Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-06

AT the last Congressional election Wood.
worth's majority was 1,O53, Nebraska gain
l'o7a' The issue was distinctly made of Doug
las and Nebraska. and the triumph has been
gained.
valuable Correspondence Richmond,
virginia, correspondent of the New York
Herald, says in his letter published on
Sunday last-writing Of the late Virginia
Democratic State Convention
cit was evident from the proceedings and
tone Of the Convention, that Mr.. Buchanan
was the first choice of q large majority, and
the second choice of nearly all the delegates
present. Virginia is sure for old Buck"
In its issue of the next day, the Same
Understanding upon the same theme
says:
"From all the information which could
obtain, fully two-thirds of the Convention
we're for Wise. He has positive triumph in
the result of this action, inasmuch as the re-
gion OF the State most favorable to him is
cratic majority. He has grown and is grow
ing wonderfully in the affections of the masses
They look upon him as the man for the times 1"
We call attention to the prognostications
and assertions of this wiseacre, whoever he
may be, in order that the reader may COM
prehend at glance the precise value of the
New York Hsraid's information concerning
the state of parties in all quarters Of the
country; for the class of writers on politics
who delve for it in one section, is usually
Identical with the class who delve for it in
others.
We are as we'll satisfied as that the sun
viii rise tomorrow, that Virginia's vote in
the Cincinnati Convention will be for the re-
nomination Of Pierce. The circumstances
making P. the favorite of that State for the
approaching race, are deeper and more abb
ding than mere preference for the nan, in.
dividually. The politicians of the Old De-
minion of all parties are remarkable for basing
their movements on statesman-like views and
on principle. They, (the Virginia Democrats
know that the brunt of the great and decisive
battle that has lately been fought over the
country upon the leading and vital question
now in issue, has been borne by President
Pierce; and that when some others quaied un-
DER the momentary unpOpularity of the Demo
cratic side of tho question, until he (Pierce)
was forced to become the almost sole standard
bearer of the Democratic cause lit being un
derstood In the then existing condition Of
things that hardly any one else was willing
TO risk the martyrdom that by common con-
sent was then thought to await whoever the
Democrats might nominate) his bold and un-
compromising policy upon it, and his admira-
bic state papers in connection with it, stemmed
the tide setting against it, and turned the cur
rent Of popular opinion the other way; until
all danger to the immediate future of their
party has vanished.
Thus, the fact that Pierce has himself for
the most part rescued their party cause from
the dangers beseting it, forms the chief re a.on
why Virginia stands so squaroly up to him !;
as, in so doing, he has fought a contest for
State rights doctrines and those of the eauali-
ty of the contending sections of the confeder-
acy equal in its vigor, ability, patriotism, and
risk to the political future of the contestant,
heretofore almost unequaled In the political
history of the country. The idea of abandon
ing Pierce, and thus intimating want of con-
fdence in such an administration a he has
made, is one from which gentlemen of the 20
litical school of most Of the Virginia Demo-
Gratis revolt, as being likely to involve stain
upon the political honor of the State, that will
forever hereafter prevent any northern public
man from trusting the Old Dominion to keep
faith, practically, with those who brave
everything for the preservation in the Gov
eminent Of the principles for its action and
guidance, on which Virginia relies as the
sheet-anchor Of her hopes in the Union
The Democratic politicians Of Virginia also
comprehend the fact that our country has be-
come too immense in ell its elements of ma
tionality, for men to be longer the polar stars
OF the administration Of its public affairs
They regard men in such matters only as the
representatives Of principles; and they justly
look on tho present Chief Magistrate as being
much more nearly than any other aspirant
for the nomination, the representative of the
great principle of the political coequality Of
the sections Of the confederacy Oh which its
AiuSSo, III tuclT tstludIlOQ- 1l6y
respect their time hOnored custom of giving
those functionaries second term whose ad-
ministrations signally come up to their high
standard of Democratic propriety as in tn.
case Of Jefferson, Madison, Munroe, and JAG K.
son.
Senator Browns Proposed Improvement
The resolution of Senator Brown, the chair
| man Of the Senate's District Committee, in
structng the Commissioner of tho puhl;,