New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-13
THE ELECTION or lSG0.
PRINC IPLE AND POLICY.
Eton, IL MN cfcld R.rnh.i,rs.

From Iae sTrFncfod RspHt4Gs.
SINE Of he we-i,nl X pnt.can- are very much
exercised 4 euay judy cn !e discussions in their
p-I.rs about t. "0ccri Z! basis upon wti'h TIE
Ciusi hb ,ha feli he piesl. nial contest ui lstb.
We have expressed Ourselves Often aud freely on Tbs
,h;ec, srd pee 10 reasnus Fey change Of npiul"n.
A. 10 he relG;ol Slavery to the Nari.Dal Govern.
II e. ara Tie exert 10 which IL l. desirable for the
G"verlutIt 10 act agGLs. the lns'itDii there are
varit IL AIDES Of ion. SOM ho have been lo
snd eurnestIy gag.d in the warfare upoG Slavery,
very hsfuisly feel that triumph over the De'nocrzic
or Pr -SiayeIy parry will be Of little value Jules II Sc
cures the realization Of certain staDaing tn'iSlavory
obi &C. such N, Tor iustsIcc, the repeal 81 tie fugI
tiS, Slave act the abItun # Slavery 10 The Disifcs
Of C. lu b,n the prul brion Of Slavery in tue Terri
turIes and Some would ado the prohibition Of the
ui.I State ssve.trode, with Other neasu'rS OF Ike
character. Now u is evident that party caen.'t
he oeahiz-o on tie pe'ge to sustain AL these
,pe,i fc n.asures With tie shghiest chance of
succ.rs. end there are very few men VII" are -
Unreasonable h 20 drnaBd the mot ex'ru-ive An-
slavery hsss in ihe party thst they viii support Bu.
there are great many who stick al some spec al
ei.syf. ~hici Trey have cusidrred 80 long and 50
esrietiy To- cOb,idef il essential Ia the welfare at
tie equity aid They aye inclred n Say thsi The
Republican party dues not coz up Ia their p'>tipn On
tlht ar-ioular poiIt II cannot have their cUi h-nce
and suIJnrr Sone oftht Western Repubican ptp-rs
ale Ia k in This i e of ate aud il j. bot h'le Gu
n, us ilsi III Illinois, lndsla snd Wnc""ln, where
i-giuer ave tXcLd.d from tie TIgh' Oi suffrage and
l,ac.d under Deg adiIg civil disabilities ani "hcre
DE X, pubicaps, from no lyrr OF pohcy, a'Jh local
h Ut ah the status of the negro r"le IT TIE k~puO-
csn prt,rs are unet III, nuuus aui vehement III H.
not oirg pure Ami Slavery platform II nHtoI a poi-
tcs II II u~t ie -,netlng brsje TENDERNESS vi cJv-
sci-ice Which l-aD- them (" deuani IRE r-sard Ia
ib. rights Of the u' gro III Iatobal than In cal poll
tics.
There il COMMON serse view Of this matter ~ he
taken hud il ir unIiu for the prO~prcts OF tie
IL, publcsD party that II is ~ difficult fer many oi ia
sulpoIi,rs Ia take such Il v-w. Sound policy Is Ia
much matter ui DUTY o. .und principle. True p IL
H. IN uptPy haTl,.fsl Tor
,uccers but pccy l. I" be Used N ubaihDg success
hI principle. Wien Ne have heavy had 10 drag To
IT. I, ii Size hill, II mistake ~ supp se that We
n.lsi fake II bee LIE and make the shortest distance
Let~e.b the tao points. Ii se accomplish Tue
cent more ea.iiy aud certainly by wiodlns mp the
side of tie BILL arr just fled IN doubling he dist ihce,
aid they who thiI IT better TO attempt the hr'ct
b,ceIf lib Irup.ci { failing entirely Bhd lsn log
Of tie bolton mskr nistake IN surprising they ARE
~ one cur.c.I tluus tom others. THY are Ony lrs.
wire, md have mistaken the means for the end. Their
cob, ci. LiI' usness con e. ~ at the w'"ig .p't.
The Opposition party that il TO succeed 10 1850, xill
Of Lecessily be Ill Ann-Slavery party because wiil
IL pIiiec OF a the Deu.ocIaiic policy 90 that sub
O. which hos alwsy- been consistently Pro->lsvety'
Al lIOsiii"b patty Will be necessarily opposed io me
eAt-Isiun Of Slavery bs the General GuNrrne"t, e"i
+. tie llosrituiu the National Administration 10
lie serve. al seciolasm 10 any resprd " VIII De
H. lie srse, IL the sens' 81 the i"undeTs 81 rue
Government the sIgL'is al the Declaration 81 ihd1-
trusrlc. and of Ill the great state. men O lie last
century, national parry. To party INSPIRED wI'h
i, principle aid devoted 10 this general purpose, we
ar, will to tIust he Government provided It pu.s
fn AIT in Whose fidelity there l. reason tor coii-
d.nte. aid Trust such an Administration just
a, July, 10 met every question cpLpec'ed WITH
Saye aid cevide Justly, II n hal beep elected on
Ilaiurm drawn, signed and sealed ny the Oh
guard of abri.SlaveIy itself The election ct such
an Administration may at cure ire removal
at Slavery fruni the fede'al District ur the repe'l OF
the fugitive oct, any other specific measure now
a. iiaeu but il WI pu' the Government on the night
iIsck rnd stslt j mt right direc.iou ard VIII evru'u-
ain lIng that c,idit On of things m which ey"ry just
aru proper Anii.>ivtTy u,.Gsure can BE- camel. We
tlirk il j. s,neihig Ia make beg!Lnitg and 10
rev.T,. tie Whole policy ot the Government On the
Slavery question, and those Who declare u Al uuless
they can have oil their fayOnte indOr-ei At
the strIt they hac rather the CO. eminent reiian
H. bad aIGs sr,uire aiespunshlty inst we should
IL, hi ~ bear. They are as Understandable ana
nirsrrd ~ tlo,r WHO wUuli allow man, womah, or
child Ia .riu t- phi, rges uf the ChIisiian church
Who v III u,i swallow the tbirty-nue aiicles IN" con
c-iIeied d all that Is suthurs knew 81 ,he0l-
~, IT, lreiinii ~! do'e
/, l. 81 a nere 0ffest OF the Democratic party that
We se,k bat The reversal o the policy of the Govern
II eli uI The Slavery question: and to obtain nat We
are nlin Ia res g. all tleueiira dogrnHt-in ~
T. neasues, LEAVING escb qu-s'ioD to be met a 1t
Il al onte. GIVE IL al administration that We eau
must aud We have fear of the 'sr OF any measure
for atk vl pla, II the patty platform sustaining II.
Platforms Lot really Of much binding fJicr 10 these
oa,s. They lave been altogether OyeI-es tnateo.
lie sTcn, eel plank yield 10 the stress Of III" events
aid Dew uiUIuaiioIs How much regard c- the
pIrs-It administration psy to the Gu rnbau platform,
oI which II carried the Try There i scarcely
al important patk 10 Il that has bot been Orken
down ana thrown out as refuse stot, while the real
idea which held toe party together AMI COVE II ~
pcw,T It's " y I" Slavery, ,tl reualus IT, only cot
trolling pnL' ipr. The party of the opposite pri"r'pe
j. ore likely TO a. befc L. platform, lei DC cum
stIuced with ever 80 much care. If IL but Remains
luiliul Ia the fundamental principle GU wolch i u
eltcieo that Is ebvugh. "Details must o. len t"tlle
and circun, ce and ii be sle in fact, platform or
h" Platform. What real obstacle is there, then, To
uuiied and successful opposition Let Us use "ir
pTsticl c0mion stnse IL politics, aud not defeat or-
selves hy our stupidity. Let IL cultivate policy "a
VOL as nrncp md pn.icy fur the sak. of nrclp.e.