The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-10
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.

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from the New York Daily rr,buoe, April 90
the Presidency IN 1850.
A President OF the United ssaes is Il be chosen
next year we cay a one, because uns more than
bali dozen persons, ncadog the Hon James Bocnlasp,
bave loes of re etecug that funcousry.
Mr. Franklin Pierce is possible candidate; i, Caleb
Cushitg; so are five hundred five th,lsind ohars;
james buchanan is an impossible ooe. We
President aud very probably idatss GA all
hapdS
This PAPER is pretty wei 20 favor tue policy
OF such cton ana the cultivation OF such spirit on tue
part of tue republicans will cure possible union
of the opposition IN the contest before Ne TO not
deem it necessary egaln to contcadoi the rd-
FROM time to time set alos, that are
tabor ing to dominate and elect A. or G. fh0 single end
consequent Of couutrys ptorrcrty add
honor The elevation OF or to the Pfcslteocy may
seem TO US desirable hut the triumph OF cause IS OF
infinitely greater i'm portauce Mca are means
to etd aud that end IA not their induction ato the
Presidential chair
Ia che as Presidential contest the votes of tho Aercn
people divided az follows -BaciAaso l, s3s, 232
Fremont "a ,5l4 Fillmore, 81 7e7; Fremoa, ana Fan
more together over Buchanan, 81 $50
OF course plain that sabsta ial, pracca, union
a the electors who supported Fremoat ana Fillmore re-
spectvey insures triumph in $780, though there
should be scaling oil either size, there proba
bly, would be We Afford lost 400 900 OF the oppo
sition voe IN 1856 and still carry tue nex President by
handsome majority.
Is tbsre them any nsuperabls obstacle to substantial
union OF The opposition in lSs0s In other wod3Wnai do
The republicans INSIST essential that the other banea
Of The Opposition cannot concede 10 thens
Doubtless, there are republicans whose opinions and
feelings with regard 10 slavery are such as are not accept
Of human slavery ss nj once great crime and
great blnnderss the main ;nci,ng causc of our coun
tTy's misiotun and perils We most earnestly oe
tho nnml.or srS rchls ,ha cha a. nae hal mar
soil been pressed by the foot Of slave. SO OF
Mar land Missouri Texas Rnt evan va have no idea
that The federal government ever will or should
unoertake To ntarmeddle with the existence of
slavery in apy STATE of this Union We ask that
ooverIment smnv m let slavery In the state,
that personal liberty which the federal constitutoa
IN every citizen leaving the OF
Slavery TO the natural growth ana ausou of intelligence
humsnity and relioion That tho federal poyeroment
should ~ m no the act 20 and
of slavery whether in ts domestic or its foreign poy
&c 90 urce and ,ns;st Rovond In, MONT We do moi ask
nsr or oect il n o. -' fN'A' W"
The annexat,o1 of Texas under tho and
cona .ions 81 that snnext;,u ,h vr,hrnr "f tos M
sor comp,rt the whole conrse of sdnys 10
kansas from the hour that border ruaus arst per
United 70 harass ana and abuse her free state sesters
without resistance or rcbuke from those appointed aud
paid 70 administer the laws there down to the cumna
ton OF the Lcompton fraud we hold TO be gsoss depar
lures from that attitude which was the duty OF the
federal government to maintain with regard to free
dom and slavery. S, with the monstrous pro-
Ject OF paving one hundred millions or over for
the Issnd of Cuba for the single purpose Of constituting
new buttrxs ana support OF the slave power 10 our
Union. Surely cannot he necessary that should be
deadly foe Of slavery in order that he should realize
the gross Partially and injustice OF such proecs tbs
We do not ask the federal government spend millions
to strengthen the free labor interest in Union. We
protest against spending mons for an opposite purpose
Who says that this protest is not Justuedf
Nor do we ask nor desire the prescription OF sfavehod
ers or pro slavery men by the federal administration
they Insist on prescribing US, why then they raise an
issue which We must meet, and the hardest fud of But
we are quite willing to return to the policy Of the early
Presidents, under whom no mans opiaous Respecting
slavery were made test OF hts ftue.s Tor office Nov
is notorious, 10 man is permitted to hold Office wno in
any manner an opponent OF slavery.
What the republican party unitediy demand aud insst
on such change in the policy Of the federal go 'ern
ment as will render 1t no longer patron and partisan
bu IN opponent OF TIE future extension Of slavery we
tension 10 the spirit which induced Jefferson devise aud
Washington TO sanction It's n,erdc,ion Ia tne federal
Territories and General Taylor TO favor M exclusion from
California. So much, In essence, the republicans must
and win insist on How many Of the other wing OF the
opposition will object TO II? Ia other words, how many Of
the conservative wings desire that the federal govern
ment shAi commune 10 pc employed, as pas poem
ahiouen the several aeinocrAnc aSmnisrauons since
unu . on Oh OIL, human AMMAN s,averyI - -. ,
the Union outss of tbe national vv.e sn
vho desire the extension of or tina, the
snail favor such extension In onr
with Southern whies-sn1 il has not been very mited~
W., aar 80. ona ST. ia so rhn &c. ~ al h;n,sstr
democrat. INV 'A' "''' N''
K then we arc not essentially at variance on this point
We insist that no barrier exists to
the g fusion" we desire. We believe that Maryland
Delaware and Missouri with possibly Kentucky renucs
see and North Carolina NAV be carried n 1860 for ma
tiona ticket which shall be frankly but inosnsiyey hos
few words as to mea:-
As we desire the open aud hearty co operation of con-
servalive whjes TO help us elect republican President
ould such be nominated we 40 not begin by notifying
those wbes that we will not SUPPORT nor vote far
one of their number should one be but for ward as the
oppoei,ion candidate II seeps 70 us consistent uetaer
with good policy good nor even good faith 10 do
So certainly we should prefer an original republic.
cap-Goy Seward or Gov Chase far iastsnce-hn, az,
shall heartily and zea,ously SUPPORT one ike John Rail
Edyaxd pa;.s =. Iohn' W pps,,s go, Do',
well assured that his inf renee, his patronage,
DIE power, II cnosen President, will be used, no.
W eAienn slavery, out 10 cohane IL w'aia tAe states
WAY see I. 10 uPuo'o H. ana Wneh We say luis, we
Ak ose Wbo hsst ina. Tue slavery issue IL siooraaate,
an nSt lnesnohs coucefn0g she 'arI inerha I'm prove
81, 'ngri 70 preooo,aatc 10 meet US N the same
spn. ipn say 0i.ss!s. conservatives, toas ~ast tue
0uuy ennneHIy heeos Is reaoJnslment OF toe taria
as w aoru AZ once adequae TeVehoe ahh inc'oenta
poe,"n 70 he exposed ana snHsrioS branches Q! our
nauona ipausTy. very wei 90 yon dolot tnat Gover.
LOT seward o. Governor Chase, ffesinen1, you'd
oonDenu sna approve SUD tarinY Mina.
We ave no! IN. urging tnai distinctive an should
DC as tne opposnon standard bearer 10 lsoo we