New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-09

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Coup.r, whtr all ITS L,ofts's might be more certainly
,,eued I'D lie Object uua'ned by just and hestng
eoun..s involving 10 Of reputation. Itternation-
OIL fmbaraSements ave m,ny the results OF secret d.
plomhcy, which aims to keep from the knowledge OF
the People the operations VI the Government. Inns
sye,m is nconsi-.n, with tie character Of our insti
,uiops, aid is itself yielding gradually TO more en-
lrhten,d public opinion, and TO the poser OF Tree
pes which, by lie broad ds- minaon of poitics In
Eel gence in advance TO the side of justice the
juoeu INT If the civilized world An hone-t firm and
op.n policy in our foreign relations, would co nuand
the united support Of the patior whose deliberate
opinions it would Dtcessarily reflect.
Nothing clearer in the history Of our institutions
thin IL design of the bsi in asserting its own inde-
p. ndtnce AID freedom to avoid giving countenarce 10
the Ex,e1 zion Of slavery The influence Of the small
but compact md powerful class Of men interested 10
slavery VII command section of the country and
WELD vast political control as aconsequebce IN toe
other IL now directed to turn back this impulse OF the
Revolution and reverse its principles. The Extension
OF slavery acoss the Cobtneut 10 the object of the
power which low rules the Government and non
this spf hes sprung those kiDdred wrongs in h4nsss
20 truly portrayed in one of your resolutions, which
prove that the elements Of the most arbitrary govern
II fnts nave nOL DttH " Ju's "
our Own
II would be out Of place here to pledge myself TO
any particular policy that has been suggested TO ter
innate the sectional controversy eIgendered by
ponucal animositcs, oyerat NJ on a powerful class
banded together by a common intereSa. prac'ica'
r.u.oy is the &C msei, OF Ka INTO the Uaion as
In, Stste The South should, in my judgment, earn
tstlv desire such contamination. Ii would vindicIe
Ito good faith. 1t would correct the ms-
take Of the repeal; and the North, having
practically the benefit the sgreeDent between the
two - ctops, would be sa'isf,d and good feeling be
restored The measure i. perfectly Consistent with the
boi OF OF the South ard vial to It's inte'ests. That
tsial &c, which gave birth to his purely sectional
strife. originating in the scheme to take from Free
Labor the country secured to by solemn covenant,
canrot be too soon dsaimed of us perm cous force.
The only GENIAL region OF the middle ATTITUDES ef to
tie tmgrants Of the Northern States for homes can
not be conquer,d from the Free Lsborers who have
or considered set apart for them in our inherit
ance, without provoking desperate struggle Whist.
9, er msy be the persistence Of TIE particular class
which st ms read, to hazard everything for the sue
Gers OF the unjust scheme it has partially effected
firmly believe that the great heart of the nation,
which tbiobs with the patriotism OF the Frcemen Of
DOlD f6OtODs VIII nave pONtI W O'tiNoHr euSy
will look TO the rights secured to them by the Consti-
tuition Of the Union as The best safeguard from the
cppressi,n Of the class which, by a monopoly of
III. Soil and Of Slave L,bor to i it. might in :ime re-
duce them 10 he extremity Of l4borieg upon the same
terms with the slaves The grest body Of Non Slave
hodi, Freemen. Including those Of the South, upon
whose welfare Slavery oppression, will discover
that tie POW cr Of the General Government over the
Z L., ~. al, rtad IN adN
their int eats and cure their independence knowing
tbis 'htr sursges will rot be wanting TO maintAi Ala
that authority in tie Union which is abs utely essen-
tial TO the aainte nance of their Liberties, and
which has nor. than once Indicated the purpose Of
disrc ii OF tho Public Lands in such way as would
make every settler upon them freeholdr
If the People int,ust to me the administration oil the
Government, the lars of Congress in relation TO the
Territories shall be faithfully executed All its au'
,hory shal be exerted in AID Of the National will to
res ablsb the peace of the country the just prin
cples which have heretofore received the saLcaon Of
the Federal Government, Of the States and OF the
People oS both sec ions. Such policy would Leave
no aliInent TO that sectional party which seeks its az
era, dlzemcpt by sppropiang the new Territories to
capital IN the form Of Slavery but would inevitably
7, suit in the triumph Of Free Labo-thc natural cap
ita which constitutes the real wealth of this great
country and creates that intelligent power in the misses
eoi to be relied ON as the bulwark Of free lDsti
tutions.
Trusting that l have heart capable Of compre-
bending whole country, with its varied interests,
and confident that patriotism exits in ali parts OF the
Union accept tho nomination of your Convention, in
the hope that may be enabled to serve uetuly its
cause which consider the cause Of Constitutional
Freedom.
Very respectfully
Your obeden. servant,
J. {. FREMONT.
To Menr, IL z. LANE (Presdent) JAMES C. ASHLEY. AN
TroNY j. BLEEckER. JosEPH c. HORSEPOWER. i. X
HoAR THADDEUs STEVENS, kISsLEY >. BfsGrAN. joan
c. f. CLEVELAND, CYsUs ALpRicH, CON-