The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-23
DINNER OF THE EIGHTEENTH WARD RE,
PUBLICAN ASSOCIATION,

DINNER OF The EiGHTEENTH WARD RE-
PUBLICAN ASSOCIATION.
The republicans OF the Eighteenth ward celebrated the
birthday Of Washington last evening" by dinner At the
Gramercy House. The entertainment, as far Is vands
wines, &C., TO be considered was q decided success
Everything that can be supplied by good caterer TO
political appetesand political appees very much
like ordinary appetites when good dinner is the iuoen
tve-was spread on the board.
After the dinner appropriate toass and speeches were
delivered
Mr.. DAVID DUDLEY FUD In response 10 the toast to the
republican party sad- need not surprise us that the
republican party has encountered misrepresentation and
abuse. new party, advancing rapidly power offer.
ing firm resistance to the aggressive policy of the slave
bodersa policy begotten Of the love of money aud the
love OF rue-t must expect 70 be vlhed proportion
shifted from side TO the other without temporary
sagger Power never passes from the few to the many
on Ge many % 0e ,sT and when
hved but vindctive and cruel 10 not in any offensive
sense that term the slAvenolders oigarchy know
how many esnable persons there IN the SOUTH and
Of whom rs are not more than three hun
dred thousand In ALL nave combined to rule, and they
have long ruled, the country; and 1t Is because this
rule has become At least oppressive and nto,e-
"a, rasle tina that majority Of the free people of
united in resistance The body thus united is tue
republican party have said that this party is new II
within the last six years but It's principles old as
the constitution itself Perhaps cannot better use the
lew minutes which can venture TO take in response 10
the toast jus. given than by resatng OF the most
prominent OF those principles. First, let say what
the republican party rs not II is not abolition party
There Is, perhaps some confusion OF IDEAS growing
OF the prevalent OF the word aboitionist II were
taken TO mean only who would desire to slavery
abolished all the world by some safe process lust
alike the master an the slave there is vast majority
OF men and women throughout Chrstendom, the South.
ern States themselves included who would be aboonss
I'M &c not Inn nine apixal
word ia this country. Nor does mean citizen Of a
slave State who aims at tine gradual emancipation Of
the slaves Such q person call emancipa-
ZIONIST. There are many such in Kentucky and
Missouri, know, and elsewhere in the South as
doubt not Blu. i the word abolionist means, IA.
derstand it, one, who living in free State would inter-
fere actively in the slave States abolish the slavery
which they tolerate, then say the republican party is
not never has been, and never will be, abolition party.
will not directly indirectly interfere with slavery
IN the States whose laws permit it. Oar doctrine Is,
the States sovereign independent except 30 far as
they have coded their right TO the Union We believe that
New York has no more right TO unmake slave in Viz
GINA Than Virginia has to make slave in New York We
go further regard all the Safes only as legally
competent to the management OF their concerns but
as morally competent as the best judges of what is for
their own good equals in rights and estimation as
entitled to raerna respect truly legal Difference By
no means, therefore, whether by law by violence or BY
the pressure Of external public opinion would attempt
to eoerce them into change of. any of their
institutions The republican party is not dis
union party; loves the Union, not with a
cold, calculating love- but warm heartfelt devotion
loves it for the heroic past loves 1t for the glowing
future. The traditions OF brothery help and counsel
the history Of sacrifices and successes side by sie are
stored IN the memory OF all republicans Every consde
ration Of duty interest affection binds TO the union of
these States Nay, we believe only that the Union
ought to be preserved but that cannot be DESTROYED
IT, in the madness and folly Of the moment there should
be An attempt 70 sever the republic partially successful
could not remain dsunited The Almighty has stamped
ms law upon the hills and rivers Of this continent that
they shall be governed by race aud under one rule
The valley OF the Mississippi be divided than
the grea, river itself be in two aud half Of il
turned backward. They who own the upper waters viii
own tne lower also let politicians disunonsts conyep
mons states even cay wha. they will The republican is
net secuonat PARTY. What Ia meant by sectiopaspa9
Not surely that the majority Of those who profess
lar teness or even all Of them, live in n particular
cases where movements not from the start un,yerss
The philosophy OF Plato and the jurisprudence OF Rome
were never sectional though for centuries the one was
shut in Greece and the other in Italy The rsppbcsn
patty would not be sectional, though for century NOT
single republican should live in slave State The test OF
secdopasm u the nature OF the tenes which the party
processes, and the conduct which 10 pursue There
B nothing in our tenes or conduct which is incou
patble with Southern life and Southern institutions
There are republicans good and Kentucky aud Ia
Missouri; there might be the In virgins or in
George Having thus stated what the republican party is
not let me state what s, Whist it Processes aud what IL
aims to accomplish. It's most distinctive principle is o.
position 70 the extension Of slavery. With existing inst
be moral, social and political evil will leeslate, when
II egsates Al all on the subject In favor Of the good
and against th2 evil Upon this principle ii viii perse
we're, and enforce the Laws against the slave trade
II will punish the slave trader as 4 pirate
and keep federal squa Iron the coast Of Africa 70 in
tercept and suppress the Infamous and cruel traffic in
human beings Upon The same principle II will protect
me Territories from tho spread Of slavery. Whether
SHAN 90 this By prohibiting slavery by Of Congress- or
oy giving fa eject to Territorial laws Of EXCLUSION the
motive and the end are the same. We believe that Con
gress has the power Of legislation the Territories and
may exclude sisycry Whether shall do 10 actively or
tne subject to the Territorial Legislature, ono thing
ceitan- viii never 70 an act Of Congress ex
,endme slavery to the Territories, protecting there
ascsy ever again enters Territory Of this Union Il
must enter It after the Territorial LexisAturc has a.
and passes law In its favor which event. take
u e NOS likely soon 70 happen. II The law OF freedom
which the primal law Of the land be enforced until the
legislature shall ACT II 10 plainly tho unaNerabe
determination q the republican party that Congress eha,
lever again pass any law in favor Of savery under any
whatever So far 10 to be protected and
Encouraged the States must do il for themselves AMI
rithn their own borders and there they shall be Ian nm
surbed ehher By The federal ARM or By their sister
tsfes se0ond prAcple Of the republican party Il /
ne maintenance ntac q al the rights Of the Safes The
nion defends the satss the States dAend the csisens
uch y The general theory Of our institdbus me frce
ON OF The citizen Il mainly dependent upon tho snir,
fnMy and npihQEY Of thl SfsfeG 10 fhsao - s.a 81.