New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-10

doing have none sufficient TO JUSTIFY me IN forget
II, past professions, IN turning my BACK upon long
cherished opinions or sacrificing my honest convlc-
,ons for personal position or advantage, and while
,eason r, mains viii not do it, More than ever does
Il beboove me to ching the old anti slavery an
uer 10 re main true and firm to the old anti slavery
fafh.
on.ratpe in an organized resistance to the further
srread OF African Slavery upon our soil u We, give,
has been the cry of its supporter untii the county
hos too readily and stsmefully yielded, until grown
hold ard ant with success, they seek 10 make the
influence of The Government alone subservient 70
their purposes Step by step has the oaveocracy aa
yanced in power, until doctrines "nen "ouu uase
hssn n,opounced moustrous by the Fathers 81 the
Rspublic ave publicly and boldly advanced ana hnd
favor With large portion of our people one OF THESE
is, that wherever the flag OF the Onion s ni
there sha also be canied, houlF1eu aIa I
nrotected by our Constitution and our laws the
S.IroyAL Institution of Savery; our countrys en-.
.;gn changed from the bright and shining emblem OF
Freedom to become the prestituted defender sou rep
resentative Of chains ana bondage. No' ony " .Le
docripe in danger of becoming popular one out the
s,;Il more alarming one is feeressy proclaimed and
dees of our Federal Courts have been found TO sus
tain II that the stakeholder may bring his human cna,.
te upon the soil of the Free States and there suoect
,bm IN sale or labor in spite Of any State ensctents
70 the contrary | repeat the declaration, ho1 tnem
for sale or aborfor such would be the effect OF the
late decision or detum of Judge Kane; for master
can retain his slaves while passing thiouga Free
State what is there to prevent him from exhioitiog
them for .ae or actually selling them; or II they can
be held as slaves for an hour or day upon Free
soil why not with equal reason for week, or mon a.
or wear and during such time held 10 NaVe tVp'
1t the doctrine Of the notorious Judge become the
settled law of the land, ana our Northern ces wouo
become OPT slave marts ana every state Oh he onou
al The pie Of the Shareholder, De VntuaIy Save
State and witness TO Dauy OF the scenes ana ELECTS
of which most of present slave States present 20
melancholy picture. And let the past, and l may
say the apathy of the people OF the Free States
con nue-et the slave sentiment continue IN its I'M
checked career such riA become the established law
Ard il is not an extravagant prophecy nat may yet
be held that under the broad sbield OF the Constitu-
tion human cbatte Slavery, such as at present exists
in the South may, in defiance OF state authority or
sovereignty. march uDdisputed and undsturbed over
.yery inch of soi included within the limits of the n4-
ton. An active, untiriDg and organized oppostlon
viii alone prevent 1t; without such opposIon we snfn
become mopstrous slave oligarchy 1t We may
secure to ourselves and our postenty Republican
Government ard the blessings OF Freedom.
And to this opposition desire to contribute my mite
How shall it be done Not by joining the so-csled
called American party. For some time past member
of the latter have abored with it TO secure objects
ardenty deelIed to accomplished But IN an evli
hour went down to Philadelphia ana there Sacrceo
s most c erished distinctive principles It's hopes ts
energies its very life upon the altar OF slavery
Gladly would recall the assertion; but II IL too true.
The publ shed proceedings OF the National Counch' OIL
the psrty GO ntain not word from which Anti slavery
or Free State me derive hope or encouragement
ON the contrary they display spirit OF tnid supms
SION TO the South servile fear OF It's power. ahd
if the platforms of the party are unsound and oad upon
the subject Of Slavery It's candidates are no ue,'er
Mr. Fillmore, | am bold to clare, has done more
70 oebauch Northern public sentiment upon the subject
than any living statesman. To him more than any ooe
else are indebted for the overthrow OF the party M
Freedom in 1850. The whole force and power of bus
administration ac was dire cted to secure the passage OF
the comp oise of that period and the present
Fugitive Slave law. Many and faithful members OF
that party which had elevated him TO power were pro-
scb.d for no other offense than their refusal 70 bow
the knee to Baa" and the steadtastnesa In MAINTAIN
ing the principle of the Wimot Provso. The last
ciownipg act OF Southern aggression has been snu-
lated and induced by the unfortunate Legislation OF
ls5O and that legislation owe to MIR. Fillmore. Ihe
weakness of the North as displayed then, only en-
boldened the South to attempt the last ana success
full Outrage upon the rights of the North Mr. Fillmore
lis fit embodiment of the views Of the 80 called Amer
can party upon the subject of Slavery as expressed
by them in the National Council Of June last, trusy
supporter Of the 18th section. II true that at the
asr Council Of the party that 18th section was repud
ated fol but little, if any, better The South kicked
and thre eaep ed to bolt. Displeasure darkened the
counts paDces Of lts delegates. But when upon the
n, xt day the Nominating Convention of the party pre-
sented Fillmore the Presidential candidate their
lamentations were turned into JOY, and brother
again met brother in fratena embrace. 1t had
again triumphed and in the nomination made
the 10Th section, once repudiated, was yindicated
ard rtafiirmtd. Not known to have publicly ut
tered word in favor of the distinctive principles
u d
Cour Gil connected with it, be has been thrust upon
it, toley because of his supposed popularity with the
Pro Slavery portion Of the Confederacy-8 popularity
upworthiy earned by important services III their be-
half. Such an outrage il deemed upon the Anti.
Slavery sentiment OF the party, that the larger por
tion of the Northern Dlegates withdrew from the Con-
vention and publicly repudated it, nominees. In con.
clusion Judging the American party from the present
character OF s leaders and members and its p1st
declarations, well look for snow in the tropics a. to
look to such party for any healthfu, eectua resist
aIce to Slavery Exten
party independent of each of these, is ne
cessty created by the political exgeneies of the times
party the first effort of which shall be TO rescue
KaDsss from her present peril and secure her prompt
admission into the Union q Free State this done il
must sin go and present itself strong, immovabe
barrier the introduction OF slave labor into any ter
rory from which it was excluded by the Compromise
of ls20. This azure of justice to the North vlrtu a.
ly restored, its cohorts should be kept compact and
united jealous of the inroads OF Slavery and firmly re-
solved to resist them, acting vigant senne' upon
the waich.towers of Freedom. Such party does tue
uprising Republican party promise and claim to be.
Tolerant Of al other political opinions, composed OF
of varied political sentiment, they for the present
stand together upon common platform, resoyI
ing 10 heartily cooperate until Kansas shau
be a Free State, until the rushing tide Of Slavery
gresson shall be fectuay stayed With such pur-
poses and with candidates pledged to them am ready
ard feel il TO be my duty TO give the REPUBLICAN
PARTY OF THE USiOs my hearty support. Conh1en |
that the Candidates to be nominated by 1t viii be |
sound reliable, compete Mt men, as friendly TO the ds
tibotve principles Of the American party as MIR. Ft-
more has ever publicly avowed himself to be, shall
cLeeifully follow the Republican banner to be borne
BY them in the approaching contes Indifferent 80 far
a. penonel consequences are concerned whether It |
ead te victory defeat but hopeful that eventually
it may be the means of restoring the policy Of ash.
neton and Jefferson, and Of preserving our beloved
country fg,m the fearful vortex which now threatens
10 Il cult it. |
But such party it is said would be a sectional |
part. II may be tIue that the g1eat body OF It's sup
POI may ior the present be found in the States
north OF the line which separa-es Slavery from Free
dom BE this as il may Il the principles Of the plr.y