New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-23

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--"Truly," rays Touchstone, there is much
"virtue in your IT," "F your uncle had been
"your aunt" Burgoyne might have beaten Gates,
CORVALLIS might have taken Washington and Ro
chsmbeau Bonaparte might have triumphed at
Waterloo. and The Herald might have been ia
nous for its fidelity to principle and conviction.
There is nothing that might not have been just the
reverse of what it is, II the right conditions had
preGxisted.
For the simple truth is-and The Herald is one
of those who believe and tremble, the nomina-
tions made at Chicago are just what render impoS-
sible the 'peace" that The Herald desires. There
was just one man in all the land whom the masses
of the warning Democratic factions have been
taught by their leaders and oracles to hate worse
than they hate each other; and that man ID VIII
ham Fl. Seward. With him in the field as the Re-
publican candidate, their leaders might have been
compelled to suppress or smooth over their mutual
and deadly hatreds for few months; now IL Is
impossible Nine-tenths of the Democratic masses
neither hate nor fear Lincoln and Hamlin intensely
enough to be forced into seeming accord. Ii
Douglas is oyersaughed, million Democratic
votes 90 overheard with him, and the great North
West is absolutely given up; if Douglas shall be
nominated, on the only platform that he can stand
on, the Cotton States will never support him, while
the Cotton politicians of the North will take good
care that he is not elected. There is just about as
much chance of beating Lincoln and Hamlin as
there was of beating Jefferson 10 1904.
Hear what The Sun--always openly Democratic
in its opinions and tendencies but independent
in its crticsms--says of the matter in its leader
of yesterday:
"THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE YoR PREspEyI.-The first
impression produced among city politicians that the reec
ton Of Mr. Seward the nomination Of Mr. Lincoln by the
Chicago Convention bunder has been removed BY saose
ouent reflection II admitted that Mr. Lncolns nom
nation and that he VIII receive the united and
cordial support of the party lie IS epha'icay man OF e
people and his present proud position to his own Efforts
Bonn poor but honest parents he early thrown upon
his own resources and was Obliged at work
mon farm aboer to earn livelihood 1t Is said that he received
not the assistance scboonasters he had strong aud clear
mind which he ndustiousy improved His life ia an example
Of what the poorest boy attain 70 in this Tree country y
habits of industry and selfculiue Mr. Lincoln peculiarly
sfmade seeducaied man. and is in all respects serRg
representative Of the goahrad American Character That he
would if elected make good President We do not entertain
Ellis chances certainly good unessthe Demo
Gratis wisdom ut Baltimore than they did Charles
ton TIE people tired Of being ruled by professional Po
cans and they would rather vote for man Ike Dir Lincoln
who holds measure. independent position than Tor an
old party leader who has friends to reward and eneades to
| punish"
The above expresses the average Judgment OF
the non-partisan masses of our City-the tens OF
thousands who generally vote, but do not attach
themselves closely TO any party. Lincoln will
have Five Thousand votes in this City which
could not have been obtained for Gov. Seward;
and so it will be elsewhere. 1.-The ball is rolling
"on," and no juggle of ambiguous words at Bati-
more will suffice to stop it.