The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-20

mocrats-whilo they viii not question the motives
or the fidelity to their own convictions ofthose who
take different view, fail to either the proprsty
or prudence OF supporting the compromise tioket,
and thus giving the hghestspossibe sanction, even
platform.
If it be not yet too late, would respectfully AK
shoSe gentlemen themselves, what they expect tn
gain for freedom free soil democracy by support-
ing the compromise ticket =!
Is 1t that free soil democrats will share in The
patronage, or influence the action, Of tho aiminis-
tratIon, IN the event OF success This expectati9a
must rest upon one oftwo experimentation that
free soil democrats will forego the assertion Of their
| principles, in which case freedom would gain no.
thi9g but lose much or, that General Pierce, not
wit hstsnding the platform and his present position
will give prominent stations to men whose actions
will endanger that very slave interest which he u
porters of that interest will have just cause to com
PLAIN Is either Of these suppositions likely to be
realized? Is il that the extension of slavery win
be checked. or the removal of nationalized slavery
secured Every one knows that the leading idea IL
the platform, fully endorsed by the candidates, il
the indefinite perpetuation of slavery at the
tional capital, with all the reproach 1t brings
upon our institutions and government, and the per
tive Slave law, marked as it is by the most unwar
rantable invasion Of the rights Of the States, and
tho liberties Of individuals II is we'll known, also,
that persistent efforts being made to intro
of the constitution, or by division OF the State,
and the establishment of territorial government
in the southern part; to convert Utah and Now
Mexico into saveholdihg territories with view to
the creation Of slave States and to extend slavery
by insular or continental acquisitions, in which tia
system now exists, or may be established To asAs
Of these projects can any opposition be expected
from the administration Of the compromise nomi-
nees, il elccted
Ist that tho other great interests of freedom and
progress will DO promoted? What word does the
ments of rivers and harbors, so important TO the
progress OF the West, and to which the free demo-
cracy pledged its support at Buffalo? What word
in favor OF land reform, so important to Tie settle
mcnt of the public domain--sO benefcent to ths
struggling masses Of native population, and to
the emigration which presses upon US from the Old
World WhatwOrd in favor of any action or decis-
ration by our government in favor Of tho nations
of Europe contendiDg for freedom against despots
No state has more uniformly and steadily opposed
all these measures of progress and reform and free
dom, than that which pronounced first and pre-
nounced alone" for General Pierce, at Baltimore.
Nor is there any vote or act of his, so far as am
aware, which does not justify its preference.
Is it that free soil democrats expect that whatever
may be the result of the pending election the cause
Of freedom will still survive that the principles Of
living democracy will still inspire determination to
maintain right and resist wrong! that, at length,
the slave power with all the oppression and injustice
it uphods, with oil its ostracsm, social and poli6.
CAL of earnest friends to liberty, will DO over
thrown? and that our national government will be-
come what our fathers designed it to DO, free ge-
vcrnment in fact well as in name, with all its nu
enee actively and perpetualy on the side Of free
dom ut home and throughout the world This ex-
Iectation will not. hope, be disappointed; but.
fulfilled, it will not be through, but in spite Of such
action as that of the Baltimore compromise Convea-
ton. The support of its nominees am firmly co.,
WINGED, will not hasten, but retard its fulflment.
have thus stated frankly, but with entire respect
for those who differ from me, the reasons which
convince me that free soil democrats cannot with
IN rkphI In
the compromise democracy. Iaddress them to you
because il SO happened that we were co-labor-
ers in the preparation of the platform promulgated
by the Buffalo Convention, and afterwards closely
connected in relations to the convention and its
nominees; because, also, we both profess the same
democratic faith, and desire the success Of the same
~ IS knoT not =, What your judy
myself. confess that it is with the deepest regret
that find myself compelled to separate in action. at
this or any time, from portion Of the democratic
those New York democrats with whom it has been
my pride and pleasure, hitherto, to act. Had O
liberal and tolerant spirit prevailed in the Bidti-
more Convention had no new tests, Incompatible
with democratic principles, been imposed; had the
nominees represented that spirit, and the ideas Of
reform. progress liberty and economy embodied in
the original platform, no division need have oc-
Cured The Convention is responsible for the divi-
sion. The Convention, which organized compro-
mise democracy upon new tests, created tho neces-
sity for radical and independent democracy. am
ready to submit TO the judgment of candid compro-
mise democrats themselves, whether any honorable
course remains for those who think as do, and
mean to act as they think, other than independent
action! Let those free soil democratic, whe
propose to vote the compromise ticket, say, whether
we, who refuse so to vote, do anything more than
carry out their declarations and adhere to their
own principles!
May it not be hoped that there yet remain many
thousands Of democrats in New York who will pre-
fer to act with the independent democracy, openly
and ayowedly the side Of liberty and progress,
rather than with compromise democracy, intoIe-
rant alike Of the claims and the friends Of freedom!
remain, with the highest respect and regard. yours
truly, s. p. CHASE.
Hon. i. +. ByTLER.