, 1860-02-24
PRESIDENTIAL.

The New York Courier aad Enquirer takes
issue with the y. y. Tribune, and opposes the
nomicstion Of Bates, with arguments which
seem to It to be conclusive The Cou'itr is Tor
Seward, primarily, but will so checrfulJy for
Chase or Lincoln.
The Washington correspondent Of The
Springfield (S:ass.) Rpu,l.eun writes:
"Ilere se"n.s to be ger reral disposition here
~ taso. Of pastia% Judge ,lcLoan in nomination
for President, and stroov man viii. him as
sice'prtsldent, 50 tia. IN case If Lis death his
place would be GileI BY !. good Republican. Ue
could carry several eouhtt.f States; ond in case
Tennessee ind Nary taaA were to eject Bell aud
ba'es electors, aud the election were b. that
n'e 'ns 10 be carried into tie Iiou'., fulls be-
iiese 1hat these States would zoe for Mclean in
Prc'e1cuce to rampant Democrat"
Tho Louisri!l. Gyu,i<r continues to press
the claims Of tile Hon. James Guthrie fcr the
Presidency. Nr. Gu,hr.e, wtrn q member Of
r'erc='s Cabinet. 'ras ex :eeain=ly unpopular
with the sposl=snea, who hare for years COLI
tfo.ed the Democratic party These patriots
are nearly all working for Douglas. and if they
fail in securing his nomination, the5 will, ut
l'ast, suctecd in keeping tha: watcl-1o9 Ut the
Treasury -Guths;e-out Of the ring. Wben the
p'und-sers lose the control OF tue 50 called Dem
ocrasic party, HAT party will sink into nothing
ness,
- Rust, Of Arkansas, his declared IL. Doug
| las. Well, what csit.
The E1cuAosD E1PIos1ov.-Ihc explosion IN
the Democratic Convention 4: Richmond, and
| future Of Nises friends to carry their resolu.
tons declaring he was ,he preference o; yir-
| sinia for the Presidency, asc regarded Is con.
| elusive asainst him, and ~ securing the dee.
CATION for Mr. Hunter bcyoad contingency.
| a Washington CORR. pondent hits the t,n,l
when he says tha: the contest at the Chicago
Convention will bc between the friecds Of ::c.s
ard, ba'es and LiEco!n-Scwarl representing
one and sfr- Bates the opposite extre mc Of Re
publicanism, while 1fr. Lincoln has that m,ddt
position acceptable to all. Who Of tue th.e'
will be the Winning maa:
In instructing for douglas, tue W;sconsi,
Democratic Convention has done what was ex
pecsed- l: is compliment to the good sens,
Of the body that Larrabec. the Iirt-eaier, WAS
il, spite Of the Efforts 0: LIS friends, left OF th
delegation
SENATOR FEssESDES, or MAINE, FOE rnEs1
DESr.-The Oxford, Ne., Democrat, edited b
Hon. John J. Perry, Republican lncn,bcr u
Congress from Maine, declares its rryfcrenc
for William Pitt Fesscuaen as the kepubiica
candidate loE the Presidency. In cage. Aoweye,
local or other considerations shall seem to RI
quiEe another nomination, it expresses itsel
decidedly In favor Of the nomina:ioa OF Go.
Chase,
JcpcE DA1Es's OplSloxs-0ur recent expo
sitiou Ut the political opinions Of Judge Bate
WAS given tor the purpose Of slti>ty1l:; nunlt
rous correspondents, as tar as it w:.s in gu
power to satisfy sheul. We notice that rarios
| newspapers insiuua.e y doubt - to HLeths
these opinions are aut,.-u1ic. We have uuly !.
| ieprat that they are nn,hentic-tL1t tuey Ut
held b.. Judge Bates. precisely as We Lase e,
pressed them; aud that, although the "s.icl
was written without au, SUI u3se-tion Or autho.
i,y from him, :4c hts, since its publication. 81
pressed to ourselves in person. his uusI,.allie
approval of every wu,d cau.aucl 1hettil
except What WIS said in praise vi his ability Il
u writer aud or.tor,--lt*.o4ri Dem%tyGt.