New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-24

irterest Of the slayehoding classes. Deprived of
that SUPPORT il would instantly cease 70 exist. The
principle of this class is, that property IN mar Is
sanctioned ty the Constitution OF the United States.
and il inyolate All that has been won by this class
from Freedo m has been won On that principle. The
dec,ious Of Judge Kane and other Federal Judges,
ard tie odious and tyrannical laws OF the usurpers
in Kansas. are legitimate fruits Of that prIHclple.
To that principle tie Democratic party must adj
here or IRISH and It accepts il a. the less fearful
Of two alternatives. But the prDcipie, when es-
tablished in the Territories. viii then be with equal
plausibility extended 10 the States and henceorth
We are TO contend for the right OF the rec states
10 exclude slavery within their own borders.
Il thee arguments BE- sound, we are shut up 20
the necessity of giving our support Ia the kepuou-
can party as the only means Of maintaining the
cause OF Freedom and Humanity. Why then, shall
We stand aloot from il. in this election or Tor ddy
or IN buurl will review The arguments urged
from all quarters and Won shall SEE that every one
Of them j. in the first place, frivolous ana pu1rH'i
and secondly, that il involves nothing less tndu d
surrender OF the entire question IN issue ana
asouiesccnce in the unrestricted domination ol
Slavery.
First: We are coniured BY those who IN Boston
New.Ycrk. and elsewhere call themselves straight
cut.N hgs 10 wait for reorganization OF TIE
National Wig party to rescue the cause OF + rec
don. But is il written in any book OF political
revelation that a resurrection awaits parties "nlcH
have fulfilled the course OF nature
Secondly: The Wig party persisted through Il
lack Of virtue 10 maintain TIE cause OF Freedom
Among all If those who are waiting and praying Tor
lis resurrection there i not one That to-day Yields
lis ,urrort 10 that cause. What, then, but ne"
betratas can be expected if it Is destined to rtS'
direction "
We are told on all sides that the Republican par
" is new aud partially organized, aud merei! eA-
Uermenta II is. indeed, new. and as YET hlPer'
sctly orgauizcd. But 50 once was the ancient
Wig uarty that gave to the country Indepeldencei
So once va, the Federal party that gave to the coun
tIy lis Constitution: was the ancient hepuo
lean party that gave to the country complete
emancipation Of the masses from the domination OF
Glasses: so once was the Wing and the Democratic
party. II is the destiny OF associations OF men 10
| have beginning and an end If an association ls
born Of an enduring political necessity, il viii con-
tinue and wax in yiQOr and power until il suppants
other and superfuOus, though more aged, comoina-
| ticns. That such is to be the case with the Repub-
| lean party is seen in the fact that all existing
combinations are uniting against IT, on the ground
that ,uch union j. necessary to prevent lts mme
| date and Oyerw helmng ascendancy. ms union is
| All effective answer to the former argument that the
Republican party Is an ephemeral and eVaneSecnt
| one. ,
Tbirdlv: We are favored with criticisms by the
| Democrats and Know Nothings on the course OF
| tie Republican Members of the House OF Repre-
sentatlyes in voting for Mr. Dunns bill 10 restore
the Missouri Compromise, and against Mr.. loom6s'S
| bill Tor pacying Kansas, which votes 1t Is SAID,
| prove the Republicans nsncere IN tier devotion
| to Freedom These are of the same class OF drgu-
meuts with those which are urged by nhdels against
the Christian Church, On the ground OF the short
| couirgs of it, members.
| Smpose we abandon the Republican party for
| its shortcomings will Freedom then have any
| party left And if so, what party and where
| Shall We find it Certainly no other party hut the
| Democratic party Of which Franklin Pierce ana
STEPHEN A. Douglas are the apostles. But that is
| the party OF slavery.
| Fourthlp: We are warned that Mr.. Fremont Is
An improrer man to represent the Republican par
| ty: that his accounts with the Government are
| wrong; that he is a Roman Catholic; and other
wise Improperly chosen as candidate. Now, these
| accusations are newly trumped up, and have been
already thousand times dsproved. Nevertheless,
| neither Democrats, nor KnOw-NOthngs, nor
| S,raipht-out- Wings become any the more Republl-
cans ON that account, nor would they, were MT
| Fremont proved to be an angel descended IRON
| above 10 rescue the cause of Freedom suppose,
ou the other hand, that We should give mp krenioht
upon these cayils what follows but the ascendancy
Of tie American party, which substitutes hise
issue for the true one, and betrays the cause OF
| Freedom; or that 0f tie DelnOcrdHc party "hIch
| il the party OF Slavery
Fellow -citizens: have discussed parties without
asperity and with no partiaiity-lor l know that
| masses and individuals alike honest, well-mean-
| ing and patriotic | have no animosltles, and no
| griefs. While l have tried to pursue always one
steady course which my conscience has approved,
| friends have often been aierated and adyersaries
have become friends The charity of Judgment, to
which feel that am enttled-that is the charity
| | extend 10 others.
do not predict the times and seasons when one
or other of the cOntendiDg political elements snail
prevail | know this, that this State, this nation
and this earth are to be the abode and happy home
Of free men, It's hills and valleys to be- fields OF
| Free Labor, Free Thought, and Free Suffrage.
That cousummation will come when society l. pre-
pared for it, My labors are devoted 10 that prepa-
raiion. | leave others to cling To obsolete tradi-
tions ard perish with them ii they must; but, in
politics as in religion desire TO be with that pOr-
ton of my fellow.men who hold fast to the truth
with hope and confidence enduring through all
| trials in its complete and eternal triumph
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