New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-17

In whatever done a. this time " - very ues"'''
the cooperation Of the moderate Repuohc@' VII" ~"
,eaGy TO sacrifice their party 10 sare The eoan'rv
Moderate Republicans will please take
note of what is expected OF them ana go'ei"
themselves accordingly.
MIR Chairman O'Conor made Union SPeec"
which was altogether the strongest and aoies' ue-
fense of DisuniOn that we have seen. us or"'
was inst ths-If the Free States regard slavery
not AZ n good to be cherished and diiiused' pu'
as nm evil to be resisted and circumscribed, then
the South ought to secede. Hear him
Political partie. should be divided upon moral que'
op as they are called. In the phrase moral include tho
;s of RELIGIOUS opinion And political parties can never
no bspe6esy formed free State, founded upon the oin
and deestaiion which party Is required to hold ths me-
sk and conversation and morals or the religious Opinions OF
another Applause IL hence follows that "heh ponc'u'
t;,, for some i.sue upon which to divide the community,
c. "a tbeir poin as their banner, Odium against negro
slaver they select which necessarily leads sooner or
later TO dissolution Of the Union Ii wssand no uer phi
osophy could been uttered and lind no fault with the ex
pressionii necessarily an iHepre'sbe con In whch
one patty or the other be absolutely subdued so that
coud 10 longer su.s any degree the contest with the
other"
You hear, Republicans Mr. OConor is an
able as well as honest man, and understands the
drift of his own logic. He says it is necessary
that YOU should recognize no "moral question"
as the basis of political action-that you should
agree to make no resistance to Slavery Exten-
sion-that you should, as party, be absolutely
"subdued," or the Union must be dissolved
What sense IL there, then in talking of Compro-
mise or Cancellation You are to be put down.
absolutely subdued"--or the South will dissolve
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40 doing! What more lie TO be said? bir.
O'Conors Unicnism resulted in urging an appeal
to the Slave States TO suppress their "justifable
"discontent' for a season, on these grounds:
awe have me. to assure the South that their friends
We have met to present them In the strongest form in
now En- the continued action in their favor and
10 such may lead staying the progress OF
thai jushsbe dscontenI insist upon calling sppaus-
10 stay the affirmative action Of that jushsbe dconen
until we shall have an opportunity Of changing the existing
state things and relieving the South om the present position
of affairs That say, party which believes duty to sup
press crush Slavery, being in possession Of political
power respects the central government may not be bls
to control that party particular States but within very short
period iiucerey believe shall be able and trust shall
satisfy South o. that fact hurl that party from power aud
by united prevent It's power Of mischief in the Interval
loud Applanse.w
How amazing it is that Republicans are not
tempted to aid this benevolent undertaking
Ought they not to be heartily ashamed of their
uppatriOtc stubbornness7
The Hon. John A. Dix rose next to move
the appointment of Committee to devise the
ways and means Of making q forcible appeal to
the conservative men Of the South" The Hon.
John is well known to have been one of the
earliest and most unHinchng of our Slavery Re-
strictionists. AS such, he made more Free Soil
speeches in the U. S. Senate than his successor,
Gov. Seward, has done--speeches scarcely less
Stewards. In those speeches, he has shown that
Slavery Restriction was undeniably the policy of
the fathers of our Republic-that it has received
the uneqlivocal sanction of Congress under every
Administration from Washington's to Folks il
elusive. Mr. Dix has probably voted oftener to
prohibit Slavery in the Territories than any other
living man. Mr.. Giddings perhaps excepted. He
ran for Governor Of New-YOrk on the Buffalo
Platform, with Charles Francis Adams next above
him on the same ticket as Vice-President, and
with Seth NJ Gates Gan original and thorough
Abolitonist) next below him az Lieut.. Governor
On that platform, Mr. Dix ably nvassed our
State, supported BY John Van Buren, John
Cochrane, William Cassidy, &c. Let us refresh
these gentlemens reeolections BY few extracts
from that Platform, viz:
Rared That the proviso Of Jeaeson, to prohibit 'he eI
pce Of Slavery after 1900 In all the Territories OF tns United
ten delegates in the Congress 1884 for the Poyiso to thee
Slstes ava seven delegates against the sc'ua s1eun 81
1851 upeunousy adopted b. the states 70 Sonses AMI the
history OF that PERIOD clearly show iha' II a. he settled
10 init, oealize, and discourage slavery aud to tns policy
which should hove been departed iTon the Governments
RestcG That in the judgmen. OF this Convention Congress
has power to make sl4Ve than to make hinsi no
oe pow institute establish slavery than 20 Institute CT
establish Mosrtby nc such power can be found among hoe
specifically Conferred BY The Consstu'on or derived oy just
prcstiOn from then. -, c---..-
relieve iteef from oil respo,iy oI thr existence OF
Of Slavery wherever tie Government possess coh'
ols authority to egisa'e on that subject aud is has rep0n
boeS Tls the true and In the judgment Of this Conyen
ton only OF preventing the extension Of Se
to Territory Free C prohibit its existence IN all such
Isscd 1hs, We accept the which the Slave Power
hrs for ed upon to their deusnd for slave States
sIs,s States and no nofe Territory. the oi OF
extensive Public Dnn be sept Tree Tor hs ha'ay r. OF
ldnd aid ne Oppressed aud b4Li'heq OF olnrt nis
seeking homes Of comfort ond heis oil e"erp'e IN the We"
hts,ired That iuscribe our own banner Free Soil
Free Speech tIee Labor and riee Mem aud under wl
Gq on hgl unit. triumphant victory SNAIL reward
our cAertious."
Dir. Dix's proposition was adopted, and
Committee raised accordingly. On that Commit
tee, we note the names of John A. DIX CHAIR
mani. Wilson G. Hunt, Samuel j. IIden, and
John l.. O'Sulliyan, who were ardent Free-SOlefs
in rs, supporting Van Buren,, Adams, Dix, Gates
and the Buffalo Platform aforesaid. Mr. Hunt
had previously been n Wing, but he abandoned
tie Why's as PrO-SlaVery, and sailed in for Free
Labor and Free Sol. now, he fayors every dirt
eotirp coutriyapce for placating Southern wrath