New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-07
n, pp1CTIcE IN MONTGOMERY Co.
.....M1AsN.Y.T Tribune.

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,osyuLE, N. Y, Tuesday May ~, 1880.
lam =. constant re ader Of THE TRIBUNE, ana so"e
t;nes read The Albany Journal IL l unoe"""e
those papers Alright, they advise all the fneri' ~
r,s.dom who are opposed to the Slave Power 10 our
co,.,rmept and opposed 10 the further EXTENSION "
S,.v.rv IN the Territories Of the United s"'e', ~
-. IN onnoe;,iop TO the Administration OF ~.
p.ree and his ro-Slavery party, with ave Tt...w
Q President and Vice'Piesiueh' -
Justice, and equal rights -...uu WIZ, ma, -.
,He ~, last. adopted the solloring Cali:
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policy ns S5 a b. =.
s.yor q tss .,s of The Federal "
md ysnsE pse: mi % meet Is % sss
sest:. no" S o "wednesday the m DAY Of
Nay & ..s & sne ass S. .; ss to:
from each Consr'siona District ss de'ess'es "a, a. l.sI 70
S,..Isn and Sse President Of t~, United sstea"
In pur-,.pce Of the sscve c al meeting in this
town tGen.l was held at tie house cfJ. ID Montoney,
an Friday the 23d day 81 the pres ss month, to che1e
sur delegates to Dsnt Convection, that was to
chose two delegates TO the Stste Convention, to be
hrA A. Syracuse on the 9sh inst for the purpose set
forth in the State call, as above stated.
TIE Undersigned, being Whit is termed Free Soil
whig and hsving been decidedly aud consisten y 30
for many years and strongly opposed to TIE Slave
mower ard the extension c avery, and feeling deep
interest in the issue oftbe great battle now reging oe
tween Slavery and Freedom, thought proper, by the
advice OF the TRIBUNE and Journal, and the invita-
ton of the Republican State Committee, to attend,
with others Of like faith, the said town meeting at
Nontoneys the esd inst for the purpose OF pati'
Sipstipg in the choice Of the delegates to the said Dis
trict Convention, although not in the confidence OF
certain clique in this town. the most prominent leader
of which is the Canal Commissioner, Y. Gardinierl
who assume TO r1e and dictate in the Republican
ranks. The meeting was organized ny placing Richard
Hud, on in the chair and appointing " Peek Secre-
tsIy This organization was completed IN very great
haste ss and many Others had not reached the
chamber before the thing done, and we were not
tardy in our movements. A molten was made that
the Chairman appoint COMMITTEE, whose duty 1t
should be present the names OF four persons tor
Delegates, 10 said Convention. To this an amend
uept or substitute was offered by one not in favor
with the clique which was seconded asfollows That
"tbe meeting proceed to choose said delegates ny
"ballot" !" whereupon the Charm promptly refused
70 put the motion to amend and at decided taa
We had no business there. asked him to state the
grounds on which he objected to our taking part IN
the procee dngs. He answered that we were not OF
them did not belong to them, and had not associated
with the for time past. We urged in reply that
we were embraced in the Cal Of the State Comm tee,
and by il invited to attend the meetings that We were
IN favor of everything and opposed to everything as
specified in said Call, and had good right there
as the Chairman himself any other person. We
offered TO read the Call for the information OF all pres
ent and to show that stood the platform as far
the best of them but the Chairman would not per-
init it to be read. Being pretty hard pressed on the
question: he finally said, aud others Joined hin IN It,
that the meeting was not held under the State Ciii
but under Call Of their own Town Committee lnde-
pendent of the Call of the State Committee. After
some alteration this point they were allowed to
proceed in their own way, without any further inter-
ference on our part. The Canal Commissioner, Z.
GARDINER, was preeent, and supported the Cnalrman
III bis course Of action.
Now would respectfully inquire of the State Com
mttee, some of them, whether understood their
invitation to cooperate with them correctly or not if
not we want TO know it; if we did, desire TO know
if we were fairly treated. We should like also to have
The TRIBUNE and Journal inform whether
have inexperienced their advice in the premises
not; we have be it; If we have not, then we ASK
have been properly and well used, and what our
duty in this Is it expected of us to support
candidates at the election when We are denied the
right of taking part in their nomination, or is it our
duty sustain party and help to elect men 10 oces
when that party and those men are ready and willing
TO drive us ou, of the primary meetings IL seems 70
US that should degrade ourselves i we should spo
init to act with party that VIII aio US no otuel
p,yeges than to help do their voting at the elections
Have not the pretended friends Of the injured people
of Kansas in this instance treated sOmewhat afte
the fashion that the Kansas people have been treated
by deprivpg of the equal right OF voting Do these
champions of liberty, equality, and justice care more
for the cause or to crafty their own selfish pur
pores. The smaller the party III town, the easier
s for ambitious men to control for their own selfish
purposes. Is there anything like RePublcanlsm In
such proceed dings these aud all the friends OF
Freedom unite in the good such terms 1t Is
IN old maxim. principles not men :: late maxim
in practice, Men lot princples-i think II better
maxim, Good principles and good men. We have q
lust and holy cause, and for candidates We want
honest, independent, intelligent men-such men fol
candidates will be acceptable to the people and il
elected will carry out our principles, ,,oonr,,s