New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29
Slavery tran the .tse Of thing. which seem, to Civ

Slavery TRAN the stNe Of things which seem, to Civ
force 10 the ples Of such exclusion.
Such is at present the issue that overrdes all other
even the Slavery Extension question itself. II is soon
TO be brought to trial. We hope for a righteous
dict, but Il may be decided adversely. The immense
Slave Power, now OF fifty years unchecked growth and
almost onchecked occupancy of the Government, the
efhca power 90 mighty and corrupt the strong for
sgn VOTE or the worst and most unrsssoning part Of it,
sperverted ecclesiasticism joining hand with an inf
deity that would deny the humanity of the coored
race, blind party spirit, unnatural combination of
the millionaire with the lowest rabble Of our great
cities, together with that timd, stupid thing which
sometimes calls itself but has right 10
the rame-all these combined may overcome the res-
son, the moral worth and the vatism CT the
top; and then flor we can hardly expect any ia
vorable circumstances for the contest the whole mat
ter is placed forever under the ban We may qusuel
ever nationally about things comparatively Of little
moment; we may have two parties in every State
the question who is to have the spos Of Office; but
the great question, that which gives dgnityt TO parties
to the that defends the extension of serviude
this is to be forever ignored. To have any feeling
upon is fansticsl TO discuss ia sectional TO form
n party upon il 10 the rankest treason.
Be il 80, and what then This Is the point TO which
our argument though seeming to ramble has been
tending. Be it The issue is decided. Such party
a. the Republican Is not to be allowed. Not~thstsnd-
ing its acknowledged moral worth its great intelli-
peIce both of which attributes none of ts sdverssries
dare deny) notwithstanding its million voters, it is no
legitimate party, and must disband. Then we go back
to starting proposition. Then, we say, COMES the
real donger This legal c0nsitu ions intelligent, moral
party-in other words the Republican psry-is the
safety valve of the nation. As far az this party 10 con-
cene Slavery is 10 be opposed by means deemed iegai
ana constitutional. Opposed 1t must be IN some way,
for the moral senae OF freemen will never subn pss-
siysly TO its uuressted extenon but this party aims
10 check Il in full accordance with the great ideas ana
compromises Of Government IL only asks Tor &C.
ton through the ballot box, and the egumae acloh Oh
theegtmste organs Of the body polite Let 1t be once
understood that this cannot be DONE and then say
comes the peril the fearful peril for which the only rem
edy short of revoluton is the crushing out some OF the
sacred feelings of the human soul. ALI discussion Is
put down. but the evil still remains unmtgated-yea,
aggravated made angry and dsnan. Sy III. 6spsr
intolerance, but political opposition Is forbidden. Inc
safety valve We say is gone, and explosion muet io
low. Men win not hate Slavery the less now !. mas
grown 40 rampant but every other hope OF resistance
Sersbed it will occur to the more religious and con-
seryatiye minds whether revolutionary means may
not be employed against 80 great and 80 dehant an
evil. Men who have read In their Bibles submission
10 "povers that be-" even though it be the govern
nent of Nero will turn to other passages and deeply
ponder whether with this there may not be also con-
sistent that which cath: =" thou 1orosre 70 uehveI
them that are drawn unto DEATH and those that are
reaoy TO be slain If thou ssyest behold we knew IL
"not doth not be that pondereth the heart consider
ard be that keepetb the SOUL doth not he Know IT.
and shall he not render to every man accordngto MS
"works7" There is danger Of that stern fanaticism,
any of our shallow pubicsts choose to call 1t So that
righteous wrath that has always been aroused when.
there has been attempt thus made 10 crush out
Other political Issues having now taken wholly
subordinate place, the question must De aglta!ed;
Every young man must that in respect to political
importance there is nothing to be compared with it.
The Republican organization is the only hopeful party
BY which can be met Conupt presses and hesrtless
of6ceholders may now denounce the S9mners and the
Stewards who are striving by lawful and constitutional
means to carry out lawful and constitutional move
ments but the triumph of these deno9ncers viii only
be the means of raising up, instead Of them, many
John Brown ready give himself and his four saugn
tered sons sacrifice If there be ino other means to
stay the plague. No men, in fact, have 80 much
at stake in the existence of the Republican, or some
similar party, the slave owners OF the South Ihere
NAV be civil and conservative treatment OF Slavery;
there may be even some respect for the institution and
its hard necessities 90 long it is allowed to be oP
poeed by political and constitutional means. IL Is IN
this light that the great Republican party Of the North
lie most conservative Through it, the sense Of indi
vidual wrong, and Of general political injustice. finds
its legal vent. Let it have its legitimate action let
thinking and conservative everywhere, North and
South give it it's legitimate support and all is we'll
Take it away and feeble il the defense that stands
between the Southern rights of property, If we may
thus conserv stvely style them and volcano OF pent'
up feeling, the more intensely boiling that 1t rs forbid
den all constitutional or organic political action TL