Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-11
From the Richmond Examiner.
About the Tenth Democratic Resolution
About the Presidency. So


:" Now, the plain English of the above re solution
Is, that Pierce is the choice Of the Convention for
The Cincinnati nomination, and il goes forth as
virtual instruction 10 the Virginia delegation TO
vote Tor him. No other Interpretation can be put
upon II, DC, &c. '-Petnsbarg MteAigeneer.
The wish is father 10 The thought. 1t would
doubtless throw The Native "Americans" into The
funniest and widest scsiaces If the Democracy
TonM accommodate them with their choice of an
opponent but that shrewd party will hardly take
counsel OF us enemy in the selection ola leader.
Just by way OF experiment, we shall essay an
Interpretation of the tenth Democratic resolution
somewhat variant from that which seems 10 suit
the i'iteHlye,cefS views, We conceive the plain
English OF the tenth Democratic resolution 10 he
no more nor no less than this that the Denocra-
cy OF Virginia cordially approve those measures
OF President Pierce which are cardinal" and those
State papers which are :. bold and able !" in cases
where tSey "have illustrated the Fundamental
lenels OF the Democratic faith" That is all thai
The resolution does mean in plain English touure
II as you may; and even that meaning is co1pled
with an express disclaimer Of all idea of Mr..
Pierce being the choice of the Convention for the
SIncl.Aati nomination Does the Intelligence,
take the idea
The I"teAseneer is long way behind The news,
100, abon, the Examiners preferences for the
Presidency; blu, the Iaelltge,icer is a slow coach
and must be helped on lille now aud then So
we Will repeat 10 the InteHigencer what we told
the rrsi o. The world long time ago on this grave
point. We think Buchanan is the surest and
safest candidate for the present crisis We want
evey Southern State for the Democracy, and he is
probably the only man who will beat Fillmore 10
dead certainty IN Tennessee and Kentucky ANY
man whom the Democracy may nominate will
beat him in every other Southern State; but we
want no hungJury al the South this time IRE ,cozf
the psrdiet Of the entire South for tie Democracy
neat Noven6er, and we can get il with Buchanan.
Turning 10 the North. we want Pennsylvania 10
certainty and two chances 10 one for getting New
YORK and Buchanan is the man for tha, job too
pennsylvania and New York, with the Democratic
States Of the Northwest, aud the entire Soutb
Will give the Democracy the most brilliant victory
over the Niger Worshppers and the Know.
nothngs combined, they ever gained in any battle
IN any crisis, over any enemy. Aud that is the
SORT OF victory they want in 1886 and mean TO have
and Buchanan Is the to win il with II will moi
be merely victory for Democraey-it will be n
victory for the Union, for American institutions
and for American liberty, which is liberty itself
The, IRteuigeacer thinks the domination of Mr..
Pierce would set Mr.. Fillmore and the old Wing
party on their legs again al the South Nav he
II would and so, for one, are for choosing a
candidate that wont suit The InieHieencsr and will
suit the national Democaacy-w whose nomination
viii cut Fillmore off at the knees in The South
before the race begins. Does the I,,teQiyeue,r
understand us now! If does, then we viii give
u another point TO reflect on and 10 digest II is
| this thai II we were a member of the Cincinnati
Convention, we should go for "Old Buck" un,il
| uc WIS HOHiiHdttu, OF untll ne was Withdrawn
| and, IN the latter event, which is not likely TO
happen, We should go next bona fde Tor The man
whose friends had gone bona tide in The first
| instance with US for " Old Buck !" proridsd that
that man be one of the five or six distinguished
statesmen now conspicuous for that Office Has
| the slow coach now caught up with our idea7 We
| hope so.
The InteHgencer is somewhat ugubrious over
| the notion that the Examiner sometimes finds
itself in an apparent minority of lis party That's
nd Iu he T.fsU -.
waste no idle tears. The Examiner makes il
principle OF actien never TO hang back in the rear
oil public opinion on any custom, 10 nose out The
strong and popular side Il might gain vast pros.
t'gs Tor wisdom and sagacity by so convenient nm
ariihce; but IL prefers 10 take every question nj
the first hop, choosing rather TO lead minority Of
public opinion, occasionally, than 10 be bounding
Il forever at the tail OF majority
Besides, the InteHieencer had better reserve il.
tears ior It's own woes, remembering that charity
begins at home We have faint RENE entrance
Of the wheezy and creakng reluctance with which
The old coach consented to take the hero of Che.
pultepec, with his fuss and feathers and freesoiI
toggery aboard, in 1852; and how il and lis whole
travelling party broke down with the unwelcomc
burden That trouble is now past and gone but
not the Intehigenee,'s minority troubles The old
coach has indeed got Fillmore. its first love on nj
last and is cracking up brisk but rickety and
creakipg jog trot, towards the Residential depot
but, simple hearted old vehicle everybody but
ITSELF aware that it is exactly four years too late
for the train.
Our friend of the Examiner is perfectyright.
There never was any fact more clearly demon
strated, than, that the Wings are anxious for
Pierce to be the nominee, because they think
they might stand some chance then with their
man. Lay not that fattering JUNCTION to your
soul" good friends, we are not quite soft
enough for that and our friend Syme of the
Intelligence, had better invent another strategy,
with less daylight peeping through it. The
Examiners Interpretation Of the 10th resolu.
ton IS clear, not only in its language, but in its
intent We commend to our readers the entire
article Of the Examiner.