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

Leadership, founded upon craftsmanship and mutoal
obligation, they were the mer. Of them shall only
add that hey furnsh notable illustration Of the fact
that il is far easier for popular hs1er TO advise HE
party 70 conquer their prejudicss than il is actually
10 crush them ont
In the formation Of the Republican party men Of
the highest .mirence, of the profoundes. s;atesmsn
chip, and possessing vast popularity, fet it TO be
their duty to in,erpcse srd their innueDce to resist
the organic alton Ct what they doubt honestly be-
heved 20 be sectional party, calculated to disturb
and destroy TIE little surviving harmony between the
North and the South Bat upon this subject Of
Slavery, the people bad read had reflected and had
formed independent opinions Of their own which no
Leaders, however cherished ard bonoFed could induce
them 10 repuoiate. Unhspply, a. think, the great
majority Of the eminent men of the good Old Wig
party held duty TO oppose sni resist this swelling
tide Of popular sentiment, to which they themselves
had largely contributed in former times and the only
consequence Of such opposition we now see in the
lsu entsble wreck CT ambitious hopes and blighted
pnatons stresn eli over the political arer a, from
Maine TO Georgia. The Republican is 10; either
Wig or Democratic party, but is composed of
materials formerly entering into the composition OF
both. Bat the more eminent men Of the Democratic
party did rot any than those of the Wing party,
see ct TO c0alesce with them. The men in whom this
lew patty fell inclined to confde hsve been those Sc
lected from their OWE ranks and who, generally speak
ing, brought with them into the Republican, from
any other party no historical hereditary claim TO
political distinction.
The number OF men in this new party Of hereto
fore known and Acknowledged eminence, is compare.
lively small; ard as matter of necessary cOnse-
auence those who were eminent, are held in some
antipatby by those to whose positions they have in
measure succeeded.
H. the selection OF q candidate for the Presidency
in 1856 the Republicans had macy difculties TO en-
counter. While il was known that several Of the
Free States were unchaDgf ably Republican, il was
equally well known that 10 candidate presented by
that party could count on vote in the Save States.
They must herefore either nominate one of the few
very distinguished men in their ranks, and thereby
81 cure the bitter opposition Of s that class Of dsap-
pointed men before referred TO- who could certainly
control several Of the Free States, or select man
lifted fo the Office WI ose want Of such proniI elce,
" bile il would reduce the Republican strength it was
presumed would relieve him from those fatal in
Auences. They accordingly selected a native of
South Caroina--a son-in-law Of Senstor Bsnton-s
resden. of California and whose associations had
been much more intimate with that part of the oppOsi
ton which were not in sympathy with the RspubE-
cans. The experiment failed Had those TO gain
whose favor an ADLER man was put aside supported
Fremont he would have been elected. Shall the
same e1pernen. be tried again
know Of none who have attempted TO dictate the
programme OF 1860. If any such there be- they will
find themselves engaged in bottles task. Editors,
on the one side and the other, will air their own
viewg. And public speakers and writer's, on both
sides of the line, will flourish much the coming
season. as to the cans and cants and the shals and
the shants; but all this will make very slight i'm
preston upon the actual condition of affairs.
There are two branches of opposition to the msrule
of our Government whose views agree upon some
ard those the most imporant-natters, but disagree
upon others The grand stroke Of policy will be, so
to arrange the important nominations as heartily to
unite these forces-not the leaders, but the rank
and file. How is this to be done The trumpeters of
one party will affirm, with entire earnestness, that
unless You walk a Gel tain tght-rope, of their own
stretching the nominations will be run into the
cround and so Of tie other side Ard thus adopt the
equally wesupported opinions Of either, and you are
certainly defeated.
There is wide difference between the two branch
es of the Opposition in those respects which ought to-
and must, modify the policy to be pursued in regard
10 either The strength of the American party is in
the Southern States. There, no policy to be pursued
can serioutly affect the interests Of the Republican
marty for they have nothing TO lose. The Americans
carried one State in 1856 and il is not probable they
can secure any more in 1860. Such being the case,
the true policy to be adopted is that which will secure
the largest vote in the Free States for it would OBJ
vousy be mistaken policy to sacrifice one electoral
vote North TO increase barren poll ourfold at the
South The part of the souDry then, where the bat
tie is TO be fought lies north of Mason and Di1ons
line. In thus yielding up the Southern country with
ont blow il is proper TO say that true friends OF the
country South lose nothing, FOR programme which
would bring certain disaster would not be desirable
for them; while all experience teaches that faithful
though weak and inferior branch OF successful party
ALWAYS receives far more than its just share OF the re-
wards Of success.
The exigency TO which we are reduced then, is this;
We must have a candidate for the Presidency, Sc
lected either-frst from among the eminently disin
pushed men who have transferred the prestige oil
known and admired name from some other party or
who have, during its brief existence, acquired the
confidence OF the Republican party; or second, some
one of the eminent statesmen who have been acting
with the old Wing American party or third, resort
to the expcdent which has sometimes been successful,
of selecting trustworthy man. but one of SO little note
as to have hitherto drawn upon himself the dstrust OF
class.
l take ii for granted that no considerable body OF
men can now be found who would advocate this last
proposition except the final resort OF desperation
1t is affirmed in unmistakable language on the one
side. that if we have Black Republican candidate
for the Presidency we are inevitably defeated or as
one of your espondents from the South has it, 1t
is proper that managers, who have undertaken to
dictate the programme for 1860, should know that