White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-12-01
Misttaantuus.
Prospect of a United Opposition.

From the signs of the times. North and
South. we may account it fixed fact
that there will he thorough aud cordial
union Of nearly all the Opposition ele
meatS in the next Presidential campaign.
Sward and his peculiar friendS-and
hey amount to only small faction
nay be found to be impractieable, and
nav decline to cooperate in support of q
national, conservative Opposition candid
ate for the Presidency, with the view and
in the hope of perpetuating the slavery
agitation for selfish and unrrincipled ends.
But the great body of the Northern OPP.
position have no sympathy with the
Seward clique. and their ultra, revolu-
tiOnary doctrines and movements, and
will diSeountehance and frown upon any
attempt which Seward and his managers
may make, to distract the councils AMI
thWart the purposes of the conservative
Opposition. Indeed. we consider Seward.
as Presidential aspirant, altogef her oui
Of the question. Even those ,leludei
persons, who are most devoted to him.
AMI who sincerely desire to see him eleva-
ted to the Presidency. will hardly run
the hazard of revolution, disunion, and
evil war. to crafty his overweeRing
ambition. Well knowing that his ele-
vAtIon even il submitted to al all by the
South, would be ultimately productive
Of the most dangerous and calamitous
consequences, in engendering the bitterest
feelings between the two section of the
CnOn, and in kindling at the South.par-
ucularly aspirt of Indignation that might
result IN the establishment Of q Southern
C0nlederscy, and in an appeal to arms
% indicate the step, the champions of
SeSard'S nomination for the Presidency
VIII take counsel of their discretion, and
crop him before the close of the coming
winter. 1t is only in New York and in
I,portlOn of the New England States,
mat Seward possesses any real and effect
I've strength. In Pennsylvania. New Jer-
@y' and throughout the entire North.
western States, there can be found scarce
corpOral's guard who sustain his
residential pretensions. A cold and
pasSionless and selfish agitator and plotter.
ne embraces in his composition none Of
the elements calculated to render him
popular with the masses, and particular.
~ with the Western and Northwestern
sections of the Union. He is ponular
only Z, with political schemers and intrigu-
tfs Ike himself, and it is from that source
i p 1e derives all the strength, as a
RESIDENTIAL candidate. that he possesses.
we are aware that such class of men.
, ,Oa together, intent upon an end,
auu energetic and INSCRIPTIONS in the
fEiOSecutlon OF 1t, are somewhat formula
Ps. ana may accomplish great deal.
H. ny uaaspplly for the Seward managers.
!. characters are thoughly understood
~; ,ne public, and they are consequently.
..ls'Ss Of unceasing watchfulness on7the
|, ~ VI The honest masses Of all parties.
wort though, ever so adroit and
copnlous in their tactics, their influ-
p, D. IS utterly impotent to make Seward
n s'uent OF the United States, or even
Il re his nomination for that Office.
a. os set down. therefore, as clearly.
A.; ''ermined that Stewards Presidential
n "AuonS offer no formidable obstacle
Al complete union of alIthe Onnosition
". uS In the campaign of 1850.
n.,'1 are grati6ed to observe that nu-
h.,s,ouss influential journals at the North,
lie,n n' identified with the Repub-
neut r ofy are cOunseling the abandon
iup,,o,: tne slavery issue as altogether
sreus % and obsolete. They Justly
<6ieb ~ uat the object, to accomplish
kd, ts n' Republican party was. organ
s,u,,s already been secured-that is
naS been made free State, and