M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-01
The New York TsIOuue Survcn-
dePs.

"Ihs FTtSidenoy,' Which we regard
as a complete surrender OF the contest
on the part Of the Republican party
and a confession its inability to elect
u President 10 1860, from among the
recognized leaders of the party. In
the article the editor sets ont with
complaints at the "dpiorabLe mis-.
take" OF the Executive Republican
Committee, in fixing the meeting OF
the Convention so late as The middle
pf June, thus giving tho Democrats
almost two months start Of them. -
Until the meeting OF them convention
Greeley says-"we (be Rppublicans)
will be wrangling with each other
about our prospective candidates,
rather than rallying and organizing
oar forces for effective service against
the common adversary. Delegations
will be packed to secure the nomina
iion Of this or that uspiraht, and many
will 60 to Chicago not to hear, to con
slider aud decide by what instru.
mentalities the Good Cause can best
be subserved, but to carry out a PIE
arranged programme, no matter at
what risk or cost. This bright idea OF
waiting to let the slave Democracy
quarrel and fall to pieces at Charles.
ton is quite likely to result in serious
and damaging dissensions il not posi-.
tive disruption in our own ranks
But weak men will do anything soon.
er than admit they have made Il blum.
der, so we must consider the time of
holding the Convention settled with.
out any further controversy" 1t ia ap.
parent from the extract winch W. have
q7Uted above from GreeIey's leader
on The Presiden cy," that he regards
his party as under cloud or in "
dense fog, and it bears SO hrsy;ly on
his mind that he is compelled to un.
burden himself. The fact is, in his
recent tour through the great North.
west, Greeley has not failed to observe
the seeds OF disruption and decay that
exist in his party, nor has he over.
looked the firm, united and deter
mined spirit OF the Democracy in the
powerful section Of the Union in
which lie has been travelling. The
conviction is forced upon him that in
the battle cf 1860 the Democracy will
carry in solid blocks the entire body of
the North. western States, and that be.
ing his opinion, the unpleasant truth
10 to bin apparent that his party must
be beaten in the coming coutest. In
this state Of mind, the editor Of the
Tribune looks outside OF his party for
some element that by possibility may
be united with it in the struggle, aud
vainly fatters himself with the belief
that ifthe Republicans will only throw
away their own recognized leaders
against all OF whom he says there
are unjust prcjudices,' and raj.
" on Edward Bates oil Missouri, as
"the man for the hour" then he will
STEEL double assurance thar the dom.
inatiOn OF the slave power in our Ma.
tional Councils will finally cease and
determine on the 4th OF March, 1861"
Greeley feels that it is q delicate mat.
ter to say to Seward, Chase, Banks,
Fessenden, Cameron and Lincoln, you
won't do, gentlemen, you must stand
aside, you are odious TO the people,
and We cannot risk contest with any
one of you, and hence before he un.
burthens himself and declares Tor
Bates, he expends much labor and oc.
cupies considerable space in his arti-
Gle, in bestowing barren compliments
on thtm as able Republicans, who
have fought well in "the good fight oil
1856, and gho bear the scars Of that
well fought and glorious, though m-
successful struggle" The Iiibune
thinks thai Notwithstanding the eablllty
and Republicanism Of these gentle
men, none Of them but Seward and
Chase ought to be named in comec.
lion with the nomination; and as to
these last named gentlemen, that
journal asks, lis the Republican par
ty strong enough to elect Chase or
Seward2 Could they or either of
them. carry Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Illinois, or all Of the free
States except Pennsylvania" After
putting these questions, Greeley will
not, or does not, answer them affiima.
lively, but treads along i'll his leader
rather glngerIy, opening up his mind
however as he gCvs, until at length he
brings Mr.. Bates upon the canvass as
an available man, "because, while es.
sentially a Republican, he has not
hitherto been identified with the Re.
publican party, and is not exposed to
the unjust prvjudices which ircessaLt
Misrepresentation has excited against
its veteran leaders" Greeley having
thus broken the ice runs oil into ccs.
tacies at the points in the character Ut
Dir. Bates, which he regards as valu
able and available, and which FENDER
him pre- eminently "the man for the
hour" This article trVm Greeley's
paper may be regarded as repudia-
fiOn ,F So,rorb (hacn anI ali fh, ,,th