New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-19
WHY FREMONT SHOULD BE ELECTED.
LETTER FROM THE HON JOHN l. SLINGER.
LAND.
BETHLEHEM, Tuesday, Aug. II, 1856.

BE1YLEHEA, Tuesday, Aug. -, 1856.
To he Editor, Of The Aibany Erenins Journal:
Having to a certain extent withdrawn from an active
public psrticpa ion national politics, it my
desiie to be drawn into public correspondence, but
cannot refuse to comply with the reasonable request of
many friends for statement of my views on the pend
Ie Presic entail contest together with my for
Withdrawing my support from the first nominee Of the
party to which belong and assisting in the nomina-
ton and election OF John c. Fremont. | will, at the
same time, improve the opportunity to vndi,ste to the
world the couree hsve marked out and il possible
reute the charges that have been preferred not only
against me- but against many others-so-called Seed
ers-- of being false to the American party.
In the course of my political experience it has been
my lot to witness important changes in public policy,
public opinion and party principles have seen party
lines modified and have them totally obliteraed.
| have opposing factions merged into one common
body, and have setn that body rent again in twain.
! have witnessed the dissolution of great party and
the birth of one entirely new. These changes have
lad their effect every man who ;akes an
Interest in public affairs exercises the right OF
suffrage; but whatever that effect msy have been,
and wherever those changes may have placed me,
have Ost sight of the great ndanena prlnci-
pie of Freedom, to which always have made and
always will make every other political course su6ordi-
late
T,s pripciple bcquesthed 10 me by on ancestry who
poures out their hlooi TO purchase it, shall never be
sacrificed any altar. even though it bear the high
souuGiDg title OF 'Americap.' This has been the
language of my private and my public life. My vo es
in Congress aud my influence, wherever exerted, have
besn ever directed TO this great crlnciple, and will
not row beray it if sm driven To tna necessity
of feveirg every patty tic and standing solitary and
alone" 10 the Political word.
But regret th,t shall give offense to those who
have acted with frienT.. En.ertlining s1ch Sen
Al I tala 10 to ifv
In doing otherwise than | have done, | should be
guilty of the grossest iucor sstency, and be justly
chsrgeabe with being false TO the Declaration of In
depeL nee, false to the spnt OF tho Consu ,n false
to the beet int.re my country false to the COM
interest of humanity false to my own pledgeS ana
even false to the piinci oles ofstrue Americani-m
TINE has been when parties might maintain 8 strict
neutrality in respect to Slavery. But tht period ls
past and the whole alcgue of party appe!latlons ID
pow r.ducible 10 two-Slavery AID Anti Slavery
The ide suggested by those two names cannot be X
uored, ar every who viii bat take the trouble Of
q moments reflection, must acknowledge that cast
his lie will at the iext Presidential electon its
influence operates directly for Freedom or for Saveri
The spirit of Slavery was always aggressive, aud
that spirit s constantly increasing in intensity and de-
termination. Aheady lost to all honor, it does not
hesitate 10 violate the iDos solemn compact in order
to fac ate its schemes of conquest. Slavery IN all
new States is its object ana Expediency its motto.
And in its progress tow ara the accomplish of this
object the printing pre- that stands in the way s de-
molshed; TIE editor, from whose pen one word
worthy Of freeman has ever dropped, Is clothed
wi'b tar ard feathers; the minister OF the Gospel
who pre sumes to preach deiverance 70 the captvcs
expelled from bis congregation; the pesceul New
England emigrant is forbidden an enhance into
country to which he Possesses az good rlgh as any
other living man. and last of all to cap the climax on
outrage Il gentleman, scholar, statesman ana an
honorable S-nator is steslhiy attacked ana orualy
beaten in bis seat in the United States Senate oy
cowsIdy ruian, for temperate and truthiu worus ~.
tered in regular Congressional debate. Slavery Is
compelled TO abandon ell honorable means OF accom-.
pi-hlpg her ends and stoops to bribery sratagem ana
brute force. BY these means, and skfui use oI tIe
buebear cry Of "DisuniOn." sine has aireacy sccom
pished too much ard has, in the mean time, ac;uihu-
lated the means wherewith to accomplish more.
Thus far all that she has asked has been granted.
Human beings hetirg from her opPresions are OF
rested and r.stored to bondage, and her goods anu
chatels are allowed representatives. IN congress U
such extent that she has nov twenty more meun s
bers than she would have were not Tor tne PecuIas
in.l,utoD." | would not make wa with my Southern
brethren. There are some noole sprrs IL the oou.n south
We make no attack upOu the Soutn. we IT. H,inog
la the Southern people our brethren, snu o'ce"
them to continue; but tney Shau no; IL"
terfere with fights, Iof inOdues tn'lr l.
into our States nor fa-ter them uOOn ne leiilo'i.
But DO not desire To- disturb vested rights .tn h
the privileges that the South possessed previous eI
rep.a of the Missouri Compromise am ".ll-5 'ne
sbaA retain. ,:.
Tie operations Of this spirit of aggression indicate
that there IL limit a. Nich It vii vo.an4ii s.o!
One Of its obi. cts 10 fnd market for hu'h'n ce
tels in order 10 make slsvs-bfeeding prom SJe, o. 90
this market sefnterest eEsads shall be a. la so o.
po sibe. IT, therefore, II IS allowed TO 60 on mr.
sisted, il must uliimaey swallow up not eoy eu L
prestp' Free Territories, bot also every rree u
the soil and climate Of which sIe con5eniAi I" 'He
profitable employment of save labor. a.. ,,o,.
Recent de selopments show us that ths IS 'e I'el'
tior Of tie South, and OF this single ques,loa .eIe
but one single sentiment south Of Msson snI OAVt -
lire. ibey are united N The inteh.an - ~ Or
area o. FL, ed, N as mach ana ~ ias as posstoe vi
cuuIss the North resets tEs, and thus ID ISSUE L
fair, j, Free N Slavery.
Oa one side or ibe Other of the Guesoh .acu vi tle
respective CanCiostes Iu- stand to ~ a.. III
ts!n nsuralny TIE two sse'ions ., M cooo o'ry
have grss iierests, in reference TO "nch l'oIh 'he
very Da'uic the Pr,sGeIt r. c'l 60 20 se'. ia" ac-
,ou url cal for decision 60 one party or u-H S'her
hrd wha, that decision VII be, 4 mare %: efhsr oi
the pr sept canoidats hsd past acts ana thoE receh.
Ileoge. plainly inocsie -. II, r
IL is ct necessary icr me n speak q ieng'h e' NJ
Buchsi 80; tbe man who voted '" rJeo Pr'Ul"nr -
Co,pfe-s for the eboilion O. s4Ner' tle m.n "ho,
| in ihe language Of TIE Kictmonf th?s'er' never
".sye VOC against the in'erest o' os'sr!i e1u
| the nan Snc foTy erd uneqrvocsly 'ndorseS The