Nebraska advertiser., 1860-05-24
Political PartIes oil fhe DaT.


The two latter have made nom
i~nations for the Presidency, selecting no
doubt the best material from their re-
spective ranks, as the contest ahead bids
fair to be the most exciting and important
for many a day. Should our political
parties always make choice Of good men
for Office none need feel uneasy about the
much dreaded overthrow and dissolution
of the Union. Ills is the Safeguard.
against such an unhappy result. IF men
of good, common sense fll our offices,
due protection and full justice VIII be
meeted out to all sections Of our and.
OF this we are satisfied and have no
idea of our Union being dissolved in the
next few years, anyhow. 1t cannot be
seriously contemplated even by those who
love to harp SO wildly about it the Union,
we predict, will stand, although, some
n or two viii be defeated for the Presi-
dency. The old adage is, a barking dog
won't bite" and so it is with these loud
threats of tearing up the pillars Of our
Government, and ploughing over its hal
lowed foundation. 1t won't be done, for
our country is teeming, buzzing5 running
over with Americans whose strong arm
is already up-Iifted to crush out all at
tempt TO weaken or destry the bond of
Union, sealed by the blood of the found
ers of our Government.
But a question may present itself: is
there not some dangero Of making a Presi-
dent minus common sense? and this we
consider a hard question to answer. A
man may be ingenius, a scholar, a gentle
manand withal possessing fabulous wealth
with a fine appearance, and, without
common sense |; a Southern or Northern
enthusiast-that class of men continually
pushing matters to the utmost extreme,
regardless of the honest sentiments of
the people, cannot boast of a superabun-
dant stock of common sense" and if any
such should be made PRESIDENT of the
United States the end might not be so
well.
Our Republican friends, we think, have
not made as good a selection as the might.
Seward we have no doubt was the choice
of the masses, and would have done
better work. He comes nearer the
standard of a statesman than any man in
their ranks, and it was, we believe, gene
rally conceded that he would be the can
didate. Bates, of Missouri, we conclude
was not sound enough, probably he was
weighed and found wanting but of this
we have no evidence he may be "all that
fancy pictured him so far as the Re-
publican party is concerned. The gen
tleman receiving the nomination is free
from suspicion as TO his attachment 70
anything but opposition to alt other parties.
We have. authority for saying that pOllti-
clans do oppose one another merely for
the sake of opposition, and we have heard
some such talk from our Republican
journals.
Senator Douglas will be pleased, we
opine, to hear of Abe's nomination, as
it drives away all doubt as to his success.
You will remember this noted Republican
leader went through a heat with the
Little Giant a short time since. and
this is about the first time he was known
outside of his own State. All his noto-
riety sprung up in this contest, being a
competitor of so great a man as Douglas,
he is thought to be "some pumpkins. !"
We do think the party could have done
a little better in bringing before the
country a candidate for the Presidency.
In regard to the so called Union
party" we confess we have not been
fully advised. 1t, like the Republican, is
of recent birth, and, we suppose, stands
a slim chance for the "spoils of office"
The nominee may be a good man, and
might make a good President, but his
party is without strength. This new COM
b%ination is Heterogeneous in nature, a tleast
composed of a variety of elements. What
it proposes to do for the dear people, we
have no exact information, but hope it has
no design to deceive us in assuming the
name of Union" If it had taken the
name of "Whig," we would pay more at
tention to it, and think it would attract
more around its standard.
The Democratic party, our readers
know, meet the 18th proxirno, to choose
a candidate for the ensuing race. But
one name is talked of throughout the
land. This man should therefore receive
the nomination without a dissenting voice.
1t is due to him. we hesitate not to say.
and we should like to see the shadow of
reason why he should not receive it,
He is devoted 10 the great doctrines of
the nation, has lever faltered in battling