New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-05
LITTER From cAssIUs n CLAY
WHAT SHALL THE FRIENDS OF REPu Bill
CANISM DO


CANISM DO
10 The Edis,y If The " y. Tribune.
Sin; When some wears ago had the honor Of replying
t. an invitation of portion Of the members OF the New
York Legislature address them upon the Slavery ques
iion was thought by many fanatic because ayowed
hat IT was not question about the African, but whether
we ourselves should be eemen slaves. Since then
what is there sacred in the Constitution, in treaties, in
laws in guarantees of liberty which has not been desc
Grated
And now at last those - compromises by which 80
many of Us were humbugg ed-whch were exalted above
the "hgher law" Of Revelation and Conscience are
Themselves tramped under foot-and by tic repeal of the
Missouri restriction by revolutionary means, continent
lies in the dust at the feet of the siavocrats
Thus far our republcanism is failure. Shall we give
ND the ship r. shall return the dog to his vomIt,
and obe ourselves once more in the CASTOR rags OF des-
potsrn admitting ourselves incapable OF seli-goyernnent
and national existence!
For nv part though sad-very sad, am not despond-
en Let us use the reason God has given us 10 remedy
the past and make secure the future. The violation Of
Gods laws is always wo We committed national crime
in Joining hands with the shareholders TO commit de-
termned wrong against the rights OF the African, and no"
in due season the poisoned chace returned to our own
lips.
am not prepared to say with the Garrisonians that
are TO break away at once by revolution form this criminal
alliance; but do say that only salvation, because the
ouL, true repentance is ia making the overthrow o.
Slavery dominant idea.
The one idea OF the Shareholders which oyerrides all
principles and is the rule OF Slavery 90 NUT
be met not incidentallynot occasonally-not eompro
misingIy by the friends of liberty, but with oneness Of
pur1 ose and yiyaciy end fGnatcsm OF VIII equal 10
theirs.
Docs any man believe that in a fair contest between
Liberty and slavery the wrong viii triumph lido not
~ all had 1 10
the traitors as an example for all future times honestly
believe that every nan Of the free states who voted Tor te
repeal Of the Missouri restriction deserves death bu'
there is no l,l way Of nhctng the penalty-he Mater
then they must escape But one thing can be
them on the wheel vi public opinion Let 10 man oea'
with them in busncssbansh them from me social efo'
ard dsfranchise them practically forever lbs seems
hard bur the race traitors must die before We ei e
rho elections even for the most inferior offices turn
mon the repeal of the Nebraska BILL or s amendment 80
that the ro,e of the territory shall have the unluAhed
;bt 10 vote slavery out To do this, the free reder must
e IN III. free trade-she tariff man, his teri-nonaiac-
turo,. shining internal Improvement, temperance,
schools all must, FOR the present. be held in ebeycnce 10
The one Great question: shall America be free or slave
:, Although think the Free Democracy ere best b.sed
"a achieve the end we tolerate aud recognize all
parties who will aid, allies In Congressional District
where the Free Democrats have supposed larger force
/ let the Wings ard Democrats reaoumhA1e 1o fis'
Democratic ticket And where the Whigsor democrats
have supposed larger force let tse Free Democrats -
nominate the Wing Democratic Ticket 50 As to dei II
he serres Of all parties In he Presidential Nominating
Convention e. delegate be sent from each Congressicn
al District in the Unop OF hat party which has the Con
qrcssinan ard let them vote common candidate. Such
candidate thus nominated can, in my op.noa be eject
cd triumphanily in 1885, Let that candidate whether
Benton Seward or uoe, any other good citizen, oS
chosen without regard to bis locality in Free or sa,'
State For our psFy is truly natclsl-,he.s sectional
L. Let Us count the cost. All are rasg ne no" -
WINGED that the exireme South il anticipating 'ha
ton Of the American Union, and have bcen az.
using ;hcnaiion al the time for their own - -,
di1cmen. We must therefore calculate ~h,' y " 'S
result Of our success suppose then
he so.,h N ,bei, m,ansss ovssawe the mere though'a