New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-04

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bu~,on We are more rational persons than our pfece
c..sor. We are more considerable than they and intend
d sdopt en- entirely opposite policy. Considsf ns
dear sr bo~ much m1fe humble AM aYs.lsy.e We ZIG
successOrs ar. than oar predccessors 81
Bat now on this very subject oi the extension o.
slave Power. would oy 10 means d. lnglsre' =. az. -
Van Buren, i De la. come up % some o. tne oD'
e,urrssed In the platform Of TIE burso toh
m ,erg glad 81 i, do rot noe an " sey that tneie 'ey
not BE- very good reasons llr those 20 DIS """ -
who csnnO, con-ceniiously vote for zen -. IL
Tor him beceus- consider l.n uucD - ~, -. s
Gus ui tee two But In truth 'ooAih- ~ ''' o. -
.,,dort al. pr. 4.ut Of the United state I'm aia~
90 hud that BE- should be- placed ~ w 9 - =.
protesting D. b.. beyond s!l oihei 49, -. 49,.
iierfv srd enemies Of African slavery ID 'ne !.
, W. the very frs. thing that ir : IN blftL 1-l
80. BE- "a. pre.i deut was q declare mat u bonsI
~ .,y ,oauusr or dcgreefhat Il Cpnffes- hiri-rI'u
hi - lest degree with slavery a. "pl-a 't'y l-at
." ~, oriv instance IL which remember that a
o4euf agreed % ye-O as before tnf} were pas.
o. must 10 into the Presi1cnls cnaif sail A' 'He
i,a.vIbe and profnlsing cpppnei. % every o.
,rot on the part u Con- ress % aNyn --aFrly pm TIE
r,,.., ri f,ura ia agans. the wishes a the slave
holding states and a.sO With SPECIALIZATION % '-i-l
any exercise n power against the "snes oi "t sa''
hold ~ states That D.. % Congress pass any IA" Upon
thst .uhsct he viii meet i with the exercise Of as
Constitutional power.
Ia the next place We knox. for remefnper tlat '-I
Ven Eurens casting vote was gwen Tor IA" o. 'riy
doubtful pr0pnctys law - ao" fosin 7stefs 20 IN
toe mss and il there was any ine'lolafy tna'.si ~
them and If ~ destroy o. o. not say l'at IN.
Wa no constitutional power 70 pas rlcI ~" :.
haps tie Southern statetmen tnou.ht ~ vas PC. 80
% protect Themselves from ins1frccuoAs; 20 lai =
ANYTHING endsusers the lives and property u me SCUM
CD far agree. that there may oe suen iesl'a'.oD 20
Congress ~ -ha prevent s1cn results hu' :, nv
no man has exercised more controlling inlntnce on
the conduct Of bic friends 10 this country than Pr 's
guren t.ke IT, that the flos important or one OF me
most important events in oar tme tenoinS % u'r -
tension Of slavery and its evera tna .siaDh'i OF
this continent the annexation Of ltAas' 10 l'ff
Whore vyss Nr Van Buren, then Jet me ak-lLftr OF
four wear. ago-whcre ws he lie had been al me
read Of what & called the -pOLs Parry Je han mol
heen then d the head Of tho soil Or Free col Party
Feery friend Of Mr. Van Buren, so Tar - Know. sup
ppr-ed the measure The tNO -cDaurs run New" OK
supported and the members " the house oi fepiest
,atsss from New YORK supported u Alo" me 20 s3y
that nobody resisted bat Wings Ana say n INC ia.e
al thc world say in the lace OF those connected Win
or likely D. be benefited by the Buffalo 'onFcntoh
sv % all Of them. that there has Deen no pary Oh men
and no party ia this country, "nicD has nfmy ann
sterrlv resi.sd the progress VI the slave Power yut
the Wings.
Why look o. this very question OF the Annexation OF
Texas We talk Of the dic,ston oil me Siase rover
AT least they do DO not d. not allow that anYoody
dictates 10 me They talk Of the triumph OF the -outn
over the North There IL not word Of truth OF reason
in the whole OF D. am bound 10 say on my conscience
that Of all the evils inflicted upon us by those ecqlls
foos of slave Territory the North has borne rs iui
psrt in the infection Northern votes IN fun proportion
nave been ven in both Houses have been given ior the
extension Of terniory-and Tor toe extension u sla'e
We TAX Of the North. There has been no Norm. !
think the North star is At last discovered think there
will be North but up 10 the recent Session oil Con
,ress there has been North IN regard u hrn prn-
cipe against Slavery they have always existed lhefe
Pope asks
a Where, the Norhl Al York. MS on the Tweed
in SEQ, and the Ofcales and hefei
Al Greenland. Zem5s, OF the Lord Knows whsIe
country united in jus, sentiment strong in opinion
md action against the farther extension Of Siavery-i
Ir., uch ii
anywhere IL has existed the Lord knows where DO
not why. on this very question Of the admission OF
Texas the North let Ia Texas. The wings Norm ana
south resisted Texas Ten senators from slaVehoIn-
inc states from the Whig party, resisted Texas Two
only o. ] remember voted for H. But the southern
Whig votes against Texas were oycrpowered BY the
Democratic votes from the Free states and from Ne"
England among the rest Yes. if there had not been
votes from New England in favor OF Texas Texas
would have been out 10 this day. les. II mon rom
New England had been true. Texas would have been
nothing but Texas still There were Tour votes IN the
senate from New England in favor OF the admission OF
Tcxas--Mr Van Burens iriends-Democratc mem
hers. one from Maine two from New Hampshire :
one from Conncctcut--ouc Of them gentleman VINO
had held high Office under Mr. Van Buren, They voted
for Texas and they let in Texas against southern
Whgs and Northern Wings That Is the truth OF H. my
friends ,.,s,s
for the Missouri Compromise, against the known VIII
of their constituents they called Doughiaces
I am afraid fellow citizens that the generation Of
dOughlsces viii be rs perpetual as the geheI'uon o
men. 3,
I'm 1914. A. we all know. Mr. Van Buren, was a csndi-
date for the Presidency On the part OF me Dcoc 'Vo
party but lost the nomination ~ BALTIMORE anu we
now learn from letter from Gen Jackson 70 Mt But
lor, that Mf. Van burcns claims were superseded ne
cause after al the South thought that the accomplish
uont of the ration of Texas might De- more shey
entrusted 10 Southern hands. We all know lhat tno
Northern portion Of the Democratic party We're Hleh"y
10 Mr. Van Buren,. Our neEhbOrs irom New banp-
shire ana Maine and elsewhere were an huieh men,
But the moment u was asccrtaned tNHt Mi ioiN was
the f.voio Of the South aud the iavorc OF the south
upou the ground that have meutiOncd-as man more
certain 10 bring about the annexation Of Texas than MI
Van Rurcn-thesc friends of Nr Van bufen n the NORTH
al "cavod IN % not man of them stood NJ Van bu-
rem himself wrote letter very complimentary 10 Mr
Polk and Mr. Dallas and found no ialii win the hom
nees.
Now. gentlemen, If they were doughisces who
voted for the Missouri Compromise, what euihet shsu
describe these men, here IN our Ne" hnsiAn1 VINO
are So ready not only TO change or ABANDON MN
whom they most cordially wished 10 support ana
for the 10 make more sure the annexation o'
Texas
They nominated Mr. Polk at the request OF gentle.
men Of the South. and who went o. vote Tor MN
through thick and thin till the work was accomplished
For INV part. think that douEhiaco- Is an cPithei
not sufficiently reproachiul Now, ! think, sucn per
sons are dOughiaces and dough heads, and dough
souls shouts OF laughter that they are oH dough
that The coarscst potter may mold them 20 vessels OF
honor or dishOaOr-mOst readily to vessels OF ahono
vow what do we see Repentance has gone Iar-
There are among these very poople-ihese very gen
utmen--pcrsons WHO cspousc with great zeal me IN
tcrest OF the Free SOIL party. hope their rep niance
u ss sincere as Il appears 10 be. hope II i honest
conviction and not merely new chance Tor power,
under e new name and a new party. Win an Their
preieusious aud with al their patriotism see dough
sticking on some of their cheeks And therefore have
mo conldence-not a particle ! do not mean 10 cay
th the great OF the people, especially those VINO
went % that Convention from this state have not mo
hs hcst aid purcst motives Think they act unw-ey
[ acauit them of dishonest intentions. And with re
.pec 20 others aud those who have been part ana par
cc-.hose who have brought slavery into this Mon
Gistrust II they repent let them, before We trust
them 90 works worthy OF repentance.
have said gentlem, H. that IN my opinion II u were
desirable to place Mr. Van Buren, al the head OF gov
eminent there Is no chance for hiui. Others are ne
good Judges am But not able % say that see
aus State ia the Union OF which there j. reasonable
probability that be viii get the vote. There may be
Others are more versea in such statistics than am
Bat see not and therefore think that the issue Is fc
daced exactly between Gen Cas- and Gen Taylor.
You may remember. that in the discussions of lsH
when Mr. Birncy was drawing of votes from Mr. Clay,
said ti~t every vote for NJ Rirney was haa vote Tor
Mr. Polk Is not that the Liberty vote abstract
ed from MIR Cays IN the state OF New ork made
Mr. Polk Presidcn That ) as clear a. any historical
fsr, And in my judgment. II will be so now. con
slider every Wing vote given 20 MI Van Buren directly
sidiug the election OF Nh Cass. Mark say, Bh No.
Now there may he states in which an Buren, may draw
from the other side largely But speak OF W his Votes
IN this state and in any state. Aud am OF opinion
tht any vote given 10 Nh Van BuFen inaFes for Gen