New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-11
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION.
G 1 r G. u l. A II
NATIONAL COMMITTEES
Appointed at Pittsburg on 22d of February 1856
OF TIL

represeptston in Congress 70 which each State ent-
tied 10 meet the nth June at PhadePha, to pre-
sept such individuals they may think best suited TO
uphold the cause TO which they devoted ~ cand-
dates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency; but
aso 10 invite the members Of all parties who feel il 70
be the dominant issue which should control the
election TO meet at the time and place 20
tr with the Convention TO the best TO crown
their common wishes with One Of the par1ts
which will be represented at Philadelphia has taken
the name Of Republican, because it given TO that
founded by Mr.. jefferson 70 embrace all who love the
Republic. There Is no Democrat who does not love
the Republic. There il Wig who dos not love
the Republic. There il no American VINO does hot
love the Republic. And We fondly hope there - DO
naturalized citizen who does not love the Republic.
But 1t is not SO important that the great movement
which we desire to successfully naugurated shall
he designated by any particular uame a- that it shall
be strong united and egt ctye. Why may not all
those classes who hostile to the Introduction Of
Slavery into free territory unite this crisis OF inn
pending danger, to vote for common ticket, which
will be nominated TO assert the grand principle OF re-
pressing the extension Of slavehOding monopoly, ana
10 vindcae the rights Of he people IN al seciJn7 OF
The Union who labor with Their own hdndsl ticket
which will not 8gitaie with view TO detract from the
rights of the States 10 dispose OF the subject WI un
their LIMIT Ording TO their sovereign VIII yet IT.
fiji subi, ct Of invest gatOn with view 10 repress the
aggressive power in every constitutional way
The nights Of The lab0nng class involved in this
question have been betray ed by the representatives.
from the North and South in the interest of the slave
holder, who have voted to surrender the lands TO
slave labor which were set apart to make ifeeho ies
and nrch the wOrkiDgmcn Of both sections who own
no slaves who should emgrte 70 tn IA, cultivate and
improve them with their own toll. Here are two great
principles blended in this cause.-The one impeding the
vinoicatOn CT the rights Of labor the other tue caas
Of mi Il
violated the faith pledged between tee two sections OF
Tie Union TO each other IN their compact ana their
own faith representatives IN incorporating The
will of their constituents in the repeating acts, and
disoheying their instructions in reference 10 them.
Can there be any difficulty 10 uniting the men of all
parties, who concur in the great design OF delivering
the masses from the Oppressi Of the lavehOlders III
the new Territories and the fair, free, healthy regions
of the Far West from the blot of Slavery and the ster
ility that attends its footsteps wherever II ttadsi
There 347, 600 saveOwners IN the United States;
they bold nearly four millions of slaves; there are SIX
millions OF free White population in the Southern states
who own no slaves aud there are twenty millions OF
free white population in the North following for the
increase since the last census. Are the interests of
these twenty-sx millions of people IN the vast regions
of the West to be blasted 10 administer to the pride,
to the ambition 10 the false views of interest IN which
The 347 900 slaveOwncrs would indulge themselves
In their arrogance they stymatize as Black Republic
ans those who would make a constellation OF free,
bright republics constituted Of the white race alone
untarnished by slave OF any color their history ana
black because they would redeem their white brethren
of the Sou.h by reservng to them refuge from the
thraldom imposed them by the negro slavery there,
and which makes the master the Oppressdr of all be-
meath him, Of whatever JmpeXiOn Are they called
black because they would resist the slaveow ner with
his sword in his attempts to expe from their homes the
sons of the Free States who have already cast their
tote in the lands to which their fathers taught
shem TO look forward their inheritance, under a
compromise of more than thirty years stanoingl
In.s oerogatpry eqithet Is inappropndtoy aPpdedto
Al. hill nf
white men, TO transfer the Odlum of the Wack taStH-
ton from Lose who cling to it pant of their repub-
hcan ystcm. II is not proposed TO touch the subject OF
Slavery IN the States where 1t exists but TO shut the
door upon it, and exclude il from Territories TO which
it's approach h6s been forbidden.
Tie ATTEMPT will be made to persuade those who
would identity Themselves with this cause that there
10 necessity TO make sacrifice of mnor differences
TO make Kausas Free StAte-tbat the prOclinatiOn
of the President has put down all danger OF nvasons-
that Gen. Atchison aud bis bandtti and armed allies
from the South have given up all idea OF forclbe inter
ferencethat they mean to acquesce in the peaceable
settlement Of the question in favor OF that section
which has shown that it cor furnish the greatest mum.
btr Of emgrants aud this pacific attitude is to be held
until after the Presto entail election. If the Nuliers
oi the South shall then triumph H the election of a
resident nominated by them at Cincinnati the usur
patton established by Achison will be found 10 full
activty-its laws introducing Slavery into the Terri
tory and protecting il from reversal vt the ballot box,
by the Acknowledgement of the settlers by test oahs
will be enforced, and Constitution, framed 10y defeat
the sufTdgts oil the STATE settlers oN
tee will be adopted, and the whole proceeding will be
sustained by the military force of t1e United State,
upon the principles and under the authority OF the
Presidents proclamation.
Here we might close our Circular; but NAV not
espass upon the patience of those We address by
poring the workings of the institution which those who
arogae 10 themselves the character of Democrats
laboring TO impose upon our virgin Territories and
Lpon tue principle asserted by them that IL is Ma
tOnal Institution : The movement 10 open the Free
Territories TO Slavery, by repeating the compacts upon
the subject, began with the nulihers of South Caro-
lima. We will begin with that State, 70 make an ex-
hbition of the sort of government It will enforce III
the West, from its results in tb, South.
Popular sovereignty in South Carolina thus exhibits
stlf Six districts in that State in the rice and long
staple cotton region where the slave population Is
most Dense containing population of AZ sos whites
elect majority Of the Senate leaving in a minority
those representing 2O9 0s4 whites in the rest of the
State. In IL districts u $50 whites elect % Senators
and g. Representatives,, while Is dstfics, having
lsl las whites, represented by l. aud CO
representatives. Thus less than third of the
Free population in the negro.qusrteT region have the
supreme control OF the State. The Legislature elected
by this third appoints the judicial yom the Supreme
bench TO common justices Of the peace; elects Sna
in Congress, and the electors of President and Y ce
President OF the United states; for the peop- not
allowed to at all for the electors OF the President
and ice-Pcsident of the UDlt-d States this being
done by the rotten borough Legislature, in defiance of
the spirit Of the Constitution and the Interpretation OF
every Other State.
Tie Governor Of the state is also elected By this
body which represents minority OF the S,ate-aud
negroes and land eXcusiyeyioT man is ellg lbe 20
une.s be has real thu value of 81 0OO clear
If all debt or i've hundred acres of land aud ten ne
grVes Nor this state Of things be changed unless
thirds Of this land snd ro quGleo body
Of the alteration Of the Constitution thing 10
be expected
The srP0rtOamtu OF representation, showing the rotten
hoough system 0, south CArona, ~hich sisc makes
mAsie N seNts ss ets OF the Stee exercising he waoS
sovereign authority through os Les>are STUFFED by them