New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-14

pledged to il again and again, and will perform
" these pledges" n, ..
have taus shown, by well-known political tysn rs
that the power Of Congress TO prohibit slavery ~ H.
Territories was recognized and acted upon The aus.
tncton between States and Terrtores-1hs ~. that h
COngress,could not interfere with slavery, Wv nsnayt
could in Tie ritores-was recognizes oy y. s,eresed.
ment Of the Government and had been 80 ~
that in tho opinion Of greatest s's.cS'ne.,
Slavery question was settled for genera,on' ~
The Republican party has never PsSyPU "rt Of the
ms noIrar further than 70 keep slavery OUT oi ne
covered lv the Missouri RESTRICTION, ana ous
of,is, ason;red ne free Territory. Let us now see
the origin Of the present controversy , n.,o,,.
naT;es had united substantially on the same plasiorm
Roth scoueeced In the Compromise measures OF ioOO.
Military grants and preemption laws had Tor the ume,
5;sno,ed az the land question. The distinction between
,fvenne tariff with incidental protection and pro-
tective tariff had become 80 Dice and rened thst Tue
nopulsr mind would not draw them. Men voted with
heir party rather from habit than from choice, and
with a general indifference ne 10 results,
The Democratic party succeeded in the contests Sec
tiona strife was soohed by deceitfu promises Of the
fRality of the compromises. But there wac great,
controlling interest-an interest above partes-keen
to discern and prompt to seize upon the opportunity
to extend ts power. 1t extorted from the ambidous
politicians at Washington the repeal OF the Missouri
restriction by the aid, as verify believe OF scsn
dslous abuse of Executive patronage 30 une Fpectsa
was this act of bad faith that the country only awoke
from its sumbers to find that 1t had already been con-
summated. / will not examine the pretsnses upon
which it was founded for the deusve cry of Popular
Sovereignty is now rejected oy every organ o. inc
tie decision Of The Supreme Court the vetoes OF tn
Governors Of Kansas and Nebrasks the action OF the
Senate and House, all show that it was cheat and
sham. Its true purpose was, by removing legislative
restriction 10 allow Slavery to extend into Kansas and
thence over all the Territories.
Must we submit to IL? Must Negro Slavery be
established where it was agreed Free Labor should
EXIT? If not, how were we 10 prevent it There
were the questions Northern men were compelled to
answer. The Southern wing Of the Wing party was
TOO tmid 10 resist the repeal OF the Missouri restriction
or any other measure in the interest OF Slavery We
coud hope but little aid from them, and there was no
ether political organization of sufficient power and In
Auenee 10 resist it. But the outraged and indignant
public sentiment Of the Free States speedily found an
embodiment in a new organization. ALI who were OPP
posed 70 this measure designed we believed to ex-
tend Slavery founded in dishonor, carried by coTup.
tou and bearing deception on it's face rallied around
the Republican standard Ihey consisted b 81 .nrse
ties There was the great body OF mechanics and
busness men, who believed in the induftral policy OF
of the Wing palty there was portion OF tne DenlS
their party in its abandonment OF the settled pohcy
| of the Government and in converting their
| organization into mere instrument 10 extend
| Slavery; and there were the earnest Anti-Slavery
| men who fought against Slavery as a great social
| enoruity These men, disregardUg mere party names
aud old political ties formed themselves into the
Republican party, with Determined resolve, never
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no practical advantage from this violation OF time
| hoBored compromise. What sentiment united tness
| conflicting elements Was 1t sectional anlmoslty
Was il merely dislike to Slavery as an existing ins-
tntion in the Southern States Amy man who thinks
so takes very superficial view OF the motives OF
| great political movement. The very sentiment that
I'D the great mass Of our people to acquesce IN the
Compromjee Of lS50-the desire for quiethe wlsh TO
avoid the agitation Of the Slavery question-his II was
that led thCusands and tens of thousands OF our best
citizens TO Join in this movement.
TT infar of
less-it would allow no quiet. IL would make new
demands, then compromises, then agitate. we ieit
there was no way 10 meet this ever disturb element
of American politics except firmly to cay to it's adyo
Gates: You shall not extend Slavery into the Free
" Territory of the United States"
This was the immediate purpose and aim OF the |
Rsnublcsn organization, and every measure adopted
by II has contributed TO that end. 1t now has otner
purposes in view, connected with other interests OF
the Government yet IL still adheres to Us origin ana
prucpa object; and although IL has the control OF but
one bTaI c of the Federal Legislature it has thus far
been able TO accomplish great deal 1t has approved
itself In the estimaon of all candid men, not only ID
the Iesude Of ts principles, but IN ITS ability 70 mann
the people Of Kansas In their resistance to the 'n-
yasicn from Missouri in 1861 | speak Of what
know when Itsy that nothing could have prevented
the final conquest Of Kansas In the interest of Slavery,
but the moral and material aid rendered by the Repub-
loan party TO her early settlers in 1855 and 1856 Then
it was denounced ae q miserable faction OF Black
Republicans, thrown upon the surface by wave OF
populsr feeling. have lived 10 hear it called by
these same men the great Republican party-tabe 10
force combination Of all other parties and factions
and to beat Them too-winning by its unity and dis
cipne by its firm adherence TO principles, the admTa-
ton of friends and foes II has been sbe TO attain s
present position Only from the deliberate eonvcnon OF
a adbereps that ts necessary TO keep the
Government true TO the old landmarks Of our fathers
Let us contrast these two parties IN the AAAlvth |
Congress When for the first time, they met each oshef
face TO face. The President and Senate were Demo
cratic Republican pur Atty in the House succeeded,
after a long contest in eleciDg Speaker: 10 the |
meantime a civil war wasragng IN Kansas Inc Free
State settlers had been worried by Democratic oincais,
rpobs and invaders until they were driven 10 exas-
peration and were engaging in acts Of awless reta-
ton. Ii was the time when such Jacobin Democrats
as Atchison, Sripgfelow, Jones' shannon ana DINERS
Of that stamp, were ruling with unbounded hcensei |
when an arbitrary disgraceful code was enforced by
drunken rowdies and officers Of the army were COM
peled TO do police duty at the hse Of vagabond con-
stabes In this contest the Democratic party ex- |
hsusted its powers 10 establish Slavery in Kansas. |
The very men who now, day by day, mourn over the
recent swless invasion Of Virginia by white
men and FIVE negroes led by fanatic, sred compla-
Gently at forsy Of Thousands OF mssouIans upon the
preiries Of Kansas Republicans may and do denounce
both these awess attempts upon the peace and order
of society; but how Northern or Southern Demo-
crate who sneered at Kansas shrekers consistently
elamor at the silly crazy attempt OF John Brown,
when they excused their patsans, armed with United
States muskes taken by violence from United States
aImory driving quiet settlers from the polls and de-
priyin9 them Of every civil right by cunning comb-
nation of force and fraud When recall these scenes,
brought vividy before by legislative examination
of over three hundred witnesses by wing the men
engaged in them ard by being compelled as an eye
witness TO zee portion Of them Am not surprised
that the people OF Kansas this day more deter |
mined in their hostility 10 the Democratic party than
auy other portion Of the people Of the United States.
DuIipgthls early struggle, am glad 10 say the Re-
pubieans in Congress made no mstake. i9ey esta9'