Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-03-21
FOR GOVERNOR,
HENRY D. FOSTER,
OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY.
The Opposition fn Trouble.

The leaders Of the Black Republican par ty
are row busily engaged at Washington City,
in ende eayoriDg to arrange matters for the
Chicago Convention There can be no doubt
that majority of them are hostile to
the nomination of Hon VIM H. Seward for
the Pre.i ;ency, bur how to get rid of Lim..with-
out offending his numerous friends is the diff
fculty. They know that he is not available,
and that with him as the STANDARD bearer Of
the party disastrous aud overwhelming de-
feat would be certain. But he and his friends
do not think so. They believe that he is the
man for the crisis, and are determined to la
Dor zealously to secure his nomination. Al
though he is man of great abilities, his
higher law" aud ''irrepressible conflict doe
trines would render it impossible for him to
receive the support of the Conservative por-
;ion of the Opposition Party at the ballot box
and he would be defeated without any diff
Gully.
I A strong effort will be made to nominate
Hon Edward C. Bates of Missouri if he is
Eot the man, it will not be the fault of the
politicians of the party. They think that in
asmuch as he is not so ultra in his views
with regard to slavery as Mr.. Seward, he
would make the most available candidate of
Of the two. But it is objected 20 him that be
citizen of Slave State, that he once owned
slaves. that he is opposed to the repeal ofthe
Fugitive Slave Law tina. he was an Ameri-
can and not Republican in 1856, and voted
for Mr. Fillmore for President. The true
blue '.irrepressible conflict Republicans
wouldn't support him If nominated, with any
thing like enthusiasm or zeal. He is not ul-
ira enough to please the mass of the Black
Republicans of New England, New York,
Ohio, Illinois sc. His conviction too with
the Know Nothing Party, would injure him
seriously in certain Western States where for
eigners compose considerable part of the
Black Republican forces
Simon Cameron of this State is dead
cock in the pit IF the Harrisburg Conven-
ton had been unanimous in his favor, he
might possibly have been nominated But
the most influential politicians in the State
are hostile 20 him. In truth he is everywhere
regarded as nothing more than a shrewd reck
less demagogue and adroit political trickster
He is no Statesman, and therefore totally uu-
unfit to fill the highest Office in the gift of the
American people.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer,
an effort will DC made to nominate Judge NJ
Lean, of the U. S. Supreme Bench 1t is
not at all likely, however, that any consider
able number of delegates will feel disposed to
vote for him The friends of Mr.. Seward
seem determined to staud firm; he is anxious
they should do SO, and as he is the first choice
of the crank aud file of the party, the chan
ces are that he will be nominated. But if so,
he cannot and will not De elected.
The discussion which has grown out of the
consideration of the claims of the various as
pirants for the Presidency, by the Republican
press OF the country, proves coDclusively that
the party at present contains two distinct and
hostile factions; the ultras and conservatives
The first desire the nomination of Mr.. Be-
ward. the second of Dir. Bates There is al
SO a strong faction hostile to Mr.. Seward be-
cause he was not Know Nothing in 1855,
snd favorable to Mr. Bates, because be was
then the disciple of bigotry and intolerance.
But we have already said, notwithstanding
sll this, Mr.. Seward is the strong man of the
party, and the mass of the party is with him
heart and soul. They believe with him, that
the fugitive slave law should be repealed.
thsy also bslieTs with him, tia. there is an