White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22
The Republican Candidates for the
Presidency.
WAsHINaroN, March Z, 1861,

WAsHISGToN, March ., looV.
While considerable attention is sttrac-
ted to the Charleston Convention, because
it is the first that is to be held, great inter-
est is felt in regard to that which Is to as
semble at Chicago on the 18th of May.
The opposition to the Democratic party
is as much divided in regard to -eandi-
date as their adversaries.
A very active movement is on foot IN
Washington. in favor of the Hon. Ed
ward Bates of st. Louis. His friends
are energetic, enthusiastic and powerful.
They claim that be can carry Missouri,
and that he has every right to expect the
Republican vote of the North, inasmueh
as. although living in slave State. and
q STAKEHOLDER by Inheritance, be has freed
his slaves, and has thus practically real
lied his attachment to what is understood
to be the Republican theory. They also
allege that he is sound upon the tariff
question, sound upon the Pacific Railroad
and eminently conservative in all his
views.
But the friends Of Mr.. Seward are I'M,
daunted and unt;ring. They assert that
he is entitled to the nomination to the first
Office Of the American people. because he
is the representative of the Republican
idea; and sooth to say greatly slandered
as he has been, he.is, in fact and in deed.
among the most liberal and enlightened
men in the Congress of the United States.
had the pleasure, some evenings ago, in
mixed company, to meet Mr.. Seward,
for the the third time in my life. face to
face, and to hear him describe his Euro
pean tour. Mr.. Seward is quite original
and interesting in his descriptions Of his
experiences in Europe. He drew a con-
trast between the leaders of the British
Parliament and the leaders ofthe American
Parliament, and | was much struck with
the manner in which he confronted
Brougham, and Stanley, and Disraeli,
and others, with those whom he had Sc
lected as their counterpartS in the United
States. II hewould only. before an au-
dience of his countrymen, repeat what l
heard him say the other evening, he
would confer a great benefit upon our
people.
Mr.. Seward has many warm and at
tached friends, and l believe if he were
elected President, he would disapPoint
alike those who think he is disposed to
overthrow the institutions of the South,
and those who believe he is devoted to
extreme abolition doctrines.
Then we have General Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, who, let me do justice to
say, is supported by large number Of
leading men throughout the country
His history is one of energy. and enter
prise, and pluck, and although he defeat
ed you for the Senate, 1 do not think it
would tecome you to deny the qualities
that every body comedies to him.
Hon. John NJ. Read, one of the Justi-
ces of the Supreme Court of Pennsylva-
MIA, is also favorably regarded by many
as candidate who may comein as a COM
promise after the chief aspirants have
been debated. Mr.. Read is jurist Of
great intellect, and of spOtless personal
character.
Gov. Chase, OF Ohio, has many adhe-
rents Gov. Banks, of Massachusetts,
has his friends; John Bell, of Tennessee,
is presented as a sort of Union candidate;
and even General Scott is being named in
certain quarters as an availability at hand,
if all things should fail.
The Southern Opposition are looking
to Bates and Bell, and you will perceive
that the Constitutional Union party have
fixed upon the ninth of May. and Balti-
more as the place for the holding of their
Convention. This movement is intended
to anticipate Chicago, and take advan-
tage Of all the dissensions that may grow
out of the Charleston Convention. They
expect to suggest a candidate for Chicago.
and they will unquestionably have large
representation of national men present
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia
Press.