The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-22

POLiIICAl INTELLIGENCE.
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sswARD vs. ExPDmcY-A encr AZ rBH IRKEsnsuBlE |
0xyzlcT The Cincinnati GGsek, which ID the hed mar
hal q The black republican forces IN Ohlo, and the or
IAN ~ Salmon Chase in IL issue Of the 18th inst sends
he following shot into the very hearts Of tho friends Of
Vim. H. Seward -
The Detroit Advertiser thinks remarks on Mr. Sew
ards position viii tend 70 injure che republican cause
should that distinguished statesman be the nominee o.
Chicago. The Advertiser has long had this nomination es
matter dhpaasionaleiy There are certain undenable
facts in the political career OF kr Seward and the
saemen. Of some Of these BY u.s. which our Detroit CO.
these now and fairly estimate them, % 70 wait until aer
nomination conpes us 70 do sos We cannot deny or
Nor are we wise to refuse all consideration o, the ques
ton whether Mr. Seward is less likely than some oner re-
liable republican 70 CRY an 10 con-
cea the fact <hst tn order to success In the coming cam
paign our candidate must receive the votes OF great
and Ilpos, voted for MI Fillmore At the last election.
Let US look at the figures, that may fully
out Of We ACCOUNT must receive al least 1853 electoral
votes be elected The friends Of Mr. Sewaid DO not
expect single Southern state 70 60 for him M he car
from the four above named doubtful he will have but
us California and Oregon are hardly 10 be hoped for
We must then, ct least IS votes In Pennsyva-
MA New jersey, Indiana and Illinois, or be defeated
Here is the popular vote Of those States in 1856
,. F"m INT Fy a. sns sHc sss an
New Jersey 1855 24,n5 46,ol3
Indiana ssSsS s sss 1 1ass.S
No doubts, judging from the later elections Ia those
Siatef that The Fremont and Fillmore vote IN each OF
these States fully united every one OF them could oe car
complete cannot suppose man sangune enough 70
expect success. is msnest that Pennsylvania Is still TO
be the great battle ground for the combined electoral vos
Of New Jersey Indiana and Illinois but thirty one. and
with the vote OF oregon added, We could not thus
count our candidate in But Pennsylyana WIN aoi;,ous
other States and with her vote either Illinois or ihasna
would alone suffice.
Exrediency therefore, plainly requires that devotion to
particular candidate should not lead US bndy on, with
calculating the effect upon the doubtful States OF fore
pg upon them candidate against whom they earnestly
protest We 90 not say that Mr. Seward is such cAnd
date. We do not predict what would be the result Of bis
nomination in those States But we do insist that the Ma
ona Convention cannot safely paes this consdera
top That point must be deliberately settled The Con
venon morally bound, between candidates who are
equally sound and reliable, 10 select the ascertain
ed be the least obnoxious in the quarter wherein the
great contest be decided II Mr. Seward Is decided
to be that man we shall cordially support him We 40
feeling Of hostility towards him any personal ground
We deny, however that he has any Claims such as 10
entte him to nomination regardless OF consequences
GIVE HIM Hrs Dus-The Cincinnati Gasese Ia much
greved over story which being circulated to the effect
that instead Of Edward Bates emancpsting his slaves
they all emancpaed themselves, and took the under
ground railroad for Canada. The Gazette Says
well authenticated fact that Mr. Bates not only
voluntarily liberated his slaves some years ago, but ~
We are relaby assured tina. he literally provided them
freedom. One OF his former slaves was well educated,
and Is now one q .9s sbless aud mast useful Q. the
with these facts is sheer fiction.
NORTH ELLA DExoCRArc.-North Elba, the Mecca where
lie the remains Of John Brown was carried by the demo-
Gratis at the town meeting last week by an average
majority Of twenty two Some Of John Browns relatives
ran ON the black republican ticket.
PENNSYLVANIA NEWSPAPERS FOR DouGIAs-The old demo
cratic paper Greensburg, conducted BY John NJ Laird
flies the banner of Douglas and Fostr while the Pitts
burg Fost the Warrington Revis,o and the Armstrong
Democrat enthusiastically assert the same preferences
sruMPrXG IN CoxNEcncur.-Hon. Charles n. Larrabee,
democratic n. G. from Wisconsin; Hon. n. W. Cuskey,
democrat, Of Georgia. Hon. Edward Marshall, democrat,
Of Kentucky Tom Corwn, republican, Of Ohio; Hon. E.
O. Perrin, democrat and Hon. Stanton, republican,
are the stump in Connecticut The two latter being
brothers in law, stumpng together. Besides the
above are Hon. Fernando Wood democrat Of New York;
Colonel Isaac H. Wright democrat OF Boston; Hon. Dim
". Stevenson, democrat, Of Kentucky; Hon. Won W.
Eaton, democrat, and Hon. Henry c. Demng, democrat
Of Hartsnra MAINLAND "A straight ont black Re-
publican Association has been organized Baltimore
Edmund Smith President, and N. n Grant Secretary
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIN CouRIm.-rhe Courier d
Enquirer Of this city, In rs cndeavor to make potics
capital out Of the in the Senate Of this State on the
Gridiron Railroad bill, says
Here them have the fact that o: the txeuy three
republicans m The Senate only nine could be persuaded
yield TO this intquity.
This Ia pslpabe Misrepresentation of the fact The
Gridiron bill passed by the following vote the nsmes OF
the republicans being Vaiics-
YkAs-Messrs. Blood Colets Fieyo, Grant, Hammond.
Kelly, kdeAam, Lcpham, Lawrence, kcGraw, xxnros,
sicns, spipels Truman, Warrcr-26
NAYs-Messrs. Aba, Bsu, Connolly, Ferry, Gardner.
Co.'S. A'q1es,.e xanaierre, Montgomery, r. r. Xu9hy,
The following figures, classifying the above vote, will
show at glance the misrepresentation contained in he
above extract
Democrats. Repy1,icons
for he phi.. :.................... 10
against Inc DA. ................. 10
WISE AND HUNTER IN yRGrNA.-Four OF the Congress
iioDal districts in Virginia have chosen their delegates 70
Charleston The delegates Of three of those districts were
instructed to vote for Hunter and one for Wise
SEWARD AND THE ABoIIross1s ultra abolit;onists
viii hold convention In Rochester the 2st and nd
inst Tho speech recently delivered by VIM r. Seward
in the Senate will before the Convention for exsm
nation.
TKE INTENDING CRrHs-A box containing $50 COPIES a
Helpers Impending Crisis burnt In the public SQUARE
at high Point, n. c., last week.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE WESTERN DE1EcATEs IN CHAREs-
ToSThe agent deputed to visit Charleston and engage
quarters for the Ohio delegation has returned and made
bis report hall large enough to accommodate the de-
legations rom the whole West bly, room has
been engaged for $500 day for ten board
and lodging for the forty six Ohio delegates IS per day
$2,So0. This may be considered rather steep.
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Fine Arts.
There on exhibition al Goup corner Of Ninth street.
painting Of remarkable merit, by Mr.. schwartze, an
American artist The subject is the Pilgrim Fathers cello.
brating public worship for the first time in America In
composition, sentiment and drawing the picture ID id.
rabe and superior the general average Of historical