The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-05-25
The Republican Nomination for The
Presidency.

The Republican Convention at Chicago have
nominated Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, for
President oil the United States-a third rate
Western lawyer, poorer than even poor Pierce.
This is complete defeat Of Seward, who was
fairly entitled to the nomination from the pqrty
which is of his own creation. The result was
brought about by the lntrigues OF Horace Gree
ley and old Blair, of Silver Springs, who,
though they could not obtain the nomination
for Madame Bates, their first love, yet prevent
cd the success the apostle of the higher law,
and got a man whom they can mould to their
personal purposes more readily than MIR. Sew
ard. few years ago, at Washington, The
New York Senator gave offence to Greedy, and
he has never been forgiven, though it was he
who first raised the editor OF the Tribune
to importance. Mr.. Stewards defeat is
blow 10 Thurlow Weed, who built upon his
nomination high hopes OF preferment, which
now turn out to be only castles in the air.
What Raymond and Webb will do remain TO
be seen.
The conduct of the Republican party IN this
nomination is remarkable indication OF small
intellect, growing smaller. They pass over
Seward, Chase aud Banks, who are statesmen
and able men, and they take up fourth rate
lecturer, who cannot speak good grammar, and
who, to raise the wind, delivers his hackneyed,
llliterate compositions at 5000 apiece. Our
readers will recollect that this peripatetc poll
tlcian visited New York two or three months
ago on his financial tour, when in return Tor
the most uDmitgated trash, Interlarded with
coarse and clumsy jokes, he filled his empty
pockets with dollars coined out OF republican
IA If off ho IS
the United States, the public finances should
fail, he can set out upon lecturing mission
through the country, taking Horace Greeley
along with him. He may thusireplenish col
apsed treasury. If people will not exchange
their loose dimes for the instruction CT the pleas
ure derived from his eIoquence, they may be
induced TO part withlsome oftheir cash in the
cause of patriotism, and TO save the nation from
bankruPtcy-an event which is very likely 10
happen if the republicans get hold oil the nations
purse.
The only other thing for which Lincoln has
been distinguished besides his ltinerant ectu-
ring, is his defeat by Douglas in bis own State, |
at time when the ticket of the republican
party had five thousand majority over the de- |
in Illinois. In his anti-slavery opin-
ions he IS the most ultra and revolutionary of |
all the candidates whose names were introdu- |
ced at Chicago and in the campaign in which |
he was beaten he gave uiterance to the most |
violent sentiments, and went into the iTrepressi-
Bile conflict before Seward himself.
At such nomination the democrats have
good reason to rejoice. They have clear road
now before them, and nothing can arrest their I
onward march to victory if they are only true
TO themselves. Their stars are luckier TO them
than they deserve. They have the game in
their hands, fthey will suppress their insane
quarrels and unite upon single candidate, be
be Douglas Or Dickinson or Lane, but not'Guth-
rie, Hunter or Breckenridge, or any Southern
man. The candidate must be man who Will
run well in the Middle States, and be must be
taken without any platform or his former re-
cord IN regard 10 the South. There is no need
Of any platform. The republicans have made
the issue, and that must be met. not by side
winds or distractions, but by direct negative
Their principles involve the dissolution of the
Union. Their policy is to overthrow the in
.lltutlons OF the South, by force OF fraud. by
legislation IN violation OF the constitution. or.
# necessary, by fire and sword In the face of