New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-05
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
To Ne Editor OF The N. Y. Tribune.


siR l have read, with good deal Of interest, the
communications Of your various correspondent on the
Presidency viii you allow me a word
Several Of them assume these three postulates as
truths which reed no proof:
First: That Mr.. Seward Il name him a represen-
tative Of the Republican party cannot receive the
whole Opposition vote OF NowJsrsey and Pennsyl'
yatia
Second: That 10 one can carry those States wthou.
the sid of tie united Opporiiion; and,
Third: That New York ia safe for the Republicans,
let who will be their canddate and hence they argue
that some person other than the acknowledged choice
of the psrty should be nominated for the sake success
He muft be stupid disciple in the school of politics
who has not vet learned that defeat at election ia
lot the heaviest calsmty which can befsll party.
The Wigs were successful IN 1870 in electing John
Tyler lin fact to the Presidency. That reduced
IT, victms from the fush Of supremacy to sprit-
lee. minority, struggling for years to regain prestige
and power; and when, at lss their rene we'd efforts
were crowned with in l84S il required but two
years 10 use up their political capital ana achieve final
and hopeless insolvency.
In 1853, the Temperance party was the best organ
lied, if not the most pO~erfnl, ia the State, Under
the foim aid pretense OF Wing Convention, the
politics, Temperance men succeeded in nominating
their candidate ron II. Clark. for Governor. From
the moment Of his election the Temperance men, as
party, were utterly annihllated. No open enemy, 10
defeat could have been fatal and 30 it will ever
be when the true and mertorous leaders OF party
are thrust aside and unf. for lie place-either
fir, m ncompatepcy a lack Of proved loyalty TO the
esu.eaIe oiaed into oor nomination, for the sake OF
sucess alone.
The principles Of the Republicans cannot be crushed
out eitl er by the malice OF vind,tve enemies the
erIors Of msudging friends for they are enwrought
into the very structure Of POLITICAL soc al and re-
l.-.o At anftnn
will continue sway the destpies of this country until
the ",nepressible conf CT shall be forever ended.
Defeat Of the Republican party at the election next
Fs would be core msfertupe but 1t Ia not difficult
10 imagine stll more severe calamity than that.
The Republicans united upon one cardinal point
il can hardly be affirmed that they upon any other
and berein their great strength lies Let us suppose
that the Chicago Convention SHALL after careful dsb-
erstion coLclude that the unaided Republicans cannot
carry enough electoral votes to secure triumph. To
accomplish the CARING desire of success they throw
overheard all the true and tired mon OF the party ana
sslect candidate whose antecedents have been at
l. art equivCcal and be is elected Such President,
having been selected as a niddemsn, would be very
apt order the tremendous influences Of Washington,
TO manifest himself middemen and the Tyler tragedy
be reeparted. Confidence would be Withdrawn, the
party become broken In spirit and tactics, and utter
demolition If not generalization follow, and tho Re-
publican party annihilsted; while defeat under a
faithful aud popular leader would only bind the party
together in links of steel.
But the postulates upon which such policy Is ad-
yoctted esteem untenable and uusound. 1 have yet
10 zee the evidence that Mr. Seward woud not receive
rs strong vote in New-Jersey and Pennsylvania as
Any other man.
While there are many stsunch Republicans who
honestly believe such 10 be true policy, there Is
also sn active noisy class in all the Statestbe Free
States at leastWho continually ciamorng for the
Republicans 10 abandon their tried friends aud fall
back upon some man Of equivocal proclvities. The
loudest and camorous Of this class have never
supported, and many of them never will support, 8
Republican candidate They only desire to divide aud
conquer-to cast frebrands, and thus destroy by
policy, when they cannot by power.
The Republican party must succeed in New-fork by
the most energetic and untiriDg efforts. With such
eicrls vic DRY decided that OF 1856 is certan
without them ia, to say the least, doubtful.
Now all the world kI ows that the working men OF the
party are almost TO man, the ardent friends of Sew
ard
Let candidate be nominated not hitherto identified
With the Republicans; let bin be man whose auto
cedents have all been opposed to that system OF policy
advocated by Mr. Seward let it be understood 3ha he
has been put aside, oay TO gain doubtful advantage
from the handful Of votes of men hitherto opposed 70
Republican principles and withal, let the hard work
ers receive the impression that Mr Seward has bsen
dealt with upgenerously if not uDjnsy, and who can
promise for the Of the Republican party In this
State
Besides, something is Cue to the man who for twenty
wears has faced the phalanx Of the Slave Power with
ont Misunderstanding TO thoee friends who have
stood by him through evil well as good report; aud
no JUS. man will be frightened out Of his convictions
because vicious sentiment has been created by SLAM
der and Misrepresentation. 1t Is true that his auson
to the Higher law has been perverted to the oasest
uurposes by putting into his mouth sentiments not his
owI-whie the true language ussd by him enunciates
CHE Of the robest sentiments ever uttered by man;
and bis ayows of an "irrepressbe conflict was but
the pretenaton of truth as well known and under
stood for fty wears as the existence of Slavery ITSELF
and which 10 even now receiving indspusbl conrma-
ton BY the wraDgngs of the Charleston Convention
ardently desire victory for the Republican psrty
but such victory that. when IT does come, VIII
render the supremacy of their principles perpetual SIS
those principles gre, and forever must be, immortal
Casdsdsigua, April rs, 1860 Ii. W.T.
SEWARD-CORWIN.