, 1855-05-26


consistency? How else enter upon a fair
and honorable contest in their embarkation
upon Il territorial organization, if they do
not choose their candidates for Office from
their own ranks, separate and distinct from
any connection with other parties
Tie democratic party does not invoke or
expect their aid in the coming election
Tie national character Of the resolutions
adopted hy the democratic convention that
nominated Col. j. PArroN ANDERsoY for
delegate to Congress, eiiectually chokes of
IdiSunioniSts, or dishonorable factions and
fuS;orisls from participating in procuring
his elevation to the lost of Delegate. His
election is in the hands OF the honest, pat
rotic and intelligent masses--men who re-
gard as sacred the rights of the people of
the whoie Unon-North and South, and
who DO not'rcgarl the birth place or relig-
ion of It's citizens as imposing peculiar polit-
ical disabilities Upon them. In short, the
deMoraiie party have nominated, and will
elect Col. Anderson, without any coalition
with such adverse and irreconcilahle Gle
mcn,s, as formal union with either free
soil or kuow-no;hingSm. All the dcmocra-
ry asks Of its opponents is an honorable
and e Hsis'c@ opposition, and it remains to
be Seen whether the free-soil party will
again prove false TO their professions, by
forming an alliance with other isms at the
coming election.
Speaking of the Gree-soil organization in
this territory, in,no harsher terms, we are
impcllcG to say, that we esteem it as the
ycricst Of humbugS--Oltogethe out Of its
legitimate latitude, and only encouraged
and PERSISTED in as the means, ultimately,
of acquiring political power and position
for those actively engaged in the diSsimina-
i ton Of is perncous doctrines. The idea
Of slavery ever extending as far north as
the 10th parallel of latitude, here on the
Pacific, is too ridiculous to deserve word
of comment-as well might we expect to
see the now kohiGed and saac,ifed State of
\ Massachusetts again numbered with, and
holding slaves in common with the sunny
South. We do not entertain doubt but
that Kansas 4nnd Nebraska, will both be
admitted into the Union as free States and
thus will end all the holy horror which the
federal press and desecrated pulpit have for
the last year been constantly laundering
forth against one Of the wisest and most
liberal cnactments Of the last Congress.
If the free-soil movement here, really had
for its object the emancipation of the three
, millions of negro slaves in the South, and
their elevation in the scale of humanity
: we might accord to those engaged in it,
some need of praise for their philanthropy,
however mistaken we should regard their
plan Of operations. But since such is not
the object of the movemcnt-sincc the real
purposes of frec-soilism are political eleva-
ton of its adherants, rather than the eman.
cipation of the negro slaves and since, to
accomplish these purposes, men do not hes.
itate to countenance the violation of laws,
incitc civil connections, and hazard the
public percc, no good citizen /can fail to
hold in abhorrance tAe-wiiole movement, in
all its shapes, from beginning to end. A
: whig print, not of the SEWARD stripe, probes
the purposes Of free-soilism, thus
E "But slavery is great outrage on the
dignity OF human nature Granted. 1T
degradcs man, the image of God, into q
chaltel.' Granted. 1t despoils an immor.
tai, intelligent soul, of all its most precious
rights. Granted. And oil good men
Q must desire its abolition And this is
granted too, most heartily. But my deaf
philanthropic friend, what is it that your
anti-slavery politicians are doing? What
: is that they are attempting to do ? To
= rescue the slaves from bondage You kRou
. better, They do not even profess it. They
4 merely want their party to triumph. They
want to elect their favorite President of thu
u United States, aud ride with him into pow
j er. 1t is true they would feel malignant
I pleasure in spiting the shareholders. They
+ would enjoy triumph over them. The,
n may even have vague feeling that the hu
initiation of the masters would benefit tn,
. slaves. But would it? If so, hoc woult
it? If you confess your inability to free
A.I1bcm, pray tell us rhdt it is that you pro
pose to do for them. What are all you
= cxertions to end in? If you are prepared
with no answer to this question. I'VE advis,
Il you to frame one. A great crnsade agains
II slavery, which Acknowledges its inability t
c liberatc a single slave, is too much like 'th,
!. play of Hamlet, with the part Of Hamle
left OUT"
If it be not political power-ifit bc no
for the loves and fishes of Office, thu incite
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