Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-11
WoRCE 5 TER:
,pDxrsDAr, APRIL II, 1860.


and earnest talk among the UeEihan rePuol-
cans of Missouri. 1t has been occasioned by
+ba movement in the party to secure the
domination of Mr. Bates for the presidency,
many of them being irreconcileably opposed
to this movement Frederick Muench, one of
the Missouri delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton, judicious man, who seeks to remove
disunion publishes letter in the Anzeiger
des Westens, which aludes to this matter.
He declares that majority of the German
republicans are wholly opposed to the Bates
movement, and that Mr.. Bates could not pos
sibly get the electoral vote OF Missouri. The
same feeling is visible among the German re-
publicans all over the country, and it should
not be overlooked nor treated lightly by those
who believe that success is duty"
The principal objections urged against Mr..
Bates are,-that he has had political dealings
with the know nothings, that he presided at
the know nothing national convention four
years ago, that he has had no experience OF
public affairs, and the like; and, among the
Germans, they are urged by men who have
grown nervous over the Massachusetts 1.-TWO
years amendment" They have discussed
this unfortunate measure more than year,
and seem no wise inclined to relinquish it for
the next six years and it gives readiness and
spirit to their criticism on other matters. The
German voters are very numerous in all the
northwestern states and the republican as
tendency in that quarter is chiefly due to the
fact that they, with other free soil democrats,
have left the slavery party and come over in
great numbers TO vote with the republicans.
They were drawn to us by the magnetism of
our principles, and would not be likely to stay,
if these principles should be laid aside We
notice that they have called sort of conven-
ton or mass meeting on this subject to be
held at Chicago on the 10th day of May. 1t
would be result with an important lesson i'll
it, if in seeking to extend the affiliations of
the party and carry what are called the
doubtful states" we should lose Ohio and
the Northwest.
There is a good deal said about these
doubtful states" which appears to have no
warrant in truth. For instance, it does not
appear to be true that Mr.. Bates would be n
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the indications are that he is not even the
third choice of the Illinois republicans, and
that Mr.. Seward would be much more certain
to carry that state. No statement or repre-
sentation can be made true by repeating it
on all occasions; therefore it is not neces
sary to believe all that is said hastily
in regard to the best candidate for the "doubt
Sul states" To hear some men talk, one
would believe that all men of conservative pro-
clivities regard Senator Seward as the most
baleful of political horrors. There is no reas-
on why this should be so, for Mr.. Seward is
far more a conservative than radical, and he is
invariably guided by that calm reason which
does not tolerate any wild extreme. 1t is an as
sumption, which some take for truth because
Others repeat it, but wholly unwarranted, SO
far as our observation extends. How directly
it was contradicted, the other day, at the Mas
sachusetts state convention of the "conserva-
tives," by Mr.. Geo. S. Hillard, who said Of
Mr. Seward should be chosen president, he
would govern the country with rigorous re-
gard to the rights of all sections" And no
honest conservative" in the country believes
otherwise
1t is very true, that the coming canvass for
the presidency will be no holiday business, and
that republicans should do nothing careIessly
or through prejudice either at Chicago or any
where else. We cannot afford to trife with
our cause or lesson our chances of a triumph
by allowing scope to personal prejudices and
preferences, nor by conceding undue import
ance to any local demand or interest. Let that
be done which will make the party harmonious
and fill it with yigor and enthusiasm Let our
strongest and best man be put forward, and
all will be well. One of our contemporaries,
while speaking patronzingly of the Bates
movement, Germany is now bowling
opposition and Seward could not be made
more unhappy than by Mr. Bates selection"
The reader may not find in this language that
spirit which ought to regulate all speech on
the subject; but, leaving this point, we will
suggest, that, if the nomination of Mr.. Bates
be DISTRACTED by hndrance so serious as that
here described, the circumstance is unfortu-
nate for those who wish to regard him as
very strong candidate. What difficulty so
serious is there in the way of either of the
two or three prominent republicans, from
whom the selection would certainly be made,
if his name should no longer be mentioned
Whoever is nominated at Chicago, must not
have Germany bowling opposition" nor lack
the enthusiastic support of those who give the
republican party its earnest and actively And
he will not.