, 1860-05-16
Response to Bells Nomination.

The Baltimore P.triot, the old lending Wing
aud Opposition journal Of Maryland, has just
taken down the name Of Edward Bates, which
it pla=ed at the head of its columns about three
months since, as its candidate for the Presi-
dency. The Pa.rtot has lot, however, nm up
the Bell and Everett ticket, placed in nomina-
tion ut the Baltimore Union Convention. The
following paragraph from its last issue indicates
its opinion Of that nomination:
With the gentlemen named, wc, in Maryland,
are perfectly content if they can receive. as
they undoubtedly ought to receive. the endorse
meut and support Of the Opposition in tho
northern States In the southern States there
Is not the slightest difficulty: people there op-
posed to Democracy will and can rote for no
Old else. Bell aud Egerett are the names which
can have the undivided support of the Southern
Opposition; but until we fad they can get also
tue votes Of the northern army, it would be
hopin. against reason and experience, we fear,
to look for their election. That they ought to
he elected, no msn here opposed to Democracy
will doubt; and il the Convention at Chicago
will do either one Of two things, their election
seems also certain. The first oil these t1in Is is
to adopt these gentlemen as their candidates,
aad thus make them the candidatesof the United
0ppo>slioo,. whose election is sure beyond a
doubt: and the other .hiug is to make such MI
.siiTe away the support they are otherwise sure
to hare IN the northern States.
torit IS useless to attempt to conceal or shun
or avoid the fact, staring US in the face, aud
proven BY all past experience, that between the
ranks Of Il divided Opposition, Democracy is
sure to again thrust itself INTO power.
live can have. Is We ought to have, the sup
pert Of the Northern Opposition tor Bell and
Everett, their triumphant election is certain,
aud restoration Of better days. Otherwise,
their fate will bc what the f1te Of good men has
been before-wlat tile fate Of Fillmore and
Donessou was in 1856.
The Louisville Journal runs up the Ecll and
Everett ticket with alacrity. It says:
We ratify this nomination With our whole
heart. John Bell and Edward Everett! TIE
sentence thrills mud kindes the spirit like the
i mellow str4in Of bug1e- 1t rounds OF the
~''lenlor Of our ticke: with oyertlowing meas
ure."
Tne Nashville Patriot says:
1t af1ards us unfeigncd pleasure to announce
the nomination of John Bell Of this city and
State. for the Presidency, by The Constitutional
Uniun party oil the Nation, now in session ut
Baltimore. This result was declared on the
second ballot, so Unlimited aud unanimous was
tie confidence Of that body in tile purity, integ-
rity, ub!Iisy and patriotism If the greut states
u1an of Tennessee. This action of The Conyen-
tion will be hailed By the true, conservative
masses Of the people all over the Union with
acclaustsons; aud t;'cy will, We predict, rally
tu bis standard before the canvass Is over, in
| such numbers rs will cause tie enemies Of the
Constitution and the Union to tremL!e from
sole to crown, and the friends Of pure, national
aud patriotic administration Of public affairs to
| rejoice in their inmost hearts.
1t is unnecessary to say how fully the action
| Of the Convention has met our views and wishes
in this respect. At the present writing we are
| in possession of none Of the details. We haTe
! only been sfurmed that Mr. Bell WAS nomi-
| mated On the secoud ballot, and that the CON-
mittee had reported ~ a platform, The Con-
stitusion, the Union Of the States, and the
name il hailed in many STATES, and By many
hundreds Of thousands OF the people, with proud
| Satisfaction, and with confidence that section.
ulistn is destined to fall before il in shame and
defeat.