New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-14
Baltimore yesterday reelected Thomas Swami
(AmeIican) MAYOR, without serious opposition.

usual and easy course. which wins plaudits ron
all your supporters and, as for complaints ana eA-
ecratons from the other side, who cares Tor hem
They neither bresk bones nor depete pockets.
The stanch follower. be who deems this side al
"ways right and that stark naught who never
hsps hint of dissatisfaction with or dissent from
the WAYS Of his own party or its leaders-he Is the
popular editor, whose praises resound through
comlnittee.rOouls, and who may safely count on A
fat lob or mild honor whenever his party has one
TO bestow that is not badly wanted by some one
more influential or importunate But "he who
doubts is damned" in the political no less than
in the theological world
Nevertheless, We are impelled TO warn our
Republican Nominating Committees that some OF
them are pursuing cour,e toward Americans and
ant. buchanan Democrats which is i'll calculated TO
secure success. because il does not deserve it. Let
us speak plsiDy.
The Republicans in Congress united heartily and
frankly with both Democratic and American oppo-
nents Of the Lecompton policy and thus secured
its defeat. 1t was in our power and within the
plain line of our duty TO follow up that wel-Planted
blow by Others, such as has just been given with
such deadly effect in Pennsy lvania. SO we pro-
posed cooperation with anti-Lecompton men OF
other parties not surrendering our own convic-
tions nor asking them to give up theirs, but acting
together for a time 10 defeat common enemy aud
avert common danger In this spirit, We sought
to unite with the Americans on common State
Ticket, and, when that purpose was most un'ortu-
nately thwarted, we resolved that we nouid unite,
at least wherever union was essential to success,
on common local tickets. The Americans, so far
as we have seen, have met our oyertures frankly
and fairly. They have conceded US the Congress
men in the Erie, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Dis
tricts; they are ready to make similar concessions
ia other Districts How have they been metl In
one District of our City-the Nilth-the Replbll-
can conferees have accepted George Briggs, the
American nominee, for which we heartily thank
them. This is the more generous on their part
because the last election showed not merely de-
cded Republican preponderance over the American
vote in that District, but Republican plurality
over any opposing ticket. If there is District IN
our City where the Republicans would have been
justified in insisting their candidate 1t is the
With; and their magnanlmity III giving way VIII
help us in other Districts and on the State Ticket
Now turn to the Brooklyn District, where the
Republicans invited conference and appointed
conferees to meet those of the Americans. So far,
all was right. But the Republican conferees, it
appears, informed those appointed by the Ameri-
cans that they could consent to no arrangement
which did not conceic the Member of Congress to
the Republicans And there the conference WAS
brought to dead stop and adjourned over
Now it seems to us that this requirement on the
part of the Republican conferees was an insolent
one, and plainly calculated to prevent any union.
1t was saving in Effect We want political power
"uhile you want nothing but money; so give us
g the Member Of Congress and take the Sheriff."
1t may be very proper that the Americans should
concede the Member of Congress, but we do not
see how they can do it under that requistion with
out an utter sacrifice of self-respect. 1t will have
TO be withdrawn, and the Americans met on that
footing of perfect equsity to which their numbers
entitle them, or there will be no real union in
Brooklyn. a joint nomination may somehow be
codded up, but it will not be heartily and of
course MOI successfully, supported.
For our owl part We make no distinction between
Republicans and those Americans who united with
us on the basis 80 nearly established at Syracuse.
Americans who agree to use whatever power may
be conded to them to confne Slavery to the States
now upboldine it are good enough Republicans for
u.s. so long as they do not require US to assent to
any crusade against naturalized citizens or those of
particular religious faith. We meet them and
,o+ oil, and
we know that only 10y acting in this spirit lie coop
Grafton possible. We insist that the Republican
conferees in Brooklyn shall withdraw their nyidi-
GUS and offensive exsctiop, and unite with the
Americans in earnestly nqUiring and fairly consld-
erng who is tie strongest Anti-Lecompton man in
their District-the one who will unite the largest
vote and most surely defeat the Sham Democracy.
That is the man to be nominated, whether he has
hitherto been called Republican or an American.
We make these remarks for the benefit of other
Districts as well as the Brooklyn. And We will thank
some we-nformed friend in the Ulster District to
tell us what mean the rival Republican and Ameri-
can nominations for Congress in that District
The Americans are there the stronger party, and
had clear right to name the candidate, provided
he be personally une xceptionsble. How comes it
that there is a collision If the fault is on the
American side, let il be made to appear.
We make no apology for speaking plainly and
calling names. The next House of Representa-
tives now clearly depends on the result in our
State. Twenty-Five Members here viii secure an
Opposition majority. We can choose them if we
will, or we can lose FIVE or six Of them, and thus
Al It Il. l.. IA,