, 1859-04-19


An article from the n, y. Er<.;nq; Iast, d,
failing the progress Of negotiations between Il,
Commissioner bowl,n and the Para quay 20,
eminent. up 10 the date Of the last adyices, ri
he found on the third page of this muniug'
issue. =.
TIKI LETTER OF EDWARD BATE:
OF MISSOURI.
Tic letter Of Mr. Bates, Of Missouri t;oj III
ram Ketchun, Of New York, appears in th
New York papers Of Saturday last, As: Mr.
Bates has been mentioned in some quarters q,
aprob:sble candidate Of the Opposition for ths
Presidency in 1860. much solictudc is felt 4:
to his position On the question Of slavery: Thu
letter is a long and ahlo one touching upon
variety Of national TOPICS and embracing q
scathlng review Of both the domestic and for
eien policy Of the present administration. Up
on the question Of slavery it is exceedingly
brief, and. unless we take for granted what il
certainly would have been better for Mr. Bates
to have expressly stated that lie is in fayor of
restoring the former policy Of the Government
in tue preservation Of the national domain to
freedom and free la'or-we must say unsatls-
factory also. lIorc is what he says upon the
subject:
As to the Negro question: have always
thought, md often dec!ured, in speech md in
print, lint II is pestiient question: tic agita-
'ion Of which has never done good to any party,
SECTION or class, and never can do good, unless
it be accounted good to stir up thu nngry PISS
Eions of men, aud cxasperatc the ,.ur..lsoni,:,
toist some unfit meM into office, and keep sulae
tit men out 1t ia 4 sensitive question, into
whose dangerous vortex il is quite possible for
good men TO be drawn unawarcs. But when
see 4 man ut the South or the North, of inatnrc
uge mud some experience, persist in urging tue
lust few years. can attribute his conduct to no
higher nlotive than I'rrsonul ambition or SEC
tional prejudice.
II Ar. Bates means to say in the above that
le disapprovcs Of the stand taken by tho Re-
publicans Of the free States and by the party
in Missouri with which he is understood to
be identified, in resistance to tho extension Of
slavery beyond its present boundaries. Of
course that ends the chapter, so far as his
presidential aspirations-G indeed, }le has
sucll-lre concerned. il is to be regretted
that llo was not little fuller md more explicit
on this subject. The n. Z. Tribune places !.
favorable construction upon tho passage VIC
)layo quoted from the letter, but moro from Mr..
Bates antccedents evidently t1an from any
thing contained in the letter. There arc two
ways, says that journal, Of "ignoring the negro,
question" One Of them contcmplatcs tie is-
noring and discouraging Of Ill resistance to tic
schemes and aggTcsslons of the slavery prora-
ganda, no matter how unreasonable tho>c
schemes may be. Tho other mole is ~ fol-
lows:
" It regards Slavery as lamcntablc but local
and Temporary cyil-nno which, Wien cou{iupd
within the limits Of the States which see tit to
uphold 1t, the other Suites and the Federal Gnv.
ernmcnt have no power to abolish. Ne may
counsel, Inform. e1hori. demonstrate with, our
Southern brethren respecting S1ayery ns with
regard to any other eril; but VIC llave no power
TO cohstTuin or coerce them and it il neither wise
nor necessary TO insult or e1asperatc thcm.-
This mode contents itself with moral md INTEL
iectuat opposition to Slavery, confident that, if
AeFt "t.AH 1tS ltEai H"u fua|!eH, H. "HL soon dle
ol Its inherent ylclousness-thut it CAR bo per
Petuated onlr BY repeated and extensive ac1ui-
K1tIona If new territories ta otcrr,1n.@ new re-
gions to exhaust. This mode Rternly rexi%ts
'eEtrT new preiension Of the SlaSc l'ower,
whether il be to repeal compacts Of which it has
enjoyed the benefit nnd now seeks to withhold
tue stipuluied q1jd pro quo, or to acquire new
domains in its interest, or tn OPEN new terrific
rleS to its inroads to reverse the settled pri1,-
ciples Of Common Inv to its advantage. Or 10
defraud and Cypress people struggling Ia cs-
cape its neshcs, or 10 reopen the foreign Sluve-
trade for its aggrandizcsncnt. We believe thi.
sort Of ignoring tue Negro question" las tile
approval and sympathy Of Edward Bates.
This il MI very well, SO far rs it goes, but it
is not wllat Mr. Bates las chosen to put upon
record 1t is very evident that thu friends ur
that gentleman will 1raye TO withdraw Ills name
from the list Of candidates for tic contcst If
1860, or that ho will layo to write another
letter. If there he a s'nion Of the opposition
-of which We confess VIC At present see no
lrospcct-t must lie upon the Republican
platform, and tue candidate, whoever he may
he, must 1c avowedy aud thoroughly in sym
l,atlly with its doctrines. Taking Mr.. Bates
letter rs evidence rs to where lie st.illds lie
has yet long Why to travel to get Republican
support.
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