New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-08
CASSICS w. CLAYS LETTER.

To DE Edio, Of Tic " T,i5vn4
SIR In the letter Of Mr.. CAssirs NJ CLAY, which you
published on Monday last, there was one point which
think would recommend itself prominently to tine friends
Of freedom in this State. M Clay admonshes all the OPP
ponents OF the Nebraska inquty aside all other MI
nor questions until the struggle Of freedom and slavery DC
carried to the end The fee-rader ought for the moment
TO forget bic reerade the pro,ectonst his tariff the Ten"
peronce man has Name idr etc, that all may stand
united on the platform of freedom. ,
This conceive, is most reasonable and seasonaoie
admon;on which ought apply the more torcibly 10 TINS
State there is here question which threatens 70 ue
stroy every possibility of united action Of the friends oil ee
dom Sir hope shall not be misunderstood venture 20
the friends of Temperance stand back at the next
coming November election | say this not pre- fae'
but "qgoiqse, anti Maine law man am one 81
those opponents OF the Maine law who opine that 'hero is
principle higher than the command OF morlli.
the principle of unrestricted personal liberty NJ nca
tons and habits make practical temperance man
Thus would not at all dislike 1t If trlaI were gwen !"
the Maine law, hoping that after while the prncipie
which contend for would come out triumphant.
Blu, am of opinion that this is not convenient tune ios
irving such experiments The highest interests OF freedom
are at stake and am afraid they would be sacrhced
either the Maine Law their opponents should MAKE
issue OF the Temperance question at the next eec1
hone YOU will easily concede the following points: Inc
German population Of this State, which cannot be de-
MED throws a large weight of votes into the scale, Il OPP
posed like one the Nebraska lDquy but they are
opposed 10 the Maine Law also. Ii may be an easy thing
though deem it very poor argument 10 assert that the
Germans do because OF their productions for lager
c.,
away their votes. Yet this would undoubtedly be the case
if the Temperance question were inserted IN the pro-
eramme Of the Party of Liberty Thus has been but re-
Gently in the state of Indiana where the German vote WI
at least be divided Now if you carry matters to this point
what else would remain but TO form alliance with the Know
NohDgs do not know whether you are prepared 10 30
this bat of this am certain, that cannot sPIre Tie cote
Of Joh Germans ard Knor- NoHgs, and you ocad ne
one you must necessarily rec 10 tie other. A. Tor the
Temperance question, hardly think that you would fare
msch better with the Know Nothings than with the Ger
mans. But alliance with the former would, conceive
be the hardest blow against the cause OF Freedom, oy
stamping it the cause OF q secret clique.
Sir in the foregoing have just indicated some points
the bearing Of which might easily be dwe upon IN letter
ten times the length of this What wish TO say simply
this Let there be an honest peace IN the struggle about
the Maine Law adjourn that question TO the day after the
next election in order that all friends of Freedom may
unite upon common issue, nor be divided by questions
which whatever their importance may be, are most GER
tainy less important than tie question. PLAIN Man.
Reply.
If our correspondent would but initiate the dscrim
mating traveller who suggested to his landlady the
proprety of serving up the butter and the hair on
separate plates, he would see right out OF his guam
Diary. We have Congressman to elect this Fall, and
President and Congress two years later; and these
have dispose of the Nebraska lnqulty and Its con-
triyers. We have likewise a Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and Legislature to choose; and these Will
have to deal with the question of Liquor License or
Prohibition What is to hinder every man from voting
on each question exactly to suit him We are as great
on unrestricted personal liberty our correspondent;
and it would be serious Infringement of our liberty
to deny us the privilege of voting against the Rum
Traffic every election until it is very dead. Our cor
respondent, surely, wouldn't have the heart to think
of such thing
As to the Germans we rejoice to say that they are
very generally hostile to the Nebraska Inquity and,
if they were to vote unmanaged, they wOuldProbaby
vote pretty heavily against it. But before the Elec-
ton comes around the Custom House officers and
other party fngemen will :. fix :" the leading drunk
cries, and they will fix their cusOmers and the up
shot will be pretty general stampede back into the
regular party traces. The grog-shops are this day
as they have been for twenty years, the chief pillars
of misrule and corruption in our GOvernment-the
source and support of Texas Annexatons' Mexican
Wars and Nebraska bills While they flourish and
are powerful as now, the Public Conscience will be
drugged, the Public Judgment fasifed, and National
Crime grow more and more gigantic and rapacious
No, Sir we cannot postpone the Temperance Cues
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