The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-24

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narrowed down TO . possible cnance tnat any
other than one OF these two can PC nomneAeo-
Those two are Bates and seward, ana o. tnese
two, n all probability seward. tnink Llncoin
Il mot entirely out OF the questlon Ana tnage y
scarcely living American whom would ehoose
befofe him. ne mas nay most afoens admrA.loh
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acter. But though not OUT o. the questions ~
chances for the hrst place are few. Ine tenoeR'
cies toward the nomination o. representative
man, and the respect Tor the genius, me power,
the personal character end political wisdom q
MI. Seward, are wide spread ana pervaalnG' A.
Washington was s'first IN me hearts OF mis- coun-
trymen," so It must De admistcd tnat Scwaru
first in the hearts OF kepublleans, ana that ~
countrymen OF every shade u poiitics adInlt snal
he is statesman OF the highest rank In ordel
| to prevent his nomlnatioq, y must DC mace Sery
apparent that he cannot 6e elected, ana tna'
someone else very certainly can be- IN the
score OF availability, no one will be pressed Will
any thing like the pertinaclty or reason ina
Bates will be. Hence my Judgment that one O
the other will be nominated, and that most likely
the nominee win be Seward.
4 And those who think Seward would be an IN
available candidate in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Indiana and Illinois, think judge wrong Sew
ard has been misrepresented and mlsjndged. I'M
popular objections to HIM are hlgrounded. VIVA
he really is, in spirit and aim, is more fully dis
closed by his late speech than by any thing else
| andl that speech, in spite of every thing tha
could be said or quoted, would be the platform OF
which he would make the canvass, and by which
he would be popularity considered and judged
4 That platform would be good and satisfactory
one in all those States, and while it ia winning
for him the still more ardent attachment Of firm
and tried Republicans, it is also disarming hi
bigoted opponents, and gaining him confdenc,
and support among the classes called coaser
vative." "a ~ tA ssa
4 Bates is not and never was my first choice
though the action Of the Charleston Convention
and the aspect which affairs may yet assume ma.
make him so, and his own merits and existing
circumstances may make him the choice of th
Chicago Convention The Moral aid which hi
vigorous support in some OF the border slav
States would give us, and TOMS Administration
if elected, is valuable item, which the Conven
ton and no Thoughtful Republican will overlook
That on the abstract question Of slavery his feel
ings and his judgement are sound, no one vii
question. Though comparatively poor, and b
that act made poorer, he long ago emancipate,
his slaves; and lately at his advice a near rela
tive set all her human chattles free. That if e
ected, he would in every way be satisfactory I
the Republican, firm and thorough Rfpubl
can President am wholly persuaded there is m
reason to doubt. That he would heartily STAN
upon such platform as the Republicans ough
and are likely to lay down at Chicago,--an'
the platform foreshadowed and substantially dc
lineated in the call for the Chicago Convention
is such an one, no sensible man can question
and that be would be zealonsly supported O
such platform BY thousands who voted for Fill
more or refrained from voting at Hin 1866.
suppose will not be doubted, either. The recen
action of the Opposition fnot Republican, Con
yention in Missouri established that. That Con
4 vention, consisting in good part Of Shareholders
made up promiscuously from the late almost SUI
cessful Opposition to the Democracy of Missouri.
took this position.
! They were in favor of Edward Bates for tn
Presidency;
They we're opposed to the hcresies of the Den
oeracys on the subject of Slavery, in the Terri
tories; .Rss4
Il They were opposed to the re-opening Of tn
African slave trade, as barbarons and inhumar
Il They were opposed to the anti-republican an
anti-loyal doctrine of secession, s'promulgatc
by Southern leaders" asae- 3FsH
They Reproduced the reasonable threats of dii
union in case of the election ola President of an
political faith: - 'eei
They announced themselves in favor Of Ere
Homesteads to actual settlers; s.
They declared that they could not be drive
from the support Of Bates and these sentiment
bv the insatiate howl of Aboltionismn
Now, whatever other people may have charge
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