New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-25


force Of the Slavery E1ten.ionists upon Fillmore
and Breckenridge, had before reached the public.
IT was even believed that Mr. Breckenridge nm
self had been forward in urging this scheme, and
we had repeatedly been assured from eminent Pill
lars Of the Border Rufian connection that the he
pubcans would presently be astcnished and crushed
by some unexpected developments. By this means
the country had in measure been prepared
for combination Of the sort; and now the ConrTHr
would seem 10 have been selected a. the best chan
nel for positively broaching the scheme without 700
greatly irritating the susceptibites Of those voters
Of foreign birth whom the Border Ruffians intendto
lead by the nose now ss heretofore. II such
prpo.a were first put forth by an accredited organ
Of the party il might for time at least cause some
trouble among the faithful; but being thus brought
forward by representative Of the Csthohcs anu
foregn-bOrn voters il is of course less Objectionable
to men Of that class and at the same time II can Dc
denied if necessary by those who in their desPera-
ton, originated the project, and are ready so iar
as they are concerned, to carry il out.
No rational man will now dispute the correctness
of the admission with which the Courier sets out,
namely, that as things now stand the Slavery tx
tensicnists are beaten. The elections of Iowa,
Vermont and Maine and the indications from
New.Jersey, Pennsylvania Indiana and Illinois,
States hitherto considered certain to cast their
votes for Buchanan, all combine to annlhilate the
hopes of that candidate. When 80 cool and snre"d
On observer as this French friend OF their cause Is
compelled to despair of their success, we can easily
understand how their managers can contemplate
without repugnance the plan which they nave
caused to be laid before the public in such man
ner. Standing as they do to-day before the coun-
tiy they feel themselves defeated. They are
conscious that the people have determined 10 eAPei
them from the Government which they nave
prostituted to the most unholy ends; and to inau'
gurate Freedom as the permanent law and Slavery
as the merely local law and exceptional condi-
ton Of labOring men in America. In this e1-
tremity they are ready for anything. NO matter
how atrocious the device, they will embrace 1t TO
beat Fremont and subdue Freedom. Some OF them
like Wise and Brooks, propose to seize the ar
chives and treasury at Washington and prevent
the Inauguration of the obnoxious President; others
propose to adopt Nr. FillmOre's suggestion and
dissolve the Union by some less heroic and more
gradual process; but before resorting to that last
corrective for the will of the majority, 1t is not sur
prisipg that they should think Of combining their
divided forces in such fusion as that which the
Courier plausbly advocates
We must be allowed, however. to assure these
discouraged gamblers with the honor and welfare OF
the country that this new trick can never save
them Indeed, we defy them TO try il. There Is
nothing which they could do previous to the event
full Fourth Of November which would 80 increase
the numbers Of the Republican masses, and so H.
spre the rising popular revolution as the projected
intrigue The only shadow of hope which the
Border Rufian interest ever had, lay in the division
Of the North upon two candidates, and the drawing
Of TO Fillmore Of those weaker and more timid OPP
pOnents Of Slavery extension, who were open to be
easily deluded, but who would otherwise be COM
PEELED to vote aganst the conspiracy to force Slavery
upon Kansas Let Mr. Fillmore be placed, the
Courier proposes unequivocally upon the plat
form Of Border Ruffianism, and all that body
Republican party. Besides, what viii then
happen to the Irish voters, already shaken in their
allegiance BY the murder Of Heating and the virtual
approval of the act by the Representatives of the
slave. breeding interest in the Housed The truth
IT, this plan of uniting the opposing divisions of the
Slavery Extensionists upon the KnOw-NOthing
leader is dangerous expedient. To have proposed
it proves the desperation of its authors; by avoid
ing its execution they will best give evidence that
discretion has not altogether abandoned their coun-
cils. Our advice is gratuitous; let them be deaf
to it if they dare.