New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-14

tons of goodwill to the South would have real
significance, by exhibiting to the Southern people
the pacific views and conservative sentiments OF
majority Of the people of our State, and thus would
exert atranquiIzng and harmonizing effect through
out the Union.
But can il be necessary TO hold any meeting 20
this end Messrs. Field, NOyes, and Evarss have
addressed public meetings in our City, and sub
nitted resolves to such meetings, at intervals
throughout the last twelve years. We challenge
any one to produce . sentence or sentiment from
either of them which eyinced hostility to the South
or dislo,alty TO the Union. The French have a
proyerb importing that Whose excuses, accuses.
Messrs. Field, NOyes, and Eyarts do not need TO
proclaim or indicate their loyalty to the Constitu'
ton and Union; but if their influence is needed to
give emphasis to declaration of our City IN favor
of both or either We are sure it may be had by so
framing the call for the meeting as not TO do vio-
ence to their convictions.
Twelve wears ago last September, the Democracy
| Of our State held Convention at Utica for the
nomination of State officers. David Dudley Field
was one of the Delegates. The bunker wing OF
the party by desperate exertions and by contestng
the return Of most Of the Radicals secured the as
! tendency, elected dozen or two OF the Radi-
| Gals from their seats and SO made their predom-
nance decisive. To that Convention, David Dudley
Field. on the part Of the Radicals, submitted this
| declaration Of sentiment:
Ye.lr,S That While the Democracy Of Newfork repre-
sd in lii Convention faithfully sthere to al the coHpfo-
i-e Of tie Constitution and jealousy maintain al the reserved
rights Of tie States they decArDoe the erss bas arrived
when the question be metheir uacomprornsns Eos.y
tie extension Of Slavery into any Territory no" Free or WHOA
may hereafter Be- acquired By any action Of the Government OF
Uuion.r
That resolve, we venture to say-without hay-
ing seen or had any communication with Mr. Field,
for months-expresses with substantial accuracy
his present convictions on the ruling topic, and is
the keynote to his whole political action through
out the last twelve years. He is not aud never was
an Aboitonist in any sense that implies action BY
the State or People of the North upon the inshtu-
tons of the Southern States but simply, thoroughly,
defensiyely, Republican. And we have nOreason to
believe that the sentimental Messrs. Noyes and Ev-
arts on this topic differ essentially from his. If,
then, the professional Union-savers wish the CO.
operation of Republicans in their efforts, upon any
platform which does not conflict with their invlncl-
bic hostility to the Extension of Slavery, they have
Only to ask it, but if they choose oget on by them
selves, they have perfect liberty to do that Only
let us clearly understand each other, and let the
Country fairly understand US all. To this end, let
each party state precisely what it Qeans.
The Resolve above quoted Was not passed by
the Democratic Convention to which it was sub
nitted but the Hunker majority did not venture to
reject it-they laid it on the table. The Radical
section then led by James Wadsworth, Preston
King John Van Buren,, Dudley Field, VIM. +.
Hayemeyer, James K, DoOlttle, Sam'l j. Tilden,
Henry Il. Stanton, Peter Cagger, Bradford X.
Wood, William Cassidy, &c, held a Mass Conven-
ton soon after at Herkimer and emphatically af
frmed the sentiment of Mr.. Fields resolution,
which was long borne at the head of their organ,
The albany Atlas the cornerstone of their faith.
1t was upon this basis that they fought the fight OF
lsis, and gave Mr.. Van Barren a decided majority
of the Popular Vote Of our State over the Hunker
vote for Gen. Cass, though the Federal offices and
hopes of Office weighed powerfully in the scale OF
the latter.
The Wing State Convention met at Syracuse
tnret OF TOUT dltrf INC DChlVNi"saN "iVAO0e'"
had adjourned and, finding Mr.. Fields resolve on
the table, they took it up and passed II by unan
nous vote with only the necessary substitution OF
"Whig Freemen" for Z" Democracy. WASHING
TON HUNT presided ever this Convention; JAMES
Brooks wrote its Address, and WILLARD FILL
MORE was placed at the head of its ticket The
Convention was quite full; yet no man uttered
whisper of demur to the passage of Mr. Fields re-
solve aforesaid Mr. Brooks Address, with refer
ence 10 the Mexican War then in progress, says:
ave- wo to the who have dispatched Tour National
Fasl upon ts mission Of conquest and Vat yet the
CONVERSION Of Free into Sayshollins Territory
Disguise Il inieni purposes and consequences As soPhy
NAV do the further truth cannot be hidden that
oec, is the conquest Of market for slaves and that the
f ou victorious on rally around fight under snd fall for
il 70 be deseca,ed from its holy Liberty and Emane
patton into an er1and Of Bondage aud Slavery"
We protest too in the Of the Rights Of Man, and OF
Liberty against the further Extension Of SsTey II North Amer
ca - &C.. ke., &c
As Nr. Brooks is nav among our most consplc-
uous and sficious UniOn-sayers, it may be that he
has recanted the sentiments be- expressed as sboye
but the People have not. If he has, let him say so
explicitly. and ask those who have done likewise 10
take part in this UniOn-saving Meeting. Or, if be
wishes the cooperation of Republicans, let him have
the call so modified that they may attend, without
exhibiting the shameful spectacle of apostasy which
in bis case excites such general disgust