, 1860-04-07

| IN Tue wrong. With 4 vies7 Of making a forci
Ole illustration Of this fact wo copy an articlt
elsewhere, from the Durenu County Repu1!i
can, in reply to one in which we endeayorci
TO define Our position with reference to Coz
Seward. Let us see how We arc met By Mr.
Stewards advocate in this instance.
The Republican commences by re-assertine
what we expressly denied, and do still deny
to wit, that we have employed harsh expires
sions and unkird innucndoes towards Gov
Seward. We deny it utterly, and challenge
any person to bring forward the proof Of what
is here charged against u.s. Our contempora.
r produces two words which it alleges have
been used in m offensive connection with
Gov. Stewards name We hare only to 1c.
peat that VIC have employed 10 such phrases
| in the manner indicated.
The second Misrepresentation which we no.
tice in this article is moro gross than the first
1t assumes that NC have undertaken 10 declare
the position Of the Pennsylvania delegates in
tue Chicago Convention, whereas VIC express.
| t. stated that re had no means OF knowing
whether they were in favor Of Mr.. Stewards
! nomination or opposed to it. Our language
was as follows:
What s,e dcleSa:es fFom New Je7ey. rennsylyanla
la, = i@ns .f4ii as< no. e7ny ooes d
,s;d Wio hu' rs fss II sayn ,1i
Fl Fl, ~, \ KrS,.snH Xss sta @ 5ans. s IT, + sAs:ntn ~ %
tisir as.u Of Iia1aGdeeaes 10 lie G e snu
ylanw III. 'he cxacs truth when ttcy take the :eat.
Tiled W ~ te Aones cdayccns Of and straight
forward meh."
We submit that the cause which eau be
maintained only By such pcrrersion OF 1an-
guasc as this, is sadly in want either Of merit
or Of defenders.
We don't know how it might strike our Bu-
reau County contemporary il tic Decatur Con-
vention should send majority Of Bates dele
gates to tile Chicago Convention. Under the
call Of tile National Republican Committee
each State is entitled to send four delegates at
large and Two from each Congressional Dis
trict- Under tic cali Of the State Committee,
which has simply followed the precedcnts set
by fo,mcr calls, each county is entitled to send
delegations based upon the total vote for State
Treasurer in 1S5s-no: simply the Republican
vote Of that year. We fancy it would not be
difficult for The five Southern Congressional
districts to figure up an actual majority at De-
catur, il movement we're on foot to prevent
them from naming their Own district delegates
and taking two Of the four delegates at large.
But there will be no such disagreement:
nobody anticipates it. We call tho attention
Of our Bureau friend to this stata Of facts
simply to show linl where his logic might
possibly lead i;m-!hat Mr.. Bates might after
all come into the Chicago Convention will, a
majority Of the Illinois delegation, willie ma
jori,y Of the Republican voters Of tho State
were not in favor Of his nomination.
Hardly day passes without our receiving
tile official proceedings Of some county conren-
ton whose delegates are instructed 10 yoto for
ABRAHAM LINCOLN for tue Presidential non,-
nation. II any other man las received IN
authoritative popular endorsement in any part
Of the State, we hare not been made aware Of
the fact Undoubtedly Mr.. Seward will have
Influential friends in tie Decatur Convention,
but they will not he Of the impract!cable sort.
Their zeal for the SUCCESS Of Republican prin-
cip!es, and for the rescue Of Illinois from the
hands Of Tic slaro Democracy, will outweigh
their personal regard for tho distinguished
Senator from New York, and il it shall appear
from comparison Of views that Mr.. LINCOLN
is the bcst man to insure . triumph in Noycm-
ber next, they will join in making Illinois
unanimous for lis nomination. On The other
hand, il it shall appear that Mr. Stewards
name will lend al equal strength to tho party
in the coming contest, Mr. Lincoln's friends
will not hesitate to recognize his superior
claims by giving him the same full and hearty
endorsement
4 word us to our contemporaries surnise
that one man is about rs good rs another to
make head against Tho Democracy in Illinois
this year. We do not believe that ten per-
sons Of sound mind aud decent knowledge Of
tue political complexion Of the whole State,
can he found to subscribe to that position. It
is wholly untenab!e. Republican Conventions
arc declaring against it every day, in those
very quarters where the truth is most clearly
manifest that there is decided difference BE-
tween the running qualities Of candidates for
the Presidential nomination.
In conclusion, let us rcque.t our conlem.
pora7y in Bureau for whom wo entertain only
the mos: friendly feelings, to publish what we
do say, rather than what wo don't, if he finds
it cxpeaient to FOLLOW this controversy any
farther.