Washington telegraph., 1855-07-25

makes the charge. We quote from the platform:
That as experience has shown it is impossible
to reconcile opinions extreme as those which
separate the disputants. and there be no dis
honor fH su5nitiRs 10 the iars the National Conn
Gil has deemed it the best guarantee of common
justice and of iuture peace TO AEIDE BY AND MAIN
TAIN THE EXISTING LAWS UPON THE SUBJECT OF
SLAVERY. as A FINAL AND CONCLUSIVE SETTLE
NENT OF THAT SUBJECT IN sPIcIr sUs-
STANCE"
This declaration needs no comment II it be
nJt i's,i endorsement Q; the ti,e Stare la.r the
Kasisas GiS Ne5raSLa BILL and all Other L,irs of on
gTsss, ON the sE5Jert Of siarcry. we acknowledge
that we would ike TO wherein it has failed 10
. endorse them.
The organ authorItatively gives ont that the
South must maintain lhe principle that Congress
has 5o,re TO LesSdte uDoa ihe subject of su1ery
az the 1erTitstes-si s'sf preferai suc rifat IS
sUe-" In this connection would cali special
attention TO tue following. extract IRON the WASH
iGgton Union:
III we are ght in assuming that the North and
the South never barmonze on the abstract
subject OF slavery. 1t follows that there can be no
suct' Things as national parties. except upon the
basis OF au entire exclusion oi the subject from
their political creeds No mathematical PROPOSE
ton IS more true than that the only basis OF party
organization is all agreement amongst those Who
enter into it upon the subjects which they recos-
nize as belonging to its creed. They may differ
braced by their party creed, but o.be harmonious
INSIDE their organization they must have common
: sentiments and stand together 4 common plat
ioTm- These truths will command ready assent
and they demonstrate the proposition t.,at par
ty embracing members :: The North and the South
can be netioual harmonious il its organization
which does not excludc the question nj slavery
sroIu It's creed. III Northern men insist upon
grating upon their parry creed the doctrine that
slavery IS moral or. rs'!itca! evil, they raise
IHsuveTable 'aTrer against harmonious asSocia-
tou- with Southern men. In Ike manner. IL
Southern men insist OF ..iakin9 it party cree.
;ai sa sery is morally ard politically right they
thereby CT, al, North men from political asso-
.-iation win them The necessary result is that
without liberation OF Differences Of opinion ; TO
the abstract 7estinn OF slavery parties re ueces-
SaEIy sectional and canaot possibly he national"
This sounds very much il the organ ot Gen.
PIerCes administration favor OF ;,reserzsis-
tag opinion on the subject of slavery. not only
i'll the territories vet TO be formed. but even 10
its existence in the States and the District of Col
umbia for it says that mo parry eRbraeing nlea,-
6ers Of the North and South De sqlionai har-
nOHious IN ITS organization ichci docs not erciisge
the question Of Siareyy from us crccd'
We would ask OF those who control the organ
where they expect to get candidate for the Pres
idency in 1862 1t IS almost reduced to a certain
ty that no National organization will declare that
Congress has no power to Legi>late upon the sub
jet Oi slavery IN the Territories We of this
opinion because no party has ever gone that far
when the abolition power was at its lowest ebb
anu the abol;tionsts will hardly have that taken
from them, In the days OF their strength. which
was not denied them in the days OF tneir weak
ness
! 1t would doubtless be very spunkv thing for
| the Bourbons of Arkansas to declare TO the South
and the balance of mankind attley mus Go
| on the subject of slavery; and nominate brother
Bob for chief executive, and Cousin 'Las for vice
Bat ti,eir doinss would cut very sorry figure in
the affairs of the ration for they could not carry
| their own State But tEey will do 10 such thing,
for they would support the veriest abolitoaist in
the Union for the sake OF sharing with him the
spois OF office. The cohesion of public piunder1
will attach then- like grim death' 10 any party.
They pc; in their support oi power and Office
right or wrong FIST by taking good hold; second
by holding fast; and third by never letting 90.
Unlike those hungry hangers on and place hun
ters, we would not dictatorially say 10 the South
what she arust what she Euisa moi 10; but we
would suggest that it is highly proper FOR Southern
/ men TO counsel together, and ascertain now they
con most serve themselves aud their country BY
supporting tnat party which is truest to the co-
stiutIon and best not only Tor the Sout;.. but the
| Union.
As before said we write from no sympathy or
feeling for this new paTty-5ut to DO it an act oil
sheer Justice; Tor we believe that eveu the Devil
Is entitled 20 his due.