New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-09
THE PRESIDENCY.
WHO SHALL BE THE REPUBLICAN CAN
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To ne Editor Of The NJ Y. Erenin9 Post
Sir: Allow sn ardent and active Republican, who
advoea the nomination and supported the election Of
Fremont 10 1885, TO set forth HE reasons for de-
siripy the uouibstion of EDWARD BATES Of Missouri
for our next PIe,ideDt.
In toe Struggle OF 1856, the Republicans, with
eni and popular candidates. aoed by all the energy
Of ourg and enthusiastic party, and by state Of
things then actually 8iiiug in Kansas, unparalleled
in the aIocity and Ton cruelty Of The oatrases 10
Which the Free. State settlers were subjected by any
state of facts ever before existing this Continent
potd less than forty per cent Of tbe popular woe,
choosing Ia of the 29i electors. We desire in the
contest now opening to carry at least l53 out of 3Ol
electors, aud majority OF the popular vote; for
less through our nistak es the third party movement
will amount little at this election. hold to be
.niDtb,y desirable that shoald not only choose
mBoriiy of the electors but that should be backed
BY nbolty Of the popular vote, 20 that our Presi-
d, nt ON bis Inauguration, wouli not lack that moral
support sgaI 81 any disubion lot or Gbusterio9 dem
onstrstior such as wac schened by Gov. Wise and
sanc,oLed ty several other Southern Governors as
their secret eabsl at Raleigh ia October, 1856. How,
then is our minority Ill 1856 to be converted into
inoispuiabe majority in 1860.
Partly doubtless, by discussion, by the dissemna.
lion of TRUTH by he direct conversion Of former oppo
pens into future ass. In all the efforts directed TO
4 ere ends, will try TO DO my shsre. tFus: t'ey
will suce Of themselves 10 add toe States of Mn
pesots and Kansas, and hope limos also, 10 the
Fremont strength OF 1856 Tos would rIite our Eisc-
toral vote to 1872 still twenty short of msjlrty.
We shall YET need the votes OF Pennsy lvaua ca,
those of Inoians New Jersey and Oregon (23, to in
sure our triumph. How are we to secure those add
h0nal votes
Need point you to the fact that the Republicans of
tn, so Statssas good and true Republicans as are 10
be found in the Union-have never once ventured to
take the d by themselves; that they have uniformly
sought and obtained alliance with the other wing Of
Il general Opposition They did so 10 both the State
aud Presidential Elections of 1885, casog theit votes
for Fremont u Penney lvaDia on ticket nude up in
equsl parts of Fremont and Fillmore electors. They
would likely have done the same in Indiana aud New
Jertey bu: the leaders Of the Fillmore parS rejected
their oyeJturef. Their votes elected u Union Cover
por in New.Jersey in 1856, though the Buchanan eec-
tors through the fatal division of their opponents,
ere ehos, by plurality Of 5000. In llilnos Gov.
Bsell and full State ticket OF as good Republicans
as there ale 10 the land, were elected IN 1856 by
beayy plurality though the Buchanan electors beat their
Fremon competitors by over nine thousand MINORITY
In oher wods, nearly half the 0OOO supporters of
FIJI more voted at the time for Republican State
Officers, and elected them. Is there not logtcin
sucl facts which commtUds tself 10 every unbiased
mind h6iana cast 1873 votes for Fremont,
% $50 for Fillmore, together 1921, TO 1850 for
Buchal an whore absolue majority was bnt 900 ia
poll If 235 i3l votes. Snce that time several thoa
sands of Irish labciels employ ed in constructing rail-
~ OIL
these voted at least for Buchapa1 and there no
loreer rational doubt that the Opposition has ma
jory in that State though the Republicans alone have
not.
So in Pepbsylvnnia in 1856. Her popular vote
stood-FI emont, AZ $685. Fillmore, 81 2''2 together
go les; Buchanan, 23O772, OF GU over both his OPP
popents. It. is notorious that Buchanans immense
oil in Philadelphia in Mon gomery, in Berks, and
few other puIcus counties, was largely sweled by
FRI udpltnt and purchased votea. For the last two
wear. that State bss been handsomely carried by the
"Peoples party" united Opposition, though ii
was never before carrie twice successfully against
The regular Democratic organization. 1t con be car
ned pow for any ticket which the eptire Opposition
viii cordially support, and it cannot th,Dk, be car
ritd otber~ise. Philadelphia, Berks, Montgomery |
NOul ampion, Monroe, &c, stand ready 10 over- |
wlelm us seaD, as they did in 1856, if insist on
policy which ignores, or seems TO ignore, those
allies by whose aid have carried the S4'e for the
asst two years. the brothers Of tbose whose votes
gave us Gov. Risse in Illinois and Gov. Olden ia |
New jersey.
SUI pose, them we make EDWARD BATES our |
standard bearer for 1860 freely adult that por-
ton of our American managers and wire workers.
fome because they are essentially proslayery, but
more from pure malignfy, viii work desperately !
against us. Bot what can they effect They did their
best against Gov. Bsse in Illinois; they did |
epail ST Gov. Oiden in New-Jersey where they |
managed 10 throw away the last Legislature; but they
could Lot defeat Gov. Olden, who ID politically the |
counterpart of Edward Bates. The same gentry did |
their utmost to defeat Messrs. Ml@ard, Yefee, &C..
for Cor press, in Philadelphia, in 1885, running |
strsigbt American" csnodates against 'hem Hon. |
Jacob B1oJm, ole Of the National Union Com |
mittee," being one of those candidates. and by dee |
perae exer,ons drawing off 2lA votes In district |
wlich he had been cboen 10 repes Mt only four years
before. Never have these miscbefmakers been able |
10 effect apytkipg except vheH re hare played into
their hands by insisting on dtying the PrclHdccs nj
the oiher ring Of the Opposition. Yes, repeat that
the apparent majority agsiost US in 1886 wss ma
iority not against our cardinal ncp!e but against
our special organization. The great BODY Of the |
" Americans" and "Old. Line Wings Of the Ere e |
Slater al least agree with in deprecnling the Ex.
tension Of Slavery and are ready prove it by their
acts whenever their prejudces arc rot involved.
They will act with in the contest before ue, VI we
Go Dot insist drawing the cat tail foremost. In |
short, thGy will support EDWARD BAtEs for Pre-
Ride MT well knowing him TO be heartily with us in OPP