn Of
western namesake Of old to the and wild
Kentucky.
In this instance, Pierce Marcy, Cushing Davis Doug
las Cass, and Bright have the burden Nebraska bill
against them among the freesoish northern democracy
THIS branch OF the party endorse the bill they
support candidate who endorses the bill heartily Doug
las would endorse it but who any way
In the passage of that bill would hardly for the
northern democracy against the black republicans. The
party would be relieved Of this burden in the
Mr.. Buchanan, while he would as ANYBODY
esc as the democratic standard bearer of the great
OF squatter sovereignty Thus much for the position OF
Mr Buchanan From present indications he has inside
track for the Cincinnati nomination"
1t is true that in order upon presidential can
with of success the democrats deem Il
important to be able to calculate confidently at least
of the three great Satesohio Pennsylvania and New
York We dissent entirely however from the assumption
in ths foregoing article that aom the results Of the last
fall election in Ohio, she must be counted out" If we
have not wholly misconstrued the and spirit which
psrvade the democratic press Of Ohio since the late con-
vcnton the prospect Of democratic victory in that State
in the fall Is decidedly fatering. The Ohio democracy
united and when that be said democratic tri-
umph is legitimate result Nor we willing to admit
that the prospect Of satisfactory fusion the
in New York not fat,erng We have heretofore said
and repeat that the noble stand taken by the demo-
Gratis in both Of these States Ohio and New York. in
their late conventions furnishes strong grounds believe
that the united strength Of the party in each State win
insure victory in each Ii matter for conjecture a,
TO the ability Of the democracy in both of these States
to triumph when they united and pu, forth all their
energies We impressed with the conviction that TO
that either Of them should be counted OUT in
looking the States which will probably contribute TO The
election Of democratic President do them rank in
Justice Nor willing concede that the democracy
Of New York, standing sound national platform as
they do, win be much governed by their prefer
ences for individuals refuse unite democratic
nominee whilst they would unite other And least
Of all do believe that their preference will by
the consideration uniusy held up by the Herald rs the
turning point Of availability.
We do mo- decm il important TO repel the old insnua
ton so frequently made and frequently denounced that
General Pierce owed bis nomination in 1852 10 the fac
that he declined the letter OF Mr. Scott in order
TO avoid committing himself the slavery question lie
was nota candidate aspirsnt and therefore de-
cned place himself in the position Of either candidate
asprant for the presidency by answering questions
properly addressed only TO those who were the one or
the other Nor is IL true that he was the less committed
because he did not Mr. SCOTS questions ns rec
ord in Congress- and his participation private citizen
in the political contests in New Hampshire, committed him
fully the questions propounded he could have
committed himself by His response IL be had
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