New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-05

dental candidate and organizing by Counties and
Townships for the struggle, we should very soon
forget that we had ever differed in our personal
preferences. Waiting for the Pro-Slayefy De-
mocracy to quarrel and go to pieces over some ab-
stracton or other while the outgoes of the Treas
ury are some Seventy Millions per annum, is like
waiting TO catch larks when the sky falls. But hear
our friend:
THy NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
To the Editor Of Tie NJ y Tribune
SiR believe there is general concurrence here in
the We've expressed BY THE TRIBUNE, in relation to
the remote period fixed upon for holding the National
Republican Convection stponenent til tho mid
die of June being dangerous, If not likely to prove
fatal to our Interests and objects. do not, MYSELF,
approve of either time or place. would have voted
in the Committee, had been member, for Washing
ton City, and the Sd day Of April. would have
gathered the thousands of Freemen who will attend
that Convention together, right under the shadow OF
he Federal Capitol within sight and hearing of tho
Federal officials who papder to Slavery Dsunion in
erests, in the midst Of save-and, that the utter
snees Of free soil" and free speech" likely to be
made on that occasion, might, perchance, have been
heard across the Potomsc-premonitions Of that
erander event to be witnessed in that Federal
CITY, in spite of the lamentations there any where
else on the 4th day Of March, 1861. But, though dis
appointed In that respect and having no desire for
change Of place, do deem ii Of the utmost import
ance that we should if practicable, have
change of time 1 hope you will insist upon
bringing the subject before the Committee for their
reconsideration. l cannot conceive why we
should be day later than our opponents, In unfolding
our banners. Certainly, we should not be afser the
middle of April An early nomination is indispensable
TO early organization. You may write and plead till
doomsday as earnestly SIS you did on Saturday in ia
vor of the early organization of the forces of the OPP
position but you will have no organization, worthy
10 be called such, until the people know whom they
arc TO be called to vote for. agree with you that
we ought to organize early but you may rely upon 1t
there will be efficient organization until after the
nominations are made at Chicago. / hope, therefore,
it " i'll not be deemed impraccable to call the Commit
tee together again. for the purpose of reconsderng the
time fixed upon and selec ing earlier day. recon-
mend this cOurse, although am aware that outside in
references with the dongs of regularly constituted
Committees presumed to be composed Of the wise heads
Of the party and therefore supposed to act only upon
due reflection and deberation are always discreet
but having never heard and being unable to conceive
Of sufficient reassn for the delay till June, venture
to unite with you in disappearing of the time named
and TO urge that the Committee be called together TO
review their action in this respect We cannot q6ord
ii may be fatal to wsse the two months that are to In
tervene between the two nominations If the present
arrangements carried out
The Union meeting that held in this city on the
18th ult., was very gratifying affair. 1t was largely
and most respectfully attended and considering the
nice character of the questions passed upon more than
usually bar monoua. We in for tho "irrepressible
conflict A" challenged by The Richmond Enquirer,
some years snce, but we mean to fight the battle on
our own ground, and not on any that may be assigned
to us by our enemies We surrender nothing Of our
hostility to Slavery, to Slavery extension and
patton; but we will not be falsely represented, with
cur consent as desiring intending to interfere with
Slavery in the States where it exists. THIS ground
that we can stand on and from which we will not be
pushed. The Doughfaees are changing theirs. They
have all got to take positions with Mr.. OConor, or 90
outside-they viii be able to decide which after the
Charleston Convention. VAToR-
2t1aetse Jan. 2, 1891