The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-23
THE BLACK REPUBLICANS AND THE PREsI
DENTAL QUESTION
rosrrIos OF nu rRIBUSE,


which we long ago decided not TO discuss even
definitely consider, until the opening OF 1860 TO which
year il properly belongs We make no pretensions 10
prophecy and but prophet be qualified TO de-
termine which among statesmen the republicans
ought present their candidate for the next great
national struggle For among those who hold
success when attanable to be often political duty as
hold it emnently TO be duty incumbent on the
publeans in 1869 They strong enough TO elect the
right man, whoever he may be they are not strong
enough TO elect any other Who that man is will be
made manifest to those who without Partially, preju-
dice, alloy of personal aspiration, Obseryantly
await the proper time of choosing speech, vote
proposition of the right stamp and made at the
| right moment, may indicate him, so that the clear
| eyed can no longer doubt And that man, whoever
/ he may be--whetheT Seward, or Chase, on Mclean,
Banks, Fremont Bssell, Collamer, on Bates
OF Fessenden-nay, should he have not been hitherto
regarded technically Iepublican--such as Genenl
Scott, or John Bell Horace r. Clark, or John NJ
Bolts, Henry Winter Davis provided he be openly and
uneqnvoclly anti-savery extending, anti-Cuba-stea
ing, anti-fbusterwe shall heartily support both his
nomination and his election We give fair notice that
practical triumph in 1860 the sham democracy and
its MASTER the slavery propaganda Is the end Tor which
labor and to which hold not only personal aspa-
tons, but party names, wholly subordinate. And who
ever hears reads that the Tribune its editor
| gagged in any intrigue manWuyre to put up OF put
down either Seward or Fremont Chase Douglas, or any
one else, viii oblge by remembering explicit con
tradiction OF the REPRESENTATION which will be none
the less emphatic that we shall not take the trouble Of
repeating it,
4
ngton correspondents and thrdae Journalists seem To
take pleasure in nventing and circulating imports that
there difference in the councils of the Tribune
with respect Coy Seward and that It's responsible ed
tor opposed personal grounds to his elevation to the
presidency Whether that EDITORS course on grave
public question is likely TO be influenced by any such pal
try considerations set FORTH the public must judge
| be, certainly will nterpose denial to such an mpu-
taton but he cannot believe that any one who knows
him will give it any sort of credit He has never yet adj
vocated Gov Stewards nomination for President because
haata IaI thufg 1tipn
be successful but should evidence be afforded him prior
to the next republican nomination that Gov s. can carry
States enough to elect hmor to reduce the ques
ton to its simplest elements, that he pretty surely
carry Pennsylvania New jersey and Indiana he will
heartily advocate Mr. Stewards nomination as he will
should such nomination be made, whether with or with
out such aid this journal might give it, labor for his
election with devotion and industry which he has
never yet manifested for any candidate except Henry
Clay.
1t is very true that we do not on all public questions
agree with Gov Seward-as do not. very probably
with any other statesman. We hold him too favoraby
inclined to what is called the liberal school in public
pendture with which school we have chronic differ
ence We DO not desire niggardy, parsmonious, pen
ny wise government but do want which will cx
pend at least onethd of its annual income for purposes
of national and enduring beneicencefor works which
enure to the direct and palpabc advantage of the people
rather than of the ofice.holders and axconsumes In
our view il is notenough that statesman should avo
cate and vote for such the Pacific railroad
we would have him vote other questions that there
will he money in the treasury To devote to such Objects
without prejudice to the public interests and without in
curing national debt We do not require of a candi
date whom support entire conformity to our views
aud while we willing TO support even STAKEHOLDER
for next President provided he be unequvocaly right
on the main question: believer with Washington, JEFF
ferson, and Caythlt slavery is not good to be diff
fused and perpetuated but evil TO be borne and
strcted, and ultimately eradicated; not likely to
oppose Gov Seward because single point he is not
in advance Of the great majority Of our statesmen
| md while VIC differ decidedly from Mr. On single
but important feature Of national policy, do not
know any else likely to be candidate for President
with whom fully agree If the pending question
were Of rewaring with the presidency the abest and
most deserving republican, many persons unwiscy
it to be- instead of one Of selecting that statesman
most thoroughly imbued with the republican idea who
be chosen in 1860 TO that exalted trust should prob
ably deem Gov. Chase next after Gov Seward fairly
titled to that proud distinction And Gov Chase views
with regard to public expenditure, CLEAN them from
his speeches and votes nearly in accord with
ours than those of Gov. Seward. But subject
graver and more vital than this that of the development
and Investigation of national industry the
raj and necessary anidoe to human slavcry-we have
reason to believe Gov. Chase views nearly accord
amt with convictions those 81 Gov. Seward.
i We know many excellent and determined republicans
who do not see do and the slavery propaganda
has comprehendcd for the last quarter of century, that
the protective policy and their schemes in deadly
tagonism that slavery viii be undermined and
thrown ia this country, it in Europe, and must
ultimately be everywhere through that ripening and
perfection of national industry which renders the gno
rant human machine a minus quantity not worth the
cst of keeping in condition for service thus verifying
John Randoph's prediction of coming time in which
the masters would away from the slaves The
truths here barely glanced at better understood by
Governor Seward, gather from his speeches. than
by almost any other of prominent republicans and
Pennsylvania is clearly destined to be the
pivot of momentous presidential struggle they not
unlikely to render him the most available candidate for
next President But do not here TO pry into
the future 'Sriicient unto the day its and
duties When the time shall have arrived for selecting
standard bearer for 1860, shall make choice and
indicate it. Until then, all reports that the Tribune
or its editor is doing ibis that to favor possible
republican nominee Or disparage another viii be ms
taken and groundess. Our immediate effort will be to
induce such understanding and state of feeling among
the various camps of the opposition will render The
success of candidate from side not merely pos
sble, but morally certain TfiJme.
wAsIrBuRN, MAINE.
have noticed that many persons Americans and 9th
in opposition accustomed to speak OF the repup
icn party not great, fixed necessary party win
rights and purposes of its own, but chance gathering
together of men, or as organization OF convent
cnce, ready and fit TO be used from time to time, as oc
casion may to require fundamentally to de-
feat the democratic party not for the sake of vndatns
republican principles but to beat the democracy and place
new set of men in power. Not long since number {"
very respectable gentlemen assembled in this city TO see
what was TO be done with this republican party and nov
it could bo made most available for a successful re-
sance to democratic pro slavery schemes and plans bu
to whip the democratic party. And they 50 klnd