Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-23
P OLITICA L.

A few days ago q secret meeting OF
Republicans was held in New York city.
A large number Of the most ardent sup
porters Of Fremont attended it. The
object Of the meeting was explained by
one Of the gentlemen who called it, to
be for the purpose of comparing opinions
and discussing the best mode Of enter
ing upon the next Presidential campaign
in 1860, and he spoke at some length
on the importance Of the question. An
other gentleman believed that the pros-
poets of the Republican party We're
good, il they. only pursued the right
course-the right course being, in his
judgment, the nomination Of a man Of
conservative tendencies, whose antece-
dents were not identified with extreme
courses and violent sentiments. The
speaker said that it was understood in
New York that Mr.. Seward was to be
thrust down the threats of the Repub-
licans, but that he vas the m%outhplece
of SO many conflicting opinions that it
would be only prudent OF their part to
| drop him at once, and adopt some
other mar more popular IN the elements
of his political character, anomore prac-
tical in his principles and measures.
Mr.. Chase of Ohio would be a goodman
and would run well. And there are
other good men. Gen. Cameron Of Penn
sylvania, is a tried man, and he would
make a safe candidate who would be
generally acceptable to the party. But
above all, he would take Mr.. Banks of
Massachusetts, as the best man to be
the candidate of the party, from a va
riety of circumstances which he had not
time to detail to them. One of the rea-
sons urged III favor of Mr.. Banks was
that he was originally a Democrat, and
very popular. Another speaker said
that the time for extreme opinions was
past; he was in favor of moderation, for
the practical, and for the overthrow of
the Democratic party, ven by taking a
man from their own ranks. Banks was
a very good man; but he thought Ste
phen A. Douglas was still better; and
the difference between their sentiments
and his practically amounted to nothing.
He felt satisfied that if Mr.. Douglas had
a reasonable prospect of the Republic
ans uniting on him throughout the Union,
he would accept their nomipation and
throw off the Democratic yoke. Hs
aoouM bring v5h him the left wing Of The
Democratic party. Another speaker now
came forward, and said he thought Mr..
Seward as good a man as any in the
list presented, and he was longer in the
political field, and more identified with
the principles of the party than those in
whose praise S much had just been said.
1t was true that sometimes he gave an
noyance to Southern politicians, but he
(the speaker) doubted very much if Mr..
Seward meant all he said. He had al
ways understood from the intimations of
Thurlow Weed, that a good many Of the
speeches of Mr.. Seward were intended
only for buncombe.
II that be SO, then he would just be
as good q maj as Banks, or any other
person yet named. Here a gentleman
cam forward and with great vchemence
said that the very reason now assigned
in his favor was that which made Mr..
Seward most Objectionable. It was
made transparent that he was not hon
est or consistent; and for his part, in the
event OF the nomination being given to
Seward, he would vote against him, and
he believed that all those who voted for
Fremont in 1856 would follow the same
candidate of some other stripe-perhaps
Mr.. Douglas-leaving Mr.. Seward in the
vocative On the other hand, if they
united on Banks he would poll more
votes than any other He was their
best trump in the coming contest. An
other speaker here rose and said he
thought there was a great deal Of truth
last addressed them. He agreed with
him on the whole, particularly as to Mr..
Seward; but there vas one name that
had not yet been brought forward, and
to which he attached much Importance,
and that was the name Of Judge MLean
of Ohio. He was a far stronger man
than Seward, and would run better in
the Western States than Banks. For
his own part he had no individual pre-
~ferences, and he only wanted to sec the
man nominated who had the best chance
of winning the race. What was Sew
ard to them? The grand point vas to en-
ter a candidate who would be likely to
come off victorious. After some further
discussion a committee was appointed
to correspond with the leaders Of the
Republican party in Massachusetts, Ohio
and Pennsylvania, on the question Of
the best and most popular candidate,
and to report to an adjourned meeting,
to be convened on the call OF the chair
man.-Bostoa Courier.