The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-09
Move ments for the Charleston Conventions
Curious DevelOpements.

From the Richmond Erqurer- home organ of Gov Visa
THE PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS OF MEssRs. BUCHANAN
AND DOUGLAs-IMPORTANT AND RELIABLE IN
FORMATION JUST RECEIVED.
We have just received intelligence from very reliable
source relating 10 the prospects and views Of Senator
Douglas with reference to the nomination at Charleston.
The statement is substantially as follows
Mr. Douglas enterains no doubts about the future he
Is candidate, and confident OF the nomination as well as
OF the adoption Of bis platform he thinks the question is
already deerminedhat he succeed without any aid
from the Middle States: that the united Northwest and
Northeast for him, beyond doubt, well several
Of the Southern States that be s certain Of votes enough
already without another State In the South he feels
ana though some Of them may vote ballot for other
names lie regards all ne sohern candidatss, eycept
field He thinks they haue no desire 70 risk he chances in
1907 Gnd tH prefer tS nomination Of some Northern man,
he thinks, will secure him the nomination in $780, no.
thing elee should. b.
II the candidate should, however, be taken from the
he considers 1t beyond doubt that the vote OF Viz
gna will be cast at Charleston for Gov Wse but that his
enemies In the party are doing their utmost to whisper
him down outside bis State that the recent demon
STATIONS In WHO'S favor through the press and the pub
lie meetings at the North he being the only Southern
are exciting jealouses among other prominent Southern
men, who will combine against him; that they will make
The effort to hem him and leave the Virginia sola
ed for him. that that of them get the no
nation, they are determined that Gov Wise shall not.
It is thoueh also there is secret Pierce movement in
New England and in some parts of the South which will
be disclosed only In case il be made to promise sue
GEES; but this is regarded out Of the question.
Mr. Douglas has idea of boiling from the democrats
Be nominated and the protection Interpretation Of the Cncin
nati platform adopted he ,cU support tie ticket holding
But he regards the nomination OF southern canddse or
the adoption Of the Interpretation guaranteeing Congress
siona protection to persons and property in the Terrific
ries, as an even. which cannot now occur.
As to his election, when nominated, Mr. Douglas enter
tans doubt he confidently anticipates receiving the
electoral vote Of the united Southern and all the North
western States.
Such may be aafey regarded as Senator Douglas posi-
ton and calculation at present.
according TO Mr. Douglas ri1D then here are but t,uo
candidates really the sidri. Senator Douglas and Gop
Wise But our advices from Washington and elsewhere
place MORE least before the Charleston Convention
We now entertain no coub. whatever that movement
s on foot 70 continue the present incumbent in the posi-
ton which he occupies. We'll informed gentlemen in
Washington assure US that the epscol friends Of The Pre
dsmt are aing the names OF the Hon. e. j. Waller and
Gen.. Gen, aans q Vrg9 ss,y as ,e Sy ''seh 70 d!us
reported TO US as firm conviction Other Indications
point the same way. There can be no doubt whatever
that at this time the New YORK HERALD possesses the
hdence Of the President eminent degree than
does any other Journal Thus the wing extract from
the herald Of the Sd inst concidng does with the
previous tendency OF Its editorial comments is unusually
significant
The ADMINISTRATIONS BALvycE OF POWER AT CHARLES
I al ss ssep ns a. 10 M and
will in her Eaon Convention OF 1860 devour each other
ns a: ssss
that Wise and Hunter Of Virginia will Kill other
Brecknrit Re and Guthrie Of Kentucky, kill Off each
other and that Cobb and Ste hers Georgia Dcknson
snd Seymour OF New York will fall 10 the way Al for
douglas supposed thAt Sde will arcular care OF
him. while sndell viii just surely have his put
& ssss :
be between Douglas and Wise popular vtreignty Not
popua but squatte sovereignty is evidently intended
Eos Enquirer and Congressional Intervention; that
this ssue the ventou and the viii be
upleAs the admir- nraton ehal the
saving balance Of power ss,sly reference
puoys and over ambitious leaders Of the democracy North
and Souh ignore the Administration OF Mr. Buchsnau he
holds The OF lie or death 70 them all in tbs palm
OF DIS hand He can save the party its leaders will agree 70
De saved and they lnow where fnd some of the
coming H. and the rest VIII be compelled follow be left
exposed TO the elements.
1t would seem, from the HKRALD's view, that Mr. Blu.
chanan viii stake his chances "forked tonguei
compromise as TO the Interpretation OF the democratic
platform, like that advocated by the Richmond Esamine
This however we are informed, By reliable private ad
wees from washington, is an error Mr.. Buchanan
iuses TO place himself 10 the position Of admitting prn
cpe AMI then refusing lie formal avowa He adopts an
Interpretation OF the Cincinnati platform substantially the
same with that OF Mr. Douglas Insisting that il expressly
excludes the doctrine Of Congressional Intervention FOR
protection will be noticed that, wthstanding many
attempts at myscation, the Presdents reputed organ
the Constnon assumes in effect the same "sq us,ter
sovereignty" position, even while denounces Senator
Douglas.