New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-20

md demand Of the North I'll their rights, and 10 take
oil the ruthless restrictions which cot on the supply Of
slsves from foreign lalds." There are the men Of
Southern views, "pure and simple" many OF whom
are dspponists per Sc and nearly all are now enrolled
"a the supporters Of john 9. Breckenridge. They are
The men with whom he Union party, as 10 ealls Itself
the supporters of John Bsll-have 10 NewJersey and
elsewhere afIEated-Ubion and Disunion coming TO-
gether without q principle or interest In common
unless be (which am not willing % say the extern
zion of Slavery. But upon this question OF me reopen
ing Of the trade neither branch Of the Democracy
dare yet announce any policy differing from that con-
tended for by the grea, Republican party.
There are one or two other matters connected with
this general subject Of which il may be well for mo-
mept 70 speak. The proprety OF aoohshing the slave
trade between the States has occasionally been COM
mented upon Of the supposed purposes OF the Re
publican party. IL is enough to say that no such pur.
pose or principle has been recognized as its rule Of
party action. Nor has the subec had that promne %
which would justify in saying that any considerable
number Of the party bad given TO it such attention AZ
lie importance would seem demand, preliminary 10
any action or result whatever.
The abolition of Slavery in the District OF Colunoa
ia another of those questions connected with tns gene
raj subject which demands a passing notice: The
party as have already said is justly charReaDe on
the one hand and entitled to the benefit on tne 0.per
of the principles avowed upon these questions Dy tne
candidate he has summed up this matter IN these
words; she uld not with my present views, be In
favor of endeayorng abolish Slavery In the District
OF Columbia, unless it could be done on these eondl-
tons: First that tee clifton should De gradua sec
ond that Il should be on vote OF majority of the
ouaSsd voters of the Districts third, that compenaa-
ton Sunld be made to unwilling owners" This, /
need scarcely say leaves the whole matter to the ac-
ton of the people OF the District Themselves subject TO
the conservative terms therein stated, and would DO
the exercise of a power of which the mos; extreme
man of the South could not justly complain. Indeed,
within the whole range Of public men, doubt If one
can be found absolutely prosavery in his autece-
dents and sentiments who, upon this dstracng quee-
uniformly pXprng5Pd hi n-elf with
moro outspoken freedom and yet with more just re-
gard to the rights and feelings Of the South, than A6ra
ham Lincoln of Illinois.
NOW submit to the unbiased judgment of all fair
men, whether there is anything III the antecedents or
doctrines of the Republican party, or it, candif late
which should repe cordial cooperation upon the part
of all tEofe who opposed to the abuses and prncl-
pies of the Democratic party.
But there ia class of persons who will say this 10
not the RepubIicansm against which contend, but
it is the radical Black Repubicansm OF the party IL
is those men who ignore the Constitution; who would
ride over the Supreme Court: who would abolish al
distinction between races who would nave glacks aaa
whites intermaIry; whose principles we abhor. But
who has been authorized 10 make up such code OF
principles for the Republican party! The platform OF
the party is its beet exponent. Next come the oinc.a
acts of Republicans in Congress; and, llstly the ex-
pressed opinions OF its nominee. NO man can IND any
thing like these doctrines in these sources OF authentic
information. The whole misapprehensiOn has arisen
from assuming that the principles of the party are those
attempted TO be fixed upon by our adyersares' 10
aid them in this they have seized upon the garbed ex
preesons of individuals wresed from their c)ntezt and
attached 10 them meaning which their authors per-
haps did not contemplate. Of this class Of expressions
is the rTepressble conflict words ueed by dlstln-
grished statesman of the Republican party. No man
has greater respec for that gentleman than have and
they do him injustice, am sure, when they say tla'
he assumes to enunCi&te more than ms own opinions
He does not claim, any man claim unless put
forward as lts representatives. 70 a:t as te noneSe
g. Do This MIGHT he enough,
but il il Just and proper 10 say that IN one sense there
is an irrep conflict between Freedom and Sav-
cry They stand the oppOstea Of each other they are
systems, aud must remain so until slavery
shall pass away for ever The influence OF free prnci-
pies are forever 10 conflict with the influences which
support and uphold Slavery The world over there is,
and has been an irrepreslbe conct between the
principles of right and wrong o. good and OF eva ana
we are taught 10 believe that his conflict will Last until
the good snail triumph " Sooner or later comes tue
Hillenniu "a"
Mr.. Seward says the "irrepressible conflict means
that the United States must and WILL sooner or tater,
beeome either entirely asavehOldug nation, or entirely
free labor nation The expression analysed is but
the enunciaton of phosophc truth Sooner or later
the prophecy will dOubLiess be fulfilled. The conflict
is in the moral world, az the silent forces OF an en-
lighened sentiment and Christian feeling, eommlnghng
with industrial Influences and natural eausef will ope-
rate we trust until the whole system snail be under
mined and the fabric swept away; but That, however
much the phanthropst may pe for IT, we cannot eA-
Dect IN cur 0ay OF BeUClilOn IlVoeiVl
been seized upon as foreshadJwDg something beyond
the oriosry conflict OF sentiment and principle. The
South 20 have received 1t as the gage OF Dae'
1t has be harped until many eXcitabe but hon
est minds believed thai an actual conflict OF some klnd
they know not exactly what between the North and
South was intended, in which freedom or Slavery
mus. go to the wsll. The system in the States vii
never be uprooted by mere agitation Slavery may IN
that way be kept out of the Territories where it is not
az the your plant takes root only when undisurbed
and gces down in the wind; bu the tree that has been
planted and grown when shaken by the storm, strikes
its roots for security deeper in the EARTH sentiment
innoXious and trite itself will sometimes be rareR
in the public mind by the form OF expression Thus
the 90 irrepressible conflict like "the higher law,
when analysed may not amount to much more than
has been often said befJre but the form Of expression
large liz meaning, fixes itself in the memory and sub
iects ii TO criticism To the visitors belong the spOis
had, in substance, been said thousand timei aud
without criticism comment, but when Mr.. Nj lrcy
compressed the idea in these words it seemed 10 ind
cate methiDg more, and brought into view the
whole system of corrup eleetonsering and party plum
der which controlled the Democrat; camp and at
made the system AID the sentiment Obn Xious TO
criticism. No such gene al form of expression,
wrested from its true and obvious meaning, shall with
consent be fixed upon us az part OF the creed OF the
Republican party.
That there are men considered by some of extreme
views connected with the party s not denied aud 30
there men of extreme views connected with our
adveIsaries. And If yol are 10 choose your political
between the two, would you prefer one
who is enthusiast in beh} if of Freedom one who
is an enthusiast in behalf OF Slavery Would you
choose him who believes Slavery an unmitigsted evil
or BIN who holds il an uDmrgated good Woull YOU
choose him who would abolish Slavery wherever the
Constitution gives the power such alone beng the
most extreme of the Republican party, or him that
would aid and abet kidnapping robbery aud murder in
Africa, in order that he miyat extend tue institution of
Slavery in this country
But it 10 said why agitaie the question of Slavery
oil hpNth to
can apply that is therefore, - hazard tbs Union
an abstraction They to forget tina, kansas waits