The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-23
THE PRESIDENTIAL STRUGGLE


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PENNSYLVANIA.
| TIE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE AMI
THE CARD OF THE RxPUBLICAN LEADERS.
DExocRArc STATE CENTRAL CoxxIrrxs Rooms
PHIApELrHA, Oct 81, 1865. !
communication signed by Charles Gibbons ESQ the
Chairman OF the Republican Committee In which an sllu
sion made TO the Democratic State Central Committee
and to myself appears In yesterdays North American
and Daily Times few words will dispose OF the whole
eubject so far ss The Democratic Committee IA
aud these shall be Is frank and a. plain language can
make them
letter from the Hon John r. ssnderson Chairman Of The
American or Fillmore State COMMITTEES
G.. .,. PHnADEtsHA, Aug: q, 1856
hoos9c ss,e So nm submit ior the coasdsr
NJ q az and
o. mes g. 70 be held a. snch times aud places may be
sent shall discussed by an equal mum
& hse he S Tie "a IF s
ss be- @ S a. s c M Sn that their
Ti q, $. proposition
SIR Very respectfully your saEss am
"a. - : Chairman Of the American State conmiaee
TO this communication the suboinad reply was for
warded the following day, the 10Th Of Seps mbsr by
Mr James B. Sheridan placed in the hsnds Of Mr. san
cerson-
TO Hon joins sAsDEnsos Chairman American State Cen
DsAn sYour dated the 9Th of August only reached
noe on the sh OF sspem6er by private hand hope
nsrs widely from and candidate Fresident as
o now 70 as ao ami ~ and
be ready % defend H our ar roscu
20 az ss S4s.s
in which we are happy 10 coacarwe deem "uie
useless which views on mooed aass
the sa Union hS sss e Mr. be
apons doctrines ef bis A T spees
Ia espssay 'hs portion Of the platform adopted By
rights OF the States would be enter
oar M PIE enas es
I great Union IN enc common cause against the ianaeisms
patty and in this good shall be glad to have the CO.
supporting Jses buchanan the only man who can aefea
Me- Ne q free lnstSoa should he
coming October election Pennsylvania they willing
ssllsd fusion Sss asse ss
Be as he SarsHser the success Of aSo
esen9 and sos9 O. shs h q Which
lhadaens Stevens then ard n that case we shat be ready
which we are happy to believe them to be now soemny
you speak for the black republicans
ia your communication but may be add that
great T IN he presens mo
osairns Slate ssS Central comm aosShf
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10, 1856.
This began and ended all communication between Mr..
Ssnderson and the Democratic Central Committee and
between Mr.. Sanderrcn and myself have not coz
voited with MIR Sandersou. or even met him. for
sha this communication, that we have peyer had
any correspondence but that which published above
sod rave never EXCLAIMED words the subject OF the
Presidential election Whatever may be the differences
between the republican aLd committees or be-
tween Mr. Ssaderson and Mr. Gibbons, the democratic
committee proudly cees any any set OF men, TO
po1t 10 act words which, by implication infer
lead honest eli 70 believe that sny clan
desnc arrangement ofany kind has been entered into
With either branch OF political opponents We stand
Of Brcf aran and Breckenridge We make and
Rave made 10 terms vita iacnc1 or iauatcism We re-
sort 70 fnsio1 We have but electoral ticket Ia the
fed Ano while We invite the honest friends OF AArd
Ttre 10 our support IL IL boldly a,d publicly done,
beca,re believe shat the interests OF all
ysiVe e. and the sacred principles o the constitution
csn eoLe be protected and preserved by the democratic
party, ~ tspo;caies arc IT. creed.
In the ate campaign viii n closed so brilliantly, and
which Elected Ino5iDg lustre upon the democracy,
snt sTue was denied or overlooked All the isms we're
like repUoared and denounced, While OR opponents
sprsaed 20 A. organizations. and coured every opinion
we followed The plain teachings OF democratic faith, and
sisrped with error whether II assumed the shape Of
iyen whether sought TO ostraciee the South for IL
sssuiions or The American icr as feisso ss
sursge the white freeman because OF his birth
place. 10 elevate the black to social equality.
and Tor hs severe consistency and noble courage we
have bad cur reward.
The letter IN answer TO hr. Sandersons conmunca-
ton, which he has bad in bis possession Tor six weeks,
coptars line syllable which will make democrat
blush for the Democratic Central Committee. II stands
OFT The full vndcaton Of orr course In the late
ctrsass and such give 10 the people, content
shall decide beise, adversarcs and
I'd voting for James Buchanan in November there
who viii not endorse and approve the position
taken % that commrnos,ion. JNo. W. FoRNEY,
Chairman Dem State Central Committee.