New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-08

see NDht NhOceour uOCtl-Hr bucf
their resolutions:
Pesalred That We believe in the dignity and the
rights Of Free Labor that Free White LsbOr o.nnot
thrive upon the same soil with Slave Labor and ths'
il would be neither right nor wise TO devote new tsr
tories TO the Slave Labor OF part Of the States 10 inc
exclusion of the Free Labor Of all the States
Resolred, That, while we do not complain OF tne
Inequality Of representation between the eitzen- Oh
the Free and Of the Slayehodng States by OF
which the citizen Of the SlsvehOlding South yho has
FIVE fleves has a representation eqUyale9t to four
votes while the citizen Of the Free North has ou'
one because such was the original compact OF onion
yet the reemen Of NewYork viii not consent 10 'uen
en unequal division OF Their power WIZ eon1ueIeu
provinces
. Resolrtd, That al experience has proved the WIS
dom Of that provision Of the ordinance originally
moved " Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Con.
gress Of the confederation ~ l7s7 Wnien pronioteg
savery in the territory norih-west Of the Ohio, and
that the Congress Of the United States being clothed
by the Constitution with power TO make all needial
rules and regulations respecting the territory belong
ing the United States, II becomes the cuty OF tos
branch Of the Government tn adhere to the policy
pursued By the fathers of the Republic, and thus IN
sure TO ell New Territories the progress IN arts, i'm
provemerts and enterprise which has distinguished
the North. Western States &c, &c.
Next spring came the Baltimore Convention
which nominated Gen. Case; aud three or four
Democratic (Barnburner) State Conventions, cul
mipating in the great Buffalo Conyenti)n which
pominsted Van Buren and Adams. John Cochran,
s. J. Tilden, W II. Ludlow, Peter Csgger, &c,
were hsbitual attendants on and the two first
pamtd were standing platform makers for those
Conventions Every individual platform asserted
not merely the wrong and evil Of Slavery-there
was no dispute on that hesd-but the stern rss0tve
Of Ae N.r.Iork Democracy to resist hs sItsasion
Of Slarery and the duty Of the G,Heral Government
10 preclude It's introduction into the Territories ~
posifire lac. II was on that distinctive basis that
the, fought the 6ght of '45-fought, but alhip-
ply did not win; else John Cochran would daye
been industriously drawing Free-Soil resoi'e to
this day. and John Van Buren would haze N sni-
tested no sort Of objection or repugnsnce to
swstchiIg negroes id Nebraska.
We will not retrace the downward path OF
their recreancy from that hour to the present.
The story is humilatug a. record of human
weakness and reckless pursuit of spoiis; let it
sink inio oblivion.
At length there came glorious opportunit, for
tLis party to reinstate Itself in it's own respect,
TIE Adamsntine or National Democracy bad
wilfully and determiDedly cut the f'a ligament
that bound il in outward fraternity with the Van
Burenites. 1t had said in substance, "lou need
make no more pl DECISIONS OF accord with us re-
"speetng Slavery, for we do not believe you;
you need not ask us 10 associate witt you, for
I'VE loatbe you; sou need not 90 down on your
"knees to us, for We despise you We shall
"hold our own ConvNtiOn. pass our own re-
"solves. and vote our own ticket and you may
"get up behind or go your own way, just as you
think best
The 'Softs' whimperet, entreated, aud passed
dissembllng resolves IN utter conttayention of
their real sent ments: bur all 10 no purpose.
The Herds went thtirow way and the party
was again rent into two hostile factions. So ended
Iot3.
The prcseut year opened with the full develop
uent of the Nebraska Iniquiry-a new insult aud
a deeI er hum liation for the North. There WAS
lot jourosl of any pretensions to character OF
the old BaTnburper school witch did not denOusce
and e1ecrate il. Many Hads we're outraged by
it, sno five of our Hard Members of Congress
voted sgsinst 1t. Nevertheless, the Hard State
Convention int orsed it and dominated ticket on
a Douglas platform.
This was the golden moment for the Softs.
Had tbeI been equal to the emergency they
might have regained their position as the para.
mount section of the New York Democracy aud
stood proudly on the platform OF Principle and
Freedom. They had but to spufn the solicitations
of the Federal ofice-holders and declare what
the great body OF them really think and feel, aud
TIER honor at least would have beco safe. Had
they nominated PRESTON KING for Governor,
with ticket to correspond, on hat-foOted Anti
Nebraska platform, they weuld haze pOlled some
Twenty or Thirty Thousand votes which they
have now thrown. away. Instead OF this, we
have rehssh of the struggling Seymour. nAtur.
ally reluctant to be hacked to pieces in support
OF no principle and al the head OF no party, with
a platform so rckety as this;
"Resoired Tha; we consider the introduction ii the
clause in the Nebraska ard Kansss bill pea ing the
Missouri Compromise, as nexpedient aud unneces-
cary but We are opposed to any agitation having IN
view The restoration Of that line tending TO pro-
mote any sectional eOntrOyers! In relation thereto,
and congratulate the country that the results 20
grow out Of that measure are likely 10 prove bened-
ca 10 the people OF the territories and that while we
maintain position, that opinions in regard to the
power Of Congress ia this after rot tests in
gard 10 Democracy; We regard tue act Of renunca-
toI by Congress Of the power has heretofore eNer
csed over The subject the practical surrender Of
formidable Junction the part Of the Federal Gov
eInpeni, and the accession OF right on the part
of The incpient soyereigntes that TO constitute
The States OF the Unon the exercise OF which cannot
III all probability result nauspiciously to the people Of
tb. territories and the peace OF the Union
Was there ever q .nore snivelilg. twaddling,
rope-dincer balancing proposition II used TO
be said OF Van Bureb.
Yea eould-'t tel. ~ . Eng his track
VIII ihrT be IVES Euilg o coming bsc.
You ean tell by this that the cODeDrter WA in