New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-27
The Po.lslon OF Mr.. Bates.

From the Louisville journal of the 22d we copy
the following editorial article:
If the main points of the letter Of this gentle
man to the Chicago delegation of Missouri are cor
rectly presented by the telegraph, as we presume
they are, he has deliberately and formally sub
scribed to every article in the Republican creed.
Nay, he has not merely subscribed to the entire
Republican platform, hut he has subscribed to it in
the peculiar Republican spirit He is opposed to
"and in his opinion the spirit and policy Of the
Government ought to be against its extension
This covers the whole Republican ground. i set
ties the position of Mr. Bates decisively. He IS
Republican and nothing else. He is just as good or
bad Republican as Seward or Chase or Lincolnis.
He is Republican pure and simple. AS such, Of
course the Constitutional Union men Of the South
will scorn to touch him. He has by single blow
severed every tie Of confidence or OF sympathy
which connected him with the Southern Conserva
tiyes.
It would, however. be perhaps unfair to say or
to intimate that Mr. Bates. in disclosing at last his
distinctive Republicanism though making this dis
closure in the face of the Chicago Convention, has
abandoned the conservative ground on which the
Judgment or Imagination or wish of some had
placed him yet, ii he never really held this ground
the error of supposing that he occupied It was at
least excusable. As distinguished Wing as q
cordial supporter Of Mr.. Fillmore in 1856 against
the representative of the Republican party and its
| principles, as a public man reputed of moderate
temper, just instincts, wise forecast enlarged pa
triotsm and elevated spirit it was NATURAL in the
absence of any positive declaration from himself
| to the contrary, that his old personal friends and
favorers in the South should assume with degree
of firmness and maintain with no little pertinacity
/ that whilst as individual he might very possibly
/ think and speak respecting slavery as Henry Clay
/ thought and spoke, he would never as national
/ legislator or as the Executive of the Republic seek
| to WELD the Government either for against the
extension of slavery. Looking to the antecedents
/ of Mr.. Bates, these liberal minded gentlemen of
the South had right to suppose that he, like his
professed examplar the iilnsrious Clay, no matter
airhf hu txztu
/ impartialty or complete neutrality touching the
extension or non-extension of slavery the first
and most solemn duty Of the Government in this
| relation.
They were fully warranted, under the circunr-
stances, in believing that Mr.. Bates, whatever
might be his opinion Of slavery in the abstract,
would, as conscientious, practical Statesman, in
sist on the broad and equal and upright discharge
of the trust confded to the Government by the
1 organic law Of the nation. They were entirely
justified in entertaining the belief that MIR. Bates
like Mr.. Clay would recognize the great PRINCIPLES
of justice and OF comfy sacredly binding on the
i statesmen of the Union, and would regard the
abolition of slavery in the District OF Columbia and
| the exclusion of slavery from the common Terri
if nothing graver. This belief, however, Mr.. Bates
/ has now thoroughly dissipated; and with it, we
conclude unhesitatngly, he has disspated not less
/ thoroughly all the hope Of Southern countenance
and support that the most ardent of his wellwish-
1 ers ever ventured to cherish in his behalf.
i Whether or not Mr.. Bates has concentered and
4 fixed his chances at Chicago as eiiectnally as he
has dispelled them at Baltimore, we shall presently
1 see. In our judgment he has not. On the con.
trary, we believe that his chances for the Chicago
nomination are at this moment slenderer than ever
and that they will grow regularly slenderer unit
they vanish into nothing. Why, indeed, as thing
are, should the Chicago Convention nominate MI
i Bates? He can command no votes outside of tn
Republican party and can't command all the vote
in it. This is plain. As mere Republican he
unquestionably weaker than any one Of dozen o
two dozen others, and he has voluntarily sacrifice
! whatever conservative strength he possessed. Th
truth is Mr.. Bates letter has destroyed the enl
real claim to the Chicago nomination that he eve
pretended to have, Or that his friends ever Sc
r up in his name. In putting his Repubheanisn
beyond reproach he has sunk his pretensons to th
level Of the vulgar herd. He has purchased mem 7,
bershp in the Republican party at the cost o. 81
y title to its leadership So far as the Presiaahual
aspirations of Mr.. Bates are concerned lhe sup :
IS suicidal one Scat all events i now iHpfesses y.
g AN Incident IN Cry BIER- Last sssh,hs ahs,s I
Is gentleman residing IN the West End was aboat
5aansna M residence to attend to some business.
i. when he was informed by the servant thaa
le lady wished to him at the d9os ae malissa @
70 mon her she was respectfully dressed sand apz
~ ~ orad r. he intelligent, and was adylike IN
p = per manner After some hesitation, she informed
- hin, That her husband was cut Of work she had
!; Sick babe at home, and was entirely ont Of
Il money. Her husband, she continued, had been
i u promised work in the morning. She wanted Q
h dollar to get medicine for her child, and had
T made bold to call on him and ask the loan Of
i that amount. The gentleman at once set her
down as an imposter, and refused To let her have
the money. moment after he thought it NIGH
; be case of real distress, and evertaking ths
{ woman, he followed her home. Entering TIL
house unbidden, he was soon Convinced that Ii.
: story was strictly true. She had called upon hin
because she heard he was charitable man, IL
j at once opened his purse, and supplied the want
Of the distressed family Ieinn. Times.
In these hard times s.many q good tall feIlew = i