The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-05
Signs OF Alarm In the Republican Camp.
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THE STRUGGLE OF 1860.
At the risk Of being - croaking and faint.
hearted tell the republicans Of these Unted STATED
that believe they beaten and we fear badly
beaten in the Presidential contest now opening unless
they soon organise in their several States countless and
townships or election districts, and take comprehensive
to place their objects so clearly and
fully before the srea' body Of their fellow citizens
thousands Oh votes That will otherwise be cast
The distinctive position Of the republican party with
gard 70 the disposition that should be made Of the public
lands not merely emphacally ami mpregnably right
IS popular IN itself and an important element OF party
strength There is hardly poor man In the Union who,
that position could be fairly before him. would
ieel and admit its justice la proof OF this appeal
to The facts that the democratic members of Con-
gress from this city, with most OF those from the
free States, vote for the Free Homestead
bill and similar republican measures when they canlot
safely DODGE and in Minnesota, Kansas aud other far
western states, the democratic managers brazepy claim
the free land policy as their Even in old Connec
cut the republican party gained in the desperate
contest Of last spring by the prominence given by their
TO the question Of land reform In ONO last au
,umn, Mr. Dennison while canvassing for Governor OF
the republican sde was obliged repeatedly 10 read the
yeas and nays Congress on the several ON land
reform measures In order to beat Off democratic claims
OF the land reform policy as their policyat events
one as iniy ana heartily supported by democrats by
republicans. There is not State IN the Union wherein
tee republican vote would not be sweied oy making
every voter see and realize the relative POSITIONS Of the
two great parties on this momenous question careful
friend IN New Jersey estimates that fifteen hundre votes
might have been added last fall 10 the republican non in
that by simple distribution 10 every family of The
e tract issued last season by the Republican Contra
Committee, recng the several efforts last session for
land REFORM with the yeas and nays taken thereon dig
tngushing republicans ami democrats We are conf lent
That an equal addition would be made TO the republican
poll in this city by like dstribuon especially If part
OF IL were made in German. II is morally impossible
tnat majority or the German vote should be thrown
against the party which proposes TO give from public
with certainty which party that is Yet up this hour
nothing has anywhere been done toward a systematic
and universal dissemination Of the facts
In our Stale OF New York there were hfty thousani
voters who would feel nsulted told that they were not
good republicans who could not be induced to vote last
November They were behind with their later harvest-the
day was very nne-hey didn't like who was on
the republican ticket or who was already in office
pcrtance-anythng for an excuse. In many cases,
where carriages were sent for them, they refused 70
from the poll Now, these voters will mainly come ont
and vote next fall but this is all that hoped from
them The brun Of the battle must be borne by the two
hundred and fifty thousand that went 10 the polls And
bow many have any adequate idea Of the struggle will
Our adversares have the fewer voters but they have
BY far the more money and spend dollars to our
one If Horato Seymour should be their Presidential
candidate million dollars will probably give him
the Of New York the cash Will be forth omee Thew
poll 80, 600 majority Manhattan and the other
Islands with no more than their usual of cheaug
quarter or million dollars will raise the figure 10
forty thousand, their ofcehoders, government cou-
tractors, bankers merchants and morous capitalists will
be made TO shell out 1t was by money thus raised
this city In October 1885, that Pennsylvania barely
carried at the State election and Buchanans election Sc
cured. It was by money promised out OF the federal
treasury, and ultimately paid that Indiana given
Buchanan in that contest And where one dollar was
thus spent in 1856, ten doubtless will be in 1860
The republicans cannot begin to match this expenditure,
and will not attempt it, The weight of purse is on the
other sde the weight Of pecunsry interest in
the result Of the contest also. We only by
ment, which will render the expenditure Of money in the
later stages Ineffective That 10 only hope II every
voter in the United States who could be induced to read
them were supplied thi. month with republican documents
and induced TO take good republican Journal the bat
ue would be already But let things 60 ends
vass redeem Il.
We deeply deplore the posponement of the Republ-
June lis inevitable effect must be TO divide us into par
sans Of Seward Chase Fremont Banks Dayton Bates Ca
meron Read or come else, through precious weeks in
which we should be unedy and harmoniousy at work in
the canvass Gen Harrson's nomination early in Decem
Der, 1882 Of the OF his overwhelming
umph in November, 1910. There were contested seats
in that Harrisburg Convention: now we shall have theu
and bad feeling consequently ranking in many hearts
long after the convention shall have dispersed Energy
and needed in the will be expended on
nomination The National Committee mstook in
Judgment in not expressly requiring the district delegates
to the convention to be chosen and by their
districts Now there danger that will be chosen
by State Conventions and that others will be chosen in
the several districts their seats So dsafec
ton heart burning will continue far into the canvass
nomip alton should be effected by the of dele
gates chosen by nconsderabe State Conventions States
from which expect electoral votes that will be
source OF serious discomfort In the The Call
should have guarded against any possibility Of this.
deliberate, dEpassionatc calculation. The delegation
from those States IN which the great battle 10 70 be
lost should be chosen from their most discreet, dis
cernng intelligent citizens and should be above the
picion OF being any mans They should not expect
to have the pampg Of candidates conded entirely them
but they ought TO have veto those selected by Others
New Jersey, Pcnnsyvan Indiana and Illinois should
unedly say, eve cannot carry this that statesman,
then another should be selected and he should be OF
those whom these States majority Of them believe
they carry. We have moral right TO brave the
hazard Of defeat in such struggle this in order ga
y any mans aspirations the Partially OF his friends
But, above ALL must all resolve, in spite Of the mis-
take OF the Committee, that the canvass for republican
triumph shall be commenced at once, shall be eiec-
lively carried on at al points, and shall not be
subordinated to the secondary consideration of who
shall be candidates. Let have working
clubs organized in every county and township,
republican newspapers pushed to the utmost possible
limit, and general and firm resolve that the nomination
A, for President shall make difference the
unanimty nor in the heartness Of exertions. In
view Of the monstrous assertions and assumptions OF
President Buchanans late message, based the bred
Scott decision II is clear that republican defeat in 1860
is virtual, II not final prostration Of the republican
that end only be attained through the election OF
President who holds freedom to be NATIONAL slavery Sec
nonal and bounded by the limits Of the States which
fit establish and uphold IT, Nay; TO refuse TO
become parties TO slavery extending crusade, whereof
Cuba and Mexico shall be the hrst with Central America
and Hav the ultimate VICTIMS we psi Hrest the federal
administration out OF the hAnds OF slavery extension
sts, and restore TO the counses and the conduct Of
faithful disciples of Washington aud Jefferson Aud this,
il ever, Is to be done in 1860.