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

flying; and if you make 10. Lane our President,
10. Lane let it be.
You profess to be for Bell and Everett yet,
admitting that you cannot elect them by gong
manfully for them, you propose to promote their
success by pursuing dark and crooked Pohcy'
Won seek coalition of National men of every
f" shader-that is, of all opposed to the Free Soil
principles which in CoDgey you 80 steadily
upbeld. This coalition, even it successful would
give Bell and Everett no volts, or next 10 none
from our State; but it might carry the eiectioh
INTO the House, where Arkansas, Tex's, Della
ware and Florida oyerbear New York, PeonSyl-
yania and Ohio; and there You think somebody ad-
verse TO Lincoln would be elected l do not De-
lieye ann election would be made there; but II any
thing can ever Iend this Union, sending Presi-
Dental election into House unable to elect VIII
do it. rejoice in the faith that your power Is uu'
equal to your malice.
You assert that the election of Lincoln by Free
States only would be unconstitutional in spirit,
because "made by the stronger geographical sec
ton combined against the weaker, on questions
pertaining chiefly to the domestic poney OF tue
% weaker States" But, Governor! such are not
the facts. In the first place, the Republican party
is not confined to the Free States; IT IT we're,
Frank Blair would not have been repeatedly chosen
to Congress from Missouri, and now again can
didate, with fair prospect of success. If 1t were
il would not be necessary to pass such abominable
caricatrres of law as that just framed in Texas,
under which the POstmasters of that State IN
strict accordance with the spirit of Douglass Sc
dtion Law speech, are now stealing and burning
THE TRIBUNE. If it were, it would not be neces-
sary to raise mobs and break the peace to cut
down Lincoln poles in Old Virginia. No, Gov
ernor the Republican party is stitied IN most
Slave States, but it is strong in many, and has
hearty sympathizers in all. Give us Free Speech
and Freedom of Political Action for White men,
and we will organize it in every one OF them, and
secure its speedy triumph in all. How do you
think your name will sound in History beside that
of Cassius NJ. Clay?
You say that the pending controversy relates
mainly to the domestic policy of the Slave States.
No, Governor you are wrong! it relates to their
foreign policy. 1t is the diffusion of Slavery
whether in our present Territories or through the
conquest or purchase of Cuba, Mexico, &c.-that
the Republicans are organized to prevent. You
know this-why do you find it necessary to mis-
represent US Could good cause require such
perveIsionsl
Your prophecies as to the result may pass. You
have the same right to predict that have; and
when you conclude that either Lincoln, Bell, or
Everett will be our next President, consider you
quite safe. Had you omitted the two latter names,
your prophecy would have been shorter, and just
as sure. Nor do object to the several coalitions
you announce, though they seem to NE somewhat
ncongruous. In the South, you say, tie friends
of Bell will cOalesce with those of Douglas, to
Duke Secession and Disunion in the person of Mr..
Breckenridge. In the North, you intimate, your
Union" party is anxious to coalesce also with the
supporters of the same "Disunion" candidate, to
beat the Republicans! Go ahead, Sir! and help
us to convince the blind and needless that there is
really but one question now dividing the American
People, and that concerns the predominance of
Slavery in our Federal system, aud its diffusion by
Federal power
You say that l have "more than once "
offered to support Mr.. Bell for President as
the candidate of the united Opposition. Yes,
Sir! but only on condition that resistance to Star
cry Extension should be one Of the declared prin-
siples of that Opposition. On that ground, 1
earnestly supported Mr.. Bates; on that ground, 1
would have supported Mr.. Bell or Mr.. Bolts. You
never misunderstood, though it now serves your
turn to misstate my position.
You say that / advised the Republicans of Illinois
to unite in returning Mr.. Douglas to the Senate in
SO. am not aware of giving the advice, but it
was certainly my opinion that they would best
serve the Republican cause by taking that course
am not adverse to forming coalitioIs; | do not
object to voting for Democrats, when "the rights
" Of Human Nature"-fOr which our forefathers
declared that they made their Revolutionary strug
gle-are thereby to be achieved or advanced; you
ale intent on coalitions only to PROSTATE or sup
press them 1t is the end, not the means, that to
my mind stamps your present efforts with iafamy.
You say you differ with me as to the fact as
serted by me that the South is still intent on the
diffusion of Slavery over the Territories. Then |
why was not your wing of the Opposition willing |
to unite with us on the basis of revivng and main
tainipg the policy Of Jefferson and Washington on
that subject! l stand ready to take Mr. Jeffer- |
sons Ordinance as he drafted it as the basis of |
our future National policy with regard to the Ter
rtories; the Republicans ask no more than that. |
The South agreed to it in 1857, and the first Fed
eral Congress conf med it, Washington approving |
as President. 1t was not then sectional nor
geographical" to prohibit, even by Congressional
enactment, the spread of Slavery; why is it now 7
We Republicans have our feet firmly planted in
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