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

We have taken no part in the movements
thus far made looking to the selection of
Wing candidate for President. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof; and
time has not yet revealed to US our duty
with reference to the Presidency. 1t seems
clear already that those who think with us
will only have the opportunity accorded them
of selecting from among several persons,
each on some points Objectionable, candl-
date who is less Objectionable than the 9TH
ers and even that choice, if made, is quite
likely to be 0verborne by a majority who
will find in the fact of our preferring par
ticular Statesman abundant reasons for
opposing and defeating him We can
not now hope to elect to the Presi-
dency an unequivocal Free Soiler or
outspoken adversary of the Fugitive Slave
Law it is not yet decided, we understand,
whether straight-out Free Sellers shall or
shall not be admitted into the National Con-
vention of the Democracy should any
have the singular fortune Of being elected
to that body and Hon. Robert Toombs dis
tresses us beyond measure by proclaiming
that he will not 90 into Convention with
such Wings as are current this side of Ma
son & Dixon's line, because of their I'M
soundress on the Slavery question. Rather
than repel such a consistent, reliable Wing
as he is, we think of keeping away from
the Convention altogether, unless we can
still further and more eflectually promote.
the union and harmony of the National
Wing party by preventing any Convention
at all, which we greatly prefer. If Free
Sellers are to be deemed or stamped incur
rent in that Convention, and Messrs.
Toombs & Co. stay out Of it, will it not be
rather slim affair." Utica sort of gather
ing, quite respectable in its composition,
but with something like three delegates to
one constituent? Surely, none at all would
be preferable TO this.
Still, we must elect a President next
year, and it is proper that some plan should
be adopted for presenting candidates and
concentrating and calling forth the energies
Of the Wings. Our choice, as is web
known, would be to have no National Con-
vention at all, and no exclusive Wing can
didates, but let every Wing deemed worthy
be recommended to the People and voted
for by them, with common Wing Electo-
raj Ticket in each State, nominated as usu-
al, voted for by all Wings, and all pledged
TO cast their rotes as he largest number
Of Ways throughout the Union shall direct.
Then each voter deposits his ballot having
the names of the Wing Electors, headed
For President. Henry Clay or Daniel
Webster or Winfield Scott or Willard
Fillmore, or Thomas Corwin,' or whom
soever he should personally prefer, all the
endorsements 10 be counted the same as the
ballots, (if not by the regular ms pee tors, then
BY Wings previously chosen for that pur-
pose,) and the number ofeach duly returned
to the Wing County and by that to the
State Central Committee. The moment
the result in any State was ascertained it
would be teleersphed to the National Com
mittee at Washington, who by the 25lh of
November would be able to telegraph back
to all the State Capitals that Of all the
Wings who had indicated choice for Pre-
sideht, say 100000 had voted for -
100000 Ter --, 300. 900 for and
there were 100000 for various other per.
sns, and that --, having the largest
number. was the person designated by the
Wing voters as the man for whom they de-
sired all their Electoral votes to be cast.
And let them be cast accordingly.
Among the advantages of this mode of
selecting candidate over any vet resorted
70, we reckon the following
|. Ii would diminish the consequence of
Nominating Conventions, wherein quiet,
stay.atheme people have less and in
triguing, managing otfice-seekers a good
deal more influence than is desirable or
wholesome. 2. Ii would stop all bicker-
legs and heart-burnings as to this or that
sfstesman's claims being sighted or un-
justly set aside in the nomination. 3. II