The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-29

assurance, which tia. cur ten candidates win ret
vote for the Chicago nominees rnder any possible cr
he eesion9 The manner IN which they have arraeued
these gentlemep their imputators Of fraud, deception
SC, exhibit degree Of insoence and andscty unpaEa
eed the annals Of political controversy We huYl back
81 such charges with unuttersbe scorr. Tho names
which they thus ruthessy assa among the frs and
fame. In this city need SAY that Depeyster Ogden,
William Kent and Daniel st. John men incapable Of
drhonor in the discharge Of any public or private duy9
end the names Of Burrows or Carroll, or any Of our
chosen representatives from these lcentious ratings Of
have much to say concerning the improperly and neon
sistency Of coalitions and some Of them 20 90
far IS 70 object 70 them on : plea Oh mo.
differ in opinion minor abstract questions Is stu
their duty 70 unite their efforts and make com
noted 0pIy two vesrs s COVE We ssw noble coalition in
the Senate Of the United States. Crittenden Douglas
Bell and Seward coalesced in resisting the Lcompon con-
situtien and maintaining the rights Of Kansas From
that day this the republicans have endeavorcd 10 form
coalitions with the friends Of Douglas whenever they
arce Many Of their leaders advised the election Of
Douglas to the Senate in preference 10 Lincoln and II Is
TOO late for them 70 complain Of any who may now pre-,
questions upon whi;h you and difer in opinion
from Mr. Douglas, but there can be no doubt tha.
and Douglas would prefer the choice of either 70 the
election OF lincoln for the reason that they would con-
pIv hs xsos He Believed there
gentlemen present who would remember q political
alliance formed in this State in 1882 The friends of
Wfpty yuo S Common eec.os ticket A. It's head was
the honored name of James Kent, and the tcke. was
sac.eo the College should cast the Vote Of the State ain
such should deem udcious and expedent at
the time OF votpg thus leaving 10 the electors the dis
erection which the constitution contemplated The resist
less popularity Of General jackson prevailed over all
combined efforts. II the friends OF Henry Clay could
then unite with the supporters Of another
union and nationality, Of which Clay was the embodi-
ment? II they sustained James Kent and Jonn Spencer
electors Joint ticket cannot We, with good con-
science vote for William Kent and Depeyster Ogden2 For
his part, he must vote electoral ticket bearing
democratic names, he would adopt the names Of
Reuben waiworth and Addison Gardiner, as those of
William c. Bryant and Abijah Beckwth. Mr.. Bryant,
who htads the republican ticket, 10 gentleman whom
all admire tor his poetic genius and literary attain
ments but you cannot forget that he has expended
large portion Of life in assang the statesmen and the
principles which most dear to the old wing party
Yet there are those who consider very incon-
sstent in withholding our sudraees from him In the
present contest The truth is that the republicans are
the last people who ought to complain Of coalitions.
Their party had its birth In coalition OF portions OF seve
raj distinct parties In all its proceedings IL presents
whig side and democratic SIDE If they nominate the
old wing for President they present extreme democrat
for Vice President four candidates Tor state ofncers,
two whig and two democratic State electors
excellent gentlemen who suspected OF holding
political sentiment in common The practical and real
aim Of that party is to elect President by geographi.
other subjects, they agree this But majority Of the
people the Tree States opposed TO this propoe
ton for making President OF the Union by the vote OF
section. We deem It an unwisc and dangerous ex.
pertinent in deroeation OF the spirit Of unon contrary
10 the design Of the federal CONTACT and TO the Precept
and example of our fathers. We believe 1t will widen
the gulf Of separation between the sections, cause still
larger portion Of countrymen TO detect our com.
government, engender yet hercer conflicts, expose
whole country least four years ofconfusion and
uncertainty, and arayze the government In some OF its
most useful fupctions These are our deliberate opinions
ur eptav afniu hen nv
all RICH, the election Of the Chief Magistrate by
sectional vote We deem it essential, whoever elect
ed that he should have substantial support in both
sections But when national men unite to prevent The
triumph Of geographical combination We are rudely
sme portion Of the people II Is pretended that we seek
to defeat the will OF the majority Our real aim s pre-
cisey the reverse Of this: We purpose, if possible TO
prevent sectional minority nom taking the power Of the
whole Union into It's bands II cannot be pretended that
the republican party embraces more than one third OF the
whole people The returns Of 1855 prove that they were
below that proportion. They were in minority, tak
the free States alone. Yet general howl il seat
forth when it is proposed that the majority unite
and vote down this minority. We hear many OBJ
jections to al election by the House of Repre-
sentaves. 1t is certainly desirable that majority OF the
people should elect; but he would DEFY the vii Of
10 invent more dangerous or unjust method than
for tecton to make the President by lis own exciu
action and that with the concurrence OF less than
Que half the people in that section. Give any con-
stitutona mode Of selection in preference 10 this NO
doubt that Mr.. Lincoln VIII lack million OF votes
of having majority of all the people IL 10 barely PCS
be but not probable that he viii be sustained by ma
joriiy Of the Northern people Nor y certain tnat no
will receive larger popular vote than Mr. Bell while as
between the two more than two-thirds OF the people
would prefer the latter. lie coutended that we mad
ne her the moral political right 20 permit such
minority TO control the election II have the to
prevent In this State the minority has prevailed until
they seem to consider the possession Of power an nhe
rule any longer unless they can show a majority on
their side, instead Of plurality In some important
mebt While public attention has been directed to
remote objects, and fictitious alarm excited lest
frozen IN the winter months, our people have been too
Deglectful Of the duties OF sefgovernmeN. A more
dangerous (because rea) slavery has appeared 10 our
very mdst Corruption stalks abroad, anu invades the
temple Of liberty and Justice. II We can believe their
organs the friends OF freedom have introduced the
slave trade in the halls of Capitol Worst OF ALL they
have been selling white men, and the representatives Of
white men. Legislation bought and sold-bills passed
defeated to suit the highest biddebrbery the ordec
Of the daysuch Is the hdeous picture presented 70 The
people OF our noble state In the name Of ali that u
sacred bow org will they submit 10 DC deludeaS The
legislative bodies which DO these things display an osten-
iaiious zeal tor freedom They pass wcrdy resoyc .
about Kansas and the mountains OF New Mexico they IN
tfodnce and almost pass liberty bills to defeat
the return OF fugitive sayes according TO the compact OF
the constitution The universal negro visible on every
side. Az att Il proposed 10 form coalition with hm
by raising him to an equality with white men in the
reht Of suffrage. This proposal has passed two Legs.
la,ures, and will be presented for your approval
at the com election Our people w thus be permitted
TO enjoy the privilege OF creating least ten thousand
black republican votes In Jingle day, az an equivalent
for the sale Of their representatives in the Senate ard
Assembly. great responsibility rests upon New YORK
10 The pending contest The certainty that candi.
dates carry large majority Of the Southern states
makes is apparent that the real Interest is between Mr..
Bell and Mr. Lincoln and that the vote Of state,
IN all probability. will turn the scAe between them IN
the Anal result II the ns.iops mep OF the state who
opposed 70 the whole system Of strife and agitation
carried by the republicans VIII but unite and act in
concert, they undoubtedly constitute large and decisive
OI y Of the people II permit me distinctly 10 show
on thai the republicans arc only mnoriiy Of votes
this state and for this purpose lei me refer 10 the
questionable evidence furnished by the Official can
Governor Morgan, with all the onort that Personal
and party zeal could exert, pocd but 24I 600 vocs
while his two competitors received upwards u
ze0 600 y lss9 INC republican candidate for
Secretary oFsaie Ia an election OF comparatively l;ie
interest RON which large numbers o. Old wings and con
servatlves absoDted themselves. we .sr, nv ais de-
majority. Can j b lorb,es tha, M tho 10 600 or 20 900
curreryaiv~ rninrn thnr nhnentInr thrrnanrcr very