Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-02-22

Bolts, Stockton, Gov. Gardner, Americans
Pierce, Buchanan, Gushing, and Hunter Of
Va, Democrats, are the more prominent
names.
So far as the Republicans are concerned,
there is as yet little or no talk of candidates,
While so much remains to be done to orga-
nize and consolidate the party, it would be
premature to discuss the claims Of particular
men.
Among the Americans there is sharp and
excited contest between the friends of Mr..
Fillmore and Mr.. Law. The latter has the earn
est support of the n, Y. Herald and the Al
bony Register, the state paper Of the Know
Nothings-two journals whose character is
not altogether the opposite of merccnary, Mr.
Laws sole qualification for the Office is his
enormous wealth. lie has, it is true, given
public notice that he will not advance a sim
gle dollar to pay the expenses of his election,
but it is Just possible that there is some gam
mon about the announcement. His friends
at any rate, it is said are "nush the New
York Times says-"lt is pretty well settled
that Mr.. Law will have a minority Of the
delegates and that he will he put in nomina-
ton by the convention 1t adds elf Mr.
Fillmorc's rcnds shall not succeed in post
poning action, we presume they will not, un-
less We are misinlormcd, give their support
to Mr. Law if he is nominated now.
President Pierce intends Of course to be
renomiuated, and Il Washington letter says he
has stated positively to some Of his friends
in high official position, that he is per-
ectly certain of success at Cincinnati.
We can think Of no one, from Srirgclow
to Bristol Bill, whom We Should prefer to
/ have the Democracy select for their standard
bearer in the next campaign. MIR Buchan-
ans nomination is. however, quite possible
The delegates to the Cincinnati convention
from Pennsylvania, Maine and several other
States, are Buchanan men, and his friend:
are sanguine of success
Mr. Buchanan writes from England to de
mocratc friend in Pennsylvania
You refer to the connection of my nam,
with the presidency. This neither desired
nor expected. The movement in my iayoi
has, therefore. originated without my rre
vlous knowledge or un>sn', and should b.
quite satisfied should another be selected. -
The next will he the most important an,
responsible presidential term since the las
war with England, or, perhaps, since th
origin Of the government. Both our loreigl
and our dome ste ailiirs will require the ruii
ancc Of an able, firm and skiiiul pilot. t
steer til, Vessel of state clear Of the breakers
| pray II 'ANcn that the best man may be Sc
lrCted for the crisis, and to me it j. il matt.
Of indifference whether be comes from TIA
North or TIC south, the las, or The West.
The New York Evening Post connects wit
this extract the following story
We once heard OF man who stuck to
, that crows were good t. eat Ouc We
brought t. him cooked. and he sat down {
discuss 1t. After chewing at a few mouth
fnls for while, his friend, who QUESTION:
the lalatahenc.s of that sort of game. ask.
him how it tasted and it he liked it Nv h.
US" was the somewhat h5-itating reply
II hike it, hut | don't banker after it,
The election in New Hampshire i carly i
March, ami the probabilities arr very >tron
that the Fierce purity will br worse whipped
ont than they were last year The anti-Nc
lrasla aud nn,i-Picrcc clements are wi,cl
and strongly united ON thorough Republican
ground, and will he likely to carry the day
especially since the administration part
have imported tie sllyc-hoi,r- and di-
) union>ts, Orr Of South Carolina, and COB
Of Georgia, 10 stump the state against them
The defeat of tic Administration in Nj
} rierce's State would seriously DAMAGE hi
, chances fora denomination.
The American party Of California ha, no.
complete control of the State administration
1t is thought that a now man will he take
up for L ;. Senator. The slavery questip
is splitting the party thore as elsewhere, an
there are three or four Know Notlin.s in II
Senate who would rather have no Senate
! than one who will sustain the Admnistratio
on the question Of the Nebraska bill. The,
+ Senators have refused to % into joint col
vention or caucus.
y Said Louis Napoleon to the Cour, Of Peer
i when on trial II represent before You
0 principle. n cause. defeat, The prlnciV
= is the sovereignty Of the pcOp!c;tne eau,
is that Of the Empire the deiea
Waterloo" So we say The Repuhicl
c Party represents a principle, the soyerelgn'
e of the people; = cause, the Constitution an
g the Mon; a defeat, the Nebraska bill
. Boston atlas.
il rFfom the Green Mouatajn Freeman Feb. 18th
A "Do not Agreed.
q In their exertions to get out Of their diff
culties, like the contradictory stories of tv
I criminals, the Black Democracy often in
Il themselves caught in positions not alwa
e pleasant. The one we see this week Is Il
A PATRIOTS statement in regard TO Bank
election that
= The result must be anything but agree
:, hle to the Blacl; Republicans, as in conte
n created by themselves for the most wick
ends, they have been shorn OF their pre'tlI
and reduced from boosted w1lo'WV OF SIX
&c to a phrrGhiy OF THREE
e Not only a falsehood, but shown plainly
be so, 10y the figures of the North Star; al
, a Black Democratic press, 1t says
r. Under the operation of thi. rule, parties ape
= to have been equally divided, that the ,ucc. --
IT candidate cannot CLAIM his election H- IRE
e triumph, though mo- doubt some of Nh. FAuI
+ friends will hail 1t 20, an important victory But
% should be rc-ollcctci, that while the opposition
n the present Administration have tr.n the hrst 10
4 a Ia rye majority in the House, the "Ecpub'i'pn
- proper, or those comprising the t.iou4- 't
= Backs, have been in a minority, liz ,l'eu'u
&c owing more to. the Pecua um.tanre. OF
r case, than from any comm mdng or thorough wol
ing maiprjty which hi party may have
The Windsor Jouraoi is little troubl
about the election Of Mr. Banks. II says
u We 90 not quite like Mr. Banks outcacdon
. but he is now fully committed To- tine right side
le the most important question "i the day. ahl
IL been so fully sustained and rHutt"l 100, by
" great body OF the out-Nebra-ka members of
a. House, think he cannot help steering tole'