Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-11
WIN II. Seward.

HYDROCARBONS pour IN upon W. thloh hhu
act, that Mr. Seward, as the Black Repub.
can candidate in 1860, is entirely out Of
ne question. The N. Y Tribune first gave
out the cue, and the lesser organs Of that
psrty have since then ground out the same
dolefnl tune. In short, the chances Of the
great representative man Of the "irrepressi'
bic conflict are completely snuited OUT
And why9 Simply because the wire'work-
ers Of the Black Republican party have all
Of sudden become terribly alarmed at the
Impending crisis" which the mischicyous
doctrines Of their eminent leader have cOu'
iured up in the affairs Of the nation. They |
know full we'll, that the danger Of disunion
would be imminent upon his election. Not,
to be sure on account Of any thing Mr..
Seward might himself do as President As
far as he is individually concerned, we fully
agree with Tom COrwin in his belief, that
Mr.. Seward would endeavor to become as
conservative and constitutional President
as Millard Film ore proved himself in spite Of
his former anti-slavery notions. We know
Mr.. Seward too well to presume that he
would recklcssly covet the fame of Hew-
stratus Of his country. But he would be too
powerless 10 prevent and conquer the many
evils that would be called at once into life
and rise into formidable proportions upon
his election, and which would be smothered
uader democratic executive. He is looked
upon by the thousands Of admirers of John
Brown as the eKpounder Of their creed and
the leader Of their party. His election
would to them appear tantamount TO a leI
galization Of armed invasions into southern
states, and he would be powerless in his
own party, which looks with but lily con.
cealed qualification upon such murderous
forays, to prevent an outbreak along the en-
tire northern border Of the southern half Of
our confederacy. Fanaticism would reign
supreme, and stimulated TO uncomfortable
madness by Seward s.success in the election,
would provoke fearful conflict that could
not end otherwise but in violent disruption
Of the Union, at the sacrifice Of countless
lives and treasure.
The Republican managers feel convinced,
that with Seward as their representative
man" in the executive chair, they woAld be
unable to calm the storm which their own
sophistries have madly nourished into being
But they also know, that large majority of
the people Of the free states are firmly at'
taehed 10 the Union as our fathers made it.
that they deeply cherish that love of count
try, which by mutual concessions and for,
bearAnce made us an united people, and
would never knowingly aid, by their votes
or otherwise, any scheme nor any move
ment that might ultimately tend either
peaceably or violently to rend asunder those
ties Of brotherhood which bind these states
together. And the Black Republican NAM
ayers know further, that thousands upon
the wild and exotic dreams of those exsYe-
mists who seem to have Mr.. Stewards pOit-
cal fortunes in special keeping, and who are
justly presumed to intend to have it al
their own way in case of his success.
Hence two of the Republican party calcu
late that if they nominate Mr.. Seward, one
of two things must happen. He would eth.
er be elected or defeated. If elected, ciyi
war and disunon stares them in the face
and political power, the possession of the
Federal Government, that prize so much
coveted by them on account of its rich anC
imperial treasure, would be lost to then
forever;-if defeated, as would most proba
bly, be the case, they would be so complete
ly routed that bar dly corporal guard o
them would remain, ana their chances t
gain what they so much desire, control o
the government, would be postponed for at
least generation. In either event theil
purpose would be defeated Seward is, fol
these reasons, showed aside as unduai liable
they want political power, and they cannot
have it with Seward, be they succe essful O
unsuccessful in the contest
But their trickery will avail them nothing
Whether they select Seward or throw hin
overheard as too dangerous. and nominal
some one elsa with less radicalism in hi
past life, his doctrines, his principles -
enmity to fifteen States of the Union, ma
be mis.termed principie-will stick t
them like an imperishable shirt of NessuI
in their very nature poisonous and destruC
tive to their party organization. Sewar
has been too long their cherished mouth
piece; too long their adviser of tactics to
long their reverend cheftain in all thei
contest Whatever of just reproach, NJ
Seward in hs past, has made himself lab
10, his party must now bear with himself
And the Republicans generally conced
that their eminent exponent --iOr eminel
in point of ability he certainly isis tc
obnoxious to the people of this country ev,
to become its President, they admit at IL
same timeEaAd in the same breath tn
their own party is doomed with its leader
suffer under the same judgment of banisl
ment from pO wer and political dominion
So mote it be
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