The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-13
Rirtn>oltd Dispattk.
M0NDAY................JULY IL, 1858.
The Nominations.

Throughout the South the Democratic
nominations arc received with the most
emphatic applause. 1t is only In some
dark, dim, and destructive sheet published
by order Of the Radical Congress-like
HUSNIcUTT' single objection Is
made to them. Not one Of these papers
would be in existence save by the Govern
ment pap that is ordered to be fed to them
In this State the whole press is warm ID
its praises Of platform and ticket. -.
In the northern States the DemocrA'i'
newspapers are most decided IN 'hei' ca
pressions of approval, and even mof' 'A,'
petic in their declarations OF lai'h III 'he
triumph of the ticket.
Even the Radical organs arc unanimous
in admitting the great ability Of MIR. sEY-
sorR. He is regarded and pronounced oy
them TO be the ablest man in the Democratic
party-and that is almost tantamount 10
setting him up as the strongest intellect IN
the nation. For take out TRUMBULL and
FrssENpEN, and the Radical party has not
n man in its whole roll Of public men VINO
can lay the smallest claim to reputation Tor
craftsmanship. Even those two able men
have most seriously affected their own pub
lie worth by permitting themselves to be
carried along by the headdy and mad cur
rent of Radical passions. They are as two
fine springs near streams that are muoay
and swollen and that have oyerfowed their
margins and become blended with the clear
waters of the springs. In those fountains
there continues to be n clear corner snow
ING the purity of their source, but 'he
abominable invading currents have sadly
muddied up the rest of their waters Some
one may set up Senator SHERMAN as man
Of calibre. 1t is small calibre. SHEER
MAN led the HELPER-pamphlet war, winch
we believe Immediately provoked the ma
tional dissolution. In that he showed him.
self not only to be no statesman, but very
little man, of little animosities and little
tricks. He can never be great. His great
est work was his part in breaking up the
Union. He will never have an opportunity
apain to do so mean and small thing, yet
which had such terrible consequences.
SEYMOUR stands, then, at least the equal
of the greatest among the public men OF the
day-go considered, we believe, by oil par
ties.
BENNETT, who sustained Judge CHASE, is
greatly disgruntled, and predicts the defeat
of Mr.. SEYMOUR. We believe BENNETT
has never sustained o successful candidate
for the Presidency except, possibly, General
TAYLOR. His notorious attempts to run
candidates of his own, which have signally
failcd-from GEORGE LAW and WANDER
plLT down-have impressed the public
with the idea that whoever BENNETT takes
hold of is doomed to defeat. This may
have settled Judge CHASE'S hash, IN spite
of the favor with which he was certainly
regarded by Mr.. SEYMOUR himself and the
New York delegation, consisting OF the
smartest politicians in the Union! So that
BENEFITS predictions, if they mean any
thing, may be regarded as favorable omens
of success.
BENNETT, however, most unfairly deserts
his favorite. He submits his claims to
Democratic Convention, by whose decisions
he BENNETT) is in some sort pledged to
abidc-the very act of introducing the
nominee to the body mourning an obliga-
ton. No sooner is the decision made than
he turns upon it with bitter denunciation,
and predicts for it utter defeat Judge
CHASE, on the other hand, abides the decl-
sion of the Convention, and approves both
the platform and nominees. But nobody
expects consistency in the Herald.
The New York Tribune gives the cue to
the Radical press generally in assailing the
record of Mr.. SEYMOUR with reference 10
the late "unpleasant troubles, making
him out n dreadful secessionlst ana reDel
sympathizer. Of course this cannot aileh-
ate the feelings of the South from him
but the probability is that his northern
friends will show that he did SO much III
helping on the war that we shall not 1eel
all fire with SEYMOUR zeal. Apart from this
question, upon which Mr.. SEYMOUR Will
hardly suffer a great deal OF damage, ne Ii
beyond question Democrat OF the oroaaes'
and most comprehensive character an able
expounder and defender Of the Constitution
and devoted to the equality Of the States
and the completest personal liberty of the
citizen-a man, in short, whose whole LIE
has been given to the support of principles
which are Indispensable to the preserVa'
ton of republicanism. If they fail, al
fails, and man is shown by our experiment
to be incapable of self-government. And
we should consider it the highest proof that
the people are determined these principles
shall not fail if they elect HoRATIo SEY'
MoUR to the Presidency.