New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-24
Your obliged fellow.citIzen,
EDWARD Bates
COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE LETTER.
Frea TAe Missouri Democrat.

Fren TAe Missouri Democrat
We lay before readers this morning CORE
sponderce which cannot fail TO produce unusual inter-
est u political circles. We refer to the letter addressed
to Judge Bates by prominent members of the Rspue-
licau party in this State, and the communication which
he has written to them in reply Il was felt that M
Batess silence, which was maintained Tor no other
than his dstaste to obtrude his opinions unso
Hcted on the public, was liable TO be misconstroec.
Hence the direct inteogatores on the chief poiitie
questions Of the day submitted TO ham. Let US say
that in propoundng them the chief anxiety Of the gem
tlemen whose names are subscribed was to prevent
any nsspprehenson OF the action OF the Republicans
Of Missouri in commenting him to the National Repub-
licsn party as a candidate for the Presidency.
Whatever objections may be urged against his NOM
ination the Republican candidate it can no longer
be Justly insinuated that he is not above suspicion on
the vital issue Of Slavery EXTENSION. lie declares
Slavery to be q misfortune socially aud politically
and that the spirit and policy OF the Federal Govern
me lat should be against it's extension. We might rest
here and say that according TO Senator Stewards
recent exposition OF the principles and purpose OF the
Republican party, the whole ground il covered. Bat
the relations subsistng between the Constitution
and Slavery, aud the action OF the Supreme Court
in tie bred Scott case cone next under review,
and we have on these matters an emphatic
denial of the proposition that the Constitu-
ton carries Slavery into the Territories that
with reason mil ht be commended that 1t carried
Slavery into the States and that the Supreme Court,
in giving expression to political theories In the render
iug of the bred Scott decision, has been guilty OF
dangerous usurpaon Of authority belonging TO the Co
ton OF the Constitution and the restriction Of the Judi
eal Department of the Government TO its legitimate
spbere are the positions thus laid down-positiona
which are in strict accord with the teachings of the
early Republican party and the precePts and couaseis
Of Jefferson.
The answers to the subsequent questions show that
Mr. Bates fully sympathizes not only with the dogmat
ical declarations Of the Republican party but its whole
spirit and tendency. Indeed could hardly be other
wise when we remember that he sete out with the
axiom that Slavery is social and political evil.
Emancipation, Colonization end the Homestead DILL,
are coroa,ies that flow naturally from such fruitful
| proposition In other words, whatever will confer
the greatest good on the white race while ameliorahng
Al the same time the condition of The black race ia the
necessary antithes Of the affirmation that Slavery
soc al and political evil.
We dee "a il unnecessary to continue our comments.
| The answers are plain and unequivocal. We would
remark however, that Judge Bates has been put for
ward, not a Republican, but as the c,nddate OF
united Opposition. That is the position he still occu-
MES and he regards any third party movement, which
Should result in the nomination Of separate Presi-
| don, vi ticket, as simply puere and absurd. VIVA.
,.ea rrro,es have contended for, since we initiated
the Bates movement IA the dessbleness OF concsn-
| trating and consolidating the Whole vrr
National Democracy, without at the same time re-
nouBcng any Anti Slavery principle, abandoning any
Republican poson pledge, or importing m any de-
gree the integrity of the Republican organization We
are satisfied that the only statesman IN tne UNION,
through whose fundamentally this enterprise can 20
| accom- nshad under the conditions mentioned, 10 Mr.
| Bates and now appeal to the reeofu io' '-
umphant vindcation Of our course. -.
| Tsrtainlv II there be living man who can unto
| Psnnblieans Wings and Americans, natlye born and
6orsign ctzeus under the one flag, II IL the man who
hos an bis life held the faith which the Republican
srtv nrofasses but who has not been identified with
- ydcaI ACCUMULATION since the dissolution Of the
Wiz, marty and who though in q measure compelled
b s.nI;ay circumstances 20 20 for Fillmore In So has
n.,er held the distinctive tenets Of the Amerca party
mich less gore into lodges or conventions We
have never said and do not say now that the Repub-
NAV nominate and most assuredly we shall heartily
we still maintain that the nomination of Bates would
give Of victory, which the nomination OF
any other man, however nustrious could not gives
and thst his administration would carry the principles
Of freedom into the very heart OF the South and palsy
be Disunionisis.
Let us add in conclusion, that II was deemed super
huous TO ask hi any questions in relation TO the slave
trade with Africa; the improvement OF river nsviga-
lion by the General Government; the administration
OF that Government principles Of economy and in
,egriiy, or the annexation OF Mexican territory IL
was taken for granted by the gentlemen who sgnsd
the letter that doubt is entertained that hs foreign
and domestic policy would be conserv alive aud pacific,
and devoted chiefly TO industrial development and me
expansion Of the confsderacy westward
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TErEvIN6 NEGRo.-Delectives Slowey aud hin&
last tight arrested negro named wm Johnson ehssa wtsh
breaking open several TRUNKS bssngps to h -
sailor hotel Cherry street, aud stealing thsrsstos money saA