The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-10-03

There are evidently two ways of conducting
Presidential campaign. One way is for q candid.
ate, whose cquivOcal and partial nomination has
been secured by his own plans, to take the
stump for himself, leaving principles out of the
question-dcclaring himself to be free-trade
man, where free.trade is popular, and tariff
man in Pennsylvania, where it is not popular-to
oppose the extension Of slavery, where its extern
sion is not upheld and to advocate the overruling
power Of the Federal Court, where it is upheld
in short to abe all things, to all man" in the
letter but not in the spirit of ST. Paul.
The other way is. to enunciaie principle, not
because it is popular, and not to shrink from it's
enucation, although it is unpopular, and to do
this. philosophically- calmnly, fearlessly, with
fall knowledge that what is said at Detroit, at
Lansing, at Madison, at st. Paul, at I.eavenworth,
or at St Louis, will be known in an hours time,
all over the Union. To do all this, not for self.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, but for the benefit of the prin-
ciPle itself-nOt because the enunciation is to be
the exponent of the principle, shou d it triumph,
but because the principle itself is to triumph.
Here is the distinction which prevails, between
Douglas and Seward. Douglas has gone about,
and still goes about exciting the basest passions,
bat always seeking to WELD them to his own
ends. He has claimed, and still claims the At
tractive features Of Squatter Sovereignty, not
for a principle Of government, but for himself,
and he yields up, upon the first provocation, all
that the country or mankind might hope to gain
from that principle, to the Supreme Court of the
United States, if Perchance, upon any pretext,
or at any time, that tribunal may happen to diff.
fer from him.
In which Of these two ways, is the right to be
attained
M. Seward talks to the People calmly, by way
Of argument, by way Of illustration-by way Of
precedent and example. Douglas talks, all the
time, personally, for himself. 1t is obvious that
Mr.. Seward cannot talk for himself. He has
n candidate
The closest scrutiny may be directed to Mr..
Stewards speeches, since he left Auburn on the
first Of September, up to, and including his last
speech, toward home, and no faint Of personality
can be found in them. They have not even been
varied. to accommodate the various ATTITUDES in
which they have been delivered but always. and
ever. they will be found to be pervaded BY that
iadexible regard for philosophic truth, which in.
dictate the true statesman, and the safe leader.
Il would Do rank injustice to institute com
parison between Seward and Douglas, upon their
general merits, nor is it proposed to do 90, but
it is fair. and at the same time quite natural to
place the test Of comparison between the rel..
tive positions Of the two men to the csmpairn
in which they are taking part, and it Is fair to
ask every candid man, who may be called upon
to pass. by his vote, between the merits of the
two. 70 join in this comparison. If one of these
prominent men, who arc seeking to instruct the
people in their duty, is statesman, Who through
good and evil report has chung to stirling prin.
e'P'e Of government and if the other is dema.
soSae' Who picks up one theory to-day, and an
other to-morrow. in hopes it m,y be popular.
the people should know il; and the press. eyerv.
where. except that portion owned and controlled
BY party discipline, should lend its aid to declare
and manifest this broad distinction.
Ask yourselves, men Of sense and Judgment
uhas has Seward to gain, by his advocacy Of the
ps'ne'Pass which hsdeems vitato the health,of the
Nssien. All yourselves on tho other hand.
vnas nss Doaslas not to gain, by the triumph of
ms iai'ac'ea inanuch, a il he triumphs mot
Aow, all NE world admits hat he il TO be heard
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