New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-11

itorial denying certain broad charges that Gen
Taylor had inteFfered With the closing proceed
ings Of the late Congress in favor Of the W aiker
scheme to dodge the Free Soil Proviso and give
Slavery a chance in New Mexico and California.
Tba. article, 90 far seemed material, was insert
cd 10 The Tribune, but, being uuavoldabiy crowd
ed out on the night Of its reception appeared IN
our Evening Edition next day-of course on the
outside Of our sheet, and there reniained next
morning. The EreHing Post thereuPon asserts
that the article appeared in an obscure oehino-
the-door sort of place In The Tribune, and tha'
from it the following paragraph bad been care'u''
~ eliminated, VIZ
=. Should the Free Soil party or any portion OF ~
,.a,, 10 d,,-ot,d IN sny act evinc;ng deliberate
nurpo,e 10 prevent The formation OF any cvn govern
met in California or NeTMexieo 90 ~ 70 keep " lne
agitation between the North and the couin ioI
Al psrty otiects the PreGden; nsy ma u 70 DC %.
solemn duty 10 frown Indignantly on thst a. NOT mercy
the IRE, da~uins but the perfect day oil an s'S"P'
10 .liepste one portion Of the Union from sno'ner
The omission of this paragraph was dictated
,n,eIv nv desire TO enconomize space, IN the
hone Of getting the essential portions OF 'ne a'''
Gle into our paper the morning after It's appear
ance at w uhington-s hope which sitter ALL was
disappointed. 1t was done by an Assistant who
ia devoted to Free Soil, and would not vote for
Gen. Taylor before the article was ever seen by
the Editor of The Tribune. We trust this Is a
sufficient answer to the Posts dishonoring suspi-
cions and reckless assertions.
Bat the Post proceeds TO say
"Tht Ter York Tribune owes its popularity and its
influence both Of which conceded 70 be great 10
nothing 90 much to Its supposed indePenoehce 10
a. M a ~
threatened by the successful candidate, whom t sup
or,ed for the Presidency with the indignation OF the
Government If dosd<d In supporting principles which
until recently, It has advocated with singular ability
and nrmness.
In. feoss the friends of Free Soil are TO be hunt
cd down and when detected they are 10 be punished
with the Indignant frowns Of President elected by
their votes and 10 become ss he led them to suppose
the champion Of their principles
We see no shadow of reason for all this in the
Intelljgencer's paragraph above quoted That
paper has never, so far as we are aware, offered
any opposition to the Free Soil cause, though To-
Gated in and mainly sustained by slaveholding
community Does the Evening Post know Of
any Democratic journal, according to the false
designation it upholds, OF which the same can tru
~ be said p What the IDtelligencer condemns
ia a perversion of the Free Soil issue into an
engine of sectional agitation, and deliberate pur
pose to prevent thereby the formation OF any civil
government in California and New Mexico. We
very often disagree with the lntelligencer, but
with its language on this occasion we cannot
quarrel. 1t did seem to us at Washington, and
seems now, that some are trying TO use the Free
Soil question to promote objects entirely aside
from the inhibition of the spread of Slavery-that
IL. LII. -. tle
lsion thereby created and do not desire an early
adjustment Of the difference, even on terms to
which they can make no objection. We are in
favor Of all sorts Of Free Soil but that one and it
10 that which we understand to be condemned by
the lntelligencer. To preserve the soil OF the
National Territory from the blight OF Slavery is
with us an imperative duty-we cannot postpone
it to any other-but it is to US no stalking horse,
and hides nothing behind it. We have no inter
est to subserve nor malice to crafty by means OF 1t.
From Gen. Tsylors Administration we hope
much for the country, but, having in nothing be
sought its favors we do not know how we could be
seriously affected by its irowns. What its policy
will be with regard to the Extension OF Slavery,
or whether it will have any distinct line OF policy
ON that subject we are not aware that we have
predicted or assumed to know. We trust 1t can
not be actively adverse to our own cherished prin-
ciples, but we are waiting Developments, and do
not RENE mber that we have ventured TO speak in
its behalf. Yet the Post goes on to say that
Thousands OF voters derived the impression from the
columns OF the Epenin9 Journal and the Nep York tn
bune that In voting for Gen Taylor for the Presidency
the we're aiding In the election Of who was OPP
posed to the farther Extension Of Human Slavery"
The Journal is of age and will speak for itself;
bat as the Post bases on this statement broad
imputation Of dupicity on our part, we will thank
it for the eridence that proPagated such an i'm
preston as is here asserted.