White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS THURSDAY, MARCH o. 1860

have our opinions with respect to them
but we do not desire that the Convention
shall be governed or Influenced by them
Weenly urge that all the States, but es.
pecially the pivotal States above named,
shall send able, candid. impartial dele.
gates to Chicago-there tosstAte exactly
what these doubtful Statesean and. can
not do, and that the Convention shall
give earnest heed to those statements and
take action accordingly.
And it does seem to us-though we
hold this view subject to the representa-.
tions Of the delegates to Chicago from
the doubtful States-that, if we cannot
probably elect Seward or Chase, it will
be vain to nominate instead either Banks,
or Fesenden. OF Dayton, or Cameron, OF
Lincoln. Good men and true are they
all but wherein or on what ground can
we nationally hope to obtain for either oil
them any considerable support which will
not be accorded to Chase or Seward
All of these are simply and thoroughly
Republicans. who fought with US the good
fight of1S56. and bear the scars of that well
fought and glorious, though unsuccessful,
struggle. No one will seriously contend
that either of them is ADLER, more emf
nent, more deserving. than they who led
the forlorn hope against Douglas and his
Iniquity in. 1854. On what plausible
ground could we hope to secure for them
the votes denied ms in 1856?
If, then, our Convention shall decide
that it cannot safely nominate Seward OF
Chase, we hold, with due submission, that
the man for the hour is Edward Bates, Of
Missouri Mr. Bates is commended to
our judgement, because, while essentially
Republican, he has not hitherto been
identified with our party. and is not ex-
posed to the unjust prejudices which in
cessant Misrepresentation has excited
against orr veteran leaders. Born, rear
ed, and always residing in slave State,
it will be morally impossible to make any
body believe that he meditates disunien
as means of getting rid of slavery, or
that his election would result in disunion.
a practical Emancipationist, it would be
hard work to make him odious to sane
Abolitionists, while we might safely
count, in his behalf, on the noisy. malig-
nant, untiring denunciations of the little
handful of Disunion Abolitionists who
refuse to vote even for Seward or Chase,
yet insist on damaging these statesmen by
speaking well of them. This little CO.
terie of common scolds, who never eman-
cipated slave and probably never will,
will be certain to aid by their opposition
the first practical emancipationist ever
nominated for President, whether he be
Bates or any one else. "The Old Line
Wings" and other supporters of Fillmore
and Donelson, in sc, would be compelled
either to support Bates, if candidate, or
to virtually confess they oppose him sim.
ply because he is adverse to the extension
of slavery. The tariff men cannot object
to him, for he is fully with them. The
river and harbor men will be glad to hail
as candidate the President of the Chi
cago River and Harbor convention. As
to the Pacific Railroad, the word St.
Louis tells all that need be said on that
subject.
The gallant Emancipationists of Mis-
souri,, who have borne the Free Soil flag
aloft in the darkest days, are unanimous
and earnest in urging Mr.. Bates nomina-
ton. They say that he can carry their
State, which we greatly doubt; but he
would at least thoroughly contest it, and
thereby hasten the day Of the conservation
of the soil Of that noble State to free Ia
Dor alone. So throughout the border
line of slave States; we do not say that
Bates would carry one of them. though
we believe he would stand good chance
for Maryland and Delaware (; but he
would have an electoral ticket in every
one of those States. and respectable
support in each, led by such men as John
Bell, II. Winter Davis, John j. Critten-
den, I've trust, and many others who
are not Republicans. And it would be to
us a very pungent commendatiou OF such
a choice that it would be smoke to the
eyes of the little junto of workers in
darkness who have sold out the remains
of the American party to the sham De-
mocracy, and would find themselves ut
terly unable todeliver the goods in case
Bates were our candidate. .,
But enough for the day. II the Chi
cago Convention shall see 6t to nominate
one Of our most pronounced Republicans,
we shall receive this as authentic evidence
that the Republican party is stronger than
we had supposed it, and shall go to work
with viii to justify that confidence in
its strength. If. on the other hand, it
shall present the name of Edward Bates,
we shall feel double assurance that the
domination Of the Slave Power in ouI
National Councils will finally cease and
determine on the 4th Of March, 1851
". 7. Tribune. f.,--.