Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-01-29
The New York Tribune on the Presi-
dency.

The question "Who shall be next Presi-
dent?" is one which we long ago decided not
to discuss, nor even defnitively consider, until
the opening of 1860, to which year it prop
erly belongs. We make no pretensions to
prophecy, and none but prophet can be
qualified to determine which among our states
men the Republicans ought to present as their
candidate.for the next great National struggle.
For we are among those who hold Success,
when attainable, to be often a political duty,
as we hold it eminenuy to be a duty incum-
bent on the Republicans in 1860. They are
strong enough to elect the right man, whoever
he may be; they are not strong enough to
elect any other Who that man is, will be
made manifest to those who, without partial
ity, prejudice, or alloy of personal aspira-
ton, observantly await the proper time Of
choosing: speech, vote, a proposition Of
the right stamp, and made at the right mo-
ment, may indicate him, so that the clear eyed
can no longer doubt. And that man, who
ever he may be-whether Seward, or Chase
or MLean, or Banks, or Fremont, or Bissell
or Collamer, or Bates, or Fessenden,-nay
should he have not been hitherto regarded az
technically Republican as Gen. Scott
or John Bell, or Horace F. Clark, or John NJ
Bolts, or Henry Winter Davis, provided hi
be openly and unequivocally anti-Slavery Elk
tending, anti Cuba Stealing, anti illibuster-
we shall heartily support, both his nomination
and his election. We give fair notice that
practical triumph in 1860 over the Sham De
mocracy and its master, the Slavery Propa
ganda, is the end for which we labor, and tt
which we hold not only personal aspirations
but party names, wholly subordinate. Ant
| hoov, roo1C no Tribune r.
Editor, is engaged in any intrigue or maneu
yer to put or put down either Seward or Ere
mont, Chase, Douglas, or any one else, vii
oblige us by remembering our explicit contra
diction of the report-a contradiction whicl
will be none the less emphatic that we shal
not take the trouble of repeating it.
One of the latest of those political conord
which Washington correspondents and third
rate journalists seem to take pleasure in in
| venting and circulating, imports that there
some difference in the councils of the 1Tiban1
with respect to Gov. Seward, and that its re
| sponsible editor is opposed on personal goound
/ to his elevation to the Presidency. Whethe
that editors course on grave public ques
ton is likely to be influenced by any sue
paltry considerations as are set forth, the put
lie must Judge; he, certainly, will interpose n
denial to such an imputation, but he canno
believe that any one who knows him will CIV
it any sort of credit. He has never yet &C
vocated Gov. Stewards nomination for Pres
dent, because he has never had evidence ths
such nomination would be successful; br
should evidence be afforded him prior to tn
next Republican nomination that Gov. S. ca
carry States enough to eject him-or even,
reduce the question to its simplest element
that be can pretty surely carry Pennsylvani
or New Jersey and Indiana-he will hearth
advocate Mr.. Stewards nomination; as
| will, should such nomination be made, wheth