New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-25
Vction to the minds Of Thousands. We trust this,
a. well as Mr. Gays, will be widely circulated and


pon6ered.
Surrsyo, NJ n, Port Of Neu- York
SIR: You once had principles, and needed
money: you sold your principles and sat-ied your
needs. No man was more Jealous, more thorough,
more out spoken than you in affirming the right
and duty of Slavery. exclusion BY Congress from
Territory hitherto free from that scourge. In Ad-
dresses and Resolves of sundry Democratic Con-
ventions, in speeches and haraDgues innnmerable.
you earnestly and perslstenty affirmed that doc
time. Here is a specimen:
Ats meeting Of the Radical Democracy Of Nrw-Yok CIV
as-,Gabed il the Pax tie 18th Of july S Jim Coeaine
reported b, following other equally good winch
unanimously and enthusiastically adopted;
Re,red That rejoice in the conviction thai our eHerion'
on Of Feesom pending before the people that II our
udfTen, C'ag'.,. ma, ne 5os Tas,I S,,
for me nhab0Hs residH9 IN sye errttors 1"e
10 regulate within II oH ~aife, Of Oai or domec eonc>rT
asked Of whether suoh shall De exerted TOT
the esteI Of Slavery the sd, Aucenrt OF Freedom snt
ORE gon and the district. recently added in New VI xico
and rper Cforua embracing ten degrees OF Ait ahH x
ndihg through ssubrous climate 900 miles, between the
Pacific nd the Rio Grande shall be and remain the *
elusive .bode Of Free Labor and Free Men. -
the Souh greater than th Of it, champions
for truths pronounced efevident By the Declaration OF III
dep ndeuce all that it COMFORTS with southern Pafo'h
ias epose with captions criticism the equal nGh OIL
doubt to- Ts Of that DOOM W. sccoTd to ih.t u.taon
just ne degree Of respect winch ~ oshon o our ra1
yeneraed u.runeptc , us1r the exclusive care Of
tie States 10 which Il exisfs et sand or TALL ft n"urh o.
expire Free Soil is The heritage of the North and our mort
are erected all civilized aee in al tho.s
aTfs Of ou territory Which are now blessed snd houoTed o. "
Reored That uncompromsneiy opposed to any com
promise Win instead Of connuE Slavery wi'hn narrower
hall he Cf
the United States hss under The Constitution to
~ Of planting slavery and that such enactment
by the present elected for no such purpose %
al sc Of usurpa,or ard bresch Of duty too 70 BE- ioE
given and too .bsmt TO be submitted by Free People
Thee principles you honestly held, if you were
ever hores, in anything. The time came for SELL
ipg at profit, aud you sold out your convictions
for fat Office. Everybody knows it-your con-
federates and followers, well rs those whom you
have betray I'd and deserted. From Judas lscarlot
down to John Van Buren,, the world has not known
a more conspicuous and unblushing renegade than
your.elf And that you should misrePresent, assail
and traduce those whom you have abandoned Is
matter of course. Hence, | am not surprised 10
learn that sou, in a late speech in Tompkns-square,
asssed your old Free-Soil cclnpatriots as follows:
ITO renew the Of your action aud to supply 70 your
ris ,r.,b corsse il well often 70 the principles
involved in the issue These are ndhrr So complex or 70
difficult comprehension ouF aovesaTrs "ouid eah ~. 10
believe Tncy summed the word Democracy inc
with ornaments handful OF euoazons osns
ton. moving in thousand different MEASURE oI~!su
In thousand -sla'ive euactHents but It'll one aI
law as universal the law Of attraction ana a, ,esso -
Tie law Of sayiaon ChttIst Ihi ID" es rs" ,S h.
fAurrsrl Constitutions may appear and drpsft, sa 'rs
~ .xs. and grow obsolete. statesmen may chenr ana r''
emergency whether Ofuterua discussion OF foreign
invasion there viii survive ih' only eternal political run
healing Of DIVISIONS Right the People Govern Thrm'
SIEVE, T no fy od on ' ih truth Of which
ponds Si',tIce ~ 1ad on me lu, p
pie Gi,a eppluse Our shes implanted TINS T,ht IN hi.
Le land hr adoption Each colony assorted us inherent
AID TIN, right disputed by gYyernuen whose soscr
eighty they acknowlcdsed The colonies ros IN rebei'n
agsut the violation OF aiundamrn'a P3iea Inc AmgIean
Revelation bui thu triumph OF his ngh thus asserted ~
the colonies II therefore was achieved at the Instance
hat tyranny that hich would deny the sh 20
osIrI."sc Thr Inconsistency is papnbe The
conird By our political oPpones in their opposition
"a, our n,yty which has di-tins dshea thu politics
81 The copn-y from he time when Tho distrs, the Federal
cams. them the De- ocrady q the Union inclusive 'he
period phn the leadership VI Jackson. the people
er5 heir rGht OF self government agsnt the opprseive
cont,ol Of Ird States Bank down the present
the single which is made between the Denocrac
party and the Opposoa presents comics" on the one r m
The ali, nable rigLt Of every political community to control les
power with United Congress to enact lava AID levy
isIes people unreprs'nted "a Their oody lConlg"t
plosophca dquistion on the nature OF this ah II. phi
lo,opy consist, N it, pfoptr assertion from thIo99h
corntes up To- State ar" all our people enssrd IN
with sn,tf,r county or State with the political or internal
.n, ct OF S bs p"n f, o me bay@nst WHIST ncon
tween political stoH' Of The people OF siate ana "a" peo
he ne o. san. clothed with rlhl Tho emit
New York ., %r t TrGy wit" ,@r sS ,o o se
citizen What law Leg,ore +. ,hsTs whi.h s,r.
On III, pacing geographical nc aid pressing me -o
% I.into' cree. Of That. III Your brother OF your
tsh.r wn have these many yesr IN the fd exe
PsE Hcrce their scrip hand and md themselves
snchi.e and t. BE- robbed Of the highest attributes
A citizenship Where before was ever heard OF such
siordna'on he political to tho ReosraPhica p!
tni,erab impuiaon OF civil superiority to the OF
lie the HARDY and euierp'ns men Of the Terri
torits' 1Chsersl"
Here, Sir you distinctly and uHequvocally as
sert that the party which with you supports Blu
cbanan for President afirms and stands upon the
prnciple If .thc night OF the People goreru hem-
seIres - the capacity of the People for selfgoyern.
ment or 1.-the inshenable right of every
community to control its own affairs that this |
night ipberes in "a frrtoriai community" a. well |
as any otLer-aDd that We, who oppose Buchanan |
ana YOURSELF uic VI
"of cird supcri0rity 10 The mcn Of The S0teS orer !
"he hordy and eHtrPrsing men Of the Territories"
Ths, in this statement Of the relative positions Of |
the two parties you are guilty OF deliberate and ab
soute fraud, will now prove clearly that no |
prohigacy can gsinsay and no sophistry eyade the !
demonstration.
When Mr. Douglas had given its final shape TO |
.,t Nah- h