Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-05-03
From the New York Express.
THE "REPUBLICAN PARTYn-COTTON
AND WOOL.

Already, there seem to be two factions in this
new party,-the really "woolly" heads, and the
"cotton" heads,-the former being of the old
Abolition school, and in earnest, and the latter
only sham,-to use local Aboltionism for
local purposes only. Hence from Pittsburgh,
and from the Astor House mint in this city
we have what the real bona tide Abolitionists
call only very milk and acater propositions,
utterly destitute Of the famous backbone.
The milk and water men, if we credit the
Syracuse Journal, reside hereabout in this part
ofthe State, and the Times and the Courier are
their organs. The Times having said that
"There is no ground for attributing to the
Republican party any purpose Of hostility to
Slavery as it exists in the Southern States"
God for bid, exclaims real live Republican
in Syracuse, that the Times should be author
lied to make this declaration. | undertake to
say that the Republicans are hostile to slavery
in the United States. The shareholders so
understand them, and they are not mistaken
The Republicans do purpose to curtail the
power OF slavery in this government, not only
by resisting its extension into free territory but
by setting bounds to its influence at home
They would be recreant to their duty and pre-.
tensions not TO labor for this end But for
entertaining this very purpose, the Republican
party would not be held together by a cobweb
Perhaps intelligence Of this fact has not yet
reached New York, and hence this inopportune
attempt 10 misrepresent the character of its
mission. But il must be remembered, that the
commercial emporium is about the last place
on the continent to which light penetrates. 1t
is only after the "rura districts" have been
some months or years in blaze, that Cog and
Magog begin TO thaw.'
am not Of the number that believes the
Republican party deserves character for
conservatism" or is to be strengthened by
plastering one upon its back. orservatism is
a favorite theory with kings, mobiles, cardinals
and shareholders. II is the enemy and bane OF
Freedom and Progress / hate the word
Conservative Republicansl"-bow does that
sound2 Conservative Humbugl The idea
that defines Conservatism is that which en-
braces the conservation, preservation, and per
petuation Of old abuses-od rights and
privileges, which the few have monopoized and
withheld from the participation Of the many.
Slavery finds protection under the wings Of
Conservation. That is not the meaning or the
plan Of Republication. If it were, we should
not see the South convulsed with terror
at the unfolding Of its banners to the breeze, and
uniting as one man to oppose its success. And
let i be understood that Republicanism intends
nothing hostile or dangerous to the interests OF
Slavery and the party, instead Of marching on
to certain triumph over the Black Democracy,
would crumDle TO pieces like a rope Of sand.
II am afraid the Times has been prompted
to this proceeding by the example Of Gen. w.
Of the Courier d. Enquirer who writing home
from Washington, not long since, undertook TO
clear Gov. Stewards skirts Of all derogatory
and injurious attachments, by endorsing him
as one Of the most conservative Of men. Gen.
W. further volunteered to testify that nobody
could more heartily regret than Gov. Seward
himself, that he had ever introduced bill into
the Senate to abolish Slavery in the District Of
Columbial No doubt Gen. w. plumes himself
upon having done Gov. Seward an immense
service, and the Times, with equal satisfaction,
conceives it has relieved the Republican party
from damnable suspicion. In either case
Cotton may rejoice to hear the news; but
let me ask, how many votes it will bring to
our aid?'
Hear tbatl Men and Brethren" We re-
spect that Syracuse Republican He tells the
truth; Cog and Magog only sham. Republi-
canism, doubtless, does mean to make war
Of the Is Free States upon the Is Slave States
Of the Unioni Itdoes mean to set the sections
10 arms 1t does mean to array man against
man,-and "war," "war," "war,"--to the knife
lis its vatchvord.