The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
who Shall be Our Candidates
for PSeSident and vice
PRESIDENT

umns in order that our readers may bet
ter understand what We have to say on
the subject:
For the Daily Commercial Journal.
! As the Presidential campaign of eighteen
| hundred and sixty will soon be upon us, the
| Republicans should be on the alert In regard
| to their standard bearers. Experience teaches
that the princi Piles for which tncy have Strug-
gled aud hy chose force they have become q
national party, should not be postponed for
expediency OF TO promote the interests oi de-
signing politicians.
! "Ooposition to thQ extension of SlaN cry, on
which our party is founded. has been too often
postponed aud made a secondary question. In
/ the coming campaiglr, sldc issues should not
divert attention rom the eucco&chuants OF tue
slave power, but our aim should he to give o
death blow 10 tie designs Of lha sectional par
| ty of slavery. To do this, not only should our
principles be iearlesSly expressed. but our can
didates should be men who have been tried
and found true to the cause OF Freedom, and
whose characters and positions will add to
and not dctraCt from our strength.
As Illinois and Pennsylvania are to be the
battle grounds in eighteen hundred and sixty,
let US choose men whose principles and locall-
ties will there insure success.
Is not WILLIAM Fl. SEWARD, the greatest liv-
ling Statesman of the New World, and who has
been identified with the formation Of the Re
publican party, the most suitable candidate
for the Presidency2 His name alone would
gather around our standard all who have for
years been struggling against the SuhServiency
of the late national parties. Those who have
fed tyranny in the Old Country cannot but
support the man who has struggled for their
rights in the homes of their adoption: and all
| true lovers of AmericdE Liberty, cannot fail to
place their confidence IN him, who has read
the Constitution with view to carry out its
| principles Of justice AT whatever personal sac
rihce. To him, and him alone, must we look
for that champion, who will accomplish the
overthrow of the Deruagogue, who has lately
deceived the people of Illinois, as did BUcHAN-
AN the citizens of this State.
JAMES POLLOCK the first Republican Gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania, on whom the ReCubl-
cans, Americans and Wings united when they
achieved the glorious victory of his election,
is second to no man in our country for true
patriotism and for political as well as person
al integrity. The example of economy set by
his administration of our State Government,
might we'll be initiated by our National Ad-
mnistratiOuS,
With WILLIAM Fl. SEWARD. of New York,
and JAMES Pollock, of Pennsylvania, as its
candidates for the Presidency and Yico Presi-
deucy, the Republican party of the nation may
rely that illinois and Pennsylvania will give
the maiorities for Freedom which will decide
the campaign Of eighteen hundred and sixty.
PITTSBURGH.
We heartily endorse all of the above
eulogium of principles and men; but we
as heartily object to the ticket proposed
or at least half Of it--for many, and We
think, incontrovertible reasons, some of
which we give below.
We believe it would be inexpedient to
nominate two men of the same political
antecedents and of such approximate To-
cahty, Both of these mon are old-line
Wings, aud however long g-headed the wire
workers may deem themselves who will
endeaver to procure the nomination of the
ticket proposed by " Pittsburgh" the re-
suit would Enthusiastically prove that they
were exceedingly too short-sighted for po-
itical leaders. Would the Middle and
Eastern States sustain a ticket made up
in two adjoining Western States? Would
the Democratic element of the RcpubIi-
can party sustain ticket on which they
were not represented The thought Of
either is preposterous in the face of good
policy Our party is now in a position
which gives every reason for its success
in the Presidential contest of 1860, and
We honestly and sincerely believe that the
successor of Mr.. Buchanan will represent
the Republican principles and party. But
the line of policy suggested in the last
paragraph of " Pittsburgh's" communica-
ton would prove regular coup d etot up
on the prospects of the party.
We have no objection whatever to VIM.
H. Seward as our candidate for President
in l860-indeed, We would be very much
pleased TO have him for our standard, bear
er. He is now square and fair" upon
the platform which we desire to see the
Republican party adhere to and rise or
fall by in l860-bold, fearless and hon
estly avowed hostility to the slave-power
"a platform upon which We believe it
will achieve the victory of its second great
battle with slavery and official corruption.
Give Us either him or Salmon P Chase,
of Ohio, with a suitable candidate for
Vice President, and our party will be sure
of success. But save us from such a
ticket as that presented by " Pittsburgh" !"