Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-06-02
CUMBERLAND MARYLAND THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 2, 1852

THE PREsIDENCY The Concord IN. H.
Democrat desires to know what John Bell,
John Minor Botts, or Edward Bates, have
ever done or said TO indicate that If either,
Of them should be elected President, "his
influence, his patronage, his power. will be
used not to extend Slavery, but to contne it
within the states that see fit to hold it, We
do not profess to be the advocate of either Of
, these gentlemen, nor indeed of any one, as a
! candidate for the Presidency, but we think it
highly desirable that such Il temper should
be cultivated among all those who aim to
restore in the Government the principles Of
its founders, that if possible, they may be
able to cooperate in the great work TO be
done in 1860; and we must say that to assume
and proclaim that only an original Rcpubli-
can identified with our party from the very
start, could by any possibility be supported
as candidate has not seemed to us likely to
conducc to that end. We haze our prefer
enccs; lut others have theirs also; and we
! frankly avow that wc are far moro snxious
that the objects Of the Republican patty
should be attained; that the extension of
/ slavery should be stopped; that the contin-
uance Of the now rcopened African slave trade
should e made impossible, and that the Gov
ernment should be administered not only
with honesty but with rigid economy
than VIC are that this or that particular
stapman should he fixed upon as 4 can
didate. As for Mr. Bell and Mr.. Bolts,
Southern men as they are, we know that
both have hitherto resisted the extension Of
slavery into free territory; that both oppos-
ed the Kansas-Kcbraska lill and the I.ecomp-
Son swindle; aud that they are men of
ability, of spotless honesty and of manly
firmness. OF Mr.. Bates we know in his
earlier life he was an cmanclpauonlst OF
the Henry Clay School, that years ago
though 40. n rich mau, lie set free his
own slaves; that when the kansas-Nebraska
bill was brought forward he publicly de-
nounccd iii and that he now co-operates
with that most gallant and heroic party OF
Free Labor in Missouri, by whose efforts
that state will ere long, be redeemed from
the incubus of Slavery. These are fact,
, which we think cntitlc Mr.. Bates to som'
regard from Republicans, whether he Il
ever candidate for President or not. Thi
may be, what democrat seems to think it
the view of politicians and not of men o
: principle; but it is our view nevertheless
and we have yet to see any reason for keeping
t it secret; and we will add that we have ;
, strong prediction for beating the sham
Democracy in 1860 in preference to being
beat by it.
The Democrat finally insnuates, and that
pretty broadly and in much detail, that We
are governed by very mean motives. We
presume it does not think that style Of argu-
mentation necessary to its cause, but that
tho zeal of controversy and the pleasure OF
writing orotund sentences has carried our
respected cotcmporary away. Meanwhile it
WILL perhaps allow us to repeat our advice
to keep cool" Let us hear all sides, calmly
and candidly consider all opinions, and hold
fast to that which shall seem best.-N y.
Tribune.