The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-04-16
Gr!rrt 42liscgIIulD.
Three Candidates.

There are three kinds of men who wish for
their candidates in 1860.
They are firstly, the extreme Republicans.
secondly the inipraclicable Americans, and
thirdly the spois locofocos
The first find their account in three candi.
dates in the expectation of being able by the
division to compel all the North to accept
some representative Of the slavery agitation,
and by that means to select him.
The spells Locnlocos confident of the folly
oftheir opponents. dream of re-enacting the
scenes and results of 1856: and by divi
sion triumphing over two fragments, which
united form two-thiids of the American
people
The mpracticahle Americans seem to be
under the impression that two oppos ton
candidates are stronger than one or that the
more candidates the fewer votes will elect one
or to secure the triumph of the spoils party
Certainly the Americans are the only
people in the world who do not gain by three
candidates.
Tho American sentiment pcrvadcs the mass
Of the people mt the North those acting with
the Republican leaders as well as those call.
ing themselves Americans, and that greater
body of men who, calling themselves neither,
vote ind .pen1cntly of party !or the accom-
pliShmcnt of national good such as they
who deliver Pennsylvania and New Jersey
from the grasp of the lorotocos
But ihiS sentiment cannot di0Hc carry the
North: it must obtain the occurrence OF men
who arc interested in the general policy Of the
country, and by the union of ali these ele-
mCntS, as in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
the conservative masses of the North are en-
aDIcd to grasp power. control the extreme
Republic ans, lmpoSt terror on their excuses
aud The American reform. by their votes, will
be embodied in laws and become practical
and powerful for the regeneration of the
country. Thus only can it be. Thus only
can President he sent to the White House
who Will not veto every act of Congress cal.
cuated for the good Of the country. as
Buchanan did the Agricultural College Bill.
The Signs Of the times auspiclouS, and the
three candidate Croaker, may already read
their doom in the North and in the South.
In Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina
already all the branches Of the opposition
have united to deliver battle to the demo-
Gratis: and their example is powerful for
good, even if failure wait on their banners.
tor 1t shows that the hearts of these are turn
Cd to peace and concord, and if they. fail it
will not be by their fault, but by that Of
deScrters who having once been contaminated
by democratic vote, still wallow in that
inlr2.
In the North the example has hecn equally
good and the result has been fruitful: already
in Pennsylvania have the members of the op.
position united and without a single RcpuJ,
llcan or American nominations have expelled
all Int two democrats from Congress
In New jersey tde rhoIe delegation is of
the opposition, ard none is elected as a Re-
publican.
IN Ohio and New York, wherever a Demo-
crat was onsed it was by combination of
the opposition: and there was combination
! III cceIy district where there was chance of
feSuH.
These new members of tie opposition form
nearly one-thrd Of the northern opposition OF
the next Congress, and they destroy the Re.
publican character or policy ascribed 10 that
Congress by Southern papers.
| In Connecticut there was an effort to prevent
an union Of the opposition. Men divided, OF
attempted to divide and the people have re-
buked it by tlectlng the delegation for the
opposition. Even in districts where tho
Americans alone held a majority the people
would not countenance implactcahe at.
tempts at exclusive control These things in.
dictate what the people wish to do in 1860. -
| If there are three candidates either Rrpubli.
can or Democrat will be President. The
people arant neither. 1T there are taro candi-
dates the people will have the Government. -
! Which is common sense -B0HO Patriot.