New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-17

Cox.
The question " Who shall be next President'"
is ore which We long ago decided not to discuss,
Dor even defnitively consider, until the opening
Of 1860, to which year 1t properly belongs. We
make no pretensioos 10 prophecy, and none but
prophet can be qualified to determine which among
cur statesmen the Republicans ought to preseas as
their car did, for the next great National struggle
For We are among those who hold Success, when
a,tainabe, to be often a political duty as we hold
it eminently TO be duty incumbent on the Repub-
licADs in 1860. They strong enough to elect
the right map, whoever be may be; they are not
strong enough to elect any other. Who that nan
il, Will be made manest TO those who without
psrtialty, prejudice, or alloy Of personal
aspiration, observantly await the proper time
of choosing: a speech, vote, prop
o.ition Of the right stamp, and made
OF the right moment, may indicate him, 50 that the
clear-ey I'd can no longer doubt. Aud that man,
whoever he may be-whether Seward, or Chase,
or Lean, or Banks, or Fremont, or Blssell, or
CoIamer, or Bates, or Fessenden, nay should
he have not been hitherto regarded as technically
Repubican-sucb as General Scott, or John Bell,
or Horace +. Clark, or John N. Botts, or Henry
Winter Davis, provided be be openly and une.
quisccslly anti Slavery EItsniiog, sntiCuba-Stes-
log, anti Flibuster-we shall heartily support, both
his omlnslon and bis election. We give fair notice
that a practical triumph in 1860 over tue Sham
Deuocracy and its master, the Slavery Propa
eapda. is the end for which we labor, and TO which
We hold not Only per.onal aspirations, but party
Danes, wholly subordinate. Aud whoever hears or
reads that THE TRIBUNE, or its Editor. is engaged
10 al intrigue or mai euver to put up or put down
either Seward or Fremont Chase, Douglas, or any
one else, will obhge us by remembering our ex-
plcit contradiction Of tho report-a contradiction
which will be none the les em phatc that We shall
not take the trouble of repeating it.
One of the latest OF those political eInards
which Washington correspondents and third-rate
journalists seem TO take pleasure in inventing and
circulating imports that there is some difference
in the councils of The TRIBUNE with respect to
Gov Seward, and that its responsible Editor is
opposed on personal grounds to his elevation to the
PRESIDENCY. Whether that Editors course on
grave public question likely TO be Influenced by
any such pslry considerations as are set forth the
publ must judge he, certainly Will interpose no
denis. to such an imputatioo, bus be- cannot bele7e
that any one who knows bin will give it any sort Of
credit. He has ne;er yet advocated Gov. Sew
ards nomination for President, be:au.e he hs,
never had evidence that such nomination would be
successful; bat should evidence be afforded him
prior 10 the next Republican nomination that Gov.
S. can carry States enough to elect hm-or even,
to reouce the question to its simplest elements,
that be- can pretty surely carry Pennsy lyania or
w-Jersey and Iodisns he will heartily advo-
cate Mr.. Stewards nomination; as be viii, should
such nomination be made, whether ~ito or with
out such aid az this journal might give it, labor for
his election with a devotion and industry which he
has never Yet manifested for any candidate excep.
Henry Clay.
1t is very true that we DO not on all public ques.
lions agree with Gov. Seward-as we do not. very
probably, with any other Statesman. We hold
him too iavorably inclined TO Whist is called the
liberal school in public expenditure, with which
school We have q chrome difference. We do not
desire niggardly, patsimouiOus, penuy-wise Gov
ernment; but VT do want one Shioa Will e1Pend
at least ore third ii us aDnusipcome Tor purposes
of National and enduring benehcencs-for works
which epure TO the direct and plPable advantage
of the People rather than Of the office holders and
tsx. consumers. 10 our view, il is not enough that
statesman should advocate and vote for such
measur, $ as the Pacific Railroad-we would have
him so vote on other questions that there Will be
money in the Treasury to devote to such objects,
without prejudice to the pubic Interests, and with
out mourning National Debt. We hold that our
Army ought TO be reduced 70 skeleton, and our
Navy TO few steamships and swift sailing vessels,
nearly slwsys in commission; that taree-fourtas
of our present Army and Navy officers ought to
be given years p,y ahead, and sent about their
private busine,s, while battalion of Qdskers
genuine disciples of George Fox and
William Penn--hould be sent abroad o.
ambassadors and into the wilderness as In-
dian aeppts To keen the peace and shiod our