The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-06-30
The Democrats and the Presl-
Gemcy.


Gemcy.
Like the man lost in deep wood, who
wanders round and round to no purpose,
and finally seats himself more in despair
than hope, the Democrats, in the multi
plicity of their perplexities and the dubi-
business of the prospect, have postponed
the Chicago Convention till the 29th day
of August. One of the principal reasons
for this action is the new trouble which
Vallandigham has thrust upon the party,
70 deal with which time is required. BY
way of Richmond-where no inconsidera-
BILE part of Democratic engineering is now
done-we have anotherreason. The Ec-
anainer of that city, which is equally an
expounder Of Democratic doctrine and
policy and the organ of jeff Davis, says it
learns that the Democrats are turning their
attention to Franklin Pierce for President,
and @Connectlcut Seymour" for Vice
President That the rebel journal enjoys
peculiar means for learning the purposes,
not only of the party, but Of different
combinations, there can be no doubt
But for the circumstance that the policy
of the party is, to degree at least, in
spired from Richmond, the fact that inti-
nations from that quarter correspond
strikingly with those of Democratic jour
nails in the North, might be regarded with
some degree of surprise. To show that
the Richmond Democratic organ is on a
footing with Democratic journals here, and
is well Informed of the inside working OF
the party machinery, we quote the follow
ing from the Cincinnati Inquirer of the
21st: es. ~
''The Cairo (Illinois) Democrat suggests
Thomas A. Seymour, of Connecticut. Or
James Ell. Bayard, of Delaware, as suitable
Democratic candidates for President
They are excellent men, and would poll
the entire vote of the party. Hon. Geo.
Ii, Pendleton, OF this city, and ex-Presi-
dent Pierce, of New Hampshire, are fre-
quently mentioned in the same connection.
Their names would be well received by
the people. 1t is highly important that
the nominee should be peace man.
lntimations coming from such well-in-
formed sources, we conclude, must have
some foundation and we appehend that
we here have clue to the reasons that
have LED to the postponement It may be
part Of scheme for brirgine out a candi-
date not heretofore named
In prosecuting such a scheme, nothing
could be more proper than that the Rich
mond branch Of the party should be con-
suited, as it evidently has been. Pierce
and "Connecticut Seymour" are favorites
at Richmond, and popular throughout the
South, of whose support they are eminently
worthy, and where only they would have
the slightest chance of receiving an elea-
toral vote. Indeed, we are not certain
that the plan is net to nominate at Chica-
go candidate who will run we'll in the
South, part of the scheme being to give
him the electora! votes of the seeded
States, in the hope, it may be, that, added
to the votes which chance MAY secure in
the North, they may give to the Demo-
| cratic candidate the preponderance. We
| grant that such scheme has not yet fully
developed itself, but who can say that the
purpose does not exist, and that this is
not the true explanation why the Rich
mond EEanataer first threw out the sug-
gestion, quoted above, as to candidates
1t is said that the Mcclellan stock has
recently declined among original holders,
who are now heard to say that the Gener-
al does not wish to be the candidate. =
That certain leaders are engaged In hunt
ing up new candidate, there is every
reason to believe. This fact and the new
element of discord incident to the reap
pearance of Vallandigham, in connection
with suggestions from Richmond, no doubt
furnished reasons for posrponing the Con-
vention. Pitsbug Commercial.