New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-23
ORR GoOD.NATURED FRIENDS.

The fact that The TRIBUNE has anticipated the
nomination of Senator Douglas at Charleston, has
severely exer ,sed some of our very neghbors,
who seem to feel called on to divine and expose our
motives. Hence The N. Y. Times thus demon
strates:
"Tbs frs, and mos. earnest effort at Charleston win
mate Douglas His and THB TRIBUNE very conf
dent of success The former base their expectations upon
scss and soo % Sea eir
purpose of eRecrg the result TIE TRIBUNE predicts H.
sevard's nomination Chicago 1t IL thoroughly committed
against bin and sincerely anxious both upon g,panSs Oh
bs MONTH ate sSqheIn an upon % platform g
and M ssTd vii ceiisiuy Be their cndds M Doug
FOR the Republican, 10 trust to their unaded strength and Mr.
Seward would doubtless be set ssde for s9ns more available
tnstDcy by promoting the ninaiiomof Mr.. Douglas
This does not seem to have satisfied The
Herald, which undertakes the same JOB on its own
account, and makes this of it:
"The Republican organs and the journals Of the opPosion
Charleston Convention certain and of the Southern OPP
position papers confidently mention the OF Dongss and
PesiSpt ,ra Vice PresdeEs This Is mere ruse
They do think believe the probability Of the statement
of Douglas hopes Of himself and his enisto such
ptch net he NOT aos'1ated ne ana hs y,s"S' U % 90
These two Oracles refute each other so thorough
ly that we might rest content with simply puticg
them together; but we are moved to add few
words of explanation. And first to The Times:
We beg leave to assure that journal that if there
DO any "grounds of principle" on which we are at
variance with Gov. Seward the fact is unknown to
Us. On the contrary, if we have ever demurred to
his nomination for President it has rather been on
the ground of his too near approximation in piinc-
pie and sentiment to our standard to be safe can
didate for President just yet. We joyfully believe
that the Country is gradually acquiring just and
adequate conception Of the maGgn iOfuence exerted
by the Slave Power upon its character, its reputa-
ton, its treatment of it's neighbors, and all its
great moral and material interests. In q few
years more, we believe it will be ready to
elect as its President man who not only sees
but proclaims the whole truth in this respect--in
short, such man as Gov. Seward. We have GER
tainy doubted its being yet so far advanced in it's
political education as to be ready to choose for
President one who looks the Slave Olgarchy
square in the eye and says, " Know mo as your
"enemyr but if the Chicago Convention, on full
survey Of the ground, shall say, Yes, the Country
"is ready" for the decisive struggle we, surely,
shall give our doubts to the winds and move on to
the veliest quick step of the charging host. Until
the decisive word is said, we prefer to stand in a
position which exposes us to such misrepresenta-
tions as those above quoted from The Times. We
do not understand, however, that those who urge
Gov. Stewards nomination propose to be governed
in any degree by the result at Charleston.
Tho Herald's guess is decidedly more plausible
than our other neishbor's, and contains spice Of
truth. We do trust that the defeat Of Judge Doug.
las at Charleston-sh he be defeated there
will open some Democratic eyes to the nature and
animns of the dark Power by which the National
Democracy has for years been led and ruled. But
we beg leave to assure both our dear friends that
our primary resssn Cor stating and insisting on the
fact that Douglas is the man whom the Charleston
doctors oagh to nominate, and, if they heed the
wishes ard desire the success Of their party, riH
nominate, is that il is irue We travel pretty ex-
tensively, converse and correspond with people Of
all parties, beside readip some; and 1t Is our de-
lberate, Undertaking Judgment that Stephen A.
Douglas is the decided choice of the Democratic
masses in nearly every State of the Union where
those masses have any substantial voice the drec-
ton of public affairs II any one seriously doubts
this, we ask him to make list Of all the Democrats
whose Presidential preference is known to him, and
see if three-fourths Of them are not for Douglas.
II they are not his range Of Democratic acquaint-
ance rSu,t be very different from ours.
Well then: Journalism is our vocation, and We
mean to build up reputation for perceiving and