The daily union., 1856-04-16

THE ABoLITIoMsTs AND BLACK REPUBLICANS.
Gerrt Smith and six hundred others OF the liberty par
", (says the Albany Atlas aud Argus) who believe that
slavery cannot exist in the Satesthat il "has rights
except the night to be kiledhaye called convention
meet At Syracuse the 2lst Of May next to nominate
didaes for the presidency and vice presidency They
to nominate candidates Who in the words Of the call
sess the ability the integrity and the courage to assert
their principles and who will WELD their official powers
for the delverance OF every American slave" In procla
ing their principles and objects and their motives for
ganzaon independent of the black republican party the
signers Of this call say;
every anti slavery party that does not rise to the level
Of an abolition party without root and wther
10 expect success for this Pittsburg paror this pol
Icy OF stopping the progress of slavery point whilst
less folly than TO expect to the city by attempt to
stay the flames point whilst the ncendares per-
mitted to fan the flames at every other" w as#"
The hostility Of the party to slavery in the States
well in the Territories is unconceaed They deny that
any constitution give the power hold slaves and
they insist that federal constitution must be construed
so as to forbid it, This doctrine has indeed been avowed
by Mr. Granger black republican, the floor Of Con-
gres and is the of the republican
platform in this State last fall But Gerrt Smith Co..
demand immediate and unconditional abolition Let the
general government says Theodore Parker declare that by
certain day all slaves shall be set Free and let army
be marched into the recusant States and form a repub
can form Of government Let that day be immediate de-
mands Gerrit Smith. m .rM.
The black republicans accept the doctrine but hesitate
and shuttle in regard to its application They declare that
slavery Is incompatible with republican form of govern
ment in regard future States and they whisper that by
and by they will apply the rule to existing States They
indignant therefore, at the zeal and impatence of the abo
tonss who, like ndiscreet Marplos hurrying them
regardless Of expedeney to the premature exposure of
their purposes The New York Tme while rebuking its
allies for their precpitancy, procaims the identity of
purpose which should unite the black republicans and alb
oonists indeed it makes this very identity the basis of
its accusation. 1t says:
"Tbe soldier would ridcue the mad fanatic who, be-
sieging town. should decline the assistance of army
because it offered to carry the ofeattons one and
By prudent aproache instead of proceeding the end d.
recty by storm. The traveller would pity the
wayfarer crazed, who, faintng by the way should
offered ride in the direction of his journey because
the vehicle proposed stop short of his distant home
The sailor would take refuge in alright and superstition If
in mid be encountered drifting raft laden with pas
engcs who should decline relief unless the passing
would to bear them to remote inland town.
rather than to its port Ia Just suoh category
guilty of ARsuRpIry and proof to all such
ing the adherents of Messrs. Smith and Tappan
The Times is right The difference between the black
republicans and the aboonsts is of time and it is
little that the latter should not quarrel about it, 1t Is
indeed, not question of time but of drectness ;
and the politicians of the Pttsburg school may remind
their abolition rivals Of the prpverb the longest way
round is the shortest way home"