Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-24
Letter from Washington
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 5 TO

Venlon held on the 29th ult.. has affac,oa the prospects of certain presidential asni. rants, who at least hoped to bo ahla to a
 tract rom IT. US acton something to their pehsn'. That convention refused from motives of policy to instruct it's delegation 10 the Charleston convention. but q larqe majority ot its members were strongly ;n laVor or Breckenridge, and it is now cIaarlv eaasrstoot that the vote of the S+ato at CharieSton will be cast in that diraot;.n
 In thls view, and from the fact that thara seems to De among northern democrats very strong desire to give the nominee to t"e "outh' ms prospects are certainly bet ''' a' liilS ume for the nomination by the "eiho'facY at Charleston than that of any o'her person named in that convention. and such IS generally conce led by the knowing ones here. This state of affairs has bnon brought about without any efforts on the part of Breckenridge himself. but solely because his eminent abilities nrr9o,t a,,1 consistent course since in public life, his bl'"' PoPolailty' ami many private virtnes ahl hoole traitS ot character point to him "s 'ii7 ca'i'tIoate upon whom the deMocracy or the nation can unite and run with the almost certainty of success. The friend. or the different aspirants for the nomination Will m the event of his nomination. be almost as well satisfied as if their especia' 1aVoflte succeeded. His nomination to the Flce Presidency at Cincinnati in 1856. was not the result of any effort on the part of himself or friends, but because the conven- ton saw ne was the man for the place and the occasion, and if nominated by the Char le9ton convention as the democratic candi- oate Tor the presidency in the approaching contest, It will be from similar causes
 AS to the other northern States, 1t is also believed that New York and New Jersey Will, If not at the first, after a few ballots vote for Breckenridge, and with Pennsylvania added to these States, as well as the entire Sonth, his nomination would be certain. That he will get the entire South, If these northern States show a dis position to vote for him. there is no doubt. and it is generally conceded here, that as the current now runs, his nomination is certain; but as politics are quite uncertain, there IS no telling what may be brought forth by the meeting of the convention; however, there is every reason to believe that his strength will continue to increase
 The other candidates for the nomination are about statu quo, save perhaps Douglas, whose imprudent and impudent advocates are daily lesSening his chances-if he ever had any--ior the nomination. His follow CTS have been fitlv termed "the army of trumpeterS, and the sound and fury haT Ting been taken out ot them, their true condition IS now apparent They have sent 1t forth to all parts of the country that Douglas nomination Is certain, and to keep up their courage. well as deceive the unwary, claimed all those states where no instruc- tious were given by the State conventions, and still persistently claim those whose conventions have not been held Among this class Arkansas may be mentioned, ani It is patent they have read the pro eefing, ot the county meetings appointing delegates to the State convention. with but Little profit, If they can from them extract any hope for their fayorite. That Douglas will have any southern strength at Charlest on, & too absurd to be supposed for even moment, an1 the bulk of his strength will be from States that can in no &avent cast an electoral vote for its nominee. Such being the case, what right have such States to dictate for whom the democratic States shall vote But 1t is now certain that the middle and portion of the eastern States will cast their votes with difference 10 the wishes of a majority of the democratic States, and they show every disposition to vote for the nomination of southern man. If the South will unite upon any candidate his nomination will be secured.
 Seward last week male speech Tn the Senate upon the memorial of tue people of Kansas. asking admission into the Union s, a State, which was a full exposition of his views, and the platform upon which the bs,k republicans intend to conduct the canvass this year. That speech is about re hash of the doctrines heretofore annun
 ciated by him, and is fulIyu to his Koch ester {" impressibie conflict pronnncIa- mento He thought proper however to substitute new terms for slave and free States, designating them as 'capltal and labor States '-thc slave being the capital and the free the labor States. How thls classification may fit the state of the case shall not attempt to show, but 1t IS evil dently thrown in as another bone ot con tention between the States. and to induce labor at the North to believe that the South is antagonistic to 1t, and all Us depression Is traceable to the South Ii this idea can be inducted into the northern mind, It will of course the more heartily despiSe the South. and it fully demonstrates to what fanatical and agrafian ideas northern public men will pander to rile into power. 4 few of the northern bla k republican press, opposed 10 the nomination of Seward, ob- i ct to such classification, but as Mir. Seward will be the nominee ot the black republican convention, they will have to succumh. It may be that Seward haH at tempted to fasten on the south the title ot capital States, for the purpose of appeal ing to a supposed jealousy existing among non-slaveholderS there towards the ''pecu- liar institution and thus assist in the spread of black republican doctrines, It IS hard to impress upon the northern mnd' that labor IS more honorable, and by great odds better paid at the South than at the North, and instead of feeling any .jeal- ousv towards shareholders, the non-slave- holders as body are more sensitive upon the subject of ab0litionism than the slave holders themselves So such classification will effect nothing in that quarter.
 Congress is busy since it's organization |, in nerfeeting the current business of the session, as it is the intention to adjourn early in June. ifpossible. There are several cases of contested seats in the House, some of which may not be possibly reached the present session, and others that will be disrosea of at an early period. Many of the opposition members of the House have been returned there. mostly upon the charge of corruption in the present administration and the democratic party, and 10 make show it will be necessary to make charges and have investigations. This is. in the view of the entire opposition, the more necessary to effect the presidentia! elections against the democrats. Consequently, we may look out for great many inye>tigat- ing committees upon frivolous charges, which will in the end amount to nothing