Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-21

The following letter contains some speculations
which may possess interest for some oil our readers
Sp,riai Correspondence ofne y J. Daily Times.
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Spsciai torrsDoHasHcs Of The y J. DAILY Times.
wAsH>osoN, Thursday, Feb L.
President MNAING--EL-Gpy EaNoR sTYMoyE.
Among tAe 9srn-r- 40 the Capital present j. Hon
Hor,io Seymour, o New York, understood to ID. her.
chiefly for Nh. pupp> 90 ppain after ;l Ps.ie.i pro-
.nmme 70 lfrie and s4rir. what sr4 Ui. cAauc, for t
second pisc- the ticket fall Fall with Nj Hunt.
oi Virginia or Chief General Pierce i- very conf l.rf
81 his own nomi.nfou, and has stated positively some
Of his friends in high official position vr-y tar north oi
Washington that he = perfectly certain 81 success 20
Cincinnati. itl Fv-coveru0r OF New York probably boo
-ves hiu mistaken and plays h, ciils that bee NAV
hold trump should crcc- atcpltou- not Dc realized
Hunter aui Seyuou. the ticket would not b- 90 uu
natural one ty amy means. New York aud Yr-uip 1ri-
te n Presidential programme j. g-t as natural l,.rs
ing of log" But can il win,
Mr. RronNNNN A~D MS cu,Ncf,
The friends Of Mr.. Buchanan arr very singiine and
apparently with reaof- They have elected the Der.4t.
large u the State 81 Maine bv an overwhelming ior
" IN the ~ The Democratic members of tue L.g
ttufe oi that state ana ~ nearly lite all the Districts
whoich mp TO this time have chosen they have achieved
similar There j. suppose tie result will
be different in the remaining districts. and may there,
fore sct ro STATE down as unit in Convention Tor Mr.
Buchanan.
HOW INF STATES STAND.
In New jersey the Democrats Party hostile TO Pierce
and unanimously 10 favor OF Buchanan. In New York
both wings OF the Democratic Party look him ~ one
tn few m'u upon whom they possibly unite \ ma
jofity OF the delegates from Ohio are said to be Tor him
ani be has les friends in the Massachusetts, dele
CATION Pennsylvania Of course j. IN favor Ut odd Buck
The Decentralization n his behalf made by the Democracy
OF that State have teer enthusiastic and decided in their
character and there is reasonable doubt that his nam,
will he presented by the State Convention .! the Attn Of
March with great euthu.ilsm. - friends there are VI
the earnest sort, determined on his success and
claim that he will carry the State by larger majority
Than Il has given IN m'ny years for the Democratic Par
y.
Hi- STRENGTH ~ lHF sou1n
To W. Bucharaiis great strength In the South It j.
scarcely necessary refer His friends however have
-tudionsy avoided making upon anv other Democrat
c candidate and such will doubles continue 10 b.. tho
judciou policy IN 1852 the entire South voted for him
Tor several days and bis present strength u the Nortl,
can scarcely render him .s- acceptable now than then
lie certainly will prove Formidable competitor in the,
'ncinnati Convention, notwithstanding President Pierce
tempting bids Tor Southern support aud the latter will
needs look sl 70 bis llure- H present feeling Of en-.
tire security certainly will not him.
Thi, /, a more favorable representation Of d" Old
Bucks prospects than have met with elsewhere.
The writer j, Black Republican and may have
unayowed designs in giyinga more favorable account
than i,'warrantcd by the facts Heieabout, and
down South. it has recently been supposed. tina,
Pierce was making hcadwav But clouds rest upon
The iut"tc and il must be confessed that these are
tricki>h times FOR Democratic politicians Ifthcv
commit themselves too publicly TO ar unsuccessful
a,praut, their chance, Of prcfcrment may bc seri.
ou-ly damaged il is understood that the Demo.
cratic Convention, which Is 10 assemble here SOM
W." "'' "p'" Hi' prWleht principle. \ good office
is good office come from what quarter il may: and
ss some obscure man, yet unthought o. may turn
mp NJ Cincinnati, through the lucky bray Of some ~.
eacious donkey, profound silence will b. deemed the
better policy. This course, in Mr. Hunters own
State, will be deemed by his friends tantapount to
blow at him. Whether 10 designed or not such
WI be It's effect While preferences sre svovrsd 4,
other States, to ignore him at home must be dorn,y
ing But We apprcheud his enemies arc getting the
whp-hand Of him Ills advancement would nos,
ponc indefinitely the Hiding hopes of other VIRGIN
ia statesmen aud his defeat j.. therefore IN uco
dearcr object tan the success Of any other particp
lar individual 10 send TO Cincinnati doi,gotior
uncomnitcd to bin, or divided, would be- a ,,c,l
point gained That viii probably be achieved
To form any probable conjecture a. to whom tb.
Cincinnati nominee viii be is next 10 impo. .ible-
Judging by the action Of the convention in "a an,
that IN o. the prominent men will all he discarded
and some Insignificant selected The late Of Geper
oil Cass, in -. then thc most prominent man Of hi
party viii prove a warning not soon e., he ory,,
ten