The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-02-16
The ESFessdemcy.

Public sentiments being developed in various
quarters and preferences expressed in respect tc
the man. to be nominated at the Republican Ma
tlonal Convention in June next. These expires.
sions Of opinion through the press, otherwise
are eminently proper, inasmuch as they conduce
to embody the public will so that the represen.
tvtives in the National Convention may be en-
abled to act intelligently. The Republican voice
Of Wisconsin is unquestionably in favor Of the
nomination Of William II. Seward moreover, il
must be apparent to all who know the current Of
sentiment, that Seward would get from five to
ten thousand more votes in this State, than any
other man who has yet been spoken Of as a can
didate But this fact alone, furnishes no argu-
ment why Seward should be the nominee Of the
Republican party. What is true of the popular
ity of Seward in Wisconsin, is equally true in
New York and several oher states that might
be named. Seward would very likely carry New
York and several other states by maiorites many
thousands greater than any other man, who has
been named for the position Yet these facts
should not control the action of the Convention
Wisconsin, New York, &c, are sure to be car
ried for any Republican, who is not absolutely
Objectionable and hence these states win readily
yield their first choice, provided any other man
of Republican integrity, can better unite the
requisite number Of states to ensure an election.
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois must be con
suited the candidate must be acceptable to the
people ofthose states, so as to command if pos.
sible the united strength Of the Republican Gle.
r. ILL l..
Wisconsin for Seward by twenty thousand ma
jority New York by fifty thousand, and a halt
dozen or more other states, by maorities proper.
tionatey large, and at the same time lose the
states necessary to elect him.
1t is not assumed Pennsylvania, Indiana and
Illinois, cannot be carried fer Seward as readily
as for any other candidate; all now claimed is
that the expressions Of sentiment thus far, in al
least two Of these, is not sufficient to warrantthe
belief, that Seward would be as acceptable y
candidate as some other. And as has already
been said, unless the candidate can receive the
general support of the states last named, the
election CT a Republican President in November
next cannot be realized II is possible, nay
even probable, that it will be made to appear in
the National Convention to be held at Chicago
in June next, that William II. Seward can com.
mand as large a support Of the Republican ele-
ment in Penns ylvani a, Indiana and Illinois as
any other candidate. If such should prove 10
be the case, it will inspire confidence of sue
cess, such as was never before witnessed in the
free states of the north, and render the result as
certain as the coming of the day for holding the
election.
There is pervading determination III the Re-
publican ranks throughout the country, to elect
a Republican President the present year to ac.
complish this, there must be conciiation--a read
mess to yield preferences, especially in those
states where Republican majorities may be cal
culated upon with certainty And this suggests
the Importance Of judcIous deliberate and pat.
riotie delegation from this State, to represent us
in the Chicago Convention. The state Repub-
lican convention which meets at Madison on the
Goth inst, should select men who will be govern
ed by liberal policy having at heart the gene
raj interests of the Republican cause throughout
the country. The delegates chosen should not
be so committed TO any particular candidate, as
to insist on his nomination to the hazard of los
ing any Of the states, whose vote must be had
to insure Republican triumph. 1t is not necs
essary, however, to exercise any policy as some
have have indicated, with the view of gaining
the vote of any of the border slave states While
1t is unquesianably true that there is to-day, a
decided majority opposed to the present nation
al Democratic administration in some of the
states south of Nasen and Dixon's line, yet the
hope that any Republican candidate can be nom
mated, that can secure the vote of the oppos
tion in any southern state is entirely falacious
There is a strong opposition party in Delaware
Mary land and Missouri, but it is folly to calcu-
late upon carrying either Of these states for dis
tinctiyely Republican nominee for the Presden-
cy. 1t will require another four years progress
OF Republican sentiment, to prepare any of these
states to wheel into the ranks of freedom. al |
though the north has thousands in the neghbor !
ing slave states who strongly sympathize in the
Republican cause, nevertheless the states
OF the north must alone elect the Republican
President in November next