The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-19
1Ae Rspubi:.sn ssmias<sea TOE 'h' 3
AiSency.

AiSsncy.
The Republican Convention At y. e''' =. o..
nominated Abram Lincoln, Of 1ilin> -,
Western lawyer, poorer than even poor Pierce.
This is a complete defeat of S ward, who was
fairly entitled to the nomination from the party
which is of his own creation. The result WAS
brought about by the intrigues of Horace Gree
ley and old Blair, of Silver Springs, who,
though they could not obtain the nomination
for Madame Bates, their FIRST love, yet prevent
ed the success OF the apostle of the higher law,
and got man whom they can mould to their
personal purposes more readily than Mr.. Sew
ard. A few years ago, at Washington, the New
York Senator gave offence to Greeley, AMI he
has never been forgiven, though 1t was he who
first raised the editor of the Tribune to impor-
lance Mr.. Stewards defeat is heavy blow to
Thurlow Weed, who built upon his nomination
high hopes of preferment, which now turn out
to be only castles in the air. What Raymond
and Webb will do remains to be seen.
The conduct of the republican party in this
nomination is remarkable indication of small
intellect, growing smaller. They pass over
Seward, Chase and Banks, who are statesmen
and able men, and they take up fourth rate
lecturer, who cannot speak good grammar, aud
who, TO raise the wind, delivers his hackneyed,
illiterate compositions at $500 apiece. Our
readers will recollect that this perpatetic poll
tician visited New York two or three months
ego on his financial tour, when, In return for
the most unmitigated trash, interlarded with
coarse and clumsy jokes, he allied his empty
pockets with dollars coined out of republican
fanaticism. II, after he becomes President of
the United States, the public finances should
fall, he can set out upon a lecturing mission
through the country, taking Horace Greeley
along with him. He may thus replenish col
lapsed treasury. II people will not exchange
their loose dimes for the instruction or the
pleasure derived from his eloquence they may
be induced to part with some Of their cash in
the cause of patriotism, and to save the nation
from bankruptcy-ap event which is very likely
to happen if the republicans get hold OF the
nations purse.
The only other thing for which Lincoln has
been distinguished besides his itinersnt lee
turing is his defeat by Douglas in his own
State, at time when the ticket of the republi-
can party had five thousand majority over the
democracy in Illinois. In his anti-slavery
opinions he Is The most ultra and revolutionary
of all the candidates whose names were intro.
dueed at Chicago; and 10 the campaign in
which he was beaten he gave ntteranee to the
most violent sentiments, and went into the
iirepfessible conflict before Seward himself.
At euch a nomination the democrats have
good reason to rejoice. They have clear
road now before them, and nothing can arrest
their onward march to victory II they are only
true to themselves. Their stars are luckier to
them than they deserve. They have the game
In their hands, II they will suppress their in
sane quarrels and unite upon single candi-
date, be he Douglas or Dickinson or Lane, but
not Guthrie Hunter or Breckenridge, or any
Southern man. The candidate must be man who
will run well In the Middle States, and he must
be taken without any platform on his former
record In regard 10 the South. There Is no
need Of any platform. The republicans have
made the issue, and that must be met, not by
sidewinds or distractions, but by direct ne
sative. Their principles involve the dissolu-
ton Of the Union. Their policy Is TO over
throw the Institutions Of the South, by force
or fraud, by legislation Ia violation of the con.
stitution, or, II necessary, by fire and sword.
In the face Of this formidable position, to split
hairs about squatter or popular sovereignty in
distant Territories Ia like Nero iddiing while
Rome was burning, or the mariners In q gal
liant ship dispuiing about hes measurement or
what ought to be the form Of her rig, while the
vessel fast drifts on a lee shore, TO the immi-
nent peril Of all on board. II those who un.
dertake 10 navigate the democratic party will
abandon from this moment their senseless jar.
gon, and set about working the ship as practi-
cal men, they will weather the storm and make
their de lined port in safety. BY the discom-
future Of seward at Chicago, and the nomins-
ton Of such man as Lincoln, even the State
of New York, with Its thirty Eve votes, Ia lost to
republicanism, and with II the hopes which the
party cherished, II the democracy know how
to take advantage Of the blnnder that has been
made, and rally around q single banner, In
scribed with these words-"United we stand,
divided we fall.' 4
MOVEMENTS or THE PoLrrIcAL Cow-BoYs.-It
IL generally reported that the nomination Of
Dell and Everett at Baltimore was got up for