The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-27
To Whom 1t may Concern.


We commend to the notice of our readers
an article in another column, from The
Missouri Democrat. u take the true posi-
ton, and the only one that is likely to
achieve success. Some of the radical Re-
publicans are making strenuous efforts to
defeat Judge Bates's nomination on account
of speech he made in Baltimore when
President of the Wing Convention. If
this course is persisted in, and every mans
record IS oyerhauledr-to ascertain what
ne has said and done in years past, to &C
~complish his defeat, no man who receives
the Chicago nomination will be able to
unite the Opposition, or stand any chance
Of election. The question should be-not
has the man ever said anything offensive to
our feelings and views, but does he occupy
the correct ground on the great questions of
the days he a true and honest man
VIII the Opposition never profit by the ex-
ample set them by the Democratic party
Look at the squabbles that have occurred
between the Douglas and Administration
wings of that organization, and what bitter
things they have said against each other
But do they persist in raking open old sores,
and keeping up disorganizing, irritating
controversy? No; they bury all past dii-
ferences; say nothing about past quarrels;
and unite heart and hand for the success Of
their ticket; and, at this day, so far as the
leaders are concerned, they present an I'M
broken phalanx to their competitors. If the
Opposition are wise, they will q let the past
bury the past" and act only with the pres
emit.
We trust the only question before the
Conventions to assemble will be, who is the
best man to put in nomination that we can
elect2 Who is the best man that noV coin
cides with US in sentiment that can success
fully head our tieket2
None of the prominent men who are
mentioned as possible candidates for the
Presidency but have, in their past political
lives, said something or done something not
acceptable to some portion of the OPPOSE
tion party. IF every man in the Conven-
ton bushes himself in hunting up these old
grievances-instead of devising a way to
achieve success, and rout the horde of cor
rupt officials that are now sucking the life
blood of the Repubhc-every effort made
will prove failure, and the Democratic
party will hold perpetual lease on the ad-
ministration of the Government; and the
corruption that now-like pestilence-
~sHIks abroad at noon-day-will undermine
the vigor of our Union, and what now ex-
lists only in threats, will prove terrible
reality; we shall witness the disintegration
and destruction of our glorious confederacy.
We trust these things will be pondered over
by every. well-wisher of his country, and
that each county Will see to it that she is
represented in the Convention by some
thoughtful men, unpledged to any particular
candidate, and mindful only of the best in
terests of their country. Our business men
should move in this matter. Our farmers
should give their attention to it. Our me-
cbanics, who prefer to have our money ex-
pended at home-instead of having it sent
abroad-for articles of manufacture, should
have their representatives on hand.