New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-10
FOR WHOM SHALL WE VOTE!
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOT SECTIONAL.
FOLLY OF THE FOSSIL WINGS.
LETTER TO J. THOMAS STEVENSON
Concerning bis Speech before the Massachusetts
Wig Convention Sept. 3, 1855.

SIR: In these mOInentous times DO man who gve-
hs opinions in public on the questions of the hour mutt
refu.e to have them examined. Having listened TO
Won when Won addressed the Wing State Convention
of Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Sept. 3. and having
since r, al your speech with care reported N Jhs
Boston Courir propose 10 make a few comments
upon it.
You commenced your remarks By comphmenting the
members Of the Convention their honesty and SIN
oerty their courage and frmness their integrity and
pstrio;m their love Of the Union and OF the CVnsti-
tution Iobserved that these compliments were received
with satisfaction and loudly applauded. The members
Of the Convention evidently agreed with the views
which Won took Of their various e1cellcnces. For
this however do not find fault with them, nor with
YOU.
Nor can find fault with the purpose which you next
announced not 10 pour opprobrOus phets on the men
and candidates from whom you honestly differ. do
Mt blame but much commend this intention. | am
only sorry that you dill not quite keepto It. You bring
Charge against the Republicans and Their leaders
which convey foul opprUbrunl-charges Which should
brought against decent men without the fullest
,viI,Ice, and in support OF which YOU produced no
eid nee al al. You them, for example, OF b.
Ing quite wiling to keep the Kansas question open tor
mere panty purposes, AMI say OF them that the re-
| ports which OF Ourages fall upon too wiling
| ears" That is, the Republicans glad to have
THEN Northern i,llow-ctzens robbed and murdered N
Kansas and do not wish TO have the Border Rutians
driven out and peace restored And the only evidence
Won give in support of this charge the fact that they
| wish Ia admit Kansas at once a. Free state That
j. because the Republicans wish close the question
by admitting Kansas as a Free State, you say that
they wish to keep the question oIsp, and that they
wish 10 have the outrages there continued. They
| NAV be mistaken and YOU may be right in wishing il
| to remain Territory. That may be; but il l. GER
tanly odd that the man who wishes Kansas 70 remain
n Territory should charge those who propose to admit
as Free State with the wish "a keep the qu"s-
ton open for mere party purposes
| You charge the Republicans wi h the purpose OF
buildng up political organization upon purely geo
graphical lines; and having charged them with
this purpose, you proceed TO d" shuider in cone'n-
plating it. But your alarm was premature, Tor they
have 10 such purpose You say that the Republicans
have ayowed the attempt of establishing in the North
"a party which shall take possession of the Govern
mer ON the sole ground of opposition 10 the South.
This is not Blinded b. your prcjudces, you have
not taken the trouble to lean from their lips what
the purposes OF tie Republicans really are They
only oppose the extension q Sidrery and the party
|
They are as much opposed to Senator Douglas as TO
Senator Butler to The Boston Post to The Charles
ton Mrcurv They have bitter foes State st;eet,
Boston as Carondoet street New. Orleans; and, let
me add as sincere friends in Virginia and Kentucky
a. in Massach lses. If these friends at present
slepced by the terror of slaveholdiDg despOtism they
are nevertheless praying in their silence for tn, success
| of the Republicans. Thousands OF honest human
learts even among the Shareholders themselves, nb-
hor slavery the great of the fair land which s
their rome. Earnestly do they pray for the Of
H.. only party in the North which is actively opposed
10 the despo,ism under which they groan, for they
know that with the OF that party their own
| deliyeTanre viii come.
| II is probable that the Republicans will have no
electoral ticket in the majohty of the Southern States;
| and for the that their brother Repubi
cars have no tickets in France Austria and Italy. In
each Of these countries az in the Southern States,
there ere mutitudes in favor of free institutions. But
he who should express such opinions in Naples would
be sent TO the dungeons of Ichia and he who should
express them in South Carolina would be taned aud
feathered, or expelled from the State.
The Slave States will not vote for Col Fremont but
are willing vote for Mr. Buchanan Mr. Fillmore;
Therefore you argue that at the North ought also
To vote for thee latter gentlemen and not for the
mer. But rhy will they not vote for Fremont : Be
caue he is openly opposed to the extension Of Slavery
TO the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, and to
Slavery in Kansas; because he helped to make Cali
fonia Free State and frankly processes that he pre-
fers Freedom to Slavery The Slave States are very
willing vote for Buchanan and exceedingly desire
his election. Why Because he is not opposed TO
the extension of Slavery, nor to the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise, nor to Slavery 10 Kansas; be-
he desires to extend Slavery by annexing Cuba,
aid because, as The Richmond Inquirer states He
has done such service to the interests of the South
las Do other man AN boast" The Slave States are
not unwilling to vote for Dir. Fillmore. Why Be-
cause be has uttered since he returned from abroad
word in opposition to the extension of Slavery no
I'd against the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
no word against the Outages Of the Border Rufans in
Kansas, word in favor of Freedom there Ii he or
Mr. Buchanan should do any one OF these things, Il
they should utter single public word plainly in behalf
of Freedom neither could thew any more than FIRE.
mont receive the support OF the southern States. We
mutt then either vote for candidate who acquiesces
in these wrongs, for who indorses them or We
must vote with what YOU call geographical party.
The Southern States are at present governed BY
plry of which Mr.. Preston ). Brooks is the repre-
ss4iatye man. party loud-tongued Tor disunon, for
a Southern Republic, for the aneyation of Cuba, heN-
leo, and Central America, in oder to form Slave
holding nation 1t is a party hich loves blood which
ngs for war. IL ia party which has jefferson Davis
Is is representative in the Cabinet Brooks IL, rep
r,s,ntatye in Congress, AchisOn and Srrngtellow
is representatives. in Kansas and Is ready to supper
for th, Presidency, Pierce or Douglas, Buchanan or
Filmore according the the other IL the most
available One of It's organs Tn Charleston rcury
Rucl anan paper says