, 1860-02-28
19rta$N Utiiht111t
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2s, 1860.


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Ne had resolved to 10 through the Blk
months anterior to the meeting Of tho chicago
Convention without Il candidate Tor the Frcss-
lcncy; but tho iudiscrcct zeal with which lie
lain,s Of men have elsewhere been adYocaou'
and tic necessity Of making head against
some oi tho more alarming movements WHICH
,ave been started, compelled us to assume
open ground in -mvor Of the cand'oato Oh !ln-
Lincoln. III putting him 'of.
ward at this junctuge US the man "f tue honr,
we have been and are yet impressed with tic
belief that lie combines III himself more: Of the
elements necessary to success than amy man
before the public But we write not to depEe'
cato our own action in, making d nomination,
but to protest agains: The course OF few Re'
,ub1;caus who have declared in advance that,
without this candidate OF that they would not
60 into tho fight
We tako it that Success, is in this crisis, a
Duty; and that no man loves tho cause who
is not willing to sacrifice his personal prefer
ences, conquer his rrcjudices aud bury his dis.
likes, to command it. We ask 10 man to sur-
render Ills opinions, abandon his friends, or
desert any combination, beiore the meeting OF
the Convention; but VIC do insist that no man
SHALL with impunity, in advance Of that event,
attempt to lay down law by which that body
shall be governed. Al such attempts arc not
merely dictatorial-thcy arc impernnent, and
1r.f11 hnYh a
very difficult and responsible duty to per
form. Upon its action 80 much for good or
evil depends, that we cannot look forward 10
it without SILVER Of fear that it may not ie
properly guided; hut VIC are willing to believe
that the local organizations Of the party will
send no unworthy men 10 it rs delegates, and
we bolieve further that when these delegates
assemble, thay will not act hastily or without.
taking survey Of tho whole field; that their
candidates will not be selected in obedience 10
the demands Of any section, faction OF clique,
but with reference to the wants Of the Repub-
lican party. flour Judgment is confirmed and
our personal feeling gr:tiicd by the nomination
Of Mr. Lincoln, we shall be glad; but If another
is singled out for tho honor which Lincoln de-
serves, no nlatterwho he is, so that lie repre-
sents tie Republican idea, he shall have our
support Ne ask Of others only that they be
as fair, and all will 60 Gu well; but il VIC are
10 be dragooned in the Convention OF out cf
it, into sustaining any one Of the candidates
who hare been named, by threatened boiling
Of his friends, it may he taken for granted that
when the election is oycr the party will have
met with an Overwhelming defeat.
If all others were willing to exercise tht
same 1clicencc, wc would he glad to put III
end to a'1 discussion Of the claims Of rival can
didates, and say no more until the Convention
useets-leaving that body to exercise its Ajg|
privileges without prejudice or bins; but tha
being impossible We have only to exhort tllos
who are openly committed, to 80 advocate TIL
cause Of their tavorites that they mny not fur
uish arguments to the enemy against those il
our party whom they oppose. We must no
mention names. Those to whom cur structure
apply, will need only an exercise O: melnor.
to learn that We intend to lecture them.
TIE NEsy YORK TIMES.
The Times is Douglas paper; and its cd
tori:l remarks on tie impending contest j
Chicago are the most conclusive evidence TIL:
We hare seen Of the inleres: which is felt j
the SUCCESS Of the Democratic ticket, by N
Douglas eastern friends. The Tines docs ve
TO bolster up the cause Of him to whom it
devoted; but we aro sorry that it finds a r.
sort to la1schood n 'cessaly in So doing. 1t
not true "thut the Municipal Government
''Chica;o has beoa steadily becoming moi
"aud mo:o corrupt" It is not tn
*'tslat- all tEosc amoug tlle citizei
:'wlo lave anything nj Stake have fc
''tl4e absolute necessity Of doing something
"accure it from the hands into which it h,
"f:.llent''. Not word true in either assertion
On the contrary. 20 city III tho United STATE
Of equal size and Importance and containi,
the same elements, has government as goo
Us that OF which Chicago can boast No eli
where tile same improvements arc demands
is SO lightly taxed. In no city do 1;fo al
property enjoy greater. security: In nol
is crime moro infrequeut or more certai
II punished. In none arc Tie sacredness
the elective franchise aud the right OF peace
bic voting So well preserved In none are tl
great public trusts moro 1uithlnlly discharge'
These things are true because Chicago has
Republican Administration in power, and the
will remain true because Republican Admin
istration will be put in place Of that now e
iny out What moro would tho Tines have!
The Tines urticle vas anquestionably VII
tell here or in Washington, andprinted in Ne
York for its expected ELECT III Chicago.
will he nows to the voters and taxpayers mo
concerned.
FRAUDULENT VOTING.
We haye REASON TO believe that the bog
Democracy hope for SUCCESS IN tie munich
election only by large importation OF llleg
votes. a gentleman whose acquaintance ri
the city IS Us extensive as that Of any man
it, assures us that during tho past week acce
sions Of population in the Irish quarters la
not Oily been very sudden but very large'
Letters have been received hero from Lasal
Ottawa and Waukegan, in which the Repub
cans arc put on guard against the gangs
1.;,,, that aro 1aarin,r those n{acrs with "a