New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-21
THE PRESIDENCY.
BATES AND READ.

DaiEo AMI hGhb'
n De Editor Of TAsM Y. Tri6uA&
Sir. Ii is evident that the Presidential canvass OF
1860 viii be without parallel IN our pational history
and deem Of the greatest importance thst the Re
pubicans throue hou the eouOty should take careful
review Of their strength in the several States In order
that we may safely rely upon obtaining electoral votes
enough 70 the victory. There nothing more
dangerous than over-confdence and certain is that
the Republicans expecI TO o5ssin decided success
IN the Free States, in the cozing contest in 1885,
ste hope viii prove vain one. YET we can and We
must secure the ia eector votes given for Fremont
though Il cannot be sgused thai Connecticut is fer
from being SAFE trust however, that Gov, Backing
hsm's mEiOrity Of coo vi prove more permanent
benefit than If it bad exceeded five times that number.
To be fOgew9rned If 10 he foresrmed.
IN reference 70 candidates 'OT the Presidency 10 ths
secton Gov. Seward has a veTv decided ma liy, and
81 his election could be rendered 10 al probable the
rgmber Of his supporters won be largely lncTeasst
But principles, not meD, l. the bsacon lght oy %eoh
the deliberations Of the Chicago Convention should %
guided IN selecting a candidate who Can obtain tins
Electoral votes Of Penney lvSula Nsw-Jersey indiana
and DliDois. ADDING Minnesots 20 the Republican
column giYes lis votes which, with PeuDsy lvanlS
and New-,Jereey elects our candidates. Or. should
New-JeTsey AID Connecticut be los., lndlans " ulo
cave us, having Illinois 10 reserve Having closely
csnvssssd jersey and Peuusyivsni4 Tor the lsst
Swtnty yeare caO safely cay, that between Ss ward
and Bates in those SEstes the pepoadstsDce OF sent-
s decidedly IN favor Of tse latter, which makes
bV ca most avaiisbls oauodste. Bat as many here
object 70 u Judge Bates nCs keug Republican, let
Us zee wbe her this be 60, what constitutes an
orthodox Republican. IL e true tost Judge Bates
voted for Mr. Fillmore IN 1856 III preference 10 Bu-
ohanaB a. did the entire Wing psrry of the Slave
holding Ststes and uiany Of the Republican members
OF the present CODgress-the latter voting Tor Fillmore
IL prefereOoe Fremont, while, there being no Ere
mont Electoral ncket iB Missouri, Judge BsFes know
iag Mr. B0chanans aDtecsde0ts, gave bis suffrage fof
Yfllnsre.
Mr.. Bates h letter addressed to the Missouri dele
Rsfes 70 the Chicago Convention says that he is OPP
To,ed 20 tbe extension Of Ssvert toto TIE Territories;
Ihss ne believes the COnsttuzOn neither carries Slay-
cry into the Territories, nor any where else OuI only
acs yon il where already estsbsbedi that the dcts
accompanying the decision Of The J0dgee OF the So
prsme Court IN the bred Scott case were not ouiy
extra iud GAL but established most uhtor uLate pre-
eedenf which may lead % 8 Dangerous GOBLET OF su
fhority among the oOord nate branches OF tue 6overn
ueuf that be recognizes dist motions among Aneri-
car citizens b0diny that Government rs hound to pro-
iect al 10 the enjoyment Of tbsu rights, whether native
or foreign bonn that he is VI favor Of railroad TO the
Pacific; that 10 advocates tue passage OF that just ana
benign measure the Homestead bill and of one lmme
ately sdmittipg Kansas into the Union ss sovereign
State Add 10 these, JUDGE Ba ess lifelong advocacy
O. protection 10 hCwe labor-having for more than
thirty years been the unoc mprumis * supporter OF
protective tariff and Of rver aud harbor improvements,
4 may saftly be asked what Othsr candidate named
for Presidential bOnOrs il more uneqniv1caIy commit
Ted te Republican principles Bot Il s sed t1st Judge
Bates ia bat recent convert 70 Re publ ;au What
force csu there be IL THE We have existed as dis
6Dct organization only sioce 1854 and u 10 well knewn
tat Gov COrwln Senator Cameron, and Speaker
Pennington were each faI behn1 s. ward Cnaae, and
Francis p. Blair IN entering the Republican ranks Il
bencueh for 81 true men 70 know that II Eo~ard
Bates be selected caudoats aud elected that ms
Cabinet will be cOmpOsed Of such a. Seward Cor
win Bsnks Fessenden, and the best talent enlisted ID
10 cause.
must not be forgotten by the delegates 70 the Chi
eago Convention thai the Of 1850 viii not De
ccnfoed 10 the election Of President and Nce-Pres.
dent only, but that the political character Of the next
(oo1rees ssil siso be determined at the coming cleo
tons. One hundred and tbirty-6 members OF ths
rresaut House are u be elected the Autumn from the
FTea S.stes alore OF these 1903 are Republicans
AptiI ooonop,op Dem0crats ! American, and % Dem.
ocrsts 10 the present Congress- Tbeee proportions, al
lesst must be- preserved 10 give "a the ascenqoncy
In the new Congress; and the CODvennon should
weigh well this consideration 10 the selection Oh on
standard bearer So also in regard 10 the Republican
assendsacy In the United SleJss Senate, which vii
xiso depend upon the decision OF the Convention
There are already rs Republican oeDasors ehOoeni
add Ksusss 9 making % leaving necessary the cleo
ton Of additional Republicans, which We can obtain
viz: New jersey l. Pennsylvania Indiana 2 Minne
sota l. and Oregon I'm al 81, giving the F'cePfeA-
cent elect the castiT vote 10 the Seoste.
IL will depend upon the decision Of our National Con-
veDtiOn whether shall have complete aod 0ened-
cent triumph IL the oOmDg eleciOu, thos aclng the
Republican party on broad national basis or, by the
tsIsc.iO1 Of improper candidates, sustain sigma
dsfsst. As member Of the CREST Republican party
humbly suggest for the nsdershOn OF the ConVen-
ton
EO- p,es6eat TpwAED BATEs OF Missouri,
For pfss- PyeEidsnf joss NJ READ Of fennsYlyaoia
confidently believing that THIS heket would De III
IN phanty elected. J. d. H.
PoVgsksspsse NJ Y, April Il, 1859