Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-04-28
The Presidential Question Seward
and Blair as the Republican Nom

y IneeS.
Correspondence Of The New York Tima)
LoUIsyILLs, KY, April sth. 1859.
As you have we'll remarked in the course
Of your ssgscious observations on the pros
poets of the several talked of csndidstss for
the next Presidency, il seems manifest that
the prospects Of Senator Seward for the Re.
publican nomination are Frightening every
day II We are not TO have-as trust We
saal hsve--a aniisd Opposition throughout
the land under The lead of a uan Ike John
Bell, and if the organization. prestigs and
sscesdancy Of :he Republican Party are to
be maintained IN all or must OF the Free
States another year, we mey look sor its
,,omination OF VIM. Fl Seward f1r the Pres
idency and Francis p. Blair, of Missouri,
Tor the Vice Presidency of the United States
Such ticket Especially if Judge Doug
iss shall take the back track " hich leads 70
{ ha lestOn) nigh! carry every Free State
East of the Rocky Mountains, inc c,udng
even Indiana and Illinois. Il might COM
usnd large, impnrtsnt aad significant
vote in Missouri. and enlist, perhaps, not a
few names in Mary land and Delaware, Vir-
ginia and Kentucky. Its success, wi or
without some support ON citizens of the
Slave States, would, ! should ht pc, be any
Low scquiesced in BY such number Of IT,
fuenliel men among them as to thwsrt and
foil any attempt 10 resist The insisllment or
prevent far trial of the Republican cAndi-
daies consiitu;ionaliy elected, be they Sew
ard or Blair, or any one else
The general course Of Senator Seward
through both sessions OF the last Congress
may well De regarded as urexceptionable
and staiesmsDl,ke as that OF any other OF
his fellow members, saving the venerable
c ittenden, srd The universally esteemed
and always national John Bell Mr. Sew
ard has acted, in q very remarkable and
creditable manner, with an eye TO the in
terests and the welfare OF his whole country
He now has high claims TO the respectful
consideration of his countrymen everywhere
The records of the Senate of the United
States, and his recognized weight in all the
eounsels aud transactions of that body.
prove it. His name is no lor ger the bugbear
in the South it used to be. Demagogues tere
well know it Governor Stewards Admin
istration would be momenious and eventful
indeed-an epoch in the history of the na-
ton. This. however, at the same time il
would be more discreet, wise and compre-
hensve 10 its character, and less sectional
and disorganizing in is ain and tendency
than the Administrator of some Of his pre-
decessors, those who have most studied his
career, and best know the man, do mos.
hrm'y beleY and the mes; readily declare
Mr. Biair's name would doubtless contti-
bule mucn TO the availability of the Seward
iicke, Mary I'D liners might vote fer i,
with Blair on II, and otherwise might not
He is young, talented, energetic, spirited
and progressive. His opposition TO tho ex-
tension of Slavery and TO It's perperuatisn
anywhere, is well known. On the strength
Of this opposition of his. (if mistake sot.)
he was elected TO the last Congress from the
St. Louis District, and, by right, is mem
Der elect from the new Congress. He is,
like Henry Clay always was. for grsdoal
Emancipation and Colonization hand in had
Pari passa. one and insepa.able. His views
are moderate and sensible. They are al
ready quite popular in Missouri, and are
gaining ground there and elsew here every
day. ln my opinion, The popslar aversion
in the Slavehoiding State to a Republican
Ticket for 1860 on account OF it's Under
stood sectional aspect and bearing, would
be grestly Iessened by having on ii FOR Vice
President The name of Francis p. Blair.