New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-03

The Free Soil party could no. produce successful can
dsdafe because the very principle Of the party that
though Slavery v bound up with the C0ns,toloi II
needs not TO be, ought not 70 be- and shan nor oe
tended 70 new territory nor permitted 70 nla1s 81
snroads the old. The Fugit7e Slave Biis o. ools,
rejected by this party uDcOnsttfdna ana 10 essy
way intolerable A. for The Liberty parry, " u,cHuos
that slavery i unconstitutional alfogether-iea rom
the jrteconciieabe with The original Const
futon Of the United States a. with ne Engish OF any
other ~, d.. ~. -
eoneccueucc Of their origin and operation winch con
.erne NJ here ie q very curious one; that wnLe thus
Question Of slavery rsins unsettled their great conn
try csnnot be ruled ny luxurious man Their Pres
don't NUT hold certain opinion ia order 20 secure hs
election: but that opinion must be secret from the
xordor be assumed 20 be so-ill ne il secure in his
seat An Aboiitionist coua have no chance with the
South vrcnt siavehOlder could not be openly vel
coined BY the North. But proslavery man he must
BE-. only he must be tacly 80 while candidate The
nation cannot "a Of old, 20 one man, and BE-
socoh their greatest man. their adoref Washin .on 70
rule them They cannot as in later tHe, array them
selves under differing principles and call upon the lead
ing edvocatcs Of those principles 10 be their ches an
head their forces in their electoral battle They canno
even choose any eminent man whatever Iner real
political ainls and struggles being different from tae
svOyed they must take men who have svJwed np,AhS
within the national hearing. e,
It's hest h. tan the fact and the reason Of this re
narka e case with the utmost possible opennes- us
best because The fOcs free government attoute tae
misfortune 20 he wrong cause. The Amerlcans, atr
fighting the nOblest battle that heroes could hght tn
indpendence have established the most successful Re
rubEc that the world BIT the toes OF Repuo
canis point across the and say See what ther
pubc men are' See how the most hone recO IN dis
rusf ard shrink back into private life see now oter
Is the experience Of their abest men-tnat high a1ily
fknOyr IL sure disqualification for the hi yhest ol;es
Sec how alone high Office il n be gane1-by holding
set Of opinions which cannot be avoVved y entertain
ing moral and political barbarirn, which yet must be
covered up with bypocrsy. faHy Of this Il true-and
we cannot Fay II l. notwe require that should be laid
10 tho proper account % advanced political opinion
and practce but 20 en- oniquated barbsris(O naly
,Ieposted ~ us-in the midst Of the political system
which We heartily honor and adInre.
II we are right few more Presidential terms Will
prepare Tor the vndicaon Of the republican principle
The slavery question will work out it, own issues, and
leave the Americans once free 70 choose their
greatest men 70 rule them. day will come when the
Americans viii carry their sufrages once more, # not
10 a Washington to a thoroughly republican Jefferson
an upright Adams or q mild end sagsciOus Madison
President Pierce may for aught any body know reveal
The attributes OF all these and Of Washington 70 boot
B, e he docs the one thing do knows that be viii
bold Office but tor one term.