New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-16

in our State Win relc1eLce 10 our apPfoocAus
Election is now the ruling political topic. We
regret to perceive among thoss who discuss il en-
the one eide ard on the other, readiness to i'm
pute views as well az motives 10 their antagonists
which are utterly and Indignantly dis,aimsd
Without slluding, except 50 far az may be a'so-
luteIy necessary, to the positions OF Others, we
propose in this article to place cur own attitude
hey ord the possibility Of intelligent AID honest mis-
apprehension.
We are in politics, before and above every other
consideration, REPUBLICAN. We regard the
preservation Of the Federal Territories from
Slavery end their conservation to Fres Labor {"
the most urgent Of political Decessties-the para
mount duty of American Freemen in our day.
And, while we are not tenacious hs to means, 80
that tie end be secured, we bold the positive and
hearty cooperation Of the Federal Govern nens In
this coed work most desirable. While We insist
with Henry Clay that there can be no legal Slavery
in aDy Territory until some adequate authority has
by law established 1t there, and that no such estab-
lisbment has taken place with regard to our Pacific
slope and all the territory recently acquired from
Mexico, We believe that the positive prohibition
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proposed by Thomas Jeferson unanimously
enacted by the last Continental Congress in f717,
reeDacted by the first Federal Congress 10 1890,
and officially approved by George Washington, hs
blszed the path in which their descendants should
follow so long ss there shal be shadow Of danger
that Slavery may be extended under the folds Of
our National flag New. York thus voted unani-
mousJy and repeatedly while she was Slave State
why should she reco from the position now that
sbe has become Free State The .Jefersonian
prohibition of Slavery in all the then Federal Terri
tory was carried by large majorites in repeated
Congresses while three-fOurths of tho Members
represented Slave States; why should the standard
of Free Labor be lowered, now that majority OF
the whole are Free States The legislative exclu-
Of Slavery from the Federal Territories so far
from berg violent, radical, irritating measure,
calculated to lead to alienation and dsunoB, is in
our view eminently peaceful, moderate, conserva-
tive and benefcent. Aud though the DIed Scott
decision has interposed some impedment to the
consummsion of this policy, We hold, nevertheless,
that "Where there's viii, there's away" aud
that the People of the United States, if they really
desire TO copsecrate the Territories to Free Labor
neither should be nor can be divested of the power
to effect their purpose.
We concur with the Cincinnati Platform and Ba-
chansns IoaugurAl in regarding the framing and
adopting of State Constitution as sfording TO the
People OF Territory the fit occasion for determin-
ing all questions Of organic law, such as are involved
in the existence Of Slavery; we differ from them In
insisting on Mr.. Clays doctrine that there can be
no Slavery in any community until some competent
authority .hsl there have established it, a. ccnclu.
sive on the preliminary question. Many persons
confuse their brains by htgatius the right OF Con
gress or of the local Legislature to abolish Slavery
in Territory; we insist that there nowhere exists
legal pc Ser to establish it there, aud that there
be necessity for legally abOliahirg that which
has no legal existence. An act of Congress simply
declAratory Of the truth Of Mr. Cays principle, and
adding thereto an affirmation Of the inability of
Territorial Legislature to make or unmake slave,
would have substantially the sane effect as the
Wilmot Proviso.
We are opposed to the present National Admin
stration on other grounds we'll as because Of its
subservieIcy to the Slavery Propaganda. We de-
test its insulting attitude toward Spain with regard
to Cuba, its bullying attitude with regard to New.
Granada and the Central American States, and its
psndeIng to the appetite for National aggrandizs-
| ment through the spoliation Of reghbOring coun-
tries. We losthe its extrayagance, its prooigslity,
ito borrowing millions after millions without making
the least provision for paying them and its general
incapacity and imbecilty 1t won power BY e1.
pGcit pledges to promote Railroad to the Pacific,
which pledges it has violated. Though its ex.
pendtures are eIorbitani it does ess for River and
Harbor ard for kindred Improvements whereby
the unofficial People would be benefited, than
almost any of its predecessors. In ~, We be-
lisve that this Administration deserves 8 singing
rebuke in our State Election next November, pre-.
paIatory TO its dynastic overthrow in lS6O and we
Try 60 to act as to secure thai consnmustion.
We are dstinctively Republican, but We are not
less earnestly opposed to the entire policy of that
party which upustly srrosates to itself the appela
lion Democratic. We know that Slavery is the
vital matter that underes all our National politics.
and We would act 90 as to increase the number
who tee it and deport themselves accordingly.
There are tens Of Thousands nov termed Americsos
or Democrats whose hearts are on the right side of
the great ssue--who need enly to perceive the
truth to insure their embracing it. We try 90 to
act as to remove impediments to their perceivins
il. We wish Democrats to Zee that Americans
who sustain Slavery EItension become thereby
good enough Democrats for all PRACTICAL purposes
WitLes the case of Messrs. Anderson and Wood.
soD ele cted to tie present Copgres Is Americans
vet reelected 10 the bext by the support of the
o.. n...a.,..v u no ripAtly reos,J tha;, Amsr,
csu.m % of no earthly consequence, 90 long a.
they vote with Messs. Hunter, Green aOd Jsd.
Davis for LecomF too and su iss accessories. We