New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-22

stiluton that are needed to sccohlodie accc.s Dns
from sny qusrter can be easily effected.
". Nobody believes that there will be any
change 10 the essential principles Of the party
WHIST are those principles On the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromlse. and during the subsequent
st,.mpts to plant Slavery in Kansas BY fraud and
violence. body Of mep, gathered from all existing
roilical parties united Ia vipdcste the Constitn-
ton from II e assaults Of the Negro Propagsndists
ard to ress, their policy Of forcing Slavery into
fr,e territory. Though drsen out ot Kansas, the
same foe whom sc met in l-54-5-6 still keeps the
field. AdttrDp Ia the same general line Of policy.
the PIopagsudists nov ann 10 acquire snd annex
Ia the Union new territories in Mexico and the
tropics TO reopen the foreign ssve ira e. in order
e. obtain materials for plating Slavery in these
new territories, rs well a. in those now embraced
within tie ULion; ind finally, 10 enact a code Of
Federal laws for the protection OF the Institution
therein The prtse1t contest involves. therefore,
tbr some principles tbst it did them Resistance to
the Slavery Propsgandists.
v Here we jptrrpose word OF explanation
The Republican party having been org ,nized u
operate within limited sphere in regard To
Slavery, and that sphere being clearly defined,
persons Of widely different views on that gen.
ersl subject can consistently cooperate to ac-
complish the common object Of the organization
For instance: Col. Fremont cordially sup
ported by men who bad owned slaves all their
lives and by men who would have fortified their
lives rather than own a single slave. Much OF our
strength in that contest spraDe from the fact that
Identity either of opinion or practice on that SUBJ
iect in the domain lying beyond the sphere of the
common object, was not aimed at. Whatwas done
IN l-5G can be repeated in 1860 sud ON broader
theater
VI And here we venture suggestion to those
Northern men who sincerely desire to overthrow
the Democracy, and at the same time keep the
Slavery question out Of the contest. Gentlemen.
il can't be done; and for two reasons: /. The
question is already in the contest. In fact, 1t rs
the contest. .. The Propsgand-ts If the South
are determined to keep it there till they fnay con-
ouer Or are CONQUERED. Are sunrise and sunset
more papable fscts than these two propositions
Nothing is left for us but to decide whether We
will take the right or the wrong side In the
struggle.
VII The advocates Of other interests Of nstional
Importance beside Freedom IN the Territories,
need not refrain from cooperating with Republl-
cans, because they think theirs is "a party of one
Idea" a mere negro party" That Republicans
are mindful of the honor and prosperity OF the
Whole county, and compete Mt to guard and foster
both, WIS abnbdantly SHOWN by their RepreseAta-
tlv-s in the last Congress. Being the special friends
of Free Labor, they will unite with anybody in wise
measures for stimulating into heahtul activity the
Industry Of the country, whether Agricultural,
Commercial or Manufacturing In fact, Republl-
canism is the leading and most dreaded opponent
Of that prominently zone idea" party, the Negro
Propaeanda, oumonly called the " Na'lOLal De
"mocrscy"
VIII. Nor is the Republican party " Il close cor.
operation" in respect 10 membership; nor was it
organized TO elevate any one man or .et of men to
Office 1t bas no Regency, no Junta no Dictator,
no Leader aud not even candidate for the Presl-
dency. Its cathocity Of membership, and the
wide field whence It's elements were gathered, rs
well as its independence of cliques, coteries, and
even prtcedenis in the selection of Presidential
candidates, We're strkingy illustrated in lo56. Col.
Fremont who bore its standard in that campaign,
DID not, previous 10 being placed in that position,
profess to belong to its organization, and had never
voted for its candidates. His opinions were
openly ayowcd; they met the crisis, and he became
the nominee of the party. And how often during
the canvass did We hear bis election advocated from
the same platform BY conservatives and ultrasts;
by Democrats who bvlted from Cas- in lci3, aud,
Democrats who had always supported the regular
ticket: by officebearers in the Castle Garden
Union-Savng Committee, and Abotipnists who
had shaken hands with Garrison; by Wings who
goried il tie name of Henry Clay, aud free-Soilers
VITO had repudiated the lead of the great hentuck-
ian; by Americans who aided in the organization
Of that party, and Germans just admitted to the
privileges Of American citizenship. Pray, then,
cannot We all Unite now The objects 10 be gained
are, certainly, worthy of an ef,rt.
IN. 1t seems to Us, then. that the Republican
party, by combining on fair terms With any class
of men or fragments of parties who viii cooperate
with it in carrying cut the principles aud carrying
on the work We have indicated, is but ooeyIng the
law of is own existence. OF course, IN such
union concessions cannO, all come from one side.
Republicans viii not barter away cardinal prln-
cipes, but they will not contend for mere forms,
phrases names. Aud, sharing with their allies
the tolls of the struggle, they VIII be ready to
divide with them the honors of common triumph.
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HORRORS IN PROSPECT.
The recent slaughter on the Micb,csn Southern
Railroad appears 10 have been caused by fault Of