Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-05

rFrom the CHICAGO Press and Tribune.


From the Chicago Press and Tribuae.l
He now stands before the Republicans of
the country on a footing of equality, so far
as pertains to the knowledge of his views.
with the other distinguished gentlemen
whose names arc mentioned In the same
connection: and it will be for them to de-
eide upon whom the honor and nomination
shall be conferred.
From the Cincinnati Gasette.l
Mr.. Bates has fallen into the greater
Of many worthy old Wings before him
be has written one letter too many.-Times
Mr. Bates has done precisely what the
occasion required of him--no more and no
less He has stated his honest opinions,
the wall matured convictions Of a life time.
on certain vital questions Of the day. at the
call Of an organized party in his own State.
who propose him for the Presidency. As
an honorable and thruthiul man. he couid
not desire any mans vote under misap-
prehension of his position. He never has
been ambitious or o5trusive. do was AL
ways what his letter shows him to De,
frank, straightforward. and decided IN his
opinions and in their expression. With
the high reyar,! we personally entertain for
judge Bates, we could not wish one word
of it changed. Every one came from his
heart. AMI is sincerely utteredl--clearly,
fully AMI to the point The pnolic hail a
right to such a declaration from him. Who
ever honors the man any the less for what
he has thus written. is himself so much the
less entitled to public confidence.
II RI l.
this to say: Without it, he would have
stood no possible chance Of nomination
at Chicago. Since its publication. the
Republicans have an available Southern
candidate. with respectable party at home
to back him. anil for whom every member
! of the Chicago Convcntiorcan consistently
!, vote for. 1t makes him. beyond doubt.
one Of the leading canliiates before that
Convention He may be defeated now.
most assureily. but he certainly would have
been but for these caadil and uneluivo al
avowals. We expected to see the frctful
AMI fussy comments we have noticed in
certain of the Southern journals; but those
, very journals wer. bound, in any event, to
oppose him.
From the vinceuncs G,zctte.
Elsewh here in our paper will be foun-l the
letter oil the Hon. L lwarl Bates. i'll answer
. to certain interrogstories propountlei TO
him by tn. Missouri Republican State Con-
: ven,ion The letter is brief. manly and
. explicit. AMI will meet the lem ,nls of all
conservative men who are opposed to the
: Administration pro-slavery policy Mr..
Bates stands now where he has stood for
the last thirty years and enunciatcs no new
.lognas of political faith. lie stands where
ever stood the great expounter OF Wing
doctrine. Henry Clay. with whom he work
ell. shoulder to shoulder. during many
e hard fought battles. He stan Is where stoo
the Wing party when Tcxts was a limited
into the Union; for then the policy of tina,
party " S against the extension of the in
{ stitution IF slavery. He stsnl, where stooi
: the fathers OF the republic. an his poli,i al
record is. in spirit. in perfect harmony with
: that of Madison. Jefferson. AMI a host oil
e other enlightened. phi anthropic. AMI pa
: iriotic men. Then. why cannot ali the
), nppo-ing political elements mite on NJ
Bates for the Presidency. a. the man foi
the times to defeat the Democracy an
bring back the Government 10 is origin Al
parity and economy? Are there any who
: once acted with the Wing party that can.
not readily support him? Ii So they have
departed from the faith. AMI become polit-
ical apos,ates. Can such think for mo.
o ment of uniting with party that is a,
r this time more corrupt than when they Sc
n bitterly opposed it in days gone by? Can
s they forget how the members Of that party
once villifei their glorious lcallcr. Henry
e Clay, for holding the Identical politica
G faith of Edward Bates? This talk of q
third party. constitutional party, q
l'-Union" party is all CANNON, AMI got mp
by few. fossillatel. ten Ter hearted. weak.
u nefvol. yet COOL oil gentlemen. anil few
J. willy Democratic delnagognes; the former
from patriotic motives no doubt. but the
latter for the purpose of dividing the op.
. posing elements for the pcrpetuation. o.
Democratic rule. There can be but two
great parties in the Union. anil every one
> that aids and abets. the se-callel Union >
party. but plays into the han Is of the
: worst enemies to our government and its
revercd institutions. Then let there be 3
y united front of all those who would see the
: present corrupt. extravagant administration
hurled from power. Edward Bates is the
man for the times. He has never been a
a politician. and consequently. has escarel
many OF the contamination, Influences that
min so many of our most taleatel men. and
unfit them for the exalted position of Chief
! Magistrate of this great nation. He is CT
pablo. honest. and womb, no doubt, be
faithful to oar coun,ry's best interest.
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