New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-02
TO THE FRIRNDs OF HUJAYITK.

Il vss BIZ. recently, in iockL L. over he -: % cfa'F
Ssies tor Office designated BY The Radical Aoou''h'
he in convention a. Sytscase, 'asd say oSh 1snr
an, il SCENE, IN ron.sstion. Had j been corsafeo
before Wa placed IA such g p-..on / should have
objected, promptly snd s.esdss:iy. i must now de-
cine the domination. TbOee who feel IN io;erest II
the matter msy be wiling to weigh The rsa'oi-' oy
which in 50 doing am controlled.
However ,hght the figure ~aich the pay among
whose candidate find my nsne msy MAKE 10 me
eyes OF people generally among my thoughts Il hoos
g prominent position. 1t ia made up OF men VINO IN
earDestress, enterprise and fidelity greatly excel 'he
most significant and attractive names rhic1 ssy o,he'
party among can repeal and coninerd. Ihs Chains
of Human Nature, amid the objects by Wren Il Is
surrounded and the relsions i ssfans they regard a.
sacred. Thee they are ready promptly TO assert ana
resolu.eiy 10 ulaintsiG. To tsete they require CNh
Government In its aims, designs and exer1ns iu.y to
respond. This demand they nteld repeat with ever
increasing emphasis in Whatever they may attempt IN
the sphere Of political activity. To be put IN noina
lion by them is Car higher homer than to be pat IN
Office by any other party Why, then, decline thi'
prOiered honor7 An answer 10 this inquiry 70 'he 90
ject Of this paper.
The 90 called government Of this Republic re-
gaId a. 8 stupid, grin, malignant eoDsplFacy' All
ihis Il is in It's nee ptio in its elements II lis poLcy
in lis history, generally sHd Complementary. To
secure full part :paiiOa 10 it. powers and privileges,
it does rot demand conformity even ~ aim ard eg9rt
TO The principle 90 which alone government can Dc
constructed j, offers Tree access. frat to the ballot
he1 ard then - the highest OF its oees, to the IN
beetle the Just, the ma ignsat. Indeed, sucn have
geteIaIy exeTtcd controlling influence ic whatever
may be ong 10 iis his ory Hence its most prominent
members have often been Ragrantly md grossly the
vas. ais ami the vctirn Of the apPes and passions
They may hold their places unrebuked nay, unq1es.
toned, Wills VIGOROUSLY guilty Of drunkenness,
wboreeom and oppression. They may bs foul BIAS
pheners eager gamblers, ard ferocous duolts with
oHt forfei!irg their hold The responsibilities cad
emoluntnts of the loftest positions. They may give
their eountenarce to al that is absurd and revolving
TO all that is damning in ntemperance, war and
Slavery and still be commissioned 70 WELD the loftie,t
prerogaiives ard appropriate the highest honors.
Now, all this ia totally inconsistent with the IDA or
GovIRYnESIs in the harshest conflict with the laws
on which alone Il can be organized. Wherever and
however this is endured and encouraged crime. mis-
chief and misery must greatly abound. Human right.
will be trcdden under foot. The general improvement
and welfare will be held in contempt. Al the Objects
for which the institution of government was estab
llsted, wi be wsItonly and reck'essy sacficed. So
according to the acted tendencies Of things it mus,
be; so, according to its history, in this Republic it
has been.
Now, msy not-capnot identity myself with con-
spiracy characterized by foul stheiam and cruel inha
napity / Cannot recognize it government with
out assaing the preros atives of COD and the rights Of
man. regard it as absurd, hateful execrable. II is
what is in the face and eyes Of objects and de,gn
which se deacribes essential to the existence and
authority Of government, and this with ell the em
phass sud solemnity Of which we-trained hypocrisy
is capable, in the preamble OF i,s Constitution.
have 10 hope tina. it will be raised to the worth and
dignity appropriate to the which il has impu
dtrtly assumed 1t must and viii be blotted out Of
being. - -
WAiesboTo Oct, 1857. BERfAH GREEN