New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-22
THE NATIONALS GOING FOR LINCOLN

Correspondence Of The N. Y Tribune.
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1850.
The Chicago nominations are the political event
of the day here, as they msst be considered every
where. While few confess themselves not dsap-
pointed, fewer still are disposed to deny that
Mr.. Lincoln will prove the strongest candidate
that could have been placed in the field.
But they who are particularly struck "all
in a heap" are the sefstyled Nationals, who
all along have been counting with a GER
tainty on the nomination OF Mr. Seward, and
the consequent free run OF the conservative fever
which they hoped by constant chafng to produce on
the body polite Indeed, Mr.. Stewards nomination
was the one thing necessary To the success OF their
plans, and failure in this respect has " Knocked INTO
cooked hat" at least one part Of their programme.
With Mr.. Seward as the Republican nominee, they
counted on doing great things with Bel and Ever
| ct. in Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, and the other
| pivotal States" But the nomination of Lincoln,
an old Wing of the Henry Clay school, has complete
ly taken the wind out Of that sail, and in every as
pect Of the case greatly reduced the chances of the
| combined anti. Republican forces, acting together
separately, or in any manner they can nix IT, OF pre-
venting clean majority of the Electoral vote being
cast for the Chicago nominees. Ii is not wonder
full therefore. that these National people should be
II is now quite probable that the support of Bell
and Everett, if they continue in the field, viii be
cOnfine almost wholly to the South where, through
Democratic divisions only, can the ticket, mt the
the very best be said to have the slightest prospect
in q single State. In the event of the Democracy
being divided ON two candidates, it must be con-
fessed that tdrd ticket, embracing in its support
the larger share of the old Wings in the South,
would have some chance of q plurality IN Ten
nessee, Maryland, aud, perhaps one or two more OF
the Southern States. 1t is pretended that Virginia,
North Carolina, and Kentucky, would be added to
the list 1t only with reference to the poss bic
divisions among Democrats in the South that they
who saw an inch before their noses at the late Bal
tmOre Convention, recognized the least consc-
quence in their proceedings. 1t is on the unity or
division of the Democrats that the slightest import
ance can be attached to the running OF Bell and
Everett. Even with the Democrats divided, the
chance, which some OF the wise ones among the
Nationals seem to regard as a certainty, OF carry
ing the election to the House, is exceedingly re-
mOte for, after all the contest is, and mu II be, in
the North between the Republicans and De nOcrats.
1t is clear that though Bell and Everett, through
Democratic divisions, or any other fortuitOus cir
cumstance, succeed in carrying even a half-dozen
Southern States they would avail them nothing
should Lincoln carry Pennsylvania, New-Jersey,
and lndiana-the hitherto debatable States-which,
added to those he is certain TO carry, would give
NH d clear ludIUlliJ Oh TIE lHb
question, therefore is not whether Bell and Ever
ett viii carry some few Southern States, but
whether Lincoln will not secure his election by
making a clean sweeA0f the whole North The
question of how the pivotal States" VIII go, was
more than half settled the instant the nomination
was made. Those States secure, the game is up;
as all who can at all have already discovered.
Right here, let me tell you OF plan which the
Nationals have lately been canv2ssing among them
SplV aft the
power" scheme in your state last Fail, which, it
seems some inventive brain among them has been
Gevising. 1t is this: in New York, and in the other
States where the Republicans have not an undis-
pued majority, a union of the Democratic and
\ atiODal vote on single electoral ticket, divided
equally, as may be, between the two. The success
of such scheme would be TO take from Lincoln the
thirty-fye votes of New-York, give eighteen
to Douglas and seventeen to Bell. Penn
sylvania, NewJersey, and Connecticut are
among the States, az well AZ WORK
counted on likely to be carried by such an
alliance. The scheme is more noticeable a nov
city in politics than for It's pracGcability. In the
first place, the Democrats must be brought TO be-
lieve that they have chance whatever, and that
the most they do in the contest is to contribute
TO throwing the election into the House, which this
scheme carried out might do The Nationals con-
tend that in the House Bell would prove the better
man. What would the Democrats gain by this 7
They would have succeeded in defeating the Repub-
leans it is true; but would that single idea prove
enough to rally all the votes Of the party, nothing
short of which will give 10 the alliance
In support Of this scheme, it is argued that in
New-York the Republicans have never shown a
clear majority; that in Pennsylvania, they have at
time approached so near to majority az in
New York; and further that the late elections in
Connecticut and Rhode Island demonstrate that the
field might be contested with prospect of success
ON such PLAN
| do not understand that the Democrats are as
yet party 10 the scheme, nor do know what
ground there is for the confident claim that the
alliance will be aeceded to their part The despe-
rate condition caused by the Chicago nominations on
the one hand, and hopeless and divided state on
the other, may have prepared the once proud De
mocracy for an alliance and shift which would |
be az devoid of principle as it would be unprece-
dented in the politics Of the country.
THE COMING BALTIMORE CONVENTION. |
Correspondence Of The N y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, May l8, 1860.