New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-23

thoalc open ih w-tnered arms 70 VeIccule sone VI
the p-odissls, on their return from playing 1t.
Srce they are 80 ignorant snd preudiced With
regard 10 RepubIcsLism. ii is every way advisable
tlst tt4y reso7e TO continue "Od-line' Whigs-
Though they all probably 10 little good in that
cOtnt ction, they sre lot likely 10 do much harm
go long 5: they remain faithful in their votes 70
their professions snd DO lot make Whig principles
mere cover for their urdfrbsnd support Of the
Democratic" or the American party But
wbie setting forth many good proportions in
platform, We sre -oITJ 20 see them insert among
them the following:
That the Constitution ves,. 4 Coogres- no leZs-
atiye power over Slavery or s-y other domestic inst
tUior q tie States that lev states formed out OF the
Tefi:tor:,s Of the United S'ates having adequate
o. pulatiCn. adopting republican government, ana
can I!ying wit tue Just requirements Of the COnsu
ton sIl avs ought 70 be admitted into t-e Union on
fcotrg o. equality with other States, with or with
slavery as the good Peope thereof being citizens
o. tie UnI'ec S8tes, may IL their Municipal cAa-sc-
ter b. pleased 10 o,dain; that al agitation Of the
Slavery question, whether In states or Terrtorle'
sLoulC n CoDgres-, and the eNsing Avs sboua
he aoqUesced "A oy A. .oYeT- OF he peace o. 'Ae
UuioT.
Here are two very grave questions shabbiy
eyaded-l. Would State n which one man
owned all the rest If the inhabitants have truly
Republican government, which the Federal Con-
stitution requires of Sew States '' We hold that
it would no.-,tat Russia or Turkey is ss truly
republic as is any State wherein the larger number
sre slaves g Dots i, make no difference that
a new State is founded on territory from which
Slavery has, by law ard compact, been expressly
excluded fore7er1" A little further on, these
old.line Wigs" take ground strongly against the
reputation of public debts; then why do they
eysde an expression of their opinion as TO the re
pudati6n Of public compacts!
Tie solemn truth is that the "old-line Wing
party, where il is not sHindle is shadow. We
would like TO state the fact less abruptly but that
were to Disguise or dilute the truth. Messrs Wash
ington Hunt & Co. tried the "Od-ine Whig"
dodge in this State last FALL but while they talked
Wbig openly, they secretly worked Know Nothing
with all their might. MessIs. George Evans, W.
G. Crosby snd Co played the same game in Msine;
but all their votes, as soon as secured were turned
over to the support Of Sham Democracy Rum and
Slavery. There was an old.line Whig" ticket in
New-Hampshjre and brother of il in Connecticut
at the late elections; but we have heard no ''old
line " big boast OF the LUMBER OF votes received
by either. Senator j. c. Jones OF Tennessee pro-
claims himself an "old-line Wing, and in effect
urges bis friends to vote the Pierce ticket and even
TIE EIprsss wonders why the Northern Whig
party was broken up to establish the Republican
when The E1Prcss's editors had crePt out of that
same Whig party some tine before this, and given
their votes and best exertions TO the knowNothing
tickets. This is q slippery world, and one of its
most slippery ingredients is an Old-line Whig.