Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-17

~The ". Y. Courier and Enquirer of the
IIth inst. denounces as untrue the despatched
from Washington which alleged that the Re
publicans had agreed upon BATES aud CANE
Ron, and that SEWARD was to be allotted the
mission to the Court of St. James The C0ss-
rter and Enquirer, as a supporter of SEwAED,
is excessively indignant; and asseverates that
the programme had its origin in the camp OF
the democracy at Washington The Demo
cratic leaders, it says, .'haye at last walked
up to the fact, that by their abuse of Mr. Sc
WARD, they have SO identified him with the
principles and very existence of the Repub-
lican Party, that ey have made him the
sole Representative Of its fortunes; and that
now. to destroy the party, it is absolutely
necessary to destroy hin who stands forth as
the embodiment of its principles They be-
gin to feel that they have, by persecution and
the most unlimited abuse, made him what he
is-the embodiment, the active living princi-
pie of Republicanism; and that thus they
have forced him upon the party as their can
didate. whether he was or was not its first
choice. But now, " bile they tremble at their
own work and plainly perceive the band-wri-
ting on the wall which denotes their doom,
they have sufficient wisdom to perceive fur
Their, that this very error, which now prOmis
es only defeat, may be converted into an act
OF wisdom and change defeat into victory, if
by any possibility, they can succeed in in
ducing the kadeTs of the Republican party, to
throw SEWARD overheard. That indeed,
would be the greatest political achievement
of the age. By identifying SEWARD with Re-
publicanism, they have endeared him to the
millions of Northern voters, who believe that
the principles of our party, are those of the
Constitution and of WAsHISGrOS and his fell
lOw-patriOts who adopted that instrument,
and now, if they can manage to get up d.
vision between the people aud their political
Representatives. aud induce the latter to
throw SEWARD overheard, there cannot be a
reasonable doubt that the Democratic party
would lie successful in 1860 by as overwhelm-
ing a vote as that of 1852" The Courier and
Enquirer, having thus exposed the manage
IN mt of Democracy, don't intend o be caught.
Ii is for SEWARD, and for him alone-but will
support any Republican leader of 1866
Against the nomination Of Mr.. BATES, or any
other Fillmore man in 1856, it protests, con-
tending that it would be the forerunner Of
sure defeat. 1t is willing to accept one of
that class of Oppositionists as a candidate
for the Vice Presidency-but if called upon
to support him for the higher position, it will
haul down its flag, and leave the field.
"In other Words it adds, "we 6oh in adj
vance!" Bravo for Col. WEBB Let him
stick to that; let GREELEY, and all the other
ultra Republicans follow his example; and
Mr. BATES, if he be the Chicago nominee, will
have cause to thank them. He will then be
able to make a responsible run against the |
competitor put on the track against him by
the National Union Convention. WEBB de- |
signs to be Marplot; but he may find that
he attaches rather too much significance to bis
efforts in that line His opposition will prove
more advantageous than his support.