New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-31

nhu ,on The act Of .Dy hs wing received ls-puo-
lieau ,oes Every Repuhl eau IN Giy 9ier'ce
cuumop intelligence knew, wheo ne gave 'S' n'o Pr
~ If, thnr 30 rnsn eond be elecieh va o"os'o'" n,
ts,i, Z without the aid of Democratic votes. b'e'y
am, ar ,lrm knew that the party @bcn hsh p'esepNu
ar H. candidate The Hon. Ers'us BROOKS l"h' y1ns
ouIv a, voluntarily retire from the canvis-l $50 no.
s,u,i alhize with the Republican o'Ban'll'io'i W."
!'.,,a,nlv well known that the Dsmo;rt lc ana
Wb,p yot.r of my district, v7hose support vas a'
,o) ching were equally hostile TO " II p'euss7 No.
In hed hy nv acce ptince OF Republican votes, ,uey
v ere equally iDplable from my ascepttnee o. VIZ
- 81 I,.,..o, rata Americans aud Wings. Aod 80
f,r a. | can udge from the Dieans VI aacsrti nnou.
"a i,Iin NV reach, the democrats, Anencan', ald
Wligs who bopored me by their support, are n''
iuclltd 10 approve what may be termea S'i'0' 10
pu ,can organization of the H0ote. -,,,.,.
Sir The OILY pl, dye beh | rec>gnize as resulting
from the issueI OF my canvass, u tDs' shdi eAeio
nv oIiiical power with reference 70 Iuo VI e'efs "
mn constituency aud the whole country. an moline
creature Of ener of the four political a-soclsu0ns Sho
ioutly eoptr ibuted their votes 10 my eeclion' sh
lie representative vi all she iolabtanS OF my ols
niei-ss well thoee who voted Tor mo- as Ia1se
v bo voted sgsintt me, aud those Wlo ola
,ot see 6t 10 vote at al-sDd whle exercising
th.jr pteyopative 10 the National lie 4iure an
touf 10 have regard TO the Interests Oh the whUe
country. , o,a
tati,n OF DEMOCRATS in my District TO become cannl-
date for r.teoion (which letter you siediy paoilshed
in our PAPER of October l2 1893 used che following
at ret ring Ia my ELECTION W ibe
Congress: "Wben elected 10 Congress, j became
" 81 aged with duty 10 my consusie"cy, ana the
Il u hole of ito The conbtTy and the whole vi H.
thereby constituted the mere instrumeDt OF ~
,a,tv 10 AXE part in the cOnivaoces necessary ~
mail lam il in powsr." In ths declaration Wa en-
bocrd u clear, wtl,deined puUc pledge, that II
elected to ", Thirty sixth Congress, wouldfegard the
gr, nerstts OF the country u Tue schemes
of rarty organization. This lledge shall faithfully
redt EN-. .,oco,
And now Sir as to your "pcture OF 1860" fon
stae th-t the Republic candidate dc. Snerna1l
la, kt three votes of election, aud that by WITHHOLD
inc our votes-bs votir directly for bin, or by voting
Tor the piuAty rule might place him Ia she casir,
aud 10 use your own language, give tue country
cha )Iy is, ne OF s dilemma la short, your epg
puint H. that have hot seen lit to elect yoor canu
dseior Speaker
rev spaper in The conDtry 10 call 70 account Repre-
septav, in Congress his publc acton or to seek
TO control thai action agaDst The judgment oil tue
Rett.seiatve nevertheless, mnd ul OF the sirODg aud
effective support which you graIotoasly gave me IN
III, csIvass OF 1858, am d'eposed TO wave my pfvl-
l,ge and 10 lay a1tW wUcs III atoemp'eu 'muOaeVu
my course. -, u ..
was elected as Democrat opposed to The Terrific
rial policy Of the Administration. aud committed ~
NV feend "a ast the - English BILL aud oy tue pu0-
lc declarations made i'll my canvass 10 vote for the
inn date aid unc0Dduobal ahmisson OF Kansas 10
The Ubion without regard ~ the restriction aS To popn
lsIion contained that bd provided, IN other Keepers
lie shal be entitled tuch admission. recognize
this cOmniin binding upon he III respoeG vi By
action in the AXXVIIh CungIers.
| have not voted f. MI. Sherman; and lnasmnch as
it is NY ineDtioD 10 give tbat gentle man uy sup
pot aud il is probable that we ss In rslaJa
10 III : matter will uDoergO ANY chang, l havo no
h.s tston III giving you the rcsisoDs winch have in-
fD.rc.d. ny judgment, and which no" contol my
action. ,o-o
which have mprtse,d the public mind OF the county
refer TO the mid of John Brown at Harpere ferrs,
n, lie month Of Octoo.I Last and to the development
Of the fact at the commencement oil tue Prescott ses
sion of Congress- that prominent and distinguished
mt bers OF the Republican organization tinclunpg tue
REPUBLICAN, cal ddse for The SpeakersaIpl had united
IN scpeme for the circulation Throughout the slave
holding States book pamphlet, emboeyin an up
| peal to the uousaveholders OF the SIuth, against
Slavery there existing Tbs book tor at ALL eveus
the extracts from il exhibited IN the House OF hepre-
sentstives contains ndiions 1T vafaUco win
the tIibciles upon which the institutions OF civil soci-
CIV iest in there United Saies IL III effect afyises
crUsaoe against the ,lavehooers the SOnherD otes
moi terbaps by force arms but ny tho efecual,
sud there fore dangerous plan OF soc al religious,
commercial and political prescription. IL teaches les
VI Intolerance sbd sgrarihns, and suggests nd
vice Which, If addressed to the poor OF The North,
n. ali n tb, possessors Of Northern wealth, would
eceive the remuneration OF all right minded aud intel
ig, 1hs book appears to me 10 have been de-
~ ned 10 stnke a blow st Slavery IN the StoHeS,
or II il may fairly be regarded having reference 10
Slavery il the Territories nsscheme would seem have
slavery rOu being carried 10 the Terrific
res by fret destroy ng II Ill the States The development
OF al nraaniz, plan for the dissemination OF recon-
pepdaiiuns of this description, following cloee upon
Tie Invasion Of Virginia 10y Blown aud his confrd--
ates, has had the effect whether wrongfaly or right
ully is INN aieriai 10 inqnrel 10 the people
of the Sou h 10 strong and indignant remonstranee
against the political sentiment, which, it ID alleged,
iuftfes aud inspires the Invasion OF their homes, aud
The destruction of their properly 10 the geat but not
nbpaim Al alan which has oyerakep the people OF the
Souh they have confOuoced the innocent With the gu-
w md have failed mBks those careful disrmn stIons
whch their intelligence will -Lable them 10 make
when the storm sbsll have passed. Ii appears that
tbs ] of ibe Hon. John Sherman was inadver-
iently attached the daton Tor the crcuI
lion of this work; and although, far as he is per-
sopsy involved, be- has Splained the act OF mad.
v.rience al partially if not substanta ly, dsav0wed
aby with The Dc cuiDes and suggestions, of which
link brethren OF The South have Just cause OF
coupbint nevertheless cannot resist the conviction
tin, hs election the Speakership at this particular
moment would Lot Contribute TO the repOre OF the
country. BIN strongly Impressed with The belief that
his ss cton if otherwise harmless would teDd tue
0istuibaDt- Of bOse commercial relst'ODs between the
people OF the Nor,h and people OF the South, which,
ike the Ties OF Kindred Constitute important lgameuta
of political system; and, Representative OF
the City OF YORK. 90 not feel at liberty To dig
regard The impression. | regard Mr. Sherman as,
ltHoDaliy, neXceptionsble, aud believe HIM ~ be-
personally as cob, ervntiye ar any man can be who
stands E, usrely upon the platform OF the Republican
part, and abo therefore, as construe that PLATFORM
nust deem his duty to convent that the machinery OF
the Federal Government should be emplo, ed for the
pntpose Of interference in respect OF the question Of
slavery il the Territories Of the Union without re-
gard the witbes Of their inbabtsnts. esteem hin
10 lie national any strong political partisan
well be in this dby OF allpeivaoing, universal Sec
tonaism. Bat nm convinced shut under the special
circumstances OF the aud Of the times his ee jnn
would tend To keep alive the existing intense excite
ment III the southern States and thereby weaken the
bonds Of our Federal Upion.
may DO wrong, but inch is my conviction.