The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-05-19

power to protect slavery in
the Territories A? I'd, Ought Congress to
interfere to protect Southern property IN
slaves in the Territories and answered
both squarely in the obirmotice, asserting
that it was the bounden duty of Congress
to protect, not only against any actual
prohibition, but against any unfriendly
legislation" on the part of Territorial
Legislature. He. and those who support
him, are the men who ask us to give up
the Republican organization and unite
with them in eIecting President of their
own kidney in 1860 !-PiHs6arg Gazette.
Letcher and GOggin, the two candi-
dates for Governor Of Virginia, are also
both trying to see which can be the hot
tes. in defence of Slavery-and Goggin's
friends talk about fooling Republicans in
to a ''Union" In Presidential Conven-
ton
And Netherland, the Opp nominee
for Governor of Tennessee, " out HEROES
Herod' in Dragging up Slavery and abuse
against its disbeievers. He is the brute
that created that great excitement in the
Presbyterian church by his barbaroas
whipping of his sla yes behind the meet
ing house. He deserves a Nether-tand
vote -Lc,oiSbury Chronicle.
From these we learn, first, that by fra
ternizing with the Opposition at the South
the Republicans of the North will be
compelled to surrender their most vital
principles; and secondly, that it will be
utterly impossible for consistent northern
men to support either, Bolts, Bates, John
Bell, or Crittcnden; inasmuch as Bolts
is represented by Gocgn, in Virginia,
Crittcnden by Bell in Kentucky, John
Bell by Netherland in Tennessee; while
Bates of Missouri, is so unfortunate as to
be unacceptable either North or South,
having declared that the question of such
vital Importance to both sections, is not
worthy of his consideration. We are sure
that the masses of the Republicans at the
North cannot be d" fooled into Union
with any such men as Goggin, Bell or
Meth erland-though the influence of the
Tribune may be enlisted in their behalf.
We have always had prominent re-
spect for the opinions Of the Tribune, and
look to it's columns for great share of the
political and general information we CLEAN
from the newspapers but we have also
opinions of our own upon leading ques-
tions of politics, which differ with the
teachings of the Tribune, and which we
believe are more correct as tending to ele-
vate the standard of Republican princi
plies. We believe that the Tribune is
wrong in attempting to convert our party
and its name into mere opposition to
effect temporary party success, in order
to do which it being necessary to quash
a leading and cardinal principle. There
fore, we honcstly y and earnestly differ with
the 1riLHne. Every sincere Republican
will at once see the correctness Of our
position when he has given the matter at
issue careful examination and that it
is better to be defeated for lack of nu-
merical strength than to be successful at
the expense of living principles. We are
honestly convicted that if the North would
be successful in 1860, it can only be by
a strict adherence to the principles laid
down in the Resolutions of 1856.
Ia conclusion, we would ask question
or two of our conservative friends Why
do we labor so hard to build up funda-
mental principle in the intervals of Prosi
Dental campaigns, and yet when the con
test really comes, why arc some so willing
to surrender their three Or four years la
Dor to the demands of party and individual
expcdiencv What reason have Repub-
licans to fear the direct expression of the
masses upon the issue fslavery-extonsion?
In our opinion, every effort to unite Free
dom with Slavery for expedienoy's sake,
Injuries the cause Oh the former, and builds
up the latter.
Literary Notices.
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