White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-29
Presidential Candidates.

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The number of candidates for the
Presidency, especially on the Republican
side, seems to be rapidly increasing. An
appeal has been issued by a COMMITTEES
appointed for that purpose in New Jersey,
nominating VIM. L. Dayton, and setting
forth at length the manifold reasons which
commend him to the support of the Re-
publican party. He was their candidate
for Vice President in 1856, it will be re-
membered, but failed to carry his own
State. His identification with the old
Wing party, and with the scheme of pro-
tective tariffs, is cited by these gentlemen
as reasons for his nomination. The Peo-
ple's party in Pennsylvania, meantime
which is invited by the Republicans call
to send delegates to Chicago-pronoun.
ces in favor of Senator Cameron, and
will doubtless urge him upon the National
Convention. We doubt however, wheth-
er this movement aims at anything more
than to promote the chances of his nom
nation for the Vice Presidency, and it is
possibly intended mainly to prevent the
party in Pennsylvania from being COM
mitted to any of the other candidates al
ready in the field. The Chicago Press
and Tribune dominates Abe Lincoln, who
was Judge Douglas unsuccessful compe-
titor for the Senate in the last CANVASS
and the Missouri Democrat, the Republic
can organ of Missouri, presses the nomin-
alton of Judge Bates.
Concerning the opinions of the latter on
the various political topics Of the day, the
Democrat says:
"He is welded to the cause Of Free
Labor, both in opinion and practice. He
denies that the Constitution extends sls-
very over the Territories he declares
that slavery shall not be permitted to en-
ter any Territory which was free soil
acquired by the United States, or which
became free at any period subsequent to
its acquisition ; that no power but Con-
gress can plant slavery on such soil and
that the bred Scott decision merely de-
fines the constitutional status Of the ne
gro-the discursive essays of the Justices
which accompanied the rendering. of the
decision being, in his opinion, mere
leather and prunella, possessing ne intrin-
sic weight, and entitled to no extriordina-
~ consideration, either legally or politi-
cally.
'But Mr.. Bates rejects the motto ono
more Slave States" He argues that Meth
er public policy, precedent, nor the. Con-
stitution, authorizes Congress or the Ex-
ecutive to discriminate between Free and
Slave States, in their application for ad-
mission into the Union and in this we
fully concur with him. The policy which
received the sanction of the founders Of
the Republic, and which was carried out
by Jefferson himself, needs no defense and
may dispense with eulogy.
"Such are the opinions Of Mr.. Bates,
on the relation Of slavery to the Terrific
ries from their organization to their ad
mission as States 10 the Union. For the
rest, his opinions are such as might be in
ferred from his former political associa-
tions. He is a proteetionist, which we
regret; in favor of the improvement Of lake
and river navigation BY the General Gov
eminent emphatically in favor Of rail-
road to the Pacific, on any route which
Congress may choose; opposed to tie
Consolidation Of the mongrel populations
of Spanish America with the people Of
the United States and in favor Of gov
erning our international relations by the
principles of public law, not by the code
of pirates. He has all that horror Of sls-
very agitation and all that devotion to
the Union WHICH distinguished old Wings
who have not turned National Demo
Gratis"
The Chicago Press insists that the
newspapers shall cease to set forth Judge
BIS opinions on his bshslf, and calls mp
on him to define his position for himself.
THIS Is not ct all unreasonable, and We
presume that Judge Bates win eoncede
as much, claiming only the selection OF
his own time and manner for making
such an exposition. Still, We have little
doubt that his sentiments are very aecu-