Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-06-18


ii Il believed by many IN Ohio and In. |
diana that, should Pendeton he defeated,
The Convention will be broken up, as 1t was |
in Charleston in 1860.
The Washington correspondents Of the
Boston Post says that Mr.. Pendleton mas
written letter 10 friend saying that the
moment any other candidate gets q single
vote more than himself In the nominating
Convention, his name must be withdrawn.
Schuyler Colfax comes Of good Revolu.
tionary stock. His grandfather, General
William Colfax, WAS the commanding officer
of General Washington's. Life Guards
throughout the struggle for national exis-
ence. His grandmother was Holster Schuyi-
err, cousin Of General Philip Schuyler.
IAN advance of from two TO FIVE per
cent has taken place in Government secur-
tiles since the Chicago nominations were
made. This indicates pretty clearly con
viction on the part of the public. not only
that Grant and Colfax will he elected, but
that the resolution in the platform to which
they have given their adherence respecting
the public debt assures Its payment in good
| faith
| The, Democrats of Lafayette, Hudson
Co., New Jersey, have nominated Chase und
| Parker for their ticket, and the Jersey City
standard (Dcm.) says: "There is no
doubt that our Lafayette friends are On the
right track In thus seeking u candidate with
whom We can win, which should be the
min consideration IN The selection OF n can
ditlhir. Ii IL can he made apparent that the
| Democratic party will succeed with Chase
and fail with ANY other man, by oil means
let ny have Mr.. Chase"
We recently gave an abstract of re-
markable article In the Centreville Observer
| iavOling the nomination of Hancock as alb
| solutely necessary To success. II now says
that many influential Democrats there agree
with its ideas and it says it speaks authori-
taiively for them. II admits Hancock is not
the choice Of the party and that Pendleton
| is. 1t says the Democrats Unjust to succeed
nominate for the Presidency u man who,
although he may have been war Democrat
and an officer under Grant, can yet combine
| the Northern conservatives against Linz
Our support in this campaign must come
from the North and West, and to secure this
we must bring out men who can command
the respect and Support Of the people of
those States. Northern Democrats and
Southern Democrats, though acting together,
are yet very different. Tho one favored the
war, while the other opposed it. Northern
Democrats are and always were opposed to
secession, and unfortunately assisted the Abo-
litionists in suppressing II. Northern CON
scrvatlves went even farther than this: they
favored emancipation. Now it is the sup
port of these men that we want and must
have il we would defeat Grant, and as they
hold the balance of power and will not cast
il in favor of an extreme Democrat, we must
cater 10 their tastes and nominate for them u
compromise man, and one who can command
their support We must stake all for the
salvation of the country. Old party men
and old party preferences cannot serve us
now, for although Democrats and COnser.
vatives North oppose Grant and his fanatica
platform, yet they would either vote fol
them, or not vote at all, sooner than support
an extreme Democrat. They associate the
latter with seccssionisis, and would as soor
support Mr.. Jefferson Davis rs a wool dyed
uniiinching Democrat of the old school
We regret that this is so, yet it is so. and We
cannot change it. 1t being our aim, there
fore, to obtain the support of these men OF
, lose the battle, we must present to them suci
, men MS they can support"