New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-10


States by English Ton tourists. 1t would seem,
though be carefully avoids any direct alusion to
current politics, that he by no means
despsirs of the Union and the country
even In the hands of the Republicans.
Indeed, from the points he has selected as going
10 show the good working Of our political system.
one might aim Of Suspect him Of being at heart
Republican himself. His illustrations Of progress
certainly have much greater applicability to the
practical Republicansm of the North than to the
nominal Democracy and actual slave system OF the
South. If the mechanic arts have been cultivated
with unusual aptitude; If agriculture, manufac-
lures, commerce, navigation, whether By SAILS or
steam, and the art of printing have been pursued
with surprising skill, it is to tho FreeLabor and
not to the SlayeLabOr sections of the country that
We must look for instances. The schools, the
seminsries the progress in music and the foe
arts, the productions from the pencil and the
chisel Of American painters and scuptors, the
astronomers, matbematiciaDs, paturalists, chem
ists engineers, the theologans historians, poets,
novelists al photographers, cited by Mr.. Everett
IS proof that America reed not be ashamed to
compare herself with Europe, must be sought for
Forth of Mason and DixOn's liae, and can hardly
be introduced without giving to his justification of
our social and political system, somewhat Of sec
ticnal character. The very defense which Mr..
Everett makes Of our political system, seems to
afford an ample justification to the Republicans, 10
claiming that the Administration of the Federal
Government ought TO adopt as its guiding priu-
ciple that encouragement Of free labor, from
which alone has sprung everything which gives to
these United States claim to rank among en-
lightened and progressive nations.
MIR. Lunt, too, in his dinner table speech, which
followed the delivery Of Mr.. Everett's ora'ion,
paid similar tribute, whether consciously or not,
to the Republican party, its principles, and ideas
He dwelt with emphasis upon the incaiculable
value of free newspaper press, aud upon the
change wrought by it in social life. Now every.
body knows that one of the leading principles OF
the Republican party is this very liberty of free
discussion which Mr. Lunt so much eulogizes, and
which the Pro Slavery or selfsyled Conservative
party has been for years and still ia laboring to put
down. SO far as the Northern States and the
halls Of Congress are concerned, the freedom of
public discussion has, after q momentous, and at
times doubtful struggle, been fully established.
But how is it at this moment in The Slave States of
the Union7 Not only is the newspaper discussion
of the most important questions, social and poiti
cal, efectuaDy prevented, but the circulation of
newspapers pamphlets, and books printed in the
Free States is restricted by penal enactments.
Every village Postmaster, under the operation Of
ttose laws, and the authority allowed to him By
the Post Office Department, is invested with the
full power of putting veto upon the circulation by
mail of any printed matter which he may judge
Objectionable.
1t has mainly been through the agency Of the
Press that the great political revoluth which has
built up the Republican party has been brought
about. In eulogiziDg the Press Mr.. Lunt sub
stantialy eulopizes that revolution, and that party
IT, az he alleges, there is no portion Of the world
which bears any conparis,n with New England, in
the number and variety of its public journals; if,
as he processes to believe, New-Ensand is the
most fortunate and favored spot on the face Of the
globe let him also recoect that IN no part of the
country have the ideas Of the Republican party
taken frmer hold; that nowhere else do the prin-
ciples of that party receive more enthusiastic
support. We are glad to see this tribute to New
England from quarter which has been too much
oclined to couDteDance that representation of her
given in so many Anti.Republican journals as the
hot bed of all sorts of fanaticisms and foies and
as an utterly unsafe guide in politics.
Now, it is the leading object OF the Republican
psrty, by excluding Slavery from the Territories of
the UIited States, to give them an opportunity to
become what New England now is. The system
whicb-Mr. Lupt being judge operates so well in
New England, may be expected to operate equally
We wherever il is introduced. Certainly he ought
In all consistency to give his support to par3
which takes for its model, in the creation Of new
States, what be feels himself obliged to admit as
being in spite of all draw backs the most fortunate
aud favored spot upon the surface of the globe.
We hope, now their hands are in, that Mr.. Everett
and Mr. Lunt may thin it worth while to make
iul sweep. Il is not alone by British Conserva-
tises that our institutions have been mallgned
The failure Of our free-labor system of society is
n tavoriIe topic with certain Southern writer's.
Cannot MIR. Everett find an opportunity to say
something in reply to them
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