New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-06


grave importsnce-of such momentOus Natlooal
lnterest-that it may well fix the earnes, regard o.
all v no de.re that Kansas shall be Free and the
right Of Free Speech 10 Congress be vndlcated and
secured. We have hitherto chosen rather TO let
others it through our columns than to speak
ourselves; buttbe Philadelpbi, Convention is now
81 imminent that We propose for once t, review
the whole field and set forth the impressions which
such survey has made.
The Peoples Convention, which assemblies at
Ph,ludepbia on the 18th inst, will be called frst
to decide this question:
Can the opponents Of Slarery Extension elect
uhOmsoerer thy may ehOe* to nominated
II, on a careful comparison Of views, this ques
ton can BE- confidently answered in the affirmative,
We have next to consider who, by early, earnest,
ia tbfui, protracted, answering service T. the
cause, bas dOpe most iOr the triumph OF Humanity
and Impartial Freedom; and in that view but
three Danes can be seriously onsdered-namely,
those of WILLIAM II. SEWARD of New-Y"rk,
SALMON P CHASE of Ohio and CHARLES SUM
NER Of Ma. sac lusetts They are all capable, re-
lable, sDd deserving, and either Of them would
vortbiy fiji the highest office in the Republic. We
VIII hot weigh their respective claims bur We shall
support TO the utmost Of our ability whichever On
tither) Of them shal be nOminstcd. Ii asked
to cbOtse between them the chaoces OF success
being accounted equal our choice is Gov. Seward.
The curr. Ut report that he has declined originates
il misapprt hension. That ne has reffansd fro n
seeking Lon inaon is very true; rs also that his
more Immediate friends have done likewise Macy
OF them have already expressed their c"h'ict'on
that be is lot the strongest candidate for TINS con-
test. We have lever beard q word from HIM on
the subject; but if the Convention, on fall review
OF the ground, should pronounce him the candidate
Tor the cris., we think he would have no right 70
decline. So with regard to Gov. Chase and Sena'
tor Sumner. Until it is settled that We eau elect
wbousoever may desire thus to bOo"r, 1t is idle
t. TAX Of claims; bit, should the COnVenilon de-
eide that We have only to in cate Or first choice,
aid the people stand ready to ratly 1t, then one OF
the three already named must be oar uiidate,
and we think Gov. Seward entitled to the prefer
eDce. But
Suppose The Ant Nebraska sentiment Of the country
,sadjudged strong enough to elect a President
only in concurrence rith Other infaenets pork.ny
ocoinst the Cincinnati NOMINEES, ioh0 then is the
man for the crisis
The sbt, OF the \ oti- Nebraska voters to elect
wbonsoever they may prefer is a question We leave
wholly to the Convention. which, coming fresh from
the People, ought 10 be better qualified to decide
it than sny indi,dual Gao be. There may be a na-
iori,y of The Am, ricsn People in favor of the Sa-
very Re,trctOD principles yet not majority ready
TO subOrdpate all other considerations and al old
party ties to tbs single issue There are voters
who would support the Anti Neer'sks cand dae
ifa Wing but not otherwise; while Others would
support only Democrat. Many viii vote with usif
their ,ayorfe Is our standard-besrer who otherwise
will b. Indifferent or hostile; while many will 60
with u. il We seem likely ia succeed, who will be
,ff if the skies are glooUy. All these points are
a. be- Considered by the Convention. Ii the ma
jorty dscid. that we cauhot carry the Free States
IN ,nosse (which We must do TO succecd) on on, of
the above named, but can carry them for some Ons
,l.e the choice il to be made-as We read the signs
,f the tues-between Speaker NATHANIEL p.
BANKS. ir. If Massachusetts, Col. WILLIAM II.
EJssELL of Illinois, Col JOHN Fremont Of
California, and Justice JOHN MLEAN OF Ohio.
w, have named sheen ia alphabetical order, but
shall bot b. confined to il in discussing their rels
tive avsilabiity
When the election Of Mr.. Banks as Speak, was
telegrapted over the c"uotry, very general and
spontaneous impulse pointed TO him as the Anti-
Nebraska candidate for next President Toe vic.
tory won ui der bis lead. the barmoniza,on of
"Republicsp." with "Norh Americans which
his anne bad effected, his antecedeu's as II Demo.
crat and The fact that in -pite OF bis election ~
most in portart post, the Cni"n bsd'b gone into
lou,da,,op. sIl tod strongly 10 his favor. Mr.
Bsr h sloDe had power to eheckihe current 'eting
in bis favor and he did it promptly aud decisSely.
No am Dot the Auti Nebraska man who ,u be
:. c.ra;,y elected Pre,idebt," be said IN sl who
s,,,oscb,d HIM on the subject; THAT msu is
{. JopS e Fremont" BY his own act, there.
fcrr. ard not otherwise, is Mr. Banks now 10 the
bsckgroupd-pct declining the Presidency ii the
Convention should oyerrut bis udgm. ut, but es j.
finn thai he j. not aud another Is the captain de..
i, "a b, Providence 10 lead The bosts Of Freedom
10 al assured ard beuehcent triumph.
As Col BIssELL. be has in him the elements
f n Yer, .tr,ng caIsoss. For Years l.adng
M,r Der Of Corgre,s, doiizsd by his own party
the D. mccrstc-aod popular With all parties-ths
comrpsl der Of a reg u.ns with eminent capacity
ard efhci.pcy in the Mexican Waf-a deso,ed sup.
porter Il all the ComProm'-e measures, incl idDg
,he Fueilise Save Law, Until 'he Slave Power
broke faith with the North in her repudaton of
the Mi. sou,i Compr, nise, and since then a most
dete,uip. aud ii fuentisl antugooisr Of al lie plots
spd d.yires-Col Bis.ell would be stronger can.