New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-13
Elections TO Congress.

About one-eighth Of the Members Of the next
Congress have already been elected ies'iDs
seven-e.ghths TO be yet chosen I"o-tu"os %
these are TO be chosen within the ensuing elsh'
weeks. including the Representatives, OF New
York. New-Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania Michigan
and Massachusetts. Il very probable that the
results ,n these states wall determine tne chaf'c-
ter Of the House. and it is quite certain that unless
their Delegations are artcntly, stefniy, almost OF
quite unanimously opposed 20 the Extension o.
slavery, the cause Of Freedom in the New Terri
tories is lost reyocsbly The present Congress is
most unlikely 10 do anything conclusive during It's
brief Session Of next Winter bat the next must
act and act decisiyely. As the states about 70
elect she'll determine, 50 wiz Congress adjucge The
sol OF New Mexico and California 10 Free or
Slave Labor Who can feel or ieign Indifference
10 the responsibilities involved in such al issue
We speak not now Of party or parties We ask
none 10 vote for this or the other Presidential can
didate or the supporters Of such candidate but
we ask freemen OF every party 20 take care thar
not one Member Of Congress shall be chosen from
a Free State who is not reliably devoted 70 the
preservation Of the New Territories from the pOIu-
ton OF Human Bondage. il possible, let men be
chosen who have been ever faithful 20 Freedom.
whose hearts are in the cause, and who may be
trusted without pledges as well as with them
bat elect anybody who is for Free Soil, no matter
os what politics, rather than any one who is
against it Other issues, however important ia
tr.nsicaly, can wait this cannot. Presuming that
Gen. Cass will not be in the White House 70 veto
any barrier against Slavery Extension which Con-
gress may pass and that no one else will dare II
any can wish TO do SO We believe that every vote
east for Member OF Congress will be vote d.
rectly for or against Freedom on the overriding
issue. What Northern freeman will shut bis eyes
to this issue and vote TO cOnniye at the Extension
oi Slavery
Yet there ia a danger beside that Of their voting
wrong "A danger that many will neglect 10 vote
AZ all Many are still shoat with regard TO the
Presidency some have resolved not to vote At
all while thousands are as yet SO Indifferent that
they may stay away from the polls To these
would appeal Tor prompt and resoute action
with regard to the Congressional Elections. some
OF which hardly four weeks of, and which
must be prepared for or they will inevitably re-
suit In disaster. II the champions O: Universal
Freedom permit them to approx, h without prepa-
ton or concert, they will be morally guilty OF be
trsyine the cause. Il they shall permit an open
ally or secret minion Of the Slavery Propaganda TO
run IN between two rival advocates OF Free Soil.
ptted against each other iavoring this or that
candidate for the Presidency, they will have com
mtted a blunder which is hardly less than crime.
Throughout the Slave States, the interests Of
Slavery rank first ordinary Politics come imping
after shall the Free be less faithful to Freedom
We ASK none to vote for candidates who cannot be
elected but We entreat all, while paying due re-
gard their respective party preferences, to take
care that their several Districts choose undoubted
Free Soil Representatives TO Congress. Wher
ever there is a chance that the running OF two
Free Soil candidates will result in the election OF
8 Doughlaoe let a consultation be promptly held
and such election at all events prevented. With
proper care and resolution, the return OF Free
Soil majority to the next Congress may be render
ed absolutely certain. Who will bear the respon-
sibility Of defeating II