New-York daily tribune., 1856-02-27
,he ReDoblicsp ranks in rhs Free States to give

the election 70 the Nebraska Democracy. 1t ia
fortunate circumstance, and an omen OF good to the
cause of Free6 ON, that circumstances have cor
strained the Know Nothing nomination thus early.
The contest now immediately opens, not between
the Know. Nothing candidate anu anybody else, but
between those who are for the spread OF Slavery
aud those who are against it. Il is an important
circumstance and peculiarly happy one, that we
thus early know the whole aim OF the Know. Moth
ing leaders in the next Presidential contest. We
understand them fully, and It will 20 hard but
every Northern voter shall understand them also
before the election comes on.
This early nomination will prove the most disas-
trous blow that could have been gventO the objects
of those who have made it. There . nov ample
time TO expose TO the country the hollow motives
which actuated it and the results which alone can
flow from il, II will do more than anything else
could have done to divide the country upon the real
issue before it. The KnowNothing candidate will
be gradually crowded one side, and every days
discussion will lessen his support, while the ranks
of the friends Of Freedom will be cOrrespOndngly
increased Day by day it will grow clearer and
clearer to the popular mind that men must range
themselves on the one side the other OF the great
question cf the extension Of Slavery And ii must
at length come to be regarded as farce to think Of
voting for man who represents neither side OF
the question, but is simply held out as lure TO
catch votes without having the ghost of chance for
success.
Mr. Fillmore will serve the personal purposes
ofthose who have procured his nomination, perhaps,
az we'll as any body who could have been hit upon,
but his nomination is singular sacrifice of large
motives to small ones. The KnOw-Nothing can
didate, had he been the right man, stood chance
of carrying this State in the Presidential election.
But Mr.. Fillmore stands no chance 1T all. His
antecedents will repel the Hard vote, which in
certain emergency might have gone largely TO the
Know Nothing candidate, Gas it went at the last
election while from all other quarters accessiOns
are out of the question. In fact we look upon Mr..
FillmOre's nomination voluntary sacrifice
of all the chances of the Know Nothing
party in this State. The authors OF it
have their own personal aims to sub
serve, which will in due time appear. They
have scuttled the ship without the knOw-
edge of most of the individuals on board, who will
only become aware of the fact at the moment they
see themselves going down. The unsOphisticated
masses of the Know-Nothing party in the North
will probably not awake to the swindle of Mr.
Fimore's nomination until all chance or hope is
passed of keeping the Know Nothing vessel afOat
or even of saving themselves from going down
with the wreck. We will not, however despair
that many may reasonably take to their boats and
find hospitable reception on board stauncher
craft and among friends more Trustworthy.
On the whole we cannot but think that since the
leaders OF the Know-Nothing party were determined
not to aid but to prevent the election of friend of
Freedom as President, that they were incapable of
doing the Republican party greater service than
to nominate their candidate thus early and to name
Aiillard Fillmore as the man. For both of which
acts we therefore beg to tender them our sincere
thanks.