Washington telegraph., 1852-09-22

permitted, with e21t1re fTce0On1, TO hold, and
in all constitutional ways, to express their
particular opinions on auy question of
public policy within the power of the fed
eral government, without being placed un-
der the ban Of political communications
So much at least, was tacitly implied IN
that reunion of the party which secured
its unbroken representation at Baltimore
Instead of pursuing this course, the con-
vention-under what circumstances | can
not stop to inquire--passed the three slave
ry resolutions recitcd in your letter [
agree with you in thinking them irreconci-
liable with the Butalo 2olatforna. [ was
associated with you in the preparation Of
that document, as chairman of the commit
tee. | reported it to the convention; and
! to 1t, IN what [ beLieue to be its true sense
and spirit 1 yet hold entirely oaad acith-
out reserye. |, therefore, concur with you,
in your rejection On this ground, Of the res
olutions in question:
Mr.. BUTLER, however, goes with the
| Pierce party, as the most effectual way of
carrying out the objects and designs Of the
| freesOilers:-
''The slavery resolution Of the Baltimore
platform I rejected promptly and a0ith0ut
reSerUe;. and as / was resolved on the one
! hand, not to conceal on any occasion, when
candor should call for them, my opinions on
this point; and unwilling on the other to
obtrude them where the frank and full ex-
preston Of them might be deemed by any
q trespass on the proprieties Of the occasion,
! | determined TO abstain from attending any
Of the public meetings called to ratify the
nominations or to promote the election Of
the democratic candidates. 1t, however,
seemed to, on the most deliberate and COM
prehensivc survey [ was able to make Of The
condition and relations, present and perspec-
! tive, OF the whole country, chat ! should
best promote all its great interests-aaad
among these [ include aChat get remains
u1aacc0al1llsjaed Of tile measures enunscy-
oted IN the BuGalo pIaJOrm-by casting
my vote for these candidates; and this
with only the reservation necessary to guard
against possible, but most improbable con-
tingencies, which should they occur, might
demand change Of views-I accordingly
resolved to do"
MIR. Butler here gives the reasons which
led him to this conclusion one Of which is
as follows:
at seemed, also, to me, that while all
the other interests OF the country impera-
lively demanded the restoration of the dem
ocratic ascendency in the federal govern
ment, the interests 9f human freedom
would at least be as safe for the next four
years, in tie haasds Of tie Democratic 21o1-
W,-@ payty achose original Driuclplcs
are 5dent5fcd acith fieea0u1 0nd progress
Us III tie haaadS Of tie n1odcrm wig
party, Of achjch yo~ truly declore tbat ii
as marked By deU0tiO1e to the interests Of
property TO the rigbzs Of neaa.
x X
l have no desire to explain away or quail
ify any of the pledges OF the Butalo plat
form. They bind us 10 opposition, per-
petuaL and ataacOn1pronaasng, TO the en-
croacjanae,ats Of the sIave 2o0aoer, and to un-
ceasing efforts for 'free-soil, free-speech,
free-labor, and free-men." But through
what particular organization this perpetual
opposition and these unceasing efforts were
TO be made, is not determined by the plat
form. 1t was left by the convention to the
discretion of its members to decide for
themselves. and according to their respect
i've circumstances and relations, when, where
and how they were to render these services
to the cause OF freedom.
X = X X X
Now listen to Col. G. W. Payne, free
soil democrat from Putnam CO., n. Y, in
| his speech delivered in the Freesoil Conven-
ton at Pittsburg-
Sir question no mans motives, and
[ trust none viii question mine If | un-
derstand the call for this Convention, il was
for the free democracy, where an Interchange
of opinions would be fully permitted.
AS many gentlemen have expressed
preference for Mr. Hale, and many mani
tested preference for Gen Scott as against
Gen. Pierce, | take the liberty of, saying
nothing in favor of the latter-to present
some Of the reasons why Franklin Pierce
has some claims, at least, upon the anti
slavery vote Of the country, presuming, as [
do, that if slavery is ever abolished it must
be by the democracy.
In the ranks of the democracy the friends
OF freedom have been found in greatest
numbers. It is also true that many of the
former friends of freedom have now left us.
as distinct organization, and ranged them
selves under the banner of Pierce Can
we impeach their motives! Many of them
profess to be as firm friends of freedom
now as in any past time. Many newspa-
pers opposed to the fugitive slave law, have
also given their support for Pierce. Now,
can we suppose that all these men and pa
pers, who now advocate Pierce. have en-
tirely abandoned their former principles and
professions Of fidelity to the cause of free
dom ?
l cannot believe that so many men are
now recreant to the principles they strong.