The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-14
Our Richmond correspondence.


Interesting Observation-Disclosures Fierds Despair Of HIS
Nomination Jy the Charleston Couuention-Tey 'oiu SEEK
to Mar he Prospects Of Wise-7he Occupation Of Some Of
our Members Of Cugress--frosrscs Of Change IN Our
Congressional Delegation, &c, dc.
few intimate personal and political friends OF Senator
Hunter have recently ayowed in this city that there
was no intention of bringing that gentlemans before
the Charleston Convention This policy is understood to
be dictated less by motives Of party expediency than
considerations affecting the political aspirations of the
Senator himself He is not deemed sufficiently available
as the candidate FOR 1850 Of his strong ultra South
eru procves; and hence this willingness the part Of
bis friends orego all claims his behalf FOR the sue
cesson This they do from motives Of patriotism,
meanw lille having the disaster Hunters future
prospects which would result from his defeat he 70
get nomination The chief hope with reference to him
is based upon the contingency of change ia the sectional
character the ssues Presidential contests for 80
long popular sovereignty in the Territories forms
element these issues, there but little hope OF his
ceving nomination His best friends deem him unsvai
able the next nominee; and with party like the de-
mocracy such feature is not likely to be overlooked. A.
all events, seems TO be determined that his vii
not be presented for the nomination at Charleston.
But bis friends less actively at work to divert
from Wise portion of the Of the State and thus
possible secure his defeat If they fail to command
jory, they will then seek to abolish the custom so long
prevalent Virginia Of casting the vote of the
unit on the side OF the majority Indeed instructions
,ct 70 nnsn,llv r,ven nv The democra,ic conven,ons
assembling 10 appont State electors: go that il viii be
necessary first TO rescud this standing rule by vote Of
that body before division OF the State vote IL the
tional Convention can be made
This policy of division determined upon with eye
" .iun' ~.n.a. - 80, 49, ,ne"Is .'-s.har
ection Oh Noitnerh lan peAt ZINE "ouu stfeugtneI
Still the claims of preference Of the South in 1884,
anu anu .hus nsi Ium aow e u ,h S,S ,;
Few avalsole nssol' ,een ~ =, @ LOT. ;
wse nopaeu ~ ioou ns " . e ps' nun
rule vi a.e ns,'ou os."eeii WI w M % , . ..,
prospec.s mouu auel l ~ e 'a nv, NV
elevated sahdaro o yaaol's '. no sou III
atsaih w." h no 49,, D to co. h, CO. n, ~, -,
.rueeo ue . noPe ionk ~ ~ ~ 80 ~
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south CHANCES WIZ a.e' ny e T,i eso In S ~,
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renee,eu mol sS S Nc ' Nah d Vt i ~ he i :,
latpg s,fepe'n VI u -; vi S, ,'r s , ~ som W
oppose iei iao.'' - ~ ~, non,; e ~ 49,
p 49,. -, of ,ha Sonh Tor tha euccese;on in 1seA
then the clam OF I9e sou ,of ,e succession IN sos
tI,e man u , ,in III ~, 20 ,,e,,r 20 tn,
NlSo AZ .ie - c. ~, II -, - 30 tt -,
nesnWp,n W oi T us 800 ~, & th ecses ~ P ~,
vi gsc - ~. n'ination no. vro,,, ~
,i ~, do rav his orsstige nv running him in tho
We ~',nt ~ 80 as ,onr Nort,orn sant;r,an. as
| S; ri,rasrn would ncyitahlv encounter such are
DIS ui'. ~ ~ ~ ,s OF His Sreods haro NM ,b
kn1Mn " 80, - 80 nsa 70 echt H. a,e sain,
make MAKE 20 1870 ,a :" ha e ped ts, c os %
Wise, ~ as oh g VI VI, 'o nc Ia - IN ~ 10,
one u.t 81. ~. d H y; vt;s ~ ,, s
unoer .i,e 'lau.onai Isase ~ "s " s '0 'o'o
as unl. WIZ 's me, ,aJ IVY i; w.,h;ro.n mn,
eeh.ienan VI ivns oApei 80. ~ A,a
ponuelan VI no VI Ina e ,r 80 C ~. s AL VI
.wo aso . m alod so 49, ,ei in prasdnns rat5
,o o, - .h; .,n,nn 10 tho I,ns;ross ~ m ~ cor
lts 'n'i ~ ~ ~. ,;nnnd ron ,ho oxcan,ons Ei.,na
sutu.n,s. nc I ,en It; oI l,i.aH ga r., Div
The last he represented having particular prediec
~, e; h prasidsnaI Ine and sherafnra hann;Ip eyon,
ons ~ @ m that score He Would IA
@ enressntative here Judge Caskie to this list of OK
cn,ons bn with the balance he saws the great
consderstion Is how they can best promote the Pres
dental aspirations of some ambitious statesman.
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