White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-10-06

Gratis as John Reynolds. Horace F. Clark
Garnet b. Adrian, John w. Forney ant
John Hickman and all such American,
as Nathaniel s. Benton. Daniel Ullman
James H. Campbell, Henry N. Fulle,
and William Millward. At the South
unless we misunderstood thsir position. il
would embrace such men as John Bell
Edward Bates. II. Winter Davis. Johr
NJ. Bolts. Emerson Eiheridge and Ken.
meth Rayner.
Is there any inconsistency. any fusuper.
able obstacle in the way of cordial co
operation. in the coming contest, between
Republicans and persons holding the
opinions these gentlemen are supposed to
entertain in respect to the acquisition Of
foreign territory for the purpose Of plant.
ing Slavery thereon. the re- opening of the
African slave trade and Congressional in.
Prevention for the establishment of Slave
~ in the Territories =? Cannot they com
bine to overthrow the NulliHers and Pro-
psgandists of the Calhoun school in their
efforts to override the Constitution and
make Negro Slavery the dominating in
terest of the country =? Are not these the
issues upon which the Presidential contest
is to turn? Do not William II. Seward
ard John Bell. Salmon P. Chase and
Edward Bates. Schuyler Colfax and
John Hickman. Henry N. Fuller and
Horace F. Clark. hold precisely the same
sentiments in relation to these issues
And shall these gentlemen, and those who
think with them. unite anil give efficiency
to their common opinions in the next ma
ticnal Administration. or by warning on
each other, insure triumph to their COM
mon foe? We speak as to wise men /:
judge We what we say.
In regard to the general subject of Sla-
very, individuals entering into this union,
wonld. of course, retain their several
opinions. We may remark, however, in
passing. that it would be scarcely possible
for political organization to exhibit a
greater variety Of sentiments on that sub
ject than do Republicans themselves. As
to other questions of national Importance
beside Slavery. those co operating to elect
a President in the manner proposed would
no doubt agree substantially as to the best
mole of enforcing economy and honesty
in the management Of the Federal fnan-
ces. as to the disposition of the public
lands. as to the Improvement of rivers
and harbors, and in 50 adjusting duties on
imports as while supplying the Treasury,
TO iudiciously protect manufactures, COM.
merce. and agriculture
But. there might 10 subjects on which
the members of the organization were not
fully agreed. Such of those as pertained
wholly to the States. should be left to be
regulated by each State for ITSELF AS to
those Of Federal character, they mus:
remain "open questions"
Every national party has been COM
PEELED 10 tolerate diversity of sentiment
among its members on important subjects.
In proof. we cite the entire history of the
Democratic and Wing parties. Leading
Wings disagreed on many points of high
national concernment. For thirty years
past. the number Of. such subjects on
which prominent Democrats have differed
is larger than those in which they have
agreed. The action of that party in the
last Congress on the Loan bills, the Tar
i'll. river and harbor improvements, the
disposition of the public lands. the slave
trade. and even Slavery in the Territories.
forcibly illustrates our position. Does
the entire Opposition. viewed in all is
phases, differ as widely on great questions
as the party now in power There is so
much independence Of thought and ieal
onsy Of leadership in American politics as
to render impossible the existence ofaparty
large enough to carry on the Government. /
whose members will not differ on quite as
many subjects as they will agree upon.
In every national contest, the battle must
be fought on one or two cardinal issues,
leaving others of less importance to be
adjusted after the victory is won. A
living party will never be at loss to
know what are cardinal issues in great
crisis. They will assume shape palPa-
BILE to all eyes not hopelessly blind, or
closed. Such an exigency is
now upon MS. The public man who
thinks that questions relating to Slavery,
have..no place in the pending contest, is so
far before or behind his age, as to be
to his contemporaries. Repub-
licans seek no alliance with such trans
cendent wisdom or such translucent folly.
1t is hardly necessary to add that, hav-
ing agreed upon few propositions perth
nent to the issue, the allies in the coming
contest must nominate for the Presidency
a man whose life and character would be
an assurance that, if elected, express and
implied obligation arising from his pecu-
liar position would be ful6lled-that his
Administration would energetically resist
every scheme for enlarging the area or
increasing the power of Slavery-and, in
distributing the honors and emoluments
Of the Government. that he would treat
as his friends all who aided in elevating
him to the Executive chair.