New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

freedom have all along refuses TO use 20 ose NV
cal, ultra and imprscticsble ihey nave con"'et :.
The srpr wisdom o. at leas, in the superior I'M md
ruut m Of those DO characterize S ~ thce sppesN
They have followed such advisers As nave ne"
against our ul,rass and cogDseled them mol 20 70 t.r
'ler than the Dc, DIE would co. not 10 10 cnecy 'oe
abolition but only for "Wlmoi Proviso non~ S'rls,on'
AuiFugitve Save bill, Anti Nebraska or sone roand "a
which, a. thy supposed "the majority coul cary oo
brought TO stand" Yes SIR. The very policy swsys
CONNIE rded and commended aysin, py iHs
for the last seven wears by The whole array-beb Of
progressive hgs and FeeSoers garde OF the little
mnaut of ultEas and mprac;csbles whose adv.oe.
wh.se numbers and whose influence have scarcely been
thought worth considering And now when - ultra
and Iuhetdec projections Of deiea; and disaster under ht
plcv have been than verified I'm the Fugitive Slave
and braska bills DO you think pertinent and proper,
in the very act of proposing trial OF your Old snd
hitherto defeated expodients 10 charge upon alleged
ulrrsn, the disasters OF prudence In the
,s-e of common logic anc common manlness protest
against this Would it not rather become you, at the
ursout iupeture be little less confident OF the wisdom
Of N, maxms Won have hitherto connded in, and little
more ready TO look with favorable eye upon the maxms
YOU have hitherto re ected
Allow mt. SIR TO examine your proposal fou would
have no attempt 20 rally An:iSavery platform.
"no natter how broad or how narrow. We shall GER
"iaiuly be distracted and overwhelmed Is TINS the WY
The TRIBUNE manages The Temperance question NO
attempt To rally temperance patioriH no ,hater
show broad OF how uarrow-~c shall certainly De dls-
'taced and oveTwholmed' Much do | mistake II the
public were rot expecting THE TRIBrSE to propose
lsriy. only Auti-Slayery platform, but on
higher than has been in operation Tor some time past
Idpnfqalg the RINK and file OF the friends OF liberty
,xyecng end will insist upon IT, whatever their present
leaders may propose.
How will your plan operate Your proposed party.
during as activity far from proposing twhat the crss
cmands tie general abolition OF Slavery, does not pro-
nose lie abolition in the District of Colnmblanor the
De- of the Fugitive Slave bhlnor even the rejection OF
new slave states The whole array Is to take no az
rssye step IL can scarcely be said o at the defen
s,e Vey certainly docs not cover tie whole ground
al defense On the question OF admitting slave State.
the new asty as such, must be seni-non committal
L,rx saN httClnpt
would be to distract aud oyerwhelm u.s. lhe hre 10 DO
kept up by 1.-The whole array "a to be retreans hrei
v,ry rapidly rereang too SO rapidly that even the poor,
fn.sy breastwork OF 'noncxenson is to be abandoned
for the being and ,it IN possession OF the enemy
Again; The party platform IS not to be AnISlavery.
" hat then Pro Slavery That will not do. Then
must BE neutral But can it be neutral Practical bush
uess though deemed ultra and impract,cable,
will ueed much instruction before they can understand
this Nay rather they rH understand II. They will see
inuiiiyely that such party must be ProSlavery how
ever ni,nded from secessy OF its structure Like tho
ola Democratic and Wing parties 1t would have tho "or
"eanic sin the Original sin of combining the elements
Of ProSavery and AntSayery in It's constituent body
tie old dhcuity again. Then, as ever the Pro-
Slavery et noDt, rs matter OF necessity must predon-
nate On other basis can the two elements CON, ONE
More than this The very end proposed is, inherently
ProSlayery outhe restoration of the Missouri CDmpro-
mlse chronic sin of the nation from which Il has now
the opportunity of being relieved And are We TO unite
with its Po-Siavey I'D coates and admirers To help put
tie yoke the nation again God forbid II we do II
the tate the nation sealed But Sir the most hopeful
feature OF Your proposed measure is the mpossbiy Of
lis accomplishment IA bright prospect for practical
business men, You SEEM yourself to have %IsgivngS
on this POINT 4" Let us elect say you "a House ex-
'pr,ssly 10 repeal rtag amend II THE Nebraska bl
How amend il BY the admission II foreigners on the
with native citizens, thus securing for the
ProSayery of the bill the support OF the foreign
ctiz,u who oppose it Or do you mean To amend
the bill by Wilmol Provso, excluding Slavery II this
were your meaning, think you would hardly have put
the admission Of which applies for admission with
slave constitution among the topics which must not
the basis OF the party For the advocacy OF sucn
e A.. Nj tnfr NJ
topic and the party would be distracted and over
"wLened" Or would you allow its amendment by such
popular sovereignty clause proposed by Mr. Chse as
should repudsae all Jeersonan ordinances and Wlmot
Irovsosl
The sum of the matter is that the party would &C
con pish nothing for liberty but only Ut successul bind
us anew the of Slavery IL could only, al most
carr, US back the position taken in 1920 with the moral
certainty of traversing the same guilty ana dssraceidi
cycle OYER again!
with the supporters of Sayery-a compromise requiring
Pro.Savery Cooperation copartnership debating the
abs,nee Of arg Antslavery platform conPron,ss
any friend OF liberty. And this, at moment when
all men are exclaimDg that the day Of compromises
repeal the Nebraska bill without restoring the Missouri
Ctnprou.so repeal be accompanied with such other
efficient and dstiDctively AntiSlavery measures as are
obviously needed give the repeal any force the
would lie different. 1t would deserve approval, "a far as
it went. Ga any other ground Is nadmsslbe as In
voyng certain tanre by all the tests OF past experience,
and tie known laws OF human activity.
But you say; When shall have once fairly breasted
rolled back the tide of Pro-slavery aggression, We
" shall what to do next. Yes W zen you have
done it," But when will that be Precisely the same
language was held toward " ultras and impracticabes'
seven years ago. When shall have settled tho priaci
pie and secured the policy Of noHerenson II will be in
tine talk ct acting dir, city against Slavery You shall
hat will do tLen. Only let us cut off our legs
"jus this once by holding principles in abey
aI,e. and you shall see how fast will for ever
aerward. Well have what they have done, and
What they have not done: slavery going steadily into
California, Non-extenson (of Slavery established no
wier.-unsetted everywhere. Slavery extending into
free Territory, till now it proposed to waive even the
demand for extension for the present, except In
repect Kansas and Nebraska where will not permit
Slavery, ezctPi with " vital amendments !!
Verify, ii Slavery has beaten any wisdom into u.s.,
shall neither propose tolerate any more
shall reilly, only platform not distinctly Anti
Slavery, but that is not as high a. 1t can he. tx
perierce has confirmed what common sense had be-
fore esed what Christianity had taught what
and philosophy had demonstrated what conscience had
approved what the history of other countries had told
Tat all conceivable expedens TO limit, to cripple, To
sfarve Slavery 10 roll back it, aggressOns, Tke PER-
n,t,ng 10 ernst cun be of possible value. II is too
late to attempt any general rally OF intelligent and
citizens upon any lower other issue than tho
abolition Of slavery Marx the prediction OF an old m,n
secure every in the free States for such party
you propose it would avail nothing for the defense Of
Liberty unless you devise method by which the
laws vi mind be repealed, the operation of moral
cause and effect neuraized and the fixed laws by which
God govern the nations set aside Until then the tide
of ProSiavery aggression will not have been breasted
ana rolled back by quaing aud retreaiing before it
by organizing party too prudent fosooth to rally ON
an An-Slayery platform for fear Of being distracted
and oyers helned'-a party thus modelled, in order
to the cooperation of those who will come
broad or low narrow. Why, Sir, the Castle
Garden Committee without the slightest change Of
character object might be expected TO come into your
proposed srty and control it, Your plan will not want
nf ulers afl old