New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
"TUE BASIS OF EFFORT.

To he Editor Of The n L. Tribune
Sir: have read with much interest, your editorial
under the above caption in The DAILY TRIBUNE OF June
H. As an early and advocate Of the measures
you regard as characterized by ultrasm and imprsc-
ticabity, rely your magnanimy AID sense OF JUS
tee mot to myself particularly but to the class to whom
belongl 10 allow me a reasonable hearing before the
same readers to whom you have made your appeal IL
any general understanding between the friends OF progress
is 20 be attained il must be by friendly discussion and
you will not blame me for asking whether more con-
venen medium can be found for such discussion thenHE
NLw-YoRK TRIBUNE
You attribute your present disasters to the "ui'raism
and impracticebity of those who insisted on going
further than the people would and you charge them
with having thus thrown the whole array into disorder
and confusion" This charge is quite too sweeping and
vague viii YOU have the goodness to specify some par
ticulsrsl when where and how was the whole array
H. the array in favor Of freedom, must presume you
mean thrown into disorder and confusion by ths pro-
cess Was il when the supporters OF Brney refused 70
abandon him in order TO "y0te for Henry Clay to keep
'out Texas the same Henry Clay who, IN company with
the Fmores and the Websters whom his supporters draw
IN ber train gave the Fugitive Slave bIll Mas the
coure OF there men, when they did into power such
do any dscredit TO the ssgscity OF the impracca-
bles who doubted that their election e0Hla nep Keep
Or was il the Free-Soil party that ultra and i'm
practicable in refusing TO vote tor tien Scott, who
stood upon the same platform subsaniey with that OF
were thrown into confusion Would it have mendsd
the matter to have had the Nebraska bill like the Fugitive
Slave BILL fastened upon Us by Wing instead Of Demo
cratic Administration Or is there any evidence that
Wing Naturalization, under the Wing Baltimore Platform
approving the Fugitive Slave BILL and President who
indorsed IT, would have warded of the Nebraska bill
No such evidence il afforded by the in Congress. As
matter of course Congressional minority is always e1
peced make al issue by opposing the leading measure
of the Administration party And beside how does i ap
sdded TO the Wing vote would have outnumbered the
votes for Frank Pierce and changed the result As you
rely solely nsjores you must show tina, the 'urss
and mpractcables have prevented the attainment OF
majority of the type you seeking after before you can
fairly throw upon he the blame OF your dsappointment
Can you show this And you inform who they are
that constitute the whole array against despotsm how
and under what tag they have been arroyed and what
they have done and doing As the imprscfi.
'cables' who need to be reclaimed from our ut,alsm
it strikes that might be useful to show US whal INC
praotieates have been doing, and what are the oe'
fetal results of their practcibli,yl ,h.,;,
And you will allow remind you, Just n ie ~ =,
will be quite in time for you attribute tne &c ,h
liberty to the ulirss and imPraetcsoles eysn,sd
strength Of numbers, they shall not only na.e -
the Yrac,csbles from acting and H0la S''ai'ANe P'"''