Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-07-24
PRRUnEFTTAL sPECuLATIoEs.


The New York Herald Of the 18th iast., has
q lengthy editorial on the SUBJECT Of the next
Presidential contest. The editor argues that
neither Mr.. FRExosT, Mr.. SEWARD, Hr.
C~KIrrEEDEE, nor Hr. BELL will be available
as the candidate of the opposition. A new
nan, he says, must be brought into the field,
and that new man is sIMoS CAMERON, Of Penn
sylvsnia. He IS, says the editor, ga central
man, q Republican, but not an ultra Republic
can, and a man, too, Of Democratic, Oli-Lins
Wing and Know-Nothing sntecedsnts and sf-
Citations, quite sufficient to swear BY, bat not
enough to hurt him anywhere. He is also a
tariff man but OF that moderate Pennsylvania
school which is not without a host Of disciples
as Ear South as Georgia. Above all, the late
session Of Congress has shown General CAM
EEos to be an enineBtly conservative man,
when it was generally expected that it would
prove him to be a violent niger WoTshippiBg
sgitator.
Z" W name General CAMERON, Their, az lbe
proper man upon whom to perfect a eOnssrva-
tive smalgamation Of all the opposition forces.
II any Of our contemporaries know Of any new
man more available foT 1850 as the opposition
standard bearer, why let them trot him out.
That is all Atsll events, let them profit from
The teachings Of the past, and from the whole
some lessons taught them by the Democracy,
IL they would win the Presidency. The best
Of these Democratic lessons is this that where
your old candidates stand in the way Of union
and harmony you are to set them aside and
take NJ some new man not identified with any
Of these old wrangling and elsshing cIiquss.
Thus Polk was nominated and elected in 1874;
thus PIERCE was nominated and elected in Is52;
and thus, BY the opposition, HAREIsoS in 1910,
AID TAYLOR ia 1sas, were each taken up and
elected.1
After having thus disposed Of the matter 90
far az the opposition are concerned, TIE Hsrold
proceeds to settle, or rather to speculate upon
the question on the Democratic side: But, hay-
ing shown TIE existing necessities for e new
opposition candidate in 1860, and having indi-
Gated a man for the purpose, what can we say
for the Demoeraey7 Mr.. BUCHANAN will re-
turn to the grateful retirement Of Whsatland
with the expiration Of his official term. The
field is open on the Democratic side to all as
pirants. The President is not a candidate, and
has not, as Old Hickory had, an anointsd heir
for the succession. What Democratic candt-
dates, then, have we from which to make q Sc
lection? First and foremost, all Northern
candidates must be set aside, for the good AID
Sufficient reason that the last three Democrats
candidates-CAss, PIERCE and BUcHAEAE-
were all from the North.
The South, then, will claim, and will 10 all
probability be allowed, the candidate in 1860.
But where are we TO find him? Not in Viz
ginis, for there an intense feud between the
WISE men and the HUNTER men threatens to
tear the local party all to flinders; and the Sc
lection OF either HUETER OF WIsE would be an
experiment too dangerous to be attempted.
How is it In Georgia? Why, there we fear
that between the rival claims Of Corn and
STEPHENS, and others, a choice is out Of the
question. But there is Mr.. Speaker Dan, Of
South Carolina, JEFFERSON DAVIS, Of Missis.
sippi, AARoN V. BRowS, Of Tennessee. wbo
are available men. The conservative and
ststesmsnliSe character Of Mr.. Speaker ORS
has been fully developed in Congress. He is q
nan Of national principles. JEFFEEsoS DAVIS,
too, has Of late proved himself entitled to The
same distinction. The Administration At the
late session had not a more useful, earnest and
consistent supporter in the Senate, upon TIE
great issass of The day, than ~JEFFEEsoS DAVIS
As for the Postmaster GeDeral-sn able and
capable wan-hs was a fsvorits Of Old HEX
OH, Is . fayoT.ts Of the Tennssses conserve
AFs Democracy, and stands In a eryfsTorable
position, local and general, among the proni-
nent conservative chiefs Of the party, in refer
eDcs 70 the succession.