New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-20
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION
From The Rosfoa .ftids.


The inheritance of the late transactions in Phiaiel-
mia cannot be overrated. The intensified madness CT
The South has reached at last climax. Relying TOO
confidently upon the machinery OF secret society,
has impudenty pressed its demands unuh reason was
orgottcn federation trampled under foot, and even
how of fairness lost sight Of This thing called
platform which is already moist with the sailyary
contempt of ell honest men, demands everything
for Slavery, and comedies nothing TO Freedom.
IL is a wholesale usurpation OF the power OF the
Government. IL sezes upon the Republic at grasp.
1t does indeed settle the Slavery question, but does
il as the highwayman settles with his victim when
he calls in the bludgeon the blunderbuss to aid IN
his delicate negotiations In order to get rid Of all
embarrassment il prepared to knock Freedom plumpy
on the head. For the North to assent 10 this to
anything Ike it, would be not only Madness but the
prised, therefore, to find the Northern delegations
with miser able excepton promptly and positively
refusing to accede to these insoent demands. We
treasure our establishment and we husband our con-
tempt for the two-legged dogs from New York-the
creatures who volunteered to be tools, asked with
childish eagerness for ornamental collars, licked the
hands that were shifting them, and begged Tor fresh
donations of degradation. AS these animals have
shown the possibility of human servility, we thank our
own members for preserving our estimate OF human
nature at least at equilibrium. We are much
obliged TO Mr.. Wilson, to Gov. Gardner, and to those
with whom they acted, for saving the American race
from the contempt Of the world. They may not value
our thanks but we freely and frankly tender them and
esteem it privilege to do For the first time in the
history of National Conventions the North has main
tanned the perpendicuarity ofits spinal column Two or
three ofthe lower verebra proved grise and not bone,
but that must deract from the merted honor Of the
remainder. After finding fault with the Know Moth
ings SO long, it is refreshing to have something to
praise. We do not care for mouves-we do net mean
to pry into policy-we accept with infinite content
the refreshing fact that one great battle has been
fought in which the North has not shown raitorous
and cowardy spirit. Yet do not think that the re-
lection of the platform of denominations deserves the
largest credit for to have accepted would have been
an idioc telo de Sc. We honor the Northern delega-
tien for splitting upon the great wrong but for
lavishing equal contempt upon little ones For the
first time intrigue, Establishment and denuDciatlon
have failed Ii is true the charmer did not charm
very wisely; but then she has heretofore been very
successful when quite little skillfu. Now, how
ever there has been crouching, no concession, no
COMPROMISE The skies clearer and the atmos'
phere sweeter to-day for the manliness OF the North
ern Know Nothings, and we who have denounced
their oaths, ridiculed their mummeres and refuted
their arguments are not ashamed to thank them here
and now for the service