New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-14
TIE X. NJ NATIONAL CONTENTION
EIGHTH DAY-wspsEspsr.
s-x.-,.,s,vae,ee Of The ". Y. Tribune.


&c Tho American organization have been strlHlnSy
illustrated, inversely by the happy effects whca ns'o
tnored the unexpected aud inexpbcabe but snll iui
end faithful publicity which has been gwen 70 tue
rocecdines of the National Council through the col
uuns OF The TRIBUNE. The power OF the Press ana
Of pvylc opinson has been brought to bear upon the
,oc.edres of this Council with fortunate effect.
en- who thought to party and self to the detri-
emf of principle and the sacrifice # the feelings
interests of their constituents, unrebukcd, because III
The vail Of secrecy which The rules of the Organza-
lion threw over all their proceedings have elt the I'M
known eve upon them, and hesitaied to provoke The
scn,r of the nation aud the contempt and indignation
of Their States.
The Ncw-York delegates who proposed the greatest
treason and have enacted tbe boldts ml5representa-
ton of their State this meeting, have at last let inc
force of this influence and turned Their guilty faces re-
uosany back upon their former course and shrunk at
he accommodating voice Of sound public opinion and
b, nerited denunciations Of all honest and faithful
into the insignifcance which their weakness and
tkedness alike merit. The resolutions which they
veied tho dishonor o. introducing went forth to the
nation and the returning voice has beeu uniform
and powerful in its denunciatioD decided in its
urance that their adoption sealed forever the fate Of
the American party in every Free State in the Union
srae themselves in disgrace before their allies and beg
10 be spared the cup which they had eagerly pre-
rtrea themselves ol so insultingy thrust to the lips
~ their Northe associates Loathed,, despised,
seemed in every quarter, they who camd here with
the airs of rulers and assumed dictate every action
are now held in less esteem even by those who would
nave proed BY their baseness than the poorest slaves
Of their plantations None are found poor as to do
them reverence With them passes into forgetfulness
ard despsed grave their favorite candidate for the
rttifency-the redoubtobe hero of the stable and
Of fIlibusterisn-thc "EseOak George Law
United II not lovely in their lives, death should not be
40 suel as TO separate them.
The North has thus far won great moral triumph
IN The Slavery contest in this Convention Every day
has witnessed its progress in position and influence
Tia demands were marked by justice and moderation,
and they have been pushed with aSsduity, holiness
and earnest eoquence against frmness and union in
the natural opposition, and base treason in their
own ra1ks If the vail coul1 be torn away from the pro-
ceedipps of the last weekif they could be published
10 the world in all their proper detail they would ex-
bib one of the most admirable political contests ever
known in this country Never he's the South been so
met ia a National Convention of any party by the
North while never perhaps, did the latter enter into
a Convention at such Disadvantages of weakness in
itself and strength in its opposing force. 1t is not the
time now perhaps, t. award the credit to those who
have led in this contest and to whose skul manage
ent and persevering ability the present results are
owing but awarded it should be at some time, and If
not by Others il shall be by your correspondent, who
has been close and careful observer oil the whole
progress of the battle.
The resolutions of the majority of the Committee
are as dead as behring's. This is conceded The
New.York delegation which demanded them IN behalf
f 40 600 constituents who said they would be hailed
by their Councils with the firing OF cannon aud ike
denominations Of rejoicing, have been proved iaSe
representatives by the accommodating voice OF dis
patches and letters and special messengers from their
State deprecating their passage In the strongest
terms. The whole North-save perhaps the single
Eew-York member who begged the credit OF present
ing tkem-and several of the Southern states VIII
vote against them. The minority resolution VIII aSo
No de,ea,edtbat which simply declares for the resto
,a,;on of freedom to Kansas and Naturalization even
tba North will not be united that. The Pennsyl'
yania delegation, by agreement among tneihSe"es'
vote against both propositions.
Now. therefore. comes the moment of trial for the
Frae states. The South is cowed-the doughtaces arc
S,erred; but strong middlng feeling spnngmg up
for some sort of weak compromise, some shiliy-shay
,attude TINT will be used in vain If used at all, 10
hind be Northern and Southern wings OF the party In
harmon, and strength. Let the Council beware OF
INV of the propositions of this sort They come nva
,iably from the Souththey are intended only Tor Its
interests and While they viii utterly destroy the party
nj the North they will bring no healing on ther wings
10 the South The North conceded everything 1t can
concede when il proposed its restorative proposition.
Less Il cannot take and stand. If the South cannot
grant that the organization better divide That issue
is to DO fought ouFreedom to Kansas, the restora-
ton of the Missouri Compromise-and the party whch
paers or falters will be crushed To atoms III 'he
sureipg swelling tide of popular feeling whieh 'he '"i
az that issue will evoke. The men of the North at
philadelphia who consent to any qualification OF the
ninortv resolution who weaken its simple directness
=, Give mn It's majestic assertion of truth, will be
marke for speedy political grave They cannot DO
Il and liye and they know now that they cannot do
II and not have the dsgraceui fact known. The eyes
of the country are upon them. To recede is to die.
The debate was prolonged until IL o'clock last night
and All attempt of the free States entered to nix IL
to-day for closing it and taking the vote was lost
MANY Noi thern members, tired with the unexpected
prolonpation of the Council and hopeless oil
apv good result from the voting, have gone
home. Some dozen or twenty of the best
men Of the North have gone Gov. Gardner OF
massachusetts, went this morning, and 1t is at great
s crifce Of interest that others remain. To make
amends for this detection effort will be made to
allow the voting to be by States, and thus give to
each State however imperfect the representation an
eopal vote with every other But have no conf
dence the chivary of the South will be generous
enough TO grant this simple justice.
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