, 1860-04-17
Judge Mclean.

.lf,Eon Cor. Ph;la1c!pil. Nusth Americana
. ..-% 9r..u. 49,. , :.

WAsn1saros. April Il, l-o.
Ii Is quite evident, :refn tue tone of the cor-
respondence here, within the last few DAYS, that
~ 1mPof1Ant and extensive reaction has COM
meneea among tue more advanced wing Of the
Republican party, in regard to the presidencr.
and that the movement In behalf of Jndca NJ
Lean 1s assuming the most imposing propor-
TONS. Letters from the interior of rcnnsvlTa-
ma noid but one language On this subject. and
that IL Of the most decided confidence as to auc-
cess. Those from New Jersey, Indiana and the
Easte1n Sta.es, breathe the same spirit, and the
oo1*s2{aon 1s spreading far and wide that, he il
not only the man Tor the crisis, hut the one Of
ail others whose nomination will make our iii
uuph sure and c0nclusiye. Withont' rurh ,
name, and even if it we're practicable to carrv
the fres'deney. the House Of Representatives
might De lost. because the fact is not to be dis
guised tnat the Opposition now bold many dis.
trlcts IN rennsylrania and other States. Th1ch
they could not expect to retain under ordinarT
circumstances, from their peculiar political
complexion. We carried them in 1855 by
comoanation Of circumstances, which maY OF
may not be repeated. Hence It is Of the first
consequence that the candidate at Chicago
sooa1o occupy such a position before the coun-
the national ticket. The changc Of opinion here
amons public naen is quite as marked as in the
country. They are sensitive to the first touch
o. the popular current, and it is manifest from
Inc expression now, that If the Convention were
70 meet Immediately, Judge Mclean would be
Spontaneously nominated,
Tits feeling has undoubtedly extended to a
large number Of the delegates who will attend
the baltimore Convention. They desire sue
cess. and are ready to co-ope1atc with the Re-
pubicans upon any fair and reasonable basis,
Looking to such concert, an effort will be made
TO bring forward Judge Mclean, without anv
platform but the Constitution and Union. which
Is consistent with his whole public life and SER
vice. Should this purpose succeed, it would
convey an insimation to Chicago that corll not
properly be disregardcd, though one faction
there might be disposed to reject it as an al.
legged attempt at dictation. That unjust assuu1p.
tion might easily be disposed Of, tor if certai,
candidates .!rc TO be set aside, merely because
OF their ability to attract supper: which others
cannot do, the Republicans would Soon find
themselves in select minority, to which FEW
would be willing to seek admission.
If the radical Republicans prefer defeat tc
victory, insist upon an extreme man, xad reject
every overture for contiliatiou, they will Inc
themselves abandoned hy the great conservative
rote, which really holds the balance Of power
in At least six tree Suites, an1 be SO badly beat
en-, besides, that the party will hare no natiop7
| existence the day after the election. The las
and most dessParate strngsle is fast approach
ing, and another triumph Of Democracy vii
| compel the dissolution OF present political tie
aud the necessity Of 4 new Organization, Just l.
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise brough
| the Republican party into existence.