New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-16

II On election than equally eminent Rep-bbcsn
| Whose rame has also beer men,ior ed IN Ike eonn-c
toni Critiebdep, or Bell or Rsybor would probably
poll larger vote South than any Republican. Bot
would this his election AZ said before, the
North is 10 be the battlefield. There Fremont was
victorious in 1856 for ne poed l5 900 votes more than
buchanan, and al, goo more than NJ Fillmore. Tee
Republicans carried eleven State, ard siDee hat
have reclaimed ssve al more.
We are tod then ,lat unless tlc wishes 81 the
Americans are consulted, third candidate may be
nomiIs;ed. OUgAt rot the wishes OF a. & D. h
suited ord in the Effort 70 cOIq1ers common oenth',
ought Lot the wishc- # u. vast msjpry 70 be con-
,ul'ed IN the Free States the Republicans have a
million and half Il voter while the residue Of The
Opposition hardly claim moIc than half million.
They canLot anticipate contest under any ciTclun-
star more favorable Tor them thsn those Of 1885,
Their principles then n fll vg0r; their ranks
well organized; MINOR parties had coelesced, ara
they la1 all the prestige and power Of President az
esr and yet the NJ unity against them wss 81 900.
Now II the nomination Of distinguished Repl o.cau,
say NJ Seward, would drive OF few hundred thou
sand votes South, would not the nomination OF die
tinguisbei American, FAY Mr. Cnt'en1en, disstieet
ttll larger number among the million and hall ar
cent Republicans North and would 10. this be tar
more dsm.girg Gid possibly fatal los 70 us
But some viii say hi. il all prejudice agains: the
Americans. Let be so And then who is 20 control
IL And hes not the Republican a. indi.pu,able
title and right Ia his preudices against your card-
date you have against his
No mar can dictate 70 the Republican party. We
have he'd evidence enough Of tina, in the utter pros
.ration OF those who have esssyed TO obstruct I's
progess But there can be no doubt that wise con-
ISL 10. rs.,t.f crtV 81.
without much difficulty device q plan by which,
although all will 10, be satisfied, ell reasonable
ground for dsafection Will he removed, and those
who ought Will be able TO work tremendously together
for the common good.
The Republicans must have popular candidates,
who are opposed to reopening the internal traffic,
10 any ext, nson of Slave territory, end to the enact
ment of any code for the protection Of Slavery. And
they must have men whose sntecedents VIII need no
pledge or Involvement. This is not dictaton. II is
the mere presentation Of a act-a fixed fact which all
the leaders in Christendom canpo. blink or blot
cut Tie 100000 rec voters in the Northern
States will have candidates who not only will not
betrsy them, but WHO they know will not. Now, an
error or mistake in such nominations viii certainly
re.ult in defeat although every American in the coun
try support the ticket, while ticke receiving the
united support Of this mass, will be elected, though
cut one bali of the Americans give il their aid IL 1t
not wiser, then, for that party TO support aicket,
though sn unpalsable one which may be elected
the election of which would give them a full share of
the rewards of success rather than by another policy
render such impossible, TO The discontinue
alike Of both branches Of the Opposition.
1t does seem to NE that in discoursing upon this
subject our American friends overlook the obvious fact
that the Republican is not historical or tradonary
party; that it owes neither its existence nor s con-
sodation to any leader or set of leaders, bat has
grown up as spontaneous power IN the State, per-
fec " independent of all influences, except an abiding
and controlling conviction Of the justice and righteous
ness e the cause, and that when they call upon
"l.aders' TO mark out a course Of policy for such
party they demand impossible concessions.
Situsted as the North is, with the Slave States q
unit against them, il quite possible that the Strength
Of the Americans s sufficient to turn the scale against
the Republicans in two three large States, and thus
defeat them at a general election If such o"sas-
trophe be the deie of that body Of men, the Repub-
licans have only TO submit gracefully, and In the
doubtful States make the best fight they can, and 1t
it s very certain that if conquered, they, with so lew
aspiring men in their ranks, can bear the calamity
with q. least as much equanimity and fortitude as
those to whom they will be indebted for their JOINT
discontinue.
The Republican party will never ask of any "lead-
ers" who shall be their candidates. Bat the agents
selected to make nominations will have the simple
duty to perform of publicly agreeing to present such
names as the people have before selected and who.
ever those candidates may be, their opinions and
sentiments will be too well known to need either
pledge or indorsemsnt; and thus the Convention viii
be relieved from the enactment of that arcical alb
.urdity called patoin of principles which, II ever
regarded at all is sure, like Iiudibrass mu'ket, to
knock the owner over. H."i l.
Canasd0gua, July 9, 1889.