New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-21

III-IUIT,
Douglas beat two years ago. That is all the reputa-
ton he has simply as the who was qeaten and
biz reputation VIII not desert him this year.
OPINIONS OF NATIONAL UNION JOURNALS
From The y. u EzIvess
The Republican party, which IN the last Fremont
election made demigods not only Of Fremont, bat of
Jessie" too now forgets all that, and Is TO hand
itself oyer 10 MIR. Lincoln. MIR. Lincoln is very re-
spectacle lawyer in Illinois, with not the twentieth
part Of the education talent that Mr.. Seward has,
but he has the advantage OF coming before the puOlc,
with not being so well known by II, as Fremont was
His record all have of it, made up for blm by
Senator Douglas in the Senatorial campaign, when
Mr.. Lincoln defeated in his aspirations to the Uni
ted States Senate, though LIE had toe Buchanan Admin
stration to aid him. lie has the very reverse OF " the
talent Col. Fremont the gre 1t traveller, had, for
his travels" his recent visit East, have been
nearly all confined TO the stump OF Illinois. Neyerte-
less he is a great Improvement upon the Fremont
nomination; aud though he 10 not a very great man
now one week hence, "he will be the greatest man
living, and we shall all be denounced VINO do not pro-
nOunce him so.
The nomination of Lincoln surprises and frees the
contest FROM the personalities which would have fol-
lowed the Seward nomination, aud dyests II of much
4 its sharpness and bitterness. If the Democrats put
Dougas the track, shall have IN the NORTHWEST
be old hight over again, III which Douglas cade Oh
,jctor.
The nomination of Ar. Lincoln viii disappOint the
uuutry and for this reason. very large aud inHu-
aiia class of men in the Republican party have long
merely desired union Of tie whole opposition; aud
accomplish that have been urging the nomination Of
yuch national aud unobectonable en as Bates or Me-
Lean, preference 10 any man thoroughly Identified
9th the Republicans 1hs class OF men Lave failed
n their object by tins nomination. Mr. IL. Is distinct
jlely Republican, bat not tie Republican which the
bates ana Mclean delegates would have preferred in
lle event of defeat of the policy 70 nominate COM
promise and conservative man.
In our own State the nomination is midnight bomb
she'll in the Republican camp. The seventy votes OF
art iha
ssntion for William ii. Seward, emp.nticaliy pro-
ounced the choice Of the Republicans OF tnls State 1t
s unnecessary to the long, patient and industrious
nisneuyerng which steadily Tor years has been gong
here, 20 concentrate everything hcpubcn In favor
of making Seward President. Men, principle meas
ures patronage avors, and PROMISES have been MADE
10 bend to this object. That the prize should have
euded the grasp just as At was 10 he cinched ana borne
in triumph away, was indeed tantalHIng Sueh
political reverse for public does not often occur.
Mr. Clay twice met itin 1881, and again IN 1913 AIR.
Webster too tasted the bitter cup, and died mourning
the inkratilude Of Republics. MIR. Seward . iriends
may extend tue parallel. There is always something
sad ia the sacrifice of old for new ealers-to ses WHO
what facility friendship is cast OIL and admlratloh ana
the buIIahs OF the mob are, at the decisive hlo9n'
changed from the declining To the rising SUM- Inc
Nolochs of Availability ANA Expedency require con-
slant victims. Prominence IN public affairs seems 10
be becoming more and fatal 10 the grAtineatlon OF
the highest ambition. However little tue country at
large may owe Mr. Seward, it is not to be denied tnat
he las ALWAYS deserved well of hs party and as rep
resentalive man of party Repubcanlsa, no one can
question that his claim 20 lis idVOrs are nhiiey suPe
nor 10 those of any other man. Ills friends IN TINS
State have reason TO congratulate themselves on the
very handsome support they were able 10 give MN
FTor The Philadelphia Erenisg Journal
Unfortunately Tor his party this candidate, although
eouuaI7tiye stranger in tue halls OF Legslitlon, has
figured somewhat extensively upon the stump Ia
ISIS be was the Republican candidate Tor the Omte9
States Senate He and Lis rival, air. Douglas stumped
the State IN company and their seeehes are now pup
Eshed in book fOrm. To expose Mr. Lincoln, ana 70
cover with shame the party thai nominated niiu We
need ONLY quote from these haTangues. We snail snOw,
by fair and full extracts, that tins man Is III every re-
spect as objectionable as Seward, while, at the same
tine be is utterly without those qualities when eniite
the other TO respect. AT the Springfield Cohvehloh'
held in june 1855, Mr. Lincoln received tle nominal
tOn for Senator and having anticipated the result he
had prepared elaborate address, winch was AFTER
ward published by order Of tne Convention, as AN
authoritative exposition Of the principles Oh mis- party
In that speech we find these words;
In my opinion the Slavery agitation win not cease until
crisis shs have been reached sd passed hose o'aes
ECU ty hall Slave and half do not expect
~ 10 h. dssoIyed- do expect the house to i odt
T rt n viii cease to divided 1t viii become all Que
thing o. al the other Either the opponents o. oxey va" G
~ ,bs 1teT spread ptaoe where the Puolic mind sh.
- ,he bee bst II me oogse OF ultimate exhetoni OF
IL advocates will pash ior~sid til .Hs oecopg o. o,S
M IN All tie states old wen as new-NotA as wen As o0uh
Need we ray that tins doctrine Is loen'io"i Vim '''
o. the Rochester speech ii.
On the came day he uttered some OPINIONS WIN re-
ard 10 the Supreme Court, which are equany MoiS
~ ouotatjon he said that the Supreme Couri Iau
declared that neither Congress nor the TERRITORIAL re
eslaturr could exclude Slavery from Territory, anu
\, oyenbrow that decision they must oNer'hro" uno
,reseat rolitical dynasty; aud IN hs speech III Cii
ciunsti be again said, - The people o. HeSe O@teo
SYatrS arethe rfghffuI masters 81 t0th CDHgTeS9
- md Courts" Such, then, are bis views. lie heid
IT 20 be the duty of the people 10 Keep up sue
bs citation I'LL Slavery IL extlnguisied ana aS ths gu
RENE Court has decided against the cardinal Doctrine
of the Republican party, that tribunal mus' Ue TO
modelled, subdued, by Ito " rlshtiul masters the
people The friend OF Henry Clay" lie may nave
been; and Honest Old Abe" he may be, but ne
.aIl never be President OF the United States unless
fs peope can be persuaded 10 give up thsr love iOr
tie Union and Constitution. Inc Convention which
nom mated him dealt deatb-blOw 10 ITS party ana
Tie converse Of the old prOverb which teiS Us tl'
H. ,ybom God wishes 10 destroy first makes mad
h. true, the annihilaion OF the KePuOhean parry 70
sure. ., ,-,,..n,.
Though fully identified WIN Tie prlhoiI'es Va .,
l,arty and Justly entitled by his private worm anu
s,oyed ability To- wear with dignity any honor II nay
r. ~. 10 confer Mr. Lincoln 90 far as we are aware,
has lot until recently Occupeda pr0mnenl paw ~ wy
li.t Of distinguished citizens from wnch IL wac ouR
tosed he Republicans wonld make selection III NOM
mating candidate for the Presidency. HIS 40 uelOS"
t,,U from the claims Of any among that haiooi ~ !
thsf the honor in question awarded Dy CVi.iOl'
a. ct,ton 10 the distinguished Senator from the SIae
kew-YOrk, who, more than amy other, war hei' ~
= the representative man Of bis party, ana Who' .!
L, commanding talents and eminent pdbuc services
b.. 10 largely contributed 10 the eevclOpmen' Vi y
ma spes as well 10 their defense before the Acii
sa people BY what considerations the chicago '9h
We, ion, WIS Influenced in pOstpOnng the claims OF hr
S1vard we are of course unable 20 say. But nl
frds and admirers will find consolation for their diS
s,ni,ne, I'm the fact that he well AFFORD to dis-
k-sse with the insignia of political promotion ana tnIt