Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-04-29
THE PRESIDENCY.

THE PRESIDENCY.
We have so frequently made known our
views in regard to the selection Of a candidate
! by the Convention at Cincinnati that we would
not repeat them, weret not that there are still
parties at the South so injudicious as to be will
ling to leopard the success Of the Democratic
party for the sake of mere personal preference.
The state of the contest at the coming cleo
ton is simply this: a general and combined
effort of the Aboltionists has brought about
the single issue of the equal rights Of Southern
States with the Northern States--the rights of
the Southern States are to be trampled on in
disregard Of the protection of the Constitution.
In this contest every Southern State is in
evitably on one side. No one heed trouble
himself about them; the questionable only
question-is, who can most successfully gather
| together the National men of the North to the
support of the Constitution and Of Southern
rights? There is no other question for the Gin
cinnati Convention to determine. The issue
has been made, and that alone is 10 be met
Who can best tell who that man is who can
most surely rally around him band Of Northern
National men sufficient to defeat the Black Re.
publcans-the men Of the South or the men
of the Democratic States of the North? That
the latter can best make the selection is mat
ter admitting of no doubt. This, then, being
conclusive, is there any other safe course, any
other sane course, than that the South should
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Democratic States of the North will surely
present for their acceptance at Cincinnati a
standard bearer who shall bear with him the
sure augury of success.
i For the several States of the South to be
now expressing their preference of men is not
only to embarrass the Northern Democratic
States but, as we think, is to manifest want
of proper consideration for the respective sec
tons in this most extraordinary coming con
test
Mere expressions of confidence and regard
whether it be for General PIERCE, Mr.. BUcH
ANAN, Judge DOUGLAS, Senator HUNTER Gov
ernor WISE, or any other distinguished person.
age, is sufficiently allowable, but it must ap
pear to every one that the Northern Democratic
States should be allowed to Judge of the cand
date who most has their confidence and will
receive the largest support.
Without meaning to reflect on any other o.
! the many distinguished men who have the con
hdence of the whole country, including that
sternest Roman of them all, DANIEL S. DICK
INsoN, we will give, in very few lines, our
reasons for the selection of Mr. BUCHANAN.
With the South as unit, thirty.four North.
ern votes will elect the Democratic candidate
Mr.. BUCHANAN holds that number in Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, and therefore his
selection without reference to other States in
which he has equal chances and with any
other candidate) will secure the triumph
OF the Democratic party and vindicate the
rights Of the South. What more can any man
do2 Who so surely can do that2 But in ad-
dition, Mr.. BUCHANAN possesses in as high a
degree as any man the confidence of the "solid
men, of the country of all parties, and to that
degree that demagogues could not misead
them with false statements. There is per-
vading belief throughout the length and
breadth of the land that, while exceedingly
firm in the maintenance Of right, he is exempt
from rashness, and the public would always
expect prudence in all his actions and no faith
would be given to charges against his admin
istration of doing acts Of questionable pro.
priety. He would command respect alike at
home and abroad.
If we be right in what we have said above,
we think we have given good and sufficient
reasons for our own support for Mr.. BUCHANAN,
and have furnished them to all who seek, with
a single eye, the triumph Of constitutional ight
and the success of the Democratic party. Let
others, who can, give better reasons for the
support of any other man.
If Gen. Pierce has the confidence Of the
northern Democratic States, let him have the
benefit of it, and so with all others if General
Pierce shall be found not to have IT, why let
him retire, consoled with such manifestations OF
regard from the South as his course shall seem
to have merited
Of one party at the North Gen. Pierce is
certainly the choice for the Democratic party.
1.-THE Black Republican party had the selection
Of the Democratic Candidate with whom they
would prefer contest, Gen. Pierce would be
their choice TO man. Why is this2 Certain
ly not because he is the strongest candidate the
Democracy could select. Why them Q,eien
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