New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-18
THE QUESTION or THE CRISIS.

Tie following Circular has been communicated to Us for pub
licator
SIR: The repeal of the Missouri Compromise is fol-
lowed by its legitimate consequences The example
of bad faith set by their representatives in Congress
has been fifty initiated by the Shareholders OF Missouri
and the free settlers in Kansas to whom was promised
the right determining upon the character OF their do
nestle institutions have been driven from the polls by
armcd'invaders from an adjoining State who assume
the authority to devote to Slavery by illegal violence
file territory consecraed TO Freedom bya solemn COM
peet in the last generation The sympathy expressed
in leading journals in the Slave States with these law
less proceedings show that reliance can be placed
in tie good faith of that interest or in its Difference 10
the Constitution and laws OF the country In the IN
sane desire to control the Federal Government ana
nonopoize its honors it has embraced the visionary
scheme OF maintaining balance of power between the
Free and Slave States in the National Congress FIND
ing that the more rapid increase in wealth and popua-
ton in the Free States renders il mpractcaoe to pre-
serve that equality in the popular branch, seeks TO
maintain IL in the Senate by extending Slavery to ter
rories where it does not exist in the vain expectation
of Uerpetuating the ascendancy OF the lew over the
many IN the more permanent branch Of me G9yefn-
mcnf Hence the shameless violation OF phghted faith
in the repea Of the Missouri Compromise, ana the ur-
Constitutional and brutal interference Of an organized
bsId from Missouri with the elections in Kansas.
Such q design is equally at war with the traditions
aud the principles of our Government IL IS hostile 10
tie interest tie honor and just claims OF the North
the East and the West, and cannot be accomplished
without sgbyeriing the mexms of the Constitution and
relnquisling forever the glorious aims OF It's pauouc
touuf err To submit TO il would be base suuende
of our rights as members OF constitutional Republic
"a confession that unworthy TO MAINTAIN toe
Liberties that our foTefathers established.
This issue which-ursought by us-has Deen iorsed
mon us the great question now before the American
utope Not content with the protection against ioogn
suvt sion and domestic commOtOns afforded By the
Constitution a claim is advanced that Slavery
hall extend Itself wherever the national sway y estab
irLed: that the fair form of American HeedoIi Is IN
sissolubly connected with the paralyzing INSTITUTION o.
slavery ard that the citizens OF the Free tates a..
lot to be- admitted into the public Territory pHess ~
ere accompanied BY the whip Of the oyerssf anu ZIG
| felters If the slave. - Ga. fo,,.
with this issue impending the Republican o.a'e YIN,
uittse would urge upon their ellOw-citi~ts " ~;
| 10 political trust upon persons whC . ~
question are not IN UNISON win ILeu - 81 o. ,b;,
| Fnmress end discretion are pom ,ioi -,
iunevre; Int ii we seek TO preHers ,o = 80
Tsullied We must reject oil Minor en- On
|arc tbat New York shal herealls piesh. on WlDiV
- front ON the side of Freeios4 III every department
u s ion will be called in the month of Augus
a, - reent State ticket, and we solicit your CO
- -, ION In selecting proper delegates.
| olti"''0 Yours, respectfully, J. BLUNT,
Chsr1nan Of .he Rep1siean State Committee
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