The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Presldency-lFdUdI BOdTd, DC
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WAsAIN G ron CITY, March 90.
AS there is no legislative business in progress to
do there is a greater amount of political gossip and
speculation and it mostly relates to the approach.
ing Democratic nomination for the Presidency.
IL is every where said that the prospects of the
Little Giant are improving, but do not know upon
what grounds the opinion rests. As have before
apprzed your readers President Pierce has said
that if he cannot obtain the nomination northe
man can o his denomination the objection
would not be interposed that he is northern man.
but to any other northern this objection would
be urged. Each of the northern men, therefore
in the event of his own failure, will throw his in
fuence in favor of some southern candidate.
1t is understood-for do not speak on the au-
thority of any of the gentlemen name--but it Is
understood that Mr. Buchanan is first for himself
of course. and next for Mr.. Wise: and that MI
Wise is first for himself of course, and next for Mr.
Buchanan. The same is understood to be true of
Mr. Hunter and Mr.. Pierce or Douglas as the events
may turn up Mr.. Wise is not the man of the poll.
ticians, though he is very much a man of the PEG
Pile. Here Mr. Hunter has the inside track alto
gether. But Mr. Wise saved Virginia 10 the De
mocracy and thus saved Democracy to the Union
and this is remembered to him for good OF the
repI esentstives from Virginia, Mr. Smith is be-
leved to be for Buchanan, Mr.. McMullen for
Pierce, Mr. Faulkner for Wise and the rest for
Hunter, excepting Mr.. Carlisle of course, who goes
for Fillmore.
When Virginia and Pennsylvania vote together
there is very apt to be majority on that side So
far rs this indication goe. things look favorable for
Wise or Buchanan. Douglas, remembering who
opposed him at Baltimore, Is of course likely TO
oppose Wise at Cincinnati vet he may overlook
resentment In his concern for the events of 1860,
when southern support will he thankfully receiv.
ei,"&c
The consideration Of measures proposed with
reference TO the late naval board is appointed for
Monday, bat ] fear win then be postponed to
another day. The pnblic mind snd the congress.
sional mind appear to be settling down in the con.
viction that great wrong has been committed and
tina. the only doubt existing Is ss to what is the
best plan Of righting It,
When the Board convened there were six cap.
tains in the service taking precedence of its Preei
dent; when IL adjourned there was but one and he
has since died of a pulmonary affection, aged
more than three score and ten. And yet the oh.
ject was to remove such as were incapable of
performing promptly and efficiently all their duty
both ashore and afioat."
The voting in the House yesterday upon the Di.
tret of Columbia election bill (Which as referred
back to the Committee on the District) showed a
closer union or prompter confluence of Republican
ism and Americanism than had been look ed for =
But thirteen Republicans opposed the latest Amer
lean movement on that measure And now The
"call" made by the National COMMITTEES of the late
Pittsburg Convention Is SO worded "a In he ID
dressed TO Americans as well as RepubIicaps-tbs
only qualification being that those who raIlv shau
be opposed 10 the Nebraska act Thew NAV "a yor
""''e' 81 eiSe 'ney pesse. A. b. e.