The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-12

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The Baltimore NcmiB ations md tho Poll.
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The nomination of Bell and Everett at Balt-
more has been received in q manner that
indicates a nervous constituencies on the part of
all who are committed to other cliques and
political interests, and q growing conviction
that the people will pass judgment on all the
candidates according to their respective merits,
rather than according to party lines and party
dictation.
The metropolitan press with a single and
notable exception, all admit the personal merit
aud ability of the candidates, but each brings
forward its own exception. The Tribune opines
that "it imposes upon the members of the Re.
publican Convention at Chicago the necessity of
additional wisdom if possible" The Journal
Of Commerce, on the other hand, thinks it "has
settled the chances against the nomination of
any conservative selection by the republicans
at Chicago" The Times, true to its own in.
stincts, Gays ait is quite evident that some.
at least. of the leading members of the
Convention did not nominate this ticket
for the special purpose of electing it,
nor indeed with q settled intention of
voting for it themselves" The Sun believes
that 1.-THE Convention has utterly disappointed
the hopes of the people, whose wishes it affect
ed to represent, and its action will be repudiat-
ed and condemned" The Express only is ST.
lent Not word does it give editorially on
the nominations of the Convention, which Il
has SO long pretended to put implicit faith In.
Itcurtly announces the fact in three lines In It's
summary Of news, and devotes nsl)y two CO.
lumns to post prandial address In favor Of
Sam Houston, adopted in meeting at the Me.
tropolitan Hotel, two days before the meeting
Of the Baltimore Convention.
These diverse and distinct expressions and
Indications show the nervous condition of the
politicians, and their anxieties during the pre-.
sent President Matching season. Among all of
them there Is an earnest desire to bring their
personal preferences forward with as strong q
backing as possible, and an undisguised ten
dency to rebel against the dictation of conven-
tons, when this does not accord with their own
wishee This arises from the conviction which
all Of them entertain, that party lines have be.
come greatly broken up among the people, and
that all of the party organizations are under
going process of disruption and decay. In such
. state Of things the masses cannot be held by
the cobweb ties Of party, and the political
leaders and Presidential aspirants are all
struggling 10 place their own personal claims
before them to the best advantage.
For these reasons no popular verdict will be
passed upon any Of the candidates presented
until all Of them are brought forward. Then
the masses will begin 10 concentrate about
each according to his antecedents and the con-
ndence he inspires. The conservative reaction
which has been evinced In the recent elections
In Connecticut, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
and the several grounds Of preference which
are expressed by the various cliques among
the black republicans, show that the popular
sentiment against the radicals and extremists
will have It's effect at Chicago, as Il has had
elsewhere, and II may produce very important
changes In deposition Of candidates and par
ties everywhere. Success Is the aim and object
of AL Of them, and the political managers.
knowing the strength Of the conservative tide,
are all endesvoring so 10 trim their sails as to
catch the rising popular breeze.
This fact may produce great changes at the
Chicago Convention, and effect a complete
revolution In the political aspect Of the coun-
try. If the conservative elements there resis,
the dictation Of the radicals, which, IL submit,
ted to, will involve them all in hopeless de-
feat, and refuse to adopt an ultra nomination,
they will be supported BY the large class Of
people In the North who reject alike the idea
that slavery is q righteous and just institution,
that must be supported, and the fanatical
theory that II Is an evil and sin which must
be destroyed. There can be no doubt that the
great MAS Of public opinion In the Northern
States Is antagonis,ic to the idea of slavery,
but !, Is equally opposed to making II matter
Of civil war. So evident IL this truth, that the
conviction is very generally entertained that
the slave State line would have retrested south
ward lopg since, under the operation of natural
causes, had the subject not been made one of
political discussion. There Il, therefore,
strong tendency among the Northern oppo.
nents OF slavery 70 throw II ont Of the politi
cal arena altogether, and permi. the natural
Influences which can, and win eventually con-
troll II, TO operate.
There Il set Of managers among the black
republicans who see these things very clearly;
and they have been laboring to bring about
the nomination Of Bates or Mclean BY the OF.
position Convention at Baltimore, In the hope