The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-16
More Presidential CaGdidates-Camerop,
Dickinson and stockton TrOtted Out.


We publish this morning three different news
paper articles on the next Presidency: one in
favor OF Gen Simon Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, a.
the proper name upon which to fuse the rump Of
the American faction with the republican party
in 1860; one in favor of Daniel S. Dickinson, OF
New York, as the proper man for the democracy
n view Of the nomination of ". e.. Seward, of
he same State, as the republican cardidate and
one from the Chevalier Forney, in favor OF
Commodore Stockton as the American candidate
for the succession.
Now, considering these three propositions in
he order indicated, we find, 6rst that General
Cameron's superior claims lie in his comprehen-
sive antecedents, under which he is admirably
qualified to be the special champion of old line
wings, old line democrats, republicans and Anne
ricans, forming large majority Of our legal
voters, and capable, with thorough union, of
defeating with ease, in both the popular vote and
the votes of the electoral colleges, the great
slavery party Of the country" But if, as good
protectionist, Gen. Cameron is recommended to
the "old line whigs," we don't know how this idea
would work among the free trade democrats who
have gone over to the republicans; If his Koow
Nothing certificate commends him to that brother
hood, we cannot vouch for its popularity among
ourrepubljcan Germans; and lastly, if as zone
the godfathers of the party, when it was baptized
10 the fires of the Fremont campaign" General
Cameron has presumption claim upon the re-
publicans, the question recurs, how will this fact
operate in the Southern opposition camp
The first experiment Of Henry Clay with HE
compromise measures of 1850 was to put them
all into one bill--the admission of California as
free State, the Texas boundary compromise,
Utah, New Mexico, the abolition of the slave
paracoons of the District of Columbia, the Fugi-
tive Slave law, aud all. Thus, it was thought
that the bill would combine the friends of each
of the measures involved, and that all would thus
be carried in the lump. But this calculation
proved to be mistake, for this ''omnibus bill y
instead Of combining the friends of the several
measures, combined Northern and Southern men
opposed to this or that measure, and thus the bill
was torn to pieces. But the next experiment, OF
letting each measure stand upon its own bottom.
as an independent BILL was beautifully successful
Thus, perhaps, it may turn out with General
Cameron. As republican, or as an American,
CT as an old line wing, or as an old
line democrat, he might do better than as the
representative Of all these parties and all their
principles in the lump. OF this, however, we
are not certain; for, next to having no party
principles and no political antecedents, like Gen.
Taylor, it may be best to be the embodiment of
all partee living and dead, and ali sorts of prin-
| ciples, like Gen. Cameron. Let the experiment
| be tried.
With regard to Mr.. Dickinson, our Pennsylva.
MIA contemporary from whom we quote makes
the positive declination Of Mr.. Buchanan the
occasion for hosting the Dickinson flag; but we
dare say that the Wise-Donnelly letter has had
much to do with this movement. Wise and
Douglas, like the Kilkenny cats, have been de-
vouring each other, and already, we may say,
that each has succeeded in defeating his adver-
sary; for, while Wise has put the nose of Douglas
out Of Joint in the South, Douglas has broken the
back of Wise in the North. The Little Giant
OF squatter sovereignty and the knight Grant of
Congressional slave code for the territories
being thus laid out among the killed and
| wounded, the Charleston Convention is open TO
| all other competitors, Breckenridge and Guth-
rie, Davis and Brown, Slidell, Toombs, Cobb and
| Stephens, Hammond and Rhett, Hunter, Dickin-
son, Seymour and all.
Thirdly, it is somewhat remarkable that the
duty should have fallen upon the Chevalier For.
ney to trot out Commodore Stockton as the Aue-
rican candidate for 1860, after the gallant Com
modore had himself assisted at q jersey meeting
in support of Mr.. Fillmore for this Improbable
distinction. II will be seen, however, that the
political antecedents of Commodore Stockton,
like those Of General Cameron, qualify him to be
the candidate Of any party, and we therefore re-
commend the Commodore to put in his oar at
Charleston. We have been preparing the way
for the admission of General Sam Houston as
tie most available candidate for the democracy;
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