New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-17

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We return to the brief and bright career Of John
Var Buren as champion of Slavery Restriction.
In February, 1s49, Convention of the Radical
Democracy assembled at Utica and the Address
Was also written by John. The positions taken in
the Hsrkmer Addres are rearmed in still stronger
language. He says:
"IHirdly. The Democracy of New-YOrk do now
and have slFaya heretofore believed in the wisdom,
humanity, and eons'itutiona'lty OF the policy OF en-
deayoriDg to limit the evils OF Slavery, by protecting
the unsettled territories of the United States agans
ts int oduction while they under Terrisoria Gov
eminent. So believing they will, when any sucn
Governments are established by Congress, e'ther Jor
the Terrtories possess or tor such as We tnay
acquire from Mexico, insist, as far as We have the
lebt and the means to do 70, that M,s dncent, sue
cessfpi and timehOnored policy shall be applied to
hm."
We have italicised one Of the clauses rs also one
in the following extract from the same Address:
"But to demand of the citizens of this great State
that after have, by seasonable action and what
WAS at the time, though errone0usly regarded as
great sacrice, succeeded in abolisbDg Slavery from
liz torder the should at this day. in the mid lie OF
the Nintteenth Century, in full view OF the improved
opinion of almost all 10 nkfnd upon the rublect-ot tue
Inc snabe and incalcu ibe advantage in the pcre sse
and pfo.peri,y of State in small degree at'rb
uabe 10 this very exemption--make Themselves par
ties, rather oyprtssly rrtuoy by action or mar
ton. to the original institution oi Slavery BY force IN
Territories which src now exempt from 1t, most un-
reasonable indeed"
We regret lat we have not space for the whole
of that part Of the Address which treats Of Slavery
We especially commend the following:
"Her Legislators have been neither less prompt nor
less United In similar expressions OF opinion; ana tue
L.. .tt,p nEf
erabf attempts OF "a very small number, who though
they dare rot openly avOw their hostility to the prn-
cplr tt endeavOr to screen their refusal 10 vote by
r. eort to evssons and equvocations of the lowest
character"
To sAh Of our readers AS may be ignorant of the
nature of these "evasions and equiSocations,"
we would recommend the perusal of Johns Rynder
speech, in which they are all reproduced in all
their original Z" lcwness of character" At this
Convention, also, as at Herkimer, John made
speech, which, in our opinion, surpassed any other
of his efforts during that memorable campaign.
Its humane principles, its noble sentiments, and
it, enthusiastic eoquence would lead us to excuse
almost any political sin except the treachery of
which be is now guilty. The following will serve
az specimens:
Nor il il true in any that are introducing
any new prpc1pe. Inc prfncipe OF resistance to the
ipsti Of Slavery old the principle of the
exitence of man. There is not human being what.
he may cay, Whatever may be his local or sec-
honal prejudces, that does not know acknowledge
that the traffic in human herh il disgrace to any pso-
pie claiming any particle Of civilization or Christianity
TIE A. dr,s had the hoLOr to report goes on to show
that this common principle Of Humanity has been the
Acknowledged rule OF action of the Republican
party of the Union until q very recent time. That
while the Democracy OF this State, under the lead
Of tie patriot TOmpkins, decided to abolish Saw
cry an evil and osgrace to the State, the patr-
OTIS Of the South heartily and cheefuIy united
Slavery for their object and the meoration Of that in
stitutiGn for their end Ii has however, suited the
purposes of politicians of the present day 10 Up
test snd to declare that this great principle shall
be abandoned at the approaching Presidential Eecron
and they calculate on the love of Office to sway the
Republicans of this State aud to secure by the exer
ciie Of TIE patronage of the Federal Government q
majority in the National Convention, who will pOm.
nate q candidate in accordance with their views"
1t will be observed that in the above extract
John speaks Of the Republican party" aud Of
Republicans" In all bis speeches, he seldom
uses the term Democratic party" A bit of po-
iicsl history will account for this and will not be
out Of place here. The party which supported
Jefferson Was styled by him, and by itself, the
"Rspublicsn party" It's members were called
"Dtnocrsts py the federalists, as term of re-
proach. 1t was not until tho Administration of
jackson that the name Democratic" came to be
common; ard, even at the present day their hand.
bills and tickets are generally headed Democratic
Republican Nomination." But precisely in pro-
portion they have abandoned the principles, they
have insisted upon the name of Democracy"
Now that they have become the advocates of the
wort form Of despotism, they have abandoned
their original designation Of - Republican" Even
Low, from the force Of early habit, old Democrats
aid those accustomed 20 associate much with them,
usually call themselves Republicans. Their anciep.
bsme and principles. and We believe, large por.
ton Of their numbers and their good fortune, have
now .passt d iuto the hands Of D newer aud purer
organization.