Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-08
THE true theory Of s,lcce.s il four3 In IN

THE true theory Of success is found in I'M
tireing application and unity of effort upon
the part Of those engaged in any enterprise
ii they should become dilatory or turn aside
to wrangling about side issues, the result in
vsriably will be a disastrous failure. We
think all history corroborates the correctness
Of the above postulates. At this time there
Is being made, upon the part Of those opposed
to the democracy, m effort, which it is hoped
will defeat them at the nextpresiiential cleo
ton. Those engaged in this effort differ in
opinion, both as to the man, and the means
to be employed to accomplish this result -
Some think Mr.. Bolts Of Virginia the most
available man, some Mr. Bell of Tennessee,
others Mr. Crittenden of Kentucky, while
others again are equally confident that Mr.
Cameron Of Pennsylvania could more readily
effect this object than any one of the gentle
men named. Then there are those, who
while they feel disposed to accord to the
friends of the gentlemen named, nil honesty
OF opinion. arc confident from a fRir survey Of
the field, that the only man that crn be cue
cessful IS Judge Bates of Missouri. II is not
our purpose in this article to show why are
think 50. At this time M Bates has the ad-
vocacy OF much larger portion Of tie Oppo.
stlon press than any other man thnt has been
named A very large portion Of tie press in
Indiana, are advocating his claims. There
are journals also in Illinois and y. York, and
Pennsylvania that favor his nomination. L.,
Is well known that he has powerful advocates
in his own State, Missouri. here also in Mary
land there are four journals that have spoken
out in most decided terms in his favor-in
the Western portion Of the State. the Civilian |
and Telegraph, in TIE city of Baltimore. the
Patriot, on the Eastern Shore, the Cecil Wing
and Cambridge Intelligorcer, so that he is the
candidates Of a considerable portion both of
the Free and Slave States, 80 far us the Jour
nails of those States can make him such. But
at the recent meeting of the Opposition Con-
vertion held in Missouri, his name was pre-
aented unanimously to the consideration of {
sll opposed to the democracy, as n suitable
candidate for tho Presidency. From these
facts it will appear that Judge Bates at pres
ent is the strongest candidate, and the most :
available man the entire Opposition have to {
bring in the field to oppose the Charleston
nominee, and therefore his claims should meet
with atsndid consideration from those who :
claim to be Of the Opposition. But how has e
it been in this State. The Baltimore Clipper
and the Frederick Herald, ignore his claims
altogether indeed the Herald speaks in terms
such as Justify us in saying that they think he t
is not to be considered in the list of cand- il
dates at all, and OF the same time denounce Y
him and his advocates as Black Republicans. c
Would it not be n remarkable thing if they I
should ultimately be compelled to support
him, or to go over to the democracy-the in- d
dicasions now all look this way. :
But some CT the journals of this State, with S
many others in other States, deprccate d. t
vision of the Opposition strength, by the ORR 7
Rination of a third party, because Of the dis a
dster TO which they think ii ,oM subject their
party, and for this the Clipper and Frederick a
Herald denounce them in unmcasured terms \
They charge the Editors and propriotors of d
those journal with being dishonest men. of a
having sold themselves to the Black Repub- C
licans, and Of wishing to turn over the Amer S
lean party Of Maryland to the same organi- Il
zation. This denunciation, and these charges Il
are uncalled ior,--thcy are out OF place, and a
they lay the journals making them, liable to So
the charge of claiming all honesty for them il
selves, and to be above intrigue We claim Ii
to he MS honest in our views as either of the
journals named; and as to intriguing, We think ii
we are as free from il rs either the Clipper or c
Herald. We hesitate to advocate third par o.
ty movement because of The vivid recollection p
We have OF the campaign Of &C. We remem- s
Der when the National American Council was
about to assemble in Philadelphia certain del q,
egates said in our presence, that men of cx- i
IRENE Northern views should be expelled or y.
forced to swallow strong Slavery Platform. n,
We then counciled moderation. We said it in
would prove the ruin of the party and I'D st
our friends to persue the same con- p
ciliatory course that their opponents invaria- ~,
bic adopted. Our council was UNDECIDED, our St
advice disregarded, aud the obnoxious twelfth Ut
section at the urgent demand Of the Vr- ~ !.
ginia delegation was adopted, a member of as
which presented it and which member is now
a thorough going democrat, and the stampede
at once took place, the Republican CONVEX
tion was then in session in Pittsburg, to this
they made their way, identified themselves -
with it, and thus gave vitality and power to =,
an organization which nearly swallowed up :.
he American party in the Free States, and 30
paralysed us in the South, that it was with -.
he utmost difficulty we could keep our friends -,
N countenance while the cry was constan tly nv,
ripging in their ears, Fillmore is not to be
considered in the field, the contest is between ~
Buchanan and Fremont and so it proved to
,e. Now we do not covet similar state of
bings in GO. We wish to see united oppo- ~
ition with candidate that can be supported -
~ conservatives both North and South. We
hink Judge Bates is that man, and therefore -,
We deprecate the organization of third par ~
y and are panied to witness, presses that we
bought had at heart the success of the OPP
'osition, arraying themselves in hostility to pr
hose who differ from them in reference to REL
he man and the means best adapted to ac- int
omplish the end we all profess to have in to
lew. But let us see how their denunciation for
those who deprecate third party organi- by