New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-22
THE HUNTOyIAN SYSTEM.

Fears of he brave and follies of the wise.'
1t is agreed on all hands throughout the non
slayehildiDg States-excepting of course the
Pierce Democrscy-that in the repeal of the
Missouri restriction and in the efforts now in
progrt SIS to force Slavery into Kansas the North
suffers a crest wrong. Even Governor Hunt
agrees that the question to be solved is how to
confine the institution of Slavery to its present
limits; and he processes mself ready to join in
all "iust and reasonable action" calculated to
produce that result.
The action which he himself proposes in this
emergency, and which may properly enough be
denomnated he HuDtonisn system of policy, is
70 "appeal to that portion of the Southern peo-
pie who are still loyal TO country and faithful
"to time-hOIored covenants, invoking them in
'sthe name Of patriotism and justice to come
forward and aid in undoing the wrong Of
(Which we complain and in restoring that
"mutual confde1ce ard good will which impart
"to the national compact its true strength and
its only value"
Now we are willing to believe with Mr.. Hunt
that there are thousands Of conservative men
" in the SlaTtholding States" "still loyal to
" country and faithful to time-honored cove
nants," who condemn the late measures OF
the Slave Power as dangerous, unjust and ag-
eressive." We will add, also, several thous-
ands more, now profoundly silent, who. if they
judged it exPedieDt to speak out or dared to do
so would Join in the same condemnation. For
these conservative men" we have no less af-
fection and respect than Mr.. Hunt himself-in-
deed great deastoo much of both to be willing
to mock their helplessness and insult their mis-
cry BY appealing TO them for aid BY blindly
following blind or treacherous guides we have
been led into e ditch in which we have sunk in
tie mud up TO our knees, and the Hantonian
system Of policy echOing aud prOlonging the
same syIen song that lufed US into the ditch,
LOW proposes that instead of scrambling out by
our own strength, we should fold cur hands and
call for aid on our still more unfortunate con
seIya;iye friends of the South, who are
sunk In the mud Of the very same ditch rot
merely up TO their necSs, but in most parts
OF TIE slayeLolding States entirely over their
heads and quite out OF sight. Even if these
conservative men Of the slayeholdIns States"
these LOYAL and "fAitAfal" individuals were
a srost deal more numerous than, unfortunately,
We have any reason 10 believe they are; il, in
stead Of counting them by Thousands We cOlld
count them by tens Of IbOuIanes Aad even By
Iuudro6s Of thousands, the history Of the pas.
l. sun cieni 70 show that ii il in vain fJr the
North TO look for cid 10 tha; quarter. Ihese
q" conservative men" az Mr. Hunt might have
been taught by = nt.ls self examinati "a, are in
general too much engrossed wiih tie cultivation
aud contemplation Of their o IN cabbage gardens,
or 10 borrow his more euphuistic version Of
that lcmtly expression, in the "more genial
"cccUpaticns Of rural life, 70 be willing 10 e1-
pose themselves even foT their own benefit, aud
stl less oct of disnterested zeal for the good Of
their neighbors, 20 the partisan clsmor,'
"tarsh r pFosches" and "cJnstant blasts OF
" fary al i.eniant upon political struggles. They
hold with Mr.. Hunt that moderation is viz
{" tuen-ney. even the greatest Of the virtues
and that treason is wiser than reyenge'-ex ,el-
lent pttcepts, though sometimes pressed into the
service Of apathy and cowardice Washington
who knew them well, and what it wac to depend
upcn then, described them to hair in his fam.