Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-10-27
Candidates for the Presidency,

- szIhesNsg \ ork F1buneo of the 2th inst
bass long article ouits-< policy" son tn
= FseSidential question. From that srticl
weapote the following;
= Fs gaafrecEuits to the Republican pan.
-ty. i has seemed important to show tina
lit issno pefonal party; that it is not devo
ted 10 the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of any man o.
clilue; tilat it is ready tie support candidate.
hithefto belonging to adverse organiza
fionssif thereby itspurpese can be promo
tee, lt~has seemed to Us important to
streat The selection of onrs National candi-
:. dates for 1860 as though it were not a
Nmatter ofeourse that some designated per-
fsson shouldlave this or that place on the
eticket. but as. if all who have hitherto act
sed, aHl even those who shall hereafter act
rs, were eligible to the highest honors
lnsoG gift IN ascendant. confident par
-ty may b,stow its nominations as rewards;
n party That Is struggling up from impo-
tence 70 power, must consider, first, not
which among its competent and worthy
members It would prefer to honor, but
lFhich ofthem it may reasonably hope. to
elect. 1t may be. in,Ieed. that he who
- stands first in its affections, is at the
same time tue most acceptable Gifts states
men to that large number of voters who
are 70 be won from Indifference or hostili-
ty to adherence and active cooperation;
but this does by no means follow of course
and IS not to be assumed with safety. In
.ssshe absence OF proofeither way, the pre-
sumption is against it.
1t is the practice of onr all versaries to
stigmatize the Republicans as a Seward
party and to assume that Gov. Seward is.
ofcourse to be their candidate for next
President. 1t has seemed to us expedient
not TO aid them in this course. Gov. Sc
ward may be the Republican candidate in
fzls60; il he is, no one need be assured that
hewilfbs most heartily supported by this
Journal; but, II candidate ut that election
he will be freely chosen by our Conven-
ton, not imposted upon US by our adver-
saries.E If. when our delegates come to-
getheF-in National Convention, he is found,
on comparison of notes, the man whose
nomination will most probably insure our
triumph. then we are for him Of all men;
bat If Il should appear that another Repub-
iesn can probably carry States which be
scannot, while losing none that he can
carry, then we are for that other, most de- !
terminedly- And so, it seems tons, every
one should be who esteems principles above
men.-if our bitterest enemy, being essen
TALLY 4 Repabffcan can probably secure
theSote Of one m ora State than our best
friend, then We are for that enemy and a.
gainst that friend.
I'VE have sometimes spoken favorably Of
the selection of Edward Bates of Missouri, 4
as our standard bearer, simply because his 4
position and antecedents seemed such as, to 4
render him most available as candidate. 4
Having lived nearly or quite all his days
IN Slave State. and being widely know as
conservative statesman of ripe years and /
estimabie character, AMI having (though /
never an american supported Mr. Fill
more IN 1896, we have believed that he
.xonld receive tie votes of most Of the
americans and Wings, and thus secure the
vote of at least Maryland, and perhaps of
Missouri and Delaware also; while the fact /
that he, though formerly Shareholder,
ceased (years ago. to besuch, through the
legal manumission of his human chattels,
seemed to us TO go. far toward assuring
republicans that his heart is with them.
We have understood, too. that he opposed
the passage of the Kansas Nebraska
bIii' and the whole series of Democratic =
outrages whereof Kansas was so long the l
VICTIM. Ifthero be any mistake ON this
head.stheh of course he is no, possible
Republican candidate; but If Mr. Bates a
shall prove heartily and openly favorable a
to the policy of combining Slavery to the
existing Slave States. then we must still : :
regard him with decided favor. s, -
AT all events, weare glad of having had Z
an OPPORTUNITY to show that we would ;
cheerfullY support for President one who !,
vas against rs in 1856 provided he be
Substantially with us now. e = . - S
There can be no mistake as to Judge 4
BsTEs opposition to the repeal of the
Missouri compromiss and the whole pol
icy OF the Democratic party. bred Scott (
decision and all. for the extension of sla-
veiy--A rs to slavery, he has proven his
fan BY h;sworks. about The bes. test that
can be given lie emaneipaied slaves in
hsrited by him. although a poor man at II
the tine, which, we apprehend. many who
are lo1det in tieifcontlemnation Of slave \
ry and the South. would not do.-Lsdtan-
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