The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-29

tried men Il. pos<ible--but success at any
rate, even aith one y bo has never been der
,iied With us. and yields but apartial aequi-I
eeence 10 our distinctive principles, Il
A victory ahua attained. wosla be defeat
of the Buchanan-D Doagle:-prc-slaverys De-
mocFaeyrathet ihal strictly reliable triumph
--st the hesti would be but nomiaot Re-
pabRcan Sictory-while defeat with folly
identifedtried and Trustworthy man Of our own,
on orr own true. and fully syouched principles,
many believe weuld be preferable. as it would
leave us as q party compact aud strong for
future accomplishment. -
Ia regard to Mr.. Bates. We have no word of
encouragement TO utter Asthe resident Of a
slave state. his liberal and advanced position.
is worthy of high comnendatioD-buf, as at
present advised. from the wisdom of that
policy which would give him the Republican
nomination for the Presidency, we must dig
sent. B
We think the Tribune has truly, and with
just discrimination represented Mr.. Chase and
Mr.. Seward, without invidious disparagement
70 their able and faithful cempeers,) as the
foremost men in ability. craftsmanship, expert
enee, and availability in the Republican ranks
and 10 the nomination of either, the Repub
licsn party woaId honor itself and its principles
but that the former is emphaticallY the man
for the hoar is q clear and decided conviction.
shared by rs in common with hundreds of
thousands of tried, sincere aad devoted Re
publicans.
Since writing the above we have fallen up
on the following just, sound and pointed re-
marks, by the New York Evening Post:
II is evident, then, that the Republican par
ty ought to select its Presidential candidates
from among its own men. and not to 90 out
side of It's own ranks under any consideration
whatever, IF those opponents of the admin
istration who have no stable organization OF
| their OWE are in earnest In what they profess
they will have no difficulty in voting for such
men es We can present But if they insist up
on our taking their men as the sela condition
OF their votes, it will show that they are not
sincere in their cooperation, but in fact had
rather see the democratic party succeed than
allew q truly Republican administration. To
select our candidates from among those who
labored so earnestly to defeat us in 1856, would
be degrading as well as suicidal. If we are
willing to have q man who stands upon the
same grousd with Fillmore. how can We Justify
ourselves for not having voted for Fillmore
the last time? But. indeed, if we are willing
to take such a man now, we had best by all
1 means take Fillmore himself with his prestige
of experience and stetesmanlike knowledge
and habite s
But no real Republican is willing to take
the back track now. when the tide of public
feeling against the slave power is much higher
than it ever was before. If the outsiders will
vote with rs for oar men, give them all due
credit. and let them have for their reward the
blessings of renovated government and q
country rescued from dishonor. If they will
not do this, they might better defeat us in the
election than destroy Us after it, which they
will be sure to do if we give the power into
the hands of their men.
With such men as Seward, Chase Banks
and Lincoln, and others in plenty, let Us have
two Republicans, representative men, to vote
for. Let us have candidates, frst of all, who
will unite and consolidate our own ranks and
prepare rs for further service. Better come
out Of the campaign as we did last time, unit
ed and consolidated and full of confidence and
resolution, though defeated, than to win nom,
inal victory. which shall leave the power in the
hands of those who have no sympathy with
US, and ourselves disheartened and demoraliE-