The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-29
The Presidential Candidates Of
the Democratic Party.
sPlNlONS OF THE SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER PRESS,
&c., &C., 10

VIRGINIA POLITICS.
We give an extract from the Richmond Whi1
on the politics of Of Virginia, in view of the next
Presidential election. Our readers will perceive
tanticipated by us sometime since) that the "Oppo-
sition' Of Virginia will support the rights of the
South in our Territories. II the democratic party
ut Charleston shall ignore these rights it will be
everthrown in the South. It is impossible to con-
vince any honest man in the South, that in party,
the strength of which is in the South, it is inexpe
dent to assert the rights of the South, supported
by the Supreme Court of the United States, whilst
they are denied by the great majority of its associ
tes OF the North. The rights of the South are not
TO be asserted, in order that associates of the
democratic party Of the North shall be able to deny
that they exist! There is such mean trckery
and Hypocrisy in such policy, that it is only as
tonshDg that any statesmen or presses at the South
dare uphold it, That it will kill Mr.. Hunter in vr
ginia and the South we do not doubt The stric
lures of the Richmond Wing on the course of him
self and friends on the question of the rights of the
South in our Territories, are as just as they are
whom the South could have suspected OF mean
trucking to party, or OF a meaner betrayal of the
rights of the South.
But although Governor Wise is now true to the
South on the question of her rights in Terrific
ries, he stands no more chance of nomination for
the Presidency at the Charleston Convention than
Mr.. Hunter, unless, indeed, he is taken up by the
North, in consequence of his anti Lecompton SER
vices. He helped Walker to defeat the establish
ment of slavery in Kansas, and he aided Douglas
IN defeating the administration and the whole
South on the application of Kansas to be admitted
into the Union with prO-savery constitution. The
South he may be assured, will not forget these
very recent and distinguished services against her.
The Northern States will, OF course by the method
of It's organization, have the control of the Charles
ton Convention. The New England States, where
the democratic party cannot carry single vote for
their candidate in the Presidential election, will
Outvote in the Convention South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida and Louisiana They and Virgil
mia may take up Governor Wise and force him on
the South in the Convention. This is possible, but
not probable. II constitutes the only chance for
the nomination Of Governor Wise for the Presiden-
ey. His erratc, unreliable course and the recent
collapse of the Hunter democrats in Virginia on
The rights of the South in our Territories place
both Mr.. Hunter and himself beyond ali availability
for the Presidency. All the "sound and fury" Of
these pretensions in the public press Signify moth
ing"
THE WISE AND HuNrER sQUABBLg.
From the Richmond Whig.l
Here in Virginia there is an open and undis-
xuised war between the friends Of Hunter and the
friends of Wise. Nearly all the democratic papers
the State have taken sides, and are pitching
into each other with the most commendable nom
shalance and vigor. The principal political issue
existing between them and which is the ostensible
cause of the controversy now prevailing between
the Enquirer and Examiner and their respective
followers, relates to the question OF the protection
Of slavery in the Territories That is, the Enquirer,
which is the leading organ of the Wise party, in
sists upon intervention for the sake OF protec-
tion," if such protection should be considered
necessary. On the other hand, the Examiner,
which is the leading organ for the Hunter party,
admits the doctrine contended for by the Enquirer,
but, at the same time, scouts and repudates it as
. barren abstraction" and sturdiy opposes its
incorporation into the democratic platform by the
Charleston Convention.
Such, we repeat so far as we are informed, is the
only political issue which divides the Wise men and
the Hunter men, Looking at it. from neutral and
impartial standpoint, and as Southern man. we
are obliged to consider it very grave and impor-
tant issue, and one well calculated to excite re-
Election in the minds of Southern democrats before
they rashly commit themselves to the fortunes of
either of the distinguished Virginia aspirants for
the Presidential nomination. As for ourselves,
after much bordering of the subject, we agree with
the position taken by the Enquirer and the friends
Of Wise. We believe that Congress is constitu-
tonally bound to afford just and equal protection
to all sorts and descriptions of property in the Ter
ritories, slave property necessarily included.
the territorial authorities refuse to grant such pro
lection, it is the duty of Congress to intervene
promptly and efiectually, and see that mans
rights of property in the Territories Of the Union
shall suffer any detrment in any respect, either by
studied neglect or unfriendy legislation on the
part of the territorial authorities who are only the
agents and subordinates of the Federal Govern
ment. This is the true Southern rights doctrine,
and has been the special pet doctrine of the Hunter
class of politicians, until the eXigencies of the ap
preaching Presidential election caused them to
abandon it, and from pure motives of what they
consider expediency.
It is passing strange, indeed to hear the anointed
men are the peculiar disciples and followers of
that great statesman-rid culing great and vital
constitutional right as barren abstraction and
inculcatng the doctrine Of expediency in political
actioD-a doctrine which they have never failed
to derde and boot for the last twenty-five or thirty
years. We repeat that the position now occupied
by she friends of Hunter, in relation to the duty
Of Congress to protect slave property equally with
all other kinds of property in the Territories Of the
Union, is totally inexplicable to us, except upon
the reasonable hypothesis. that they are ready to
sacrifice all which they have made themselves
conspicuous in contendng for, in order to secure
10 r. NJ. T. Hunter the nomination for the Pre-
sidency at Charleston! And have these brave
and noisy stcklers for Southern Rights indeed
lowered their flag, with view to the accomplish
ment OF an object so paltry? Have they come
over to the ground which they have so often de-
nounced the wings for occupying, and fallen out
with barren distractions" aud set to abusing and
laughing at them? Verify, these friends Of Hunter
have turned marvellously surprising and sudden
somerset, and deserve leather medal and a round
Of applause from the whole country for their
agility.
viii their gross abandonment of principle-their
startling change Of front-lead to the fuldment of
their wishes and expectations! Will Hunter OBJ
tain the nomination for the Presidency at Charles
ton? II we might be permitted TO express q
modest opinion on the subject, should say, in all
candOr and frankness, that he stands scarcely the
ghost Of chance. Ae has never, indeed, stood
much of O chance, owing to his notorious political
ignoring by his friends and by himself of the clear
and admitted constitutional rights Of the South for
the purpose Of consolidating the advocates Of
1ssauatter sovereignty" at the North, has complete
" and irretrievably blasted his Presidential pros
poets, and he may as well hang his harp upon the
willow without further ceremony. So far as the
Presidency is concerned, or even the nomination ut
Charleston is concerned, he is dead cock in the
pit
ON THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER (wIsE's oRGAN) AND
THE RICHMOND EXAMINER (aUNrERs oRGAN).
from ne Charleston Mercury
The Richmond Enquirer is very just in its retort
on the Examiner tor the inconsistency it displays
in supporting the repeal Of resolution expressing
satisfaction ut the triumph Of squatter sovereignty
in Illinois over the rights of the South, the const
tuition and the administration, and now advocating
q tacit submission to the ab0mination it then &C
lively repudiated but it does not clear itself of the
Inconsistency it practices itself, charged by the
Examiner. To rejoice one year ago at the triumph