Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-23
Il ICH MOND WING.


FROM hs London TftQss
The public mimi la the United States seem. now fully
occupied With the Presidential election which 1. To
psee during the ensuing autumn. There are sign. that
, struggle viii engage, niotv than Occasions
e -t'er'on snd interference Of the shoe people IL
may not i that this Is great cr1-is mankind are
apt To- look on the Of the presut day as pre- emil
'"hus tsnt, sud in a country like America four
N"fs t. n must naturally produce many questions which
the r-ult at presidential election must determine No,
e- Ne eouc-ivc that ther- any danger threatening ,
a" o. '. States They differ In many ways that tie
fleet Is 10 keep them together IL . rot ouly
south but east -hd ~-- Ns- E"gl-nd sud The Central
atA-> which have thsr uds esousis. and wars of word
and hes vnai because the only alternative - not 10
make tsn ubirs, bar four or hve Without ,h. Il
-ehng any undue Importance To 'h- pre-eut election
IA! fay that 1t Is highly Interesting world at large
ru seems 10 excite great expectations good or evil IN
ihe States Themselves ln TACT coutcst not so much
on material ~eii-being of the county 10. moral pol
ICY. whether Buchsusu or frmort bc victorious - n.
make little Jhfee " the iinc'. whose crops cover tie
orher" states, to th- hardy pioneers OF the wilderness.
~ -" me- Chants Of the grest towns Probably ~
no country have political change. little iRurnce ,I.
y-ier'l corcern, OF life in the republic which deyotrs
- "eh oi It's tim" 10 orstory aud riectonccring But
'"' some nne American citZsns have been nl-iia ting
CERTAIN pheno'nsna OF their society Thus, ho inv
III Europe Or read the writings ci Euopras have learnt
mat TIE world ~hile fully impressed ~il tie extent d
American Territory the ucr, of it, pru u-tion ard
oinise OF its material greatness y no uo,n- no
to ppo-e TO Itself The American political character A.
"OIel This feeling J. not confined England whicl,
might he supposed envlOu- Ut Younger rival bu -.
tend throughout Europe beth CONSTITUTIONS, an, jsno,;
The nonstrou- Inconsistency uf svery In free repnhEc
might he passed. over If there app--ri desir. on ,h
the people to remove al ev' which might be said
ass bequ.sihed TO them by the psrnt STATE; bu, vile.
me Institution u eKolrd, Hhcn every theory Of social
-cience sud every text OF Sculpture j. sought after To sup
port !" then the natural feeling Of tie world is aleu-
Ted even irom those who have carried rlst the pti
pies OF popular government The var in KMsas wber.
tho Opponents OF slavery have been expelled b, n. ,r
force shose dongs have been since ratified by tie high
CSC authoriiy,-the assault Northern senator nv
member OF the House OF Representatives an action a.
pauied 10y half the Stats of the Union and glorcd IN 20
he last by the perpctratorlre sufficient mems a.
trhho To the uinrc prospects OF the community TO which
h-' belong Add 70 ihis that the aggressive doctrines
avoWed by many politicians calculated To keep the
Cnioh m state Of perpetual unrest besides undermining
those foundations oi morality by which even nreponders
ting stale ON continent be supporrd and NJ.
nave reason enough why ut all classes should Iok
forward to the Presidential election decision u the
community on questions of the greatest magnitude
Mr. buchanan, the Democratic candidate has hitherto
been thought by his friends certain OF an easy victory
lie will be supported by the South by the advocates Of
aud absorption. by the conquering faction n
hana,-n shoit by all those sections OF the population
with which We in England have least in common Mr.
buchanan Is understood TO have purposely DELAYED set
uvnient OF the Central American question and TO hold
opton> ON the subject of armed occupato which ar
directly opposed the stipuations of the treaty He !.
aso said to With the doctrines laid down at what
was called the Ostend Conference where certain Amer
can dploinaiiss promulgated principles which must sub
Ject every weak State to the will OF its more powerful
neighbor The Pierce Administration has been 80 little
satisfactory 10 the country that no chance of hi. r-c
ion existed aud Mr.. Buchanan chosen by the Demo
eahc party We are told that the announcement OF his
name fell hst the country yet the chosen nominee
OF great political body, he had the chance Of sue
cess Within the last month, hOwever Colonel Fremont
the kepGbhcan candidate, has been growing favor
At the he had the courage to speak boldly ON the
subject OF hbusterirg ami the armed invasion of other
nations rights without Cause of quarrel THE treatment
received 10y the Free Soil party ia Kansas has raised the
indignation OF the Northwest and sweIed the number
OF Colonel Fremonts supporters Three months are sti
10 espsc before the election and il Is thought that no
Spected event occur Colonel FrrmOu, viii entuuav
r-e IN popularity, and eventually attain the highest place
lu the American commonwealth. The preensions of MI
Fillmore, hoSever, are likely compcate the struggle
rms gentleman will be supported 5y grcat part OF the
nag party aud tie result perhaps be that neither
candidate will obtain sufficient number OF votes and
that the President viii be chosen by the House of Repre-
sentstiyes.
The newspapers which favour Colonel Fremont are
however, ssnguiue OF lis and taking the States
one 10y one, they argue the probable result Of IN.
election The New England States are as il NAV be sup
posed likely TO support the Republican candidate In
Maine the Fremont party is likely have large maiori-
y In Massachusetts, large portion of the Demo
cras likely abandon the cause Of Mr. Buchanan
Inc Northwest every day advancing ia population and
wealth although sufficiently democratic in principle, is
looked upon likely to support the moderate poll.
uean OF the two. But the Genital States New York
New jersey Pennsylvania, with their millions Of inhab
tSnt viii most probably decide the New York
has nov population of more than 800 GOO and though
enjoying no metropolitan status is from the greatness OF
cei city naturally most influential in struggle Of pOpu-
lar opinion We not ourselves called upon to express
any Judgment sympsthies in the The opinions
OF Engshmen may be well OWNED. They know little OF
the muluudinous parties which divide American politics
aud les Of the who take the lead in the Union But
when freedom il pitted sganst slavery aud Of jus
ce and national right against aggression they but
desire that what they consider the right will prevail
IL 10 be hoped that before another President !,
stalled at Washington the questions debated bet cen
the nations will be finally settled So far therefore
as We are immediately concerned the decision Of the
American people IS not Of much Importance But in the
long Interested in the moral tone OF The repub-
hc Tor u the doctrines enunciied in quarters be
accepted 10y it, people but fear succession of
troubles and disputes white better ccrnscls prevail. pc
Rod OF amty and good will may commence,
be disturbed.