The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-11

from year 70 year to vote for almost every candidate n
aak this held TO be unreasonsblsnot 70 say offensive
ne complaint y, admit, founded in truth For many
years have refused 70 vote for any one who sckaos
Lodges the sacred rights OF property In maniac making
liquors when they offered for sale Is beverage -asc
Who allows the psrs Il any decree
statute or constitution 10 the least
in bin oonscierce-fcr no man VINO dses not look upon
tos guiest Of al pracies 70 be ~ utterly incapable Of
egAzAioa a. any other piracy. to be thus proscrip
tive to disentisle myself to votes, 90 be lean afford
10 deprive my self Of votes, but cannot afford ira mpl.
on humanity and religion and to make myself the enc ny
Lei /, not be inferred from what have just said tha
admit there slavery in the federal constitution. Taere
Apply 70 that organic law the same legal rules
Of Interpretation applied 20 other laws and not particle
Of slavery DO detected Moreover as have already
nt:msed slavery more than murder be embodied
In law. This the American people know. For although
IN their contempt OF the black macs rights they are
man who would admit the possibility of Law for slavery
we're Il 10 be applied to white mem Surely csadd
Tor office would dare DO IL Oaly let Me- Douglas aud
ar Lincoln say that white capable OF teal
slsvement and Illinois Will choose neither Of them for
her SEE asor Let any one OF the
Ibis SAie ray and be will learn that Offices
store Tor cse woo hold doctrine 30 deroystory 10 ae
dignity Of white men.
IL already objected to your convention tnA. the man
ras put in nomination had q part In ssyiog the cee.
oattd Jerry from oeing retained 90 slavery ae
esses IT, But wno among tne obiectors, were his
81 cemo.sson for hi% and b,sss bis se'1s-orss .s
at is without sucn compassion iot hu be first to cast
lone at me. And IS also oeec.ed to your nomuston
that TIE democrats talk fc- They do, and who OF them
would not also FOR IL had been his instead
Of Jerry that helper
Oh. we're toe religion CT ths land in fact as we'll as
IN raure tho religion OF Christ SHOULD never hear
approached .oy ais ceeds OF mercy. On had not
slavery harcened the heart aud bru,ided the spirit Of
this people, We saoaia never il objected t,
candidate for civil rule that pticd his brother
he tim the hands kiduappers Ia tnat better
coming day sush candidate sha 10 no wise be aoe TO
commend himself more ehec,usliy than By saying in tue
words OF noble ancient civil ruler"l father to
The poor and The cause which knew not searched IL
And brake the JAWS Of The wicked, and pucked the
spoil out Of his TEEN"
Another of the com plants which l have seen brou Int
against your convention is that should s1ccsed In
secbr9 Governor he could 90 nothing for either OF the
two special objects Of tie convention the prom ,on Of
temperance the protection OF fagve slxve Waa
the Governor Of the State able 10 do nothing for tempe
yarce Thea can no man. Then II is, of course, ide 20
make temperance 40 issae in any election. Then
Ia hopee.s bondage to the reign Of Surely tots oo
lection your Convention cau0ot proceeded from
any TREND or temperance Nohipg could better
adapted to prepare the way for achieving nominations
their victory Aud alleged i'm oo,eace OF the
Governor 10 protect the fight We save-ho dsgraceiu
TO our great state ae admission tina. tbs Masba
United states would prove TOO strong for the GoveraT
and the fcrces tnat SHOULD come 10 his AID know,
indeed, that yet Governor OF State mas con
quered the Marshal engaged In th nferns carry
ing back brother or sister into the pit of slavery But
the Governor OF any State tried TO do Not
All the Governors, where toe case has up. have
spaDeiuy Acknowledged that there as for the Mar
sns but for tie slave Psrha Ss were Govern1r
coud not stop the Marshal from running of with his
innoce Grey But the pregnant
American officer, couiu "ry'-apd beyond d,uot, IL
politics had Lot by thai time eaten out ali my msnh Jod
should try"
capno. close without expressing my cold iencs tina.
ron ard your assostes have In tns ny had
far higeer ohject than 10 make upon the parties
II true hat have acted without toer leave. 6dt
10 also that your clear right do has
csed IN 10 begerent nor defiant spirit Nor close
without expressing my confidence toat your Is
the offspring, MOI Of personal attachment but OF devotion
10 these principles which shat i've wuen yod ami are
forgotten. Hence expect that you will dro1 my nan,
should any ore of the parties nominate for G1veenor
man whom you rely for suca services you
seeking at my bands And you cy 70 despair
Of their doing So The Temperance Convention may do
SO may the Republican Con yeoton. Possibly Native
American also Whichever shall do shall aot lack
cordial co operation The parties may be restrained
by foolish prce from concurr.ng 10 your nomicaioo
but nothing OF that VIII restrain you from concerning In
theirs. pertizsn, rather than not gratfy MS parry
spirit might 10 the OF freedom aad
cause OF temperance both perish Bat your nrst aod
last object In this movement tue promotion or these
your votes ready for any OF party
whose election oil be most like obsc.
ehcsniiy. Respectfully ours, GE2aIr SMITH