Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-02-23
Correspondence of the n. Y. Herald.
The Bates Noyement-0pposition Pro.
Eramme

WASHINGTON, Feb. z, le6o.-Ths Reu-
oiul.on an The Republican Party on TIC Speak
ershlP-ihs New Coatition Programme Of
me Apol!S.-No event, since the expulsion
OF Captain Tyler from the Wing party, has
produced more powerful revolutionary
reaction than ,hs result Of The late contest
for Speaker. The defeat Of Sherman was
Democratic Neutrality-suspicious., q fatal
one-lor the election Of Pennington haa
shown The Republicans the way to yin the
Presidency itself-ths good old way of IN
ion for the sake Of The spells.
Thus, with the defeat cf Sherman, Hal
Per disappears, Brown ceases TO be a na,ne
of terror, and Seward becomes n harmless,
speculative politician; for Helper, Brown
and Seward were all set aside with Sher-
man. The 'nigger" gives way 20 the
spo..s-philanlhrepy 10 expedisncy; for the
''One idea Of the "lTrepressibie conflict"
has failed, while ''ths cohesive power OF the
public plumber" has succeeded.
It is change Of front. 1t is new pro-
eramme-it is a revolution. The intracti-
BE anli-Lecom sioni:ss have found their
"sfEni,y''-the odds and ends Of cid line
whiggery and Americanism have been
v,oed and Won; and so, from the contes. for
the Speaker, the late divided opposition
clements emerge practically organdized
coalition for the Presidency.
But there will be an independent Cc2s:i
tutional Union party. Oh! yes! l: will
nominate ticket for the Presidency o
month in aGvouae oftha Chicago Conven-
tlon-se we understanding about The Ith
Of May, with good Unicu platform. Yes.
What, then, can the Republicans do' iiiey
can accept this Constitutional Union ticket,
or enoug III Of it TO make bargain, and SO
the two parties, each with lis own naEe,
will run common ticket, and run il in.
This IS The pIan-ths common platform
the Unicn and the spoiis-ths niger 70
be Ignored where expeGien., and 10 10
uset where available, at discretion. Eli
there are 10 be 10 more Philadelphia 1880
!ut;ons-no more ammunition fov Southern
eaters; and lie tichet suggested for tina.
wcrl; IS Bates, Southern man, Missouri
man, an old line whig supporter of Fill
mere in 1866, and Cameron, an american
republican Ct Democratic oll line whig ar
teaeden!s.
Francis 2. B,sir-tho righ. ha-i nan Of
Old Oliver Cromwell Jackson, and the chief
engineer Q! The Republican po.ty-ha md
al! The Missouri family Of the B.airs, n:e
moving heaven md earth for Bates. The
Thing looks already Ike trade, and Seward
is 10 be postponed, ike Douglas, till 1864.
The Opposition Stale Convention meets
in Richmond on the 22I instant. Tie la'e
letter Of Nr, Bots, pointing strongly 10 C
fus;oa Of ali The opposition forcas,wi!l be The
guide Of: hat convention. On the same dag /
Q similar convention vii! nact in haicish, /!
and IN the meantime The special mission Of
Gen. Menminger, Of South Carolina, 70
Richmond, in behalf Of Southern Rights
Convention Of al lie Southern Strtes, be-
ing sure 10 fail, tie idea Of a general Cp-
position carnival, Ike that of 1870, is gain
lax believers on every side.
r. SagCc!ous Democrats say tia; lie election
Of Pennington has destroyed the Republican
programme o! cuIi-.!aTerY, opiy TO bring up
IN irresistiJ!e coalition uPc2 The platform Of
lie sDo!ls.