The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-20
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BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TEtEGRApns.

Very Interesting from Washington.
THE DEMOCRATIC RIVALS OF MR.. BUCHANAN-THgIR
STRENGTH AND HIS DANdER-THE GAME OF "a
FORESHADOWED-MR. FILLMORE AND HIS NOMINk
TIoN-vIsIT TO THE STEAM FRIGATE MERRIMAG-
AN AFFAIR OF HONOR ON THE taps, ETC.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1856
shrewd intelligent and inquisive emocrat informs
that there strong for predicting the
teat Of Mr. Buchanan At Cine nnat the repsi ion
the make shift game of 1874 and 1852.
There 296 electoral votes. OF these the Pierce
party calculate they will have representation OF ABOUT
hundred Doug about eighsy-snd their plan Of ope
raions simple enough The nomination OF Buchanan
would Douglas and Pierce aside for eight years. be-
the South would inevitably require and get the
nomination Of 1860. Eight years In these days OF
revolutions and changes eight years. postponemsn
equivalent to laying Presidential sspirant upon the
shell, among the fossils Consequently the Piercs
win no. tor Douglass and the Douglas people
sacrifice their for Perce-which would be the
to Douglas the nomination OF Buchanan-lt is
the policy and the game Of both Douglas and Pierse first
10 swamp Buchanan, and then to Southern
nomination, which would leave the field open tor
Northern man in 1850. Pierce would perhaps prefer
Hunter from sense Of gratitude to Old Virginia; Doug
las would prefer little further South, but
quite far South TO be in the West-some such
Cobb of Georga-so to leave clear margin for the
Northwest in 1850.
There few scattering Hunter delegates who, Il. is
said will vote decoys first for Mr.. PIERCE but when
the nick of time they will lead the Pierce into
the net Of Hunter and bag their game. Aud Barks is
sad to be within" Anything to swanp Buchanan
The spoilsmans stehescope is also to be applied the
Buchansn delegates and if br eak be made among
them by judi:ious outline of Cabinet tao thing
will be DONE Plenty Of time for the operations Of the
sappers and miners between this and the first Monday
June.
Meantime your correspondent is widely mistaken who
says that the Kitchen Cabinet Of the administration
alarmed concerning those dining and winning headquAr
tiers set mp at Of your popular Broadway hotels.
They alarmed On tho other hand the sagacious
fellows of the Kitchen say that this New York oyster
house unta, with their luxurious eating and drinking
doing to damage Buchanan than either Douglas
or Pierce. For evidence we referred to the Baltimore
Convention Of 1882 where the nomination OF Douglas
attempted upon the platform OF free liquor, and
where the attempt sgnally failed. Then it Is said
that these roysteng young blades take the lead for
Buchanan, the sold lins old fcgy wings, wac, ali
the country, have weak side and decided leaning
for Old Buck will frightened Off by appar,tions of
''fsst and flibus ersg administration. Oh, M Mr..
Cochrane will required to ievy upon the Custom
House for ADMINISTRATION "free lunch Broadway.
Mr. Pierce is sharp for that and works with sharper
tools.
The a. these party conventi ms not to the swift
the battle to the strong Clay Webster and Calhoun
would have died in political exile Rsmember that
gentleman Of this city has received letter from Mr.
Fillmore, IN which he states that he will inform his
friends his return in June next, what he will
pursue With reference to his nomination.
The President and Secretary Of the Navy together with
upwacs OF hundred Representatives and Senator's
returned the city this evening" having thoroughly
ard Unff ha
steam friga,e Mexznac The President expressed him
self highly delighted did also Secretary Dobbn and
the Senator'S and members present The steamer
next week. virg been ordered to Havana, and from
thence TO Southampton and Havre.
am informed this evening that Mr.. Pryor, editor of
the Richmond Enquirer, and Mr. Hughes. editor Of the
R,chnond Examiner, expected here to-day to settle
difficulty At fifteen PAGES with pistols, growing out of
an article written by the latter gentleman