The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-03-09
PRESIDENT MAKYNa.

! President making seems to be the order oI
the day at Washington, and even to giYe char
accr to the Legislative action. of tile two
Houses Of Congress. As letter writer well
remarks Congress appeurs tote neglscting its
constitutional duties for the scayenger task, OF
rak'"g up past corruptiops, and eliciting such
iae's as can be used as ammunition; on Que sids
or the other. Even the, Presidents 8 official ca.
| reef mas snot been respected and the House OF
Representatives,, has resolved itself into Court
! OF inquisition on his conduct. Afeature in the
programme of the Northern party isthc yafiou
resolutions Of investigation upon the President
aud all the Departments, to discover wha,
abuses, bribes dc have been practiced. The
Resolutions of Mr.. CovApE Of Penn, embrace
the President and others down to tie least Of
fiecr Of the Government without any definite
charge or direction. They were very proper
ly denounced bv Mr.. MLEs, of Charleston, as
mere clap-trap aud humbug. >.
In the meantime the various Conyentie ne
Throughout the country are bringing forward
the names, and pressing tie claims of favori,e
.totlinrcs SEWARD, CHASE. BATES, EELL and
"th!rs. figure prominently on the Republican
lists. whilst DOUGLAS, ErcnASAN, LANE Brrcu.
EShiDGE, HUNTER and IL host Of others in the
Democratic ranks find eager supporters.
With iegard TO the prospects of ofDouGLAs, and
his ar'i"i policy, correspondent Of the Char.
lesion Mercury writes:
The Impression prevails here that th, Pen.
nsylvanlt drlrGai ION To Chnrcs,ou while. com,
nitted |" no man, are in favor of Mr. Brcckin.
ridge ior President. We have this informal ION
Tram an, <tl l,.,, ~
ton. We have also heard opinions from the
D"uglns Interest here, au,l stl ;i,isr To say Ih,
game OF bag does not show itself rs pruu,i.
ltrntly ms IL has done upon similar occasions
Hence We Judge that whie IL few Delegates of
TINT State are for Douylas on the whole he
has been defeated.
Now, the Dot, rlas plan is this. First and
foremost, he is The man long and strong
pull IS to be made for him. 1t will unLurbtcd.
" inl, but before ii docs go down. W.,
opine that several marks will be sren southwark
ll,tle suspected. We iii :cover II, rc II ur.a,
deal oi privacy going Oh between Mr. Doug
las anil Southern mcnicrs, which must
mean something more than sociaJiIity. Tie
proof OF trcachcrH just now is wanting,
yet The suspicious are strong, and at the Con.
vention the purpose of all this taking Lv lie
arm, aud 'messaye sending,' may come To- light
But u the S4uattcr-in.C Chief fas, the North
western delegates and the others of the saue
s' 'P'r WIZ ignore all Northern men and select
Candidate lrom the South who has aided them
'hos'' ana been active for NJ. Douglas The
athens :, Herald, of Alabama hoisls this ticket
ror ,, resident: Stephen A. Douglas for Vice.
President, Bcnjimin Fi,zputrick This has
oeen iavoritc card all al, NJ, ard the Douulus
men says that if Mr. Douglas docs not get The
that Mr, Fitzpatrick will be the Sc
to"d choice Under such circumstances, n con.
Lro!lIng Influence would De, exercised, and th.
lcieat Of straight out Southern Democrat of
he Slate Rights school obtained. Hence the
o""ll'ef" States could get their heads together
and put frward their yhulce for President c,.r
a'n OF Northern States would come. to their
.ssls'ance, Of this we have nc reason 10 uu.s-
''on but the ambitious aspirations of Southern
Hen, some Of them, Looks very much like hold
ng on to the last eXtrcIne, by which the South
will bc broken auu defeated
UTAH.