New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-20
sThe Great Issue

Let what may be the result Of the pending cleo
ton, History will honor the Independent Free Soil
movement as one Of the nobest which our age has
witnessed. 1t is not destined 10 succeed, IN the
vulgar acceptetion OF success It cannot elect a
President, and may not even Governor nor Elec-
toral Ticket by it's unaided strength, but 1t Is
destined surely to accomplish the chief end OF its
being, by barring forever the New Territories OF
the Union against the Eruption OF Slavery. Not
by electing it's own candidates, but by constran
ing those of both the great parties to range them
selves, however reluctantly on the side OF Free
Soil. will its triumph be achieved. Had 1t taken
the field one year earlier Gen. Cass would never
have written the Nicholson letter nor d. 5. Dick.
inson chung to the standard OF Slavery Extension
until driven from 1t by the detection OF Messrs.
Benton and Houston, Senators from Slave States
Had it sprung To life years earlier, il would have
saved the nation the thousands of lives and mil
lions of treasure wasted in Mexico. 1t is essen
italy noble movement, whatever the faults of It's
directors. They may have committed many errors,
hut we would as soon reprosch the Apostle Paul
for the stoning of Stephen Mr.. Van Buren, for
any OF his by-gone faults in reference TO Slavery.
We have before compact pamphlet OF
Three Presidential Candidates being a briei
Historical sketch OF the Free Soil Question in the
United States from the Congresses Of l774 and
81 to the Present Time BY o. C. GARDINER late
Associate Editor OF the Democratic Review IL
is work which will outive the present Election,
and emb6dies facts and documents with which
every voter should be familiar. The authors Pref.
story Note says;
1t Ia the aim of the following pages TO show that
two moral questions of great and vital Importance are
connected with this Presidential contest With respect
10 these, solemn duty 10 imposed upon every voter
TO neglect eyade II would be criminal abuse of n
most sacred right To shed light upon this duty four
classes VI facts presented The duty rather
gested than argued, an obligation, which. from the
nature OF these facts inevitably follows The old party
issues for the most part settled A new one ha:
arisen appealing to and higher motives than the
old IL takes direct hold the purity, not the very
existence, OF our civil aud religious freedom ns
ton; IL infinitely transcends them all In the light
then first OF the late events in Europe which have 81
deeply stirred national sympathy secondly, OF the
peculiar facts of our position model Republic 10 Al
nations thirdly OF the solemn and heart stirring TACT
with the Legislation Of the fathers and found
ofhis Republic and iourthy OF the bold and oper
fraud the violent assumptions connected with the late
party contests OF our country-n the convergtng sne
focal HIGHT Of all these events our imperative duty II
suggested xn \. s,n., ~ ..,,,
ri the late division In the Democratic party Of thu
state the origin OF the terms by which the two psrue
are designated and authentic history OF the I'VE
Conventions by which the great Free Soil party OF th'
North has been brought into existence. Several IN
portsnt papers and speeches have been omitted, be
of the extent OF space they would occupy Amon
these are the very able Address Of the Democrats
Members Of the Legislature, and clear snd searching
speech Of b r. Butler. Esq OF n Y exposing the Com
promise bin OF Mr.. Clsytonthe speech Of an able Sn
faithful ofcer Of the Government, who knew his d1i
and feared not TO do of who could receive Wit
entire cslmness the shock of Executive vengeance
ms removal nom otce, grateful reward Tor NJ
eminent talents and influence in clevatlng thar Exc
cutive to the high Office he now enjoys
Many of the documents contained IN these page
among the soest political papers which have come
before the country since the iormsnon Of this Gov
ernment They disclose the honesty. hrmness and in
t~lhgence OF those who have enlisted under the Ere
soil banner and that with the OF VAN BVkk,
and ADAMS inscribed It's ample iolds they deter
mined never yield the contest m the victory Is
w. Yeas, cVt'ees lss>
vrRxoSr.-The Vermont Legislature hsvin
organized Tuesday, the JOINT Committee az
pointed for that purpose made the ohcisl rePo'
of the number of votes cast at the recent klectio
for Governor Lieut. Governor, &c. The vote &c
Governor stands as follows;
Coolidge. Wig s2oO7 SKATER Van Rufen. i,9s
Dillingham;, Case 1890 Scattering ......--
No cho,cs Co0olidge over Sbaher. 1910 d.
over Dillingham;. s,Ss7.
A Joint resolution was offered Ia the House 10 :
INTO ,oint ballot Of the two Houses to MI the VI
cancies but It was objected 70 on the ground tbs
the question of contested seats should FIRST be de
cided so the resolution was land on the table b
vote of loo to ZOE.
The returns for the other State 0Acers nc
counted on Tuesday.
CONGRESSIONAL ELxcTIo>- >sccad pasfri0-
William Hehsrd w. ASH Edm'd Weston Csss -Soo
SA Weber, v. B.. d COS Scattering .-....-.:..
No choice Hebsrd over Weston, l7Sei do. owe
Weber lT53 FeavtA Disfy,a
John l. Buck w. $500 Lucius 4. Peck. Cas- a3s
Al Powell y B. .3955l Scattering ......-...- II
No choice. Peck over Buck l,sl4 majority sgsin'
Peck, 2l32
The returns from the other two Districts hsv
notyei been received st the Office Of the secrstar