The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-20
letter OF Senator Cause.-The Democratic
Free Soil sYovemept-More Light.

We publish exclusively to day, the careful
~ written politco- historical letter of Hon. S
| i. Chase, L. S. Senator from Ohio, to Hon
Benjamin + Butler, Of this city, most gene.
rally identified in connection with the g stated
preaching Of the gospel at Sandy HILL" Mr. Chase
is one Of he abiest, most distinguished, most con
sstent and conscientious members Of the free soil
! party lie is democratic free soiler, and was
with Mr Butler, one Of the committee who framei
| tic Buffalo platform Of 1918, upon which Martin
Van Buren and Chas. Francis Adams were run BE-.
tween the two regular party tiollets-thc result be-
ing lie defeat Of Cen Cas-.
With Mr.. Chase il appears this Buffalo platform
is q matter Of principle and conscience and he
pleads With wonderful simplicity, and with an car
nestness that il really amusing the beauties Of con
ssiency, TO such old political sinners as the Buffers
ard Van Burens. Mr.. Chase seems to forget en-
trey that the Buffalo scheme Of the old fox Lin
deuwold was merely trick for revenge upon Cen
Cass, and that having at length got Cas- aud poor
old Gov Marcy both out d the way, the barnburn-
eTs have quietly 4" cayed in to tao regular demo-
cratic nomination. The appeal of Mr.. Chase to
Ber jaIuR 4 Butler comes too late-too late entire.
lyto eject It's object; yet, as a matter Of political
history, this letter is destined to prove orc Of the
landmarks Of this Presidential campaign.
Mr. Chase, finding it impossible to swallow the
Baltimore platform, and just ~ difficult to swallow
the ticket Of Pierce and King end having no sort Of
sympathy with wing principles, has resolved to 20
10 Pittsburg, and cooperate with the so-called
"fee soil democracy" and their comprehensive plat
form Of free soil, free farms, free rents free labor
free idlencs free men, abolition Intervention ANAL
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law. Not only has Mr.. Chase resolved to do this,
but lie wishes his old confreres, such as b. T. Bu;
Ter, and Martin Van Buren,, and Prince John
Van Buren,, to join him. Upon the strong
considerations Of consistency, and the grea. fun
damental principles of human freedom and phi
lanhropy, he urges his old associates of the Buffalo
to come up again, and try the same expert
ment over Pierce and King may thus
be defeated, and the democratic party viii then be
compelled to chime in with the progressive doctrines
Of the free democracy" and cut loose from the
South altogether Not only this, but the far more
important result, anticipated, of forced re organ
sation of the democratic party of the North in open
hostility to Southern slavery at every point, and in
every shape and form-active operative hostility to
the domestic institutions of the South, till they
are put down, and slavery is exterIninated. Such
is the grand object Of Mr.. Chase, plainly laid down
such are the tendencies of Stewards insidious and
serpentine policy for the promotion of his own
selfish schemes The difference between the two is,
that Chase is conscientious fanatic on the slavery
question, while Seward is a heartless and I'M
principled demagogue, stopping to anything, and
appropriating anything that will answer his ends.
Ana yet the tendencies Of both are TO the same
point-the revival Of agitation, and violent and
bloody dissolution Of the Union.
The history which Mr.. Chase gives Of the Buffalo
movement is interesting as also his narrative Of
the Baltimore Democratic Conventions Of '4S and
'52. His argument that the work Of the "freo de-
mooney is yet unaccomplished, must be conceded
to be true. Slavery still exists 10 the District of
Coumbia-it may be introduced into the new terri
toIies, new slave statss may w ial4osasvd, AMI