New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-24
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.
7. "a. Es..sr st TA.S. Y. Trs.ae

| tlseting bin.
/. OF tle.e considerations, we place hrst in order
that which is fnt in importance. No should be
nominated fer tn exalted and responsible office by any
psny-sDo least of sll BY the Republican Pa ty-who
s not emirentiy worthy Of it, and who bas nos also
Prered himself to be by distinguished services II is
tine for al 10 turn with d-gust from the low artihce
OF nominating Inferior undisiinguished and un,red
men because Of their supp,sed avsil.bility We have
already lowered too much the standard public worth;
sbd the con, equ.uee IT, our Govern mens boih State
and National, administered in all their departments,
too often, by men unqualified snd who do p,es-s
the eon6i nee respeot Of the peops. Public au-
tbory istheIeby degraded and Weekend to lament
able extent. The people feel that it So and demand
refornaton. 1t has ceased to be erped,eAt even 70
poniDa'e a merely araiaBle candidate If we may
! the paradox.
Nor il il enough that the candidates should be ft for
L e Preedency-they should have proceed thsr itnese
BY services and well known that the peo
pie may Of their own know ledge know them 20 be emf
Iently qualified. candidate for our Chief i.ns,racy
ought always to be who has had public ca
r.eI-in which lis prime ples and his fidelity 20 them,
| hs intelligence and his wisdom American sta,es
nan, have been subjected to the crucible Of
trial nsny virtuous enough in untried situa
tions but who tell how they will stand the trials
and temptations Of high responsible difficult positions
| Tie Hon. WILLIAM L. DAHTos Of Ne s-Jrrsey, the
Republican candidate for Vice President in 1856,
MP fully 10 the standard have epdeavored to de-
scribe. During his long in the United States Sem
ate the principles and ihe frmness Of public men,
in and out of that body were severely tried. We do
not cay how many of them failed in that ordeal; bat
the country knows that Judge Dayton did not. Then
il that Government began to diverse from the
old conservative Wasbingtonan and Jefersonan doc
| trines of Freedom. Then it was that Mr.. Cahouns
yernicious seconalism began to seeuce public
out Of the good old PATHS Judge Dayton Of
the few who gave way not for moment TO these n-
sidious and poisonous false doctines--who would
Leber tolerate compromise with them in the least,
but condemned them raugbt with all those danger
consequences which the country has since bit
terly experienced. There Senator active,
more oonspeous, more effective than Judge Dayton
smo1g the defenders of the old policy and the oypo-
nenis of the ew. How sbundanty has time justified
the wisdom of his counsels We have lately looked
over the record Of lis in the Senate and have
been struck again and again by the prophetic accuracy
with which lie warned the Senate agaust those evils
which their sectional schemes we're destined to
bring, and have since brought upon the country. He
wac Republican by anticipation, simpl, because he
stution and fixed in his determination to adhere
.he policy Of the fathers Of the Republic.
III. Judge Dayton besides bis fitness for the Presi-
dency, is candidate whom the Republican party may
confidently hope TO elect 1t will not be sufficient for
that party TO conGne their views simply the avowed
Republican States. These States do not cast enough
votes elect President For this reason they ailei
in 1856 and they will he defeaed again in 1860 unless
they receive AID from of the States which then
voted for Buchanan. II the Republican candidate snal
receive the votes of Pennsy yania and NewJersey he
will BE- elected Can the Republicans carry these two
Statssl They have never done it yet by their
asssted ttrength but they have done it again and
again by the aid Of many who voted for Fillmore in
1876 Whenever the Opposition o the Democratic party
s thoroughly united in these two States, it rinmphs
It would lave triumpLed in 1856 if il had been united
and Mr. Buchanan would hAs> bsen defeated.
Can this OppostiOn party be united in 1860 upon a
single canOdate for tie Presidency IL is the belief Of
leading of both sections Of the Opposition that they
can unite Judge Dayton. In New-Jersey, both
sections already uniting on him. Separated IN 1885,
not much by differences about principles as By sus
icons Of and antpaties each Others candidates for
he Presidency, their real congruty of principle has
tince drawn item together, and they vii, keep to-
getber if candidate be nominated for the Presidency
in whom tlty have confidence. They do have conf.
dence in Judge Dsyton aud already they are cooper
ating in favor Of his nomination.
In Penpsy lvania, there is similar state Of things
The Opposition party there is composed of similar
teTials, and combine upon the candidate.
There s every reason TO believe that Judge Dayton
could carry both these Stat, His principles,
denis, character and relations such tit him emf
nny to con bine in bis support the elements foppos
ton TO the Democratic party IN both. Let the kcPnb-
lean Convention nominate him for President and the
united Opposition of Penusy vania and New-Jersey
will support him. With the aid Of these two States
Republican phslapx Of 1856 can elect bim On this
Republican phalanx we must, of course chiefly de-
Lend We point out to them how they may achieve
success. Theirs win be the triumph and theirs, IN
great degree, the credit of it. s.
To ne Editor Of TAs N. Y. Tribvns.
SIR: Aware of the extensive circulation OF The |
TRIBUsE in the Northern and Northwestern States |
am prompted by the natural soctude which, in CON-
M n with large majority OF the conservative Opposi-
Ii, n at the South feel for the perpetuily Of our go-
rous Uniou address few words OF earnest warning
TO the UIion-loving and lAw-abidiDg people of the
North have abiding trust in the patriotism, 10y
atty to the Constitution and sense Of justice OF tue
mssses Of the people Of the North rs well as Of the
South and am c,nvinced that the intelligent and con-
,eryatiye men OF the Free States unite with their
Southern brethern Of the Opposition party in condemn
ing that disastrous agitation Of the Slavery question
which had its inception in corrupt and misc olevous
Democratic legislation, and has been fostered oy the
duplcity and Imbecihty Of Democratic Administra-
Mons Surely the tine has fully come when good men
nj all "A