To the Editors Press
and Tribune:
These are President
making days. I presume there are very few men in these United States, who have
not for the last few months, been trying their hands at it. I am among the
number, and I beg to give you my conclusions on the subject. I am afraid of
extremes. My father was a Revolutionist, a red-hot Whig,—ardent and, I guess,
oftentimes a little fast. He used to often caution me to look out; to be
careful and avoid extremes. Now I think pretty well of Senator Seward, but I am
afraid he is a little on the extremes. He is quite a young man yet. He is doing
very good service where he is, and we may want to send him as our Minister to
England. I guess we had better take someone else this time.
I think firstrate of
our own Lincoln. Why he is a real Harry Clay of a fellow. I love him. He too,
however, is quite young yet. He will if he lives, be much better known four our
eight years hence. I hope to live and see him President; but I think it will be
best to have him serve us four years as Attorney General, and then, or four
years after that, try him for President.
Gov. CHASE of Ohio,
has ardent admirers, not only in that state, but through all the free States.
He is an able man. I guess a very good man; but his record does not all of it
suit me. He clung rather too long to Locofoco Democracy. He, too, is yet a
quite a young man and can well afford a little longer probation. I am by no
means sure he is not a little on extremes on the slavery question. I think he
is a good man, but I am not in favor of giving him the first post yet.
My deliberate first
choice for President is Thomas Corwin of Ohio. You can’t better it I believe.
He will avoid extremes and is highly conservative. He has had a few lies told
about him, in relation to his being a little fond of money. It is all nonsense.
If we get no worse “Galphim” to take care of our strong box, I shall be glad.
He cannot be beat. I propose Gov. Banks as Vice President with him. As my
second choice, I propose Edward Bates of Missouri, and Gov. Banks as Vice President.
The country will be safe under the administration of either of those gentlemen.
REPUBLICAN WHIG
DEMOCRAT.
SOURCE: “President
Making,” The Press and Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, May 15,
1860, p. 2, col. 7
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