Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-07

Under this caption the n. Y. Tribune adj
dresses a column and more Of exbortation
and warning 10 the Republicans. Itseir out
By stating its belief that they win beaien-it
; ~ fears -ssbadly beaten Tin the Presidential
contest unless they sssoon organize in their
several States, counties, and townships or
elections districts, and take comprehensive
9 measures. to place their views and Objects 80
clearly and fully before the great body OF
their feilow-ciiizens as 10 secure thousands
= of votes that will otherwise be cast against
thcm.u Ii Admits the usefulness OF money
fsis in such contests, and evidently regrets That
inffhis important adjunct TO success The Re
publcans are deficient. 1t would like to
s 2 have the money 10 lay votes. but as that is
not to be bad, it recommends as substitute
. document TO decare and aafrop the unwary
sIf everybody it says, -in the United
States who could be induced to read them.
were supplied this month with republican
documents and induced to take some good
republican journal, the battle would be al
ady won" The Tribune il will be seen,
does not forget number one-iis facilities for
printing republican documents" are great,
and for furnishing "gOod republican
,urnal," greater. 1t deplOres "the postpone
ment OF the Republican National Convention
90 30 late day as the 23rd OF June; and
recs in this delay results disastrous. The
potriode republicans will be cut up into fac
fions-diyided upon men, and then, after
choice is made .-disafection and heart bur-
uings will continue far into the canvass"
Aboat the choice which ought to be made,
the Tribune gives ample advice 1t says
The nomination Of our candidates should
he s-matter of deliberate. dispassionate cal
culafion. The delegations from those States
IN which the great LATHE il to he won or lost
ashonId be chosen from their most discreet,
discerning. Intelligent citizens, and should
be above the suspicion OF being any mans
men. They should not expect to have the
naming Of candidates confined entirely TO
them bat thew ght to have q veto on those
selected by others. If New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania Indiana and Illinois should uniediy
say, Ave cannot carry" this or that states
man. then another should BE- selected; and
he should be of those whom these States,
majority OF them, believe thy cdn carry
~ We have no moral right 10 brave the hazard
of defeat in such a struggle as this in order
90 crafty any mans aspirations, or the par
tIallty o. his friends
From all this, il Is clear that the Tribune is
In state of ti5ulation. and has no great
hopes OF triumphiE '.the struggle of 1850"
and that il feels that the arch fanatic sew
ARD mnst be discarded. The whole fabric
rests upon the uncertain foundation OF Fenn-
syIvania, New Jersey. IlIinoes and Indiana.
Neither SEWARD nor any leader representing
his views can carry either of these States. They
must be set aside. therefore, and the voice OF
these States determine who shall supplant
lT them. But, when this Is done. what will the
friends of those men-what will the ultra
republican States do2 Can they be brought
up 50 the mark! viii the free-trade wing of
the party consent 10 be chained to the car of
Pennsylvania or New jersey protectionist!
Their organ, the Evening Post. has always
rejected the idea of such abasement, and with
out It Pennsylvania and New Jersey must be
"coanted our Depend upon it, there are
- breakers ahead and the old mariner of the
Tribune describes and breads to meet them
His piratical craft is bound to rush headlong
upon them, and go down. 1t is about to start
% on its last voyage. end when it sinks the
whole nation may rejoice. Good bye, GREE
LEY; get you an od-fashiOned wing ''dug-
out" and pocket full of crackers. You
- will need them when the wreck occurs. They
have served you heretofore, and may serve
you again. And if you be saved, take our
advice and don't NEEDLE any more with what
does not concern you-let slavery take lis
course. 1t is not within the power of mortal
man to put down slavery in these Southern
States. and you are but wasting your time
foolishly and wickedly in assailing it.