The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-17
MIC Conaenuences.

Tri- Weekly or Weekly journal.
The Consequences.
The New York Tribune, in specializing
upon the probable effect of the selection of
John Bell as candidate for President, con-
cludes that his nomination presents much
more formidable aspect towards the demo-
Gratis, than towards the Republicans. 1t
argues, that if the discussions of the Demo-
Gratis in the Southern States are persisted in,
they will not merely be defeated by the
Baltimore nominee, but the party will be
annihilated. While should the Republicans
make mistake at Chicago, they may lose
two or three states, whose electoral vote is
necessary to elect Republican President,
but their organization and power will re-
main undiminished, and they will still be
the most influential party in the country.
We respectfully dissent from these opin-
ions. The nomination of John Bell will
prove disastrous alone to the Republicans
should they, with blind infatuation, sacri-
fee everything to advance the schemes and
interests of one man. There are thousands
of electors who have voted with the Repub-
lican party, heretofore, who will soon
as they discover that everything is to give
way before a man, large portion OF whose
creed they never have, and never can en-
dorse-take up their hats aud bid adieu to
the organization forever. On the territorial
questions they may coincide with any can
didate that may be selected at Chicago, but
there are other questions growing out of
the slavery controversy, on which there is
a vast difference of opinion even among
Republicans. Talk as we may, there is
Just as much danger of running to extremes
in the North as in the South, and We can
upbraid the Southern States for taking Ill
ira positions on the vexed question with
but little show of consistency, when mem
beers OF the great organization of the North
ern States are equally ultra on II point in
which they are not so vitality interested.
We cannot stigmatize Southern men for
violating the law of the United States 10y
importing slaves, when we put forward, ms
cur leaders, men who advocate II violation
slaves With what prOprety can We de-
nounce the eaters OF the South, and yet
promote The extremists Of the North
Let the Chicago convention prove incapa-
bic of correctly Judging the feeling of the
people as we confess there are indications
OF its So doing-and its nominee will meet
with defeat, to which, in comparison the
failure of Gen. Scott III 1882 might with
propriety be termed Il triumph. The Re
pnblicans of the Middle and North western
States are not prepared to endorse the doc
trine of the equality of Races. " universal
suffrage" and other visionary schemes which
are seeking to control the organization 10y
the nomination Of their chief advocate for
the Presidency; and SO soon as they lind
that a longer stay in the organization is bat
to sustain such issues, they will leave by
thousands.
They have claimed to be essentially n
"white mans party, asserting that they
wanted nothing to do with the negro either
in the Territories or iii the States; this
ground they have occupied in good faith
in this position they have hattled with sue
cess. They are nQt willing 10 so beyond
that They will not endorse q candidate
toho does go beyond that. If the Chicago
Convention selects man who goes further
than ths-who claims that Republicansm
means nore-upon it be the responsibility
of the defeat that will over take its candi-
date.
Should the Republican Convention nomi-
nate an extremist, thousands in the Middle
and North western States will rally to the
standard of Bell and Everett, and while
those gentlemen may not be elected by the
people, their chances before the House Of
Representatives will equal that OF any 9th
or candidates Success or defeat are pre-
scented to the Republicans of Chicago-if
they prefer defeat, so be il. we are content.
NJ LANE, the celebrated naturalist OF
Golha, has lately discovered that the hedge
hog is not injured by the poison of the adj
lift in Lp