New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-22
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
OF PRESIDENT INTO CONGRESS.
SPEECH OF DAVID DUDLEY FIELD,

tune 10 address tie citizens OF Philadelphia upon the
Issues of the then pending IL was thought
easy to foresee Of the results Of Mr. Buchanan
election and the event has justified my predictions
The DE- marda of the slavshol1ers-lst me always dis
.ingush between the shareholders and the South fo
/ am far from regarding them as identical the de
mards of the Shareholders have increased, as it wa
foreseen they would increase till they insist tina
il shall be received undoubted article Of con,.itu
toDal law that every acre of Federal territory wher
ever situated and however acquired whether from thu
British Government, from Spain, or Mexico, or from
the fteber States of Central America becomes, fr0u
the moment Of its acquisition, slave SOIL and that 1t II
the duty of the Federal Government, with its over
wbemiDg power, 10 protect, uphold enforce, the do
mini of the master the slave, against the
will of the local authorities and the voice Ct the sur
! ounoDg people. IL is also demanded by inconsid
rable portion of the shareholders that the prohibition
upon the slave trade shall be taken off, that they may
supply their plantations with slaves as they supply
them with goods, from the cheapest market
The People party of Pennsylvania was, in the last
Presidential canvass compact powerful party, united
upon great principle, and would then have succeeded
but for enormous frauds of which the recent discovery
and proof in all their extent and wickedness has
alarmed and disguised the whole country. The bitter
tree has borne its peculiar fruit While we have suf
fertd adyersares have not prospered They placed
Admins ration in power of which the least that can
be sad THAT il has distracted the country and torn it,
| own party in pieces.
! Meanwhile, your party here and everywhere else in
the country has remained united, and increased in
strength. Every consideration which influenced them
in 1856 must influence them now. The motives to this
union and effort have become intensified in the inter-
venng years. IL should seem, therefore, unnecessary
and hardly profitable 10 re-stae to our own man oers
the various considerations of moral principle aud pub
lie policy which have guided our conduct and stimulated
exertoDs and which should continue 10 guide aud
I stimulate hem.
What should wish rather to DO isto put forth those
considerations which might influence others to act with
us. Not indeed, that should-eare to address those
who believe in the universally of Slavery and the
right and duty of providing Congressional slave
for the Federal possessions Men of such opinions
beyond any arguments Of mine, and would not waste
words upon them. But would address myself to
those who do not believe either Of these revolving dog
mas and particularly TO the more conservative portion
of them. 1 desire to show them if can, and think
can, that it is most prudent, most conservative safest
to support the Republican candidates.
OF course do not expect to succeed with those who
think they find in the characters or principles of our
candidates elements dangerous TO the country but
hope TO convince any candid person that if there be
real danger in the election of candidates. there s
great danger in the opposite quarter.
Let us look then, for a moment az our candidates,
both of Them Mr. Lincoln the candidate for the first
office, is man Of the purest character. No one mas
said, and ] assume therefore that no one say,
we I'd against it, but that in all his relations social aud
POLITICAL and in all bis transactions professional or Pc
euDsry, he is free from all exception aud beyond all
reproacb He has lived laboiOus life of half CEN
tury often in the midst of great prvatons and great
temptations he has not sunk under the privaon, he
has not yielded 10 the temptations; he has risen, by
force of labor and Of will from poverty and obscurty
to competence and honorable fame Refined in his
babits simple in bis tastes unassumipg in dsmeanor
all who know him praise him. | have heard many
negbbors and acquansnces of different parties speak
of him, have heard who did not speak Of
him with respect and confidence. He has not been
rupted by Office. believe he has held but Office that
of member of Congress for single term He is fresh
huf ba ia hal azoa aapt
with public questions. His speeches in Illinois, in that
most memorable canvass against Mr. Douglas, show
him to be a careful observer, profound thinker,
close reasoner and sagacous statesman. invite his
btteres opponent to look through them and find one
Incorporate statement or an extravsgant doctrine.
They are distinguished throughout by good temper and
moderate views. Such man will administer the Gov
eminent temporarily, however firmly he will give no
proyocation, run into any kind OF extravaganza.
Every portion of the country will receive its due, 80
far as depends on him. No State, Southern North
ern will find cause to complain of him, am confident
He will treat the South and the North alike and the
East as if ii were his own native West.
Our candidate for the second Office, Mr.. Hamln, Is
also of iTreproachabe life and character. He
has been much more in public life than Mr.. Lincoln
and has everywhere borne himself well-proving that
every duty will he performed and that office is too
great for him to fill.
With these men in Office, the various interests con-
fded TO their will be safe. They could not be In
safer hands But some of our opponents will say,
" We know all this to be true; the men are excellent,
but their principles dangerous" Which of their
principles is dangerous IT. instead of nyective and
vituperation you will specify any portion Of the plat
form adopted at Chicago any declaration of Mr. Lin
coin or Mr.. Hamlin which from your heart you pro-
nounce dangerous, will undertake to fud warrant
for it in the writings of Washington and Jefferson"
In sober earnest the Republican party is at this
moment the conservative party Of the country. All
the other parties or fragments of parties, advanc
ing some new dogma unknown to the fathers and
earlier statesmen, their candidates committed to
beresy repugnant to the doctrines Of our Revolu
If could reach the ears Of our Southern brethren
and they would listen to me, / would say to them:
BE assured that the Republican party meditaes no
wrong to you; that we would not If we could, dis
turb any OF your institutions; that what you think
best for yourselves is in opini IN, your right
to have and to keep; that we consider you neither
interiors nor our superiors, but our equals; and
we desire ever TO treat you, and to be treated
as such. Do not mistake the clamor and ex-
travagance Of a few individuals for the jndg-
ment or designs OF great party. And as an humble
member of that party will venture to predict that
the Republican Administration will not be selfish
proscriptive that it will exercise its great powers
trust for the whole country and not for part of it,
that in the distribution Of Offices and what is OF more
consequence in the recommendation and prosecution of
public measures il will not discriminate against the
South and hat at the end Of its term IL will receive
rem all the States the praise of good men for having
administered the government impartialy justly, hon
orably."
lneee preliminary oDsefNdtonb open inc way W du
upembarassed consideration of the duties of
tive in present circumstances. Mr. Lincoln is The
only candidate who be elected by the people, He
will receive the largest number of electoral votes If he
does not receive a majority no man will receive them.
If he be not elected It will be because plurality does
not elect; that majority is required Whoever votes
against him. therefore, act in the hope either that
in the House of Representatives candidate having
less nun Der of electoral votes will be elected that
the election will fail through unsuccessful struggle
lasting from the second Wednesday of February 20 the
4th Of March, and then that the Presidency will de-