Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-22
NEW YORK coRREsPoNDENCE.
New YoRr, March u, Is

to win ON the chicago nominees ana tney VIII
be 10 marching order for battle, as soon as the
telegraphic wires announce the chosen stand
ard bearers of the Republican and Opposition
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There is very much gained by an early and
efficient organization, and the circulation of the
right kind of speeches and newspapers. Where
most intelligence is--whero most newspapers
are taken, there the larger number of Republi>
can votes are polled.
TO prerent the ertensioA Of Slavery iatO The
Territories Of this Republic, is the one great
mission aud purpose Of the Republican party
For this end it was brought into existence, and
should use all honorable means to accomplish
an end so desirable, SO fraught with good for the
white man.
The Republican party is the party in favor
OF keeping the Territories to the sole occupancy
and possession Of free iShas labor CorsBsr.
The Democratic party insist that the Terri.
tories shall be exclusively opened to the master
aud his slaves, as slave property is the only
property protected by the Constitution, with
out special acts of legislation in the Terrific
ries.
Here is the issue fairly made before the peO>
pie Now let the trial commence Let the
jury be called and swom-the witnesses be
heard-the arguments be submitted-the charge
of the Court be giyen-and the Jury, the peo>
pie at the ballot boxes, bring in their verdict
/ have no fear Of the result, although here and
there jurymRn may hesitate for a short time
to render a verdict for the full amount of dam.
ages, declared against slavery, in the plead
ngs
1t is important in the trial of the case that
the foreman Of the jury should be a man Of
highest personal integuly-Of great abilily-of
large experienee-Of Roman frmness-Of Sax
on force and strength of charaeter-of of remark.
able prudence--of great self relance--one
whom reason will guide, and whom prejudice
will never blind, nor passion lead away from tie
path of duty, nor swerve from the true princi-
Piles of the Constitution, in his administration
of the affairs Of the General Government.
Great executive talent is indispensable in
] President Of the United States. Without this
talent-Without rare administrative ability, the
Administration of any President will be fail
ure. There must be a master mind-one who
Is not afraid 10 take the reiDs and assume d q
responsibility of all the measures he deems
proper to recommend, and who cannot be per-
suaded to recommend such measures as Mr.
Buchanan has been forced into by the Southern
wing of his DisuniOn-slave extending Demo
cratic party. We want foreman for 1860, who
has record and a name for Freedom. One
who bears the scars Of battle-whO knoweth
the hosts of Liberty, and whose bugle blast
will summons followers from ocean coasts
from mountains, and hills, valleys and plains,
and praires, from rivers and lakes, to his rally.
ing cry
l never have read of an army when about
going into battle, to select General from
neutral power They must have for a leader
one of their own number one who has trained
with them-whO knows their purposes and
their feelings, and whose very presence inspires
confidence, and is an assurance of victory.
The West is justly entitled to the Republican
candidate for President. 1t has had the Pres
idency only Thirty days in the lifetime of this
Union.
The West and North West have now about
one-third of the population of the country and
the trade and the commerce of its Lakes and
Rivers, and Railroads, are some $500, 900
year
The West is the truly conservative portion
of the Union. Disunion finds no foothold. and
has no abetters there. Its interests, like its
markets, are the whole ccuntry. The States
of the West are now, and for ali time will con-
tinue to be, The feeding States The corn, the
wheat, the beef, the mutton, the pork-the
wine and the "milk and honey" are to be
produced there, in greater abundance and Of
better quality, than Egypt, that land of old
fogies, ever dreamed of.
! The West has no interests to clash with the
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see that Justice is done; and if any disturb
ance is attempted in our family of States-if
any of our sister States ever think of divorce,
it will reach out its b.awny hand, and say,
Peace, be STILL
New York has had five Vice Presidents and
two Presidents. Since 1886 the Empire
State has had the Presidency seven years,
nearly one third of the time. It has been
dealt with literally.
Pennsylvania has now the President He
has entirely ignCrcd the West. He has
not, In some of his messages, even made
reference to the great and growing Northwest.
And he is known to the people there by bis
veto of the bill sppropriating some s55 600
ior Lake st. Clair Flats, because such appro-
priation was unconstitutional What a stick
ler for the Constitution
In urging the justice of giving the West the
candidate Tor President I would not saw one
word against or attempt to lessen the high place
which "the distinguished Senator from New
York" holds in the hearts of the Republicans.
He has never fa!tered in the path of duty-abuse
and Elander-Snd defamation, have only made
him stronger for the Right. He has won his
way TO pre-eminent distinction, and as mapy
think, ''as the foremost statesman in the land''
by long years of devoted service. He is not
governed by the passion Of the hour-he looks
tar into the future, and seems the prophet
Statesman and Seer, speaking great Truths fer
all time, and to influence all coming generat tions.
But, are the People ready for such Statesman!
Are they all ready TO enlist under his Bannerl
| de has great and commanding qualities Has
! his hour come! Letthe Delegates at Chicago on
the 10th of May, answer.
Who, among all the prominent Statesmen
OF the land, in the last ten years, has won so
wide renown. and so enviabe name, as your
Own EX Gov. Salmon P Chase He went from
the quiet practice Of the Courts in Ohio to the
Senate of the United States, when Webster,
and Calhoun, and Clay, and Seward, and BEN
ton and Corwin, and other able aud eloquent
men had seats in that Chamber Without auy
experience in Legislative halls, yet thoroughly
read in the pricinples of Constitutional law ard
perfect student in our political history with
! ''OeiAi anu ehIaIgeu VIEWS OF government,
and with fixed and unaltelable determination
to adhere under all circumstances to the Tolicy
OF Washington aud Jefferson in giving Freedom
to the Te-rltories-he took his place in the
Senate, the able, accomplished and powerful
Representative of a then feeble and despised
| political organization. Els Saxon blows were
soon felt; and as a debater, he took rank with
| the first minds OF that august assembly. After
years of valuable service to the country and his
State, he stands before the People possessing
all the qualities and elements of highest
Statesmanship. In Executive talent---in firm,
self relance-in cool deeision-in profound
requirement, and in inaexible honesty and econ
omy in Government, so essentially necessary
after so many years Of prOAigate expenditure,
| be Is the Peer Of any man. Is be The man %