New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-28

would secure the w ny VI MIC noPClCS''J
Opposition States voice in the election OF
a President, not in proportion to the Eiec-
toral Vote of their States but In proportion
to their oun votes, and so invite them to
ORGANIZE and call out their full strength,
tbouoh certain to be beaten in the State.
5. 1t would prevent the loss of votes from
dissatisfaction with the one candidate Sc
lected and call out thousands to vote for
their several favorites who could not have
been drawn out to the support of any one
man; vet whs will all, having had fair and
canal chances for their several faverites,
cheerfully acquiesce in such choice as the
LARGEST number shall make. g. Any man
NAV well deem himself honered by the inde-
pendent, unprompted, unconssrained suf-
Traces of some hundreds of thousands OF
freemen, even though he should not thereby
be chosen President. There are thousands
who earnestly desire to vote next year for
Henry Clay if alive in preference to any
other man: other thousands who want to
vote fox Daniel Webster; others for Con.
Scott. Why not allow each the gratlhca-
ton of voting for him they love best, and
let the choice be determined by the largest
number of votes? Thus our diversltles OF
preference, instead of being a ground OF
weakness would be 4 source of additional
strength. Leaders of Opinion think OF
these things,
But, supposng this plan is rejected or
neglected, and we endeavor to concentrate
on a single candidate, who shall he be (! aud
how will the contest result D.! We say
frankly that we do not care much who shall
under such circumstances be selected, be-
cause we believe he will be beaten-not by
our want of latent strength but by our divis-
ions. We shall probably support any Wing
who may be nominated though we shall not
hold ourselves under any obligation to do so
if support of the Fugitive Slave Law, or OF
any measure extraneous to the declared and
we'll known principles of the Wing party
is made a Shibboleth by the nominating
Convention. We will support candidates
IN spite of our serious difference with them
on this question, as we have repeatedly sup
ported shareholders and defenders of Slave
ry but to ask us to support candidate
nominated and run expressly as sup
porter of this or any other atrocity is ask
inc quite too much. We could go very
heartily for Daniel Webster as an early,
earnest and potent champion of the grand
and fruitful principle of Free Lands for the
Landless we could forget, in view Of his
relation to Land Reform, his apostacy on
the Free Soil question but why should we
be asked to support him because of that
change, when in supporting him we should
wish so far as possible to forget it =! If he
were to be run, would it not be better to let
us find in him as much good and little
evil as possible
We have no faith in the vitality and po-
tency of what is called the Union sentiment
of the country, or its devotion to the Com
PROMISES If that sentiment were so fer
vid and pervading as is pretended, why
should it not point to and call to the Presi-
dency the earliest and noblest of its cham
pions, HENRY CLAY? He did not wait for
inducements nor entreaties to win him to the
side Of Compromise he came to Washing
ton its earliest advocate when Power was
arrayed against it, and scarcely hope could
be INDUCED of its success. He did not ask
nor care what would be its influence on
personal or party prospects; he did not
stipulate for conditions or hinge his support
ofthe measures Of Compromise on any con-
Engency whatever, but was for them in any
shape that would secure their adoption for
them separately; for them all together
for them after they were DISCOUNTED for
them any way and always, their ablest ad-
vocate and most unwearied defender. If,
then, the Compromises were as vital to the
National existence and well-being as they
are represented, and were as popular as is
commonly pretended, Mr.. Clay ought to be
chosen by reclamation our next President.
AS to Gen. ScoTT we know him to be,
though for forty years in the Army, better
informed with regard to the current history,
public policy and public men of our country
than almost any other living man - a
thoroughly honest, upright, law. abiding pat
riot, who would hang up his hat in the
White House with single minded reso.u-
ton to serve the Country to the extent of
his ability. We do not like his trade we
still more dislike hasty' letter he once