The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-04-18

The Republican press is earnestly en-
gagged as ever in the discussion OF the
claims of Presidential candidates. Mr.
Seward was pretty much nominated in
February, Mr. Bates had his turn in
March. Seward stock is again on the
rise just now, and may last through
April, to receive, probably Y, iinal fall in
May. In the meantime, our occasional
Washington correspondent is having
his own time in advocacy Of Judge No
Lean.
There is one curious feature about tho
issue. So many fine chances for the
Presidency have been ruined by speechs
making and letter writing, that n whole
some fear seems to have pervaded the.
ranks Of the army of the would be. chief
rulers ofthe greatest. nation on. earth.-
This feeling has gone 70 another extremes
and sundry ambitions gentleman are
chuckling over their sagacity as If not to
make speech, and not to write letter
were e. sure guaranty of the nomination;
and the notion has derived Endorsement
from the ominous-to Mr. Sewar'l-re.~
mark OF Senator Hale, that there was no
use IN making speeches in the Senate, for
no U. S. Senator had ever yet been nom->
inated to the Presidency.
Mr. Seward, however, was compelled!
to speak. 1t was not itching for new
notorioty that led him 10 lay out his pro,
grammo Of Capital vs.. Labor. His
speech in tie Senate was carefully pre-
pared document; every sentence Of it
scanned and criticised by himself for
weeks; stiffoned up here, toned down
there; Whitfield and champercd and pol.
ished until it would bear inspection. As
q consequence Of all this prudent care, its
recoiI has been less fatal than is usual in
such eases. It has driven Of: the CARR
son Abolilionists from his support, and
furnished to his natural enemies tho frE
broad ana distinctive mark of inconsis-
ten2y in his career; IN advantage which
hey will duly profit by when the prop.
CT times arrives; and it has not done half
tie damage which might have been ex-
locted. 1t has provided some good clec-
pioneering Arguments to be played upon
himself, if lie is nominated, but it will
help any othercandilate who may ba
put up Mt Chicago.
Mr.. Bates, of Missouri, has also dared
to put himself in print. He, like Mr.
Seward, was compelled TO write. i{e is q
candidate for the nomination of party
to which he is not very closely allied hv
party connections. In fact he could not
be very we'll If he had wished to be s
Republican in 1856, he would havo
found it very difficult, from the fact that
there was no Republican electoral ticket
for which 10 could vote none beng
nominated in his State. So it WAS ne
ces;ary for him 10 put himself on record;
and he did 50 in very prudeRt, stra'ght-
forward letter which meets with general
approval. Th re is 10 rccoil to it, except
that it SPOTS what little chance he ever
had Cor the Baltimore nomination. On
tho ether hand, Mr.. Bates would have
been ruled cut Of the Chicago ncmina-
ton entirely without some letter putting
himself on the Republican side. Tho op-
portunity was afforded him Nv ,he aeit,-
CATION from his State and he improved
it. Since lis publication We have an avai'a-
bic Southern candidate. We think, with
the Cincinnati Gazette, that it makes
him beyond doubt, ono Of the lcaIil~
caudi 'ates before The Convention. To
may DO defeated now. most as8uredly,
but he certainly would have been but f',r
these eaadd and unequ;yocal ayowals."
-B'..9alo Adverttser.