New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-13
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VII published yesterday Inc letters Of accept
ancc 81 Messrs. Rel and Lincoln, Of the nonlna-
tions conferred upen them bf the Conventions e.
Baltimore and Chicago, respectively. We beg our
readers 70 contrast these two letters, and note the
1 difference between them.
tins first thing that will arrest the readers atten-
item in Mr.. Lincoln's letter, Is the confused and
uuintelligihe style III which 1t Is written Short
IL III s Ii ii liable to serious criticism il correctly
printed, in respect Of grammatical A. accuracy.
There arc only three sentences III the letter. Inc
irst il a mere formal acceptance Of the nominal
/ ton. Tie second expresses his approval OF the
Platform. and his determination not to violate il.
He assunes Internationally, that he will be elected
emitting. altogether any expression of doubt of
the result The first clause Of the second sentence
contains two gross grammatical errors. The third
aud last sentence is as muddy a juubie of words
as Nc ever read anywhere. We despair of our
ability to analyse it, or explain its meaning. Mr..
lincoln has the reputation Of being forcible de-
batter and good fogician. But the writing of let
ters Is, evidently, not his : speciality
On The other hand, Mr.. Bells letter, though five
times as long as Lincoln's. is model Of cearness,
elegance, and force and felicity Of expression.
We have rarely read political letter so entirely
unobjectionable in spirit and in substance. It ID,
ID every respect, superior to Lincoln's Moot
people may regard such circumstance as small
matter. but we do not, IL the character of man
may be determined by his letters, as some persons
believe, the Union candidate has already gained q
great advantage over the representative Of the
Republicans.
We now hayt three candidates for the Presi-
dency regularly in the field, with prospect Of two
more In the next ten days. We have the.candidate
Of the Constitutional Union party, in the person Of
Mr.. Bell; the candidate of the Black Republican
sectional party, Ar. Lincoln; and the Independent
Democratic American Jacksonian candidate, Gen.
Sam Houston of 4 San Jacinto.n This last gen
tleman comes before the people, not through
the agency of any caucus or convention, but by a
sort III spontaneous movement Of the people and
the politicians OF Texas, New York, Philadelphia
and Washington City. He has no platform, and
owes no allegiance to any political party. He is
before the people, his friends say. upon the an
thority of popular demonstrations in his favor in
different portions of the country, and his policy. if
elected will be to restore the old order Of things
when Jackson was President, and there was
neither sectionalism in parties nor corruption in
the Executive Administration. Whether old San
this end, It he were duly installed in the White
House, is another question. But his friends say
that he would be-, and they are organizing in differ
ent localities with degree of energy which may
result, perhaps, in interfering seriously with the
chances and calculations Of the other candidates.
The first reports from the Richmond Convention
now in session indicate that the delegates from the
States that seeded At Charleston are preparing to
stake high ground the subject Of the Platform,
and not to yield an inch to the demands of the
DougIasites. Delegates have appeared in this
Convention, very unexpectedly, from New York,
Tennessee and Virginia. They will readopt the
Platform of the seceders at Charleston and then
adjourn to await the turn of events at the Balti-
more Convention next week. Should the results
of that Convention be satisfactory, both as to
Platform and candidates, then 1t will be +" all
right" and there will be no harm done, and no
necessity for raassemblage at Richmond. But,
in ascontrary event, the aeeeders will have re-
union at Richmond, nominate another brace Of
candidates, and organize the Democratic party Of
the cotton States upon an independent Southern
basis. 1s
Thus, there is d probability that we will have
five candidates Id the field at least, unless indeed
all the opposition to Black Repuhlieanism, North
and South, conclude 70 unite upon Bell and Ever
cit as the safest and best candidates to defeat Lin
coin and his party of intense sectionalism. AS
this isnot likely to be done, and there will be at
least five candidates before the people, perhaps
the more the better. Parties and politics are now
in such confused and mixed-up condition, that
perhaps 1t Is best to have new shuttle, d new cut
and deal Of the political cards all around the
board