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

uolsIy contend .ba. u 10 the bounden oI.y OF esI
RepubicaD Repre- sentative 70 vote for Mr. Be ana I'LL
reflection shoud admonib you TO sdopta more ra'Dna
Il il proper for me to inform you that my course has
the full approval of the leadDg supporters pei ana
Everett In all psrts of the Union. They are not oupo
neither are they willing that divisions among Nduona
men shall give the choice to one section alone. IN
many States of the South, the respective friends OF
Bell and Of Douglas win combine TO .put down Dls-
onion and Secession. In of the Northern states
they may aso unite to resist the march OF sectional
agitation. warn you Of the fact that you may pre-
Iare to meet II. II II is laudable Tor you 10 coao'
with the rapkegt portion of the Democracy, TOT sec
toDal purposes why may not other men cooperate Iof
once with the sounder part, for the safety ana mar
mony OF the conntryf
You row pretend That Mr. Bell il Objectionable as
Mr. Br cknridge. How is possible that You can say
this Whse did you mean by the fecitols ALTERATION,
in your wideiy.crculated journal, of "BELL, Bates,
or Bolts" as proper candidaes-repested, if mistake
not, in your celebrated speech at Osawstome, 10 the
very heart of Kansas More than once within
twelvemonth you have placed the name of Mr.. Bell
among whom you would be willing TO accept, as
a compromise candidate to unite the Opposition. You
know he voted against the repeal OF the Missouri Com
PROMISE under heavy fire Of denunca'ion from his
own section and that he favored any aggressons
on the rights of the North. If it were choice be-
tween him and any of his competitors believe he
would be preferred by large majority Of the people,
On the subject Of coalitions have word to say
for Your special consideration Did you not advise the
Republicans of illinois to help reflect Mr. Douglas to
The Ser ate in preference to Mr.. Lincoln
Did You not advocate coalitions with his friends in
this State Penpsy vana and elsewherei And In doing
this did Won (" sell the Republicans 10 the enemy
When you dissolved the Wing party, you coalesoed
with that wing of the Democratic party which was most
widely separated from Us on all practical measures OF
government; and what is the Republican party now
but n oct homogeneous coalitionl When you ask old
Wings to support Mr. Lincoln, you also invite them to
accept Mr.. Hannibal Hamlin. DO you forget that ne
voted to annex Texas 10 repeal the Tariff OF lSi2;
that he denounced it as the black the British
SYSTEM" and "the bill of abomnatioDs, and that he
actively opposed all bills for the Improvement OF mar
bors and Riversl
But Won contend that il is necessary TO keep up
Northern party, because the South Is sun bent on
spreading Slavery over the remaining Ierrltories i
wholly differ with you on the question OF fact WIN
you say on yonr veracty, that you believe there is
any danger that Slavery will be permanently esao-
lshed in New-Mexico or Utah Hundreds OF the
most reliable men in the South assure me that there
no such intention in that part OF the country Ihe
claim of right by Southern urasts is mere aosrac-
ton and only three Senators could be found to vote
for Congressional action in support OF It,
You speak of your correspondents in the southern
Slater am authorized to offer you reward Of one
thousand dollars if any of them will find Southern
planter who intends to migrate with his slaves to either
of those Territories. If am right in these views,
your ISSUE for all practical purposes, dead and gone
Mr.. Seward declared tho war TO Do over TWO years
ago. and he never made truer observation. But you
promptly d ented and said in substance that the con-
fct is not to be ended 80 long as Slavery has foot
hold OH the American continent Now let me ask you
if any guaranty, any earthly settlement Oh sae iepr
torial question, would induce you 10 aoanuon your
system of Slavery agitation
Would you not continue TO hold up one large portion
of your country the obloquy OF the civilized world
TO dcue its weakness to denounce It's laws, 70 repre-
sent il as dead body fastened to living organsm aad
TO eassert that this Union is worth less than one dollar
per head to the people Of the North!
Yon complain that the circulation OF HE TRIBUNE
is intercepted in the Slave States 1t s not for me to
defend any agcTessons your rights by Southern
post-masters. Perhaps is not strange while remem
bering your expressed opinions to John Brown ana
the Helper book that the white people in slavehold-
ing community should regard the circulation OF IHE
TRIBUNE among them, with fensatiOns such as you
would feel on witnessing lively discharge OF blazing
roc kes serpents and torpedoes into the most comDus
bic part of your establishment.
You have been pleased to refer to some harsh person
ates of which I the object, at different periods
of my public life. Probably / have suffered my full
share of this kind of injustice But it never dsturbs
nv repose have observed that no man, whose aims
are right is harmed by the hoarse ratings OF hcen-
tious press Those who indulge in this mode OF war
fare suffer the whole penalty, and sooner or later be-
come asian ed of themselves Is 1t becoming that you
should initiate bad example, now that am private
citizen, seeking no advancement and claiming nothing
but the right of a freeman to hold Iand express my
honest opinions OH political subjects? make no per-
sop al assaults those who differ from me In OPINION
II is their undoubted right to think and act for the
selves; but l utterly deny their right TO censure
me for adheripg to my convictions of public duty
Nor have ever forgotten any Of the claims of graft
tude arising from personal favors and associations IN
the wears when many, separated, were bound TO-
pether in patriotic efforts have cherished many agree
able recoliectioDs even under deep sense OF wrong
Perhaps you viii think this letter transcends the |
strict limits of fdefense. But 1t is my ans wer 70
YOURS and persuade my self that you will give it the
same publicity in the columns Of The TRIBUNE, not
from sense justice decent tribute to the cause
of truth and free discussion.
With due respect remain yours, &c.: ,,
WASHINGTON HUNT