New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-31

there must be, not only diversity but freedom Of orn
ion that question. We held og sther by com.
mupity Of sentiment the great Natonai objects for
which we were united. When measures arose affect
ing Slavery directly or indirectly, every was
deent free 10 act according TO bis judgment aud
the prevailing opinions of his own section. You refer
TO NY votes in Congress, and ask what meant by
them. This is east answered In the first place in
common with most of the Whig,, I combstted the
whole series of measures which tended 10 epgender
tonal faouss and urged that the peace Of the Union
more important than any accession OF territory,
| when we we're overpowe r+d. and the question OF
| Slavery Extension was forced upon us.
| Iendeavored to maintain the rights of my own sec.
ton upon principles Of and justice The object
of all nv votes and all my effor Vas to have these
question decided according 10 my convictions OF right;
to nut them at rest and not TO keep the controversy
alive TO distract the country Unfortunately. will d.iy
you TO point to any vote sentmeni OF mine which
il nded to prooug sectional dssenson for party
purposes TO make it the ground ork OF new party
organization. On the contrary unifornl y protested
agabst any extreme policy which could prevent the
harmonious action Of the Wings Of tie North and OF
the South in support of the vital principles which they
held in cOnmOp You refer TO the election OF 1880.
placed me under personal obligations by giving me a
generous support fer office. Must inform you what
nv principles then were They were the same which
maintain to-day. The Territorial controversy had
just been settled, by the passage of the Compromise
vided in respect to that Compromise Many OF us
would have preferred different result in some par
tculars. But, believing il to be- on the whole, fair
solution and the only practical settlement Of the con-
test advocated an acceptance Of the Compromise OF
$780, final adjustment. Have you forgotten that
was the author of the resolution offered in the State
Convention il favor of acqtiescence in the Compromise
| measures? There was division in the Convention
secesGon-a separate Convention-and found my
self nominated the candidate Of both sections OF the
Wbig party. My op Mons placed before the peo-
pie in letter to Francis Granger, and have never
sweryed from those opinions They were 50 moderate
ae TO satisfy all but the ulIas in both divisions That
letter contained the blowing de lara'on, to which
have adhered whether in sunshine or in storm:
Ytu and bsve witnessed the patriotism and true national
Of personal With them in the halls Of Congress 1t is
hSdd be sPsIasd from THEM II feeling an5 s
the national gsIty with Clay and crt'enden Bell and
With full knowledge of these views you supported
me in 1850. The same sentiments were expressed in
my annual Messages. Yet You advocated my homina-
ton and reelection in 1852. The National Convention
of that year accepted the Compromise, aud declared
against further sectional agitation. IL is true that
while supporting the candidates, you claimed the
right of "spiitipg upon the platform which they oc-
cupied ard Others balanced the account by lauding
the platform and deserving the candidates.
We now descend to a more recent event. In 1879,
you, and many other Of our leading associates pro-
posed 70 disband the Wbg party, aud create new
organization by combining with the Radical Demo-
Gratis. The Missouri Compromise had been repealed.
did; but did not deem the formation OF geograph-
ical party for the evil. considered the rem,
edy worse than the disease. Therefore, protested
against the dissolution of the Wing party and gave
fair warning that would not be enrolled in the new
Republican organization. That all my Wing friends
might know my determination, wrote and published
letter. Aug. g. 1855, in which you will find the fol-
lowing expressions:
mem. It can Sehes ne9 but GI a . p. OF 81 9e Sate
sede nor its probable accord with convictions
Of duty"
IL lust here that we reach the turning of the road
Your opinions were different from mine, and you de-
cded to act upon them as you had right to do; but
you had no authority to transfer me to anew party
without my consent. You acted prominent part IN
the formal surrender of the Wing party and the crea
against it. regretted the alton which it involved
1t was painful to me in many respects 1t severed
political ties which were closely entwined with the
afe ctiops of my heart. But you could go. Was the
fault yours or mine Did leave you, or did you
abandon me Was under any obligation to follow
YOU into an alliance with the most ultra portion OF the
Democracy and that for object which my judgment
disapprovedl
the opinions which now recall TO your recollection
Have you any right TO turn upon me with railing ac-
cufatops and epithets because chose to re-
main on the old Wing ground which we go long oc-
cupied together Did you seriously expect that you
could break up great party and form new one, on
conditions entirely different without separating men
reasoning could you, even THE N. 7. TRIBUNE,
arrogae this autocratc dicatoria power, and require
million of Wings TO change front and whsel into line
at your mere word Of command! You assume that
nine-tentbs of the Wing party went with you II this
were 20, 1t would make no difference with me. My
course governed by my own sense OF rght ana NOT
the voice of excited multitude. But you are mis-
taken on the point of fact Your party does not con-
tain one half of the old Wing party Of the Union In
the Free States you carried majority; but large
part of your force draw from the Democratic ranks
and is most rampant in the Democratic s,ronSnods,
such as HeI kimer and st. Lawrence. You left large
number of Wings behind without an organization
Some Joined the Democrats outright, some the Amer
cans and others remained isolated AID free 70 vote IN
cepepdeny az the good OF the country might seem 70
and your confederates dissolved the Wing party,
never joiued the American or any other, until the
Union organization was recently formed for the single
and avowed purpose of restoring peace between the
sectors.
You have had the efrontery to insinuate that my re-
fusa 10 Join the Republicans was the result OF personal
ambition and that my support might have been secured
| on some condition other. Now, you mus. know,
Mr. Horace Greeley how calumnious this inputltlon
il. You must know that, If my course could DC innn
enced by ambitious motives, the inducements presented
\ by the Republican party were abundantly ample lor
the purpose There are those who can testify how
many piofiers have rejected, and that rather than
espouse cause which failed 10 secure the sanction OF
my conscience preferred voluntary Punishment from
public lfe Your reflections on my position and course
in this Pr, sdenal election equally unjust ana I'M
manly Gree for ALL stigmatize your assertions that
| have abandoned my own candidates, or intend to
sacrifice their interests in favor of other candidates,
that propose sell and transfer votes as grossly untrue
ard lbelous | speak for myself alone, and express
nv own opinion Every National Wing will judge
for himself what be owes to the Union and the peace
of the Union in this crisis. claim dc,aorial pow
err such as Won assume. am sincerely IN favor OF the
election Of John Bell and Edward Everett. lou must
know that the course which propose is the only one
| bv which can efectuay contribute to secure their
election On this subject have Disguise. Ipreer any
other Constitutional method of eecng the President
| ,,odo he Elactoral Collepes chosen by one