New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29
WHAT Is TO BE DOVE I!

We give place in this paper to the letter of Mr..
WILLIAM GOODELL, demonstrating against our view
of the immediate duty OF Freemen with reference to
the Slave Power and it's recent triumph We publish
this as the longest and abest of the letters which have
reached us from that side of tho house trusting that
Mr. JAMES g. BIRNEY and others who have written
us Oh the subject will find their arguments substan-
tally included in Mr.. Goodells, and our answer to
him substantially answer to them all.
Let us begin our reply by confessing our utter,
chronic despair of ever inducing Mr. Coode and
those for whom he thinks to unite in any practicable
movement TO arrest the trumphal march of Slavery.
! On the contrary We consider them, however excel
lent their intentions the most useful and efficient
servant that Power possesses at the North inferior in
nothing but numbers to that Sham Democracy which
they so signally aid to keep in the ascendant. 1t
is nearly twenty years since were made aware, by
daily pers, nal intercourse, that Mr.. Goodels hostil-
ity to the Wing party and its leading men was so ran
corous his determination to see no good in them
so inveterate that nothing which they could do would
them his confidence cooperation. So far
his influence has been felt it has tended steadily
keep such men as Seward Wade, ThaddeuS Stevens,
Lewis d. Campbell, the Washburnes, Julius Rock
well, o. Il. Matteson, &c. out of power, and fill
their places with Marcy, ID. s. Dickinson, Odds Brod
head, Douglas, DC. Nny-not even the Liberty. or
Abolition party proper, was pure enough for Mr..
GoOde and his set, who felt constrained to secede
from il and start more select party entitled 1.-The
Liberty LEAGUE" whose State Ticket has poed in
State at sundry elections from 800 TO $500
votes. These votes, since Mr GoOdell insists on it,
must probably be lost to the cause OF Territorial
Freedom in the contest now before us. We deeply
regret this, but having done all could do to pre-
vent it. free from sereproach in the premises.
Mr.. Goodell. we do not doubt is equally confident
that he swalking in the plain path of duty
And now to business:
Mr.. Goodell sees no evidence, in the proceedings
of Congress elsewhere that the reputation Of the
Missouri Compact would not have taken place just
readily If Gen Scott had been chosen President, with
q Whe Congress. as under the sway of Pierce and
Douglss OF course he believes this, or he would
not say it, but is there anybody else who believes it
Can there be hye thousand who will even pretend
this imoDg our Twenty five Millions No, Mr..
Goodell This whole country is aware that under
Wig President and with Congress nearly half
Wing no man would have ventured even to propose
repeal of the Missouri Restriction. 1t has been
common remark these six months st Washington that
there never was Congress before in which pro-
possl to repeal the Restriction would have had any
chance of success And it nothing but the over
whemipg triumph of the Sham Democracy in 81
the virtual humiliation of the Wing party-whch
prompted the move OF Douglas.
Mr.. Goodell exultngly affirms that the predc-
" items Of defeat and disaster" uttered from time to
time by himself and bis associates have been fulfilled
Well they have in good part; and they have helped
fulfil them. 1t is as if Mr.. G. had predicted the
death Of some one at particular time, and had with
a musket-bs made sure of the fulfllment of his
prophecy. We have joyful hope that be will miss
this time.
To demand and command the restoration of the
Missouri Restriction is not to enter into new com.
pact with Slavery. 1t is simply to compel the Slave
Power after it has received al that stipulated in
is behalf under an old compact, to fulfill the con-
iitions Of that compact favorable to Freedom.
It is not TO make new bargain nor even TO revive an