Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-13
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

saving to make their readers believe that there
is strong probability of the election Of who
ever the Republicans may nominate at their
convention of the 18th inst, their men in
Washington familiar with political affairs, in
conversation freely admit the utter hopeless
ness of their cause. This declaration of ours
is so forcibly illustrated IN the last issue of
the National Era, that We quote it for the
information Of the Star readers. The Era,
in the article to which We allude, is showing
the madness of the purpose Of Messrs. Blair,
Greeley Co, to throw aside, in these times,
all their men Of experience in the conduct of
public affairs in order to nominate Col. Charles
James Fremont, because of his so-called mil
tary reputation and the presumed utter igno-
rance Of the people with reference to his quail
ifcations to conduct the bark Of State in the
present perilous condition Of the times Its
editor says:
"Mr. Buchanan will receive, we presume,
the whole electoral support of the South, Or
one hundred and twenty votes. Let US sup
pose that the nominee Of the Philadelphia
Convention shall obtain the elector votes of
New England, New York, Ohio, Michigan,
and Wisconsin the debatable States then will
be, Psnnsylva1is' New Jersey, Indiana, Hi;
Fremont say that he could carry Illinois and
Iowa, and that he would stand as good n
chance for Indiana as Judge Mclean; but,
admitting this for the sake Of the calculation,
what shred Of evidence have they for the be-
lief that he could carry New Jersey, Penn
sylvanis, and California, against Buchanan?
Reeollect, there is manifestly to be no de-
~ H.
As for carrying California for the Republican
candidate, the supposition is wild. That
State Is slavery -ridden-both the Wing and
Democratic parties there have always been
distinguished by their subservience to slavery.
We might as we'll hope for Missouri. In Penn
syivania, as against Fremont, Buchanan would
in all probability command the entire Demo
cratic vote, W Spd large portion Of the old,
hundred and twenty votes, he would need only
Pennsylvania and New jersey, or Pennsylva.
MIA and California the last two would raise
bis vote to 150, one more than enough to elect.
" The available candidate, as against Buch-
anan, must be able to beat him in his own
State, and carry New Jersey"
man with half an eye in his head will
perceive from the above statement that there
does not exist shadow of hope for the op-
ponents of the Democracy. No comments of
ours can render it more forcible in the way of
illustrating the fact that James Buchanan and
John C. Breckinridge must necessarily be the
next President and Vice President of the Uni.
ted States. Mr.. Buchanan will carry Penn
sylvania by forty thousand majority over any
man who can possibly be nominated by the
Republicans. Lancaster county, heretofore
always sure for an opposition majority of from
four to six thousand in q Presidential cleo.
ton, will give him FIVE thousand majority at
least, and Philadelphia city and county will
do as well for him. The influences at work
in his favor in Pennsylvania are equally Do
tent in New Jersey, and will produce there
like results.
Our belief is that he will not only carry
California, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, but
Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire,
Connecticut, and New York; the union of the
Democracy in the latter State being already
perfect, while tho Opposition there are hope
lessly divided into hostile camps.
Irembling.-Grest uneasiness was mani.
Tested last night by the Republican members
Of Congress in Washington, concerning the
probable action of the George Law-faction
Know Nothing Convention now in session in
New York. The most experienced Of their
driil-masters and managers have been sent on
to hx up things there. The design is to have
that convention indicate a preference for FIRE.
mont, without formally nominating him, and
than IN adj H. e
pose Of supporting F. if nominated by the an.
preaching Philadelphia Republican party con-
vention. Two things stand in the way of the
consumation of this scheme: First, Mr. Fill
more will probably have many more friends
In that convention than the Republican party
managers here dream of. The Fillmoreites
have been quietly working to secure delegates
in it, and are supposed to have in many cases
succeeded in electing men who will not con.
sent to have the body sold out to the Republi.
cans on any terms whatever. Their second
stumbling block is the fact that the real
deorge Law men Of the convention are nearly
all OF them persons VIGOROUSLY in tho market.
1t will be recollected that before and during
the session Of the convention that nominated
Fillmore, it was well known that the managing
friends Of George Law dealt in money-hard
cash down in hand-as the best possible means
Of obtaining votes. They are, therefore, not
the men to sell out to the Republicans without
pecuniary consideration that will balance
their cash payments in the unsuccessful work
Of trying to defeat Fillmores nomination.
We do not believe that with 50 little &C show'
for success at the polls in November, as they
have, the Republican managers will pay six
pence in aught but promises to obtain the co.
operation Of the Law faction as indicated
above. The final determination of Mr.. Fill
more to remain in tho field, as officially an
nounced by our talented and truthful neigh
Dor yesterday, is regarded by the Republican
members as one of the very ugliest signs of
the times; being likely to embolden his secret