New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-21

We 'ase shca0y had occa, 90 70 .e'er 'e'crii
timfs-w. sbs,. ptrb0p-, hive cct1'ion 70 re'er
several tnes m"re-to the recent pronun"ansn'o
o. Mr Rufus Cho7te Of Nssstchuse'ts sgi u't 'he
Rel ub,can por,y. Nrab@hi,e Sc hay ''ord or
two 70 .ay about anr-brr ducun-Ut of b simc
sor,. lately promulgated II. III IT., same quar'"r.
NJ. G,orQe T. Cucts. ire famous Boston Saw.
ca'ctiug Couni .ioutr ms also pnnlI.hrn n letec
rfs'Is, ibe Rcpr3rcau p1rtg, Ia Which n" uude.-
sakfs 70 81 eak lot inrrr'y 10 h : own name, D II
stD att.uvis az upoD Der &C 'asioUs, a u cor
scious 0, his OGn dul',r,a. TO shIue vi n cerlan
by OWED snd reflected light, abd To 10 &C timseh
upon The pubic as TIE Depository and rr'lduary
lelatte as t wsrc, Of ;he scntim.uts sud op'uloas
OF tbe late Dauicl W.IA'rr
Beside IN. reletrrce to ST.. Weheters author
in, If which we shal. presently speak Mr.
Curtis document, iorg anG elaborate ss II ls,
app, srs 20 coutaln onl! ,wo ideas OF consequence
Mr. CuIiis fuy admits that in the object and
views Of the Rpnbi can parry, as af present
sy.wcd thtre il roihlIg dabgei GUS 10 the ullon.
He har no idea That Congressional prob bltlon OF
Sla5try IN This OF thst I, I,rfroty-LOr, We sup
pose It's excuirU from ell no~ Tern orlrs AID
Sae,-w"uld ulIe place tn uLi"h n seri'ns
jrotafCy. He 6rcs hot yrttrl at tbo'e IL aa}'
thug uncon,iitt. onal, OF dtpg-rol. or htrtry
70 she spirit Of the Fecers' Gnycrnuent Ia MI "i
The utnsuIc, which the leaders of 'hs h'puolcaa
party at present propose ~ the "hrc.s OF t'cir
political pssocaiion. But the leaders aud rue
4 4 f. ,.l,f. f.,til b..v
succeed IL getting TIE control Of rhe Federal Gov
elpIueDr, 10 stop short with tbose ulrasurrs: but
will be inevitably driven on, H. BE- To nks, to attack
The iwtitGiioa ii Slavery III the States n slch "a
way ss 70 put the Unlou III danger.
Mr. Curtis JUICES iha, this uusf and aid he th"
case became be las discovered, up)u cir-ial
study ard exam iLn,ion uf the "!1rmal lnttru
ment in which tbe piUciplcs Of tue Replbca an
psrty 6re enibOdcG-i. ean'ng we suppose, the
Pmlaoe,pbia psiiorn-ttat ihe Republic 'ns re-
gard the "princ pies promulgated IN the Deci'ri'
tiol oi Indcptpdtnce the doctdne, namely, that
al n,n ,re born free ard rquai-G "embJdlcd IN
the Ftderol Cous,ruhru," and therefore as OK
L, essiDg the principles on Whch the Federal Gov
eTrueLt ouel. to be sdmbistered-a iat, and de-
tes sble beresy, Mr. Curtis's opinion. whicl
r4rdtrs the trDmph of the Republican party in
consistent win The toleraiiGu Of slavery anywhere
spd which triumph, sbou'd IL occur, must speedily
tnd 10 the adOp'io1 Of n course o. measures hes
tile 10 ,bat nst,.utnu, and iata therefore, TO the
continuance of the Union.
The d, crimes of the ID, clar0'On OF Independence
are it will ,bus be sep, as great bughear 70 Sir
Curtis Us they are 10 Mr. Chu4t., aud the al para
Of ,htm into ihe ed Of the R'Yu,hcln pi-Ey is
not ony put forward b! biu dc a suf'ic Cit reas'n
for refusing to unite with that parry, for rhe acc3u
pli,ln.vut q what he hmsef acmts IL be perfectly
ccnstiiu.oDal objects, but as aaordirg for
q y ar 70 the kuic against it. We cannot stop a,
tlis moment TO apologize for or to gii4iica'e the
doctrines Of the Declaration o Iriepen letce, and
especially he doctrine, 50 dtttstab!e lu Mr Cu;tss
e,ts and 81 nccrsistrnt IA bis view with tn spirit
ard hjrcts Of tht Fed raj UoiOn-ihat al men are
bern free al d eqlSl-a doctrine, AS We can eas ly
SEE Lot likely 10 be- favorite WITH a slave
catching COumissiCuer We shall De con5ent
with suggesting to Mr. Curtis that exp-ri,nr.
would seem to prove that the ala-m aal
apprehelsIo sIon with which bis mind is filled, in
view OF the triumph OF the Republican party, mag
be lite premature and exaggerated 1t is posi-
e, iI6esd, that as a result Of such q triumph.
tte Fugi ise Slave act might be repealed, and that
Mr.. Cui,s nigh, thus be deprived Of the jur sdic
tiop. concurrent with the Supreme Court Of
the III tied Sfstss which ne pow enjoys under that
act, Of determining, W tnout appeal 20 the law and
facts as 70 matters Of the highest persoIal interests
but the mere emb dlment into the creed Of the
K R~pubncan party OF The doctrhe mat All men are
born free and equal, will not, by those uho a,e
conten; TO heck at facts rather than ,he1ry. seem
at s,l sufficient "a pruouce the cons eq1ence .hs'
Nr Curtis anticipates from il. THIS same doc
,ripe Of tre DeclatacCn d Independence, - Dan.
eerous and detestable in Mr. Cur.s's eyes, u.sl-
corspcuoas and priacipa Psrt O. the creed of thr
old Republican party founded by NJ. Jefferson
I hat party trismphed muiply upon the strength Of
this principle III lis creed, and held the Admins
traiion o. the Cover mtnt for upward OF quar-
ter of century, and toas without endangering The
Union by any attempt to abolish Slavery in the
Stat,s
The other point in Mr. Curtis's letteris 4 studied
AID elaborate appeal to the people of M,ssachu.
sttts not TO do anything Oh the subject OF S1yep t.
a, I'D the slsveboders aid especially Dot 70 join
he Republican party. lest, some time or other,
Southern woes might be wanted for Protective
Taft. which, cut of spite AID irritation at such
car due, on tbe part Of Massachusetts might b. re-
'u.ed. Here, too, historical experience rather
s,a. is in the way q Mr. Curtis'r argument. No
'oi II nor a,y ether great .blc Measure was ever
troptcd or wil' ever be- n'4ir'a,ned by scn-e OF
political gratitude; and ,u''ly the very last way 10