The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-27

diplomacy will have to enter upon tie task Of
bringing Turkey "wi,hin the influence Of Euro
pean ictas and habits" Everybody kno vs.
what this meansL in the mouth Of a European
statesman. The case Of the .'sick maur was
never before 80 desperate as it is at the pre-
sent moment.
I'm portant Revsiattons-T Tire achery In the
Republican Campfire Radicals Re-
voIting-LtneoIn stan IN Danger.
The remarkable letter which we publish to.
day from John d. Defrees, of Indiana, who
stands, We believe. in the relation of a conf
dental friend 10 Abraham Lincoln, will chal
lepge tie attention OF our readers OF all parties
This letter di-closes two important facts -
First, that the managers Of the republican party
ale seriously alarmed at the manifestations OF
| southern public opinion touching Lincolns
election and, second, that to conclia.e the
South, they promise TO betray the radical anti
slavery wing Of their party From these two
proportions we shall presently show that the
revolt OF the radical antislavery faction ia New
York Of 1874, which defeated Heary Clay, will
be repeated, and may produce similar result
in 1850.
The republican patty is composed Of two
great divisions the first radical anti slavery
body of men, with whom the cause of human
rights human equality and human freedom is
paramount; the second body Of demagogues
aud expectancy mea, solely intent upon the
spoils and plumber. With the fret class q
victory Involving the sacrifice of principles
and pledges is worse than defeat with the
second, principles promises and pledges are
only 70 be regarded SO far as they NAV
be useiul ia securing the spoiis. Toe radicals
gave the old wing party its death blow 10 1874
though IT did not die till 1852; they broke
down the American party in 1856, and esta
blisbed the ascs Ddency OF the republican, as an
anti slavery party. in the North. They were
the founders, they have been the pioneers and
the fighting division of. the republican party
They have fought it's hattles, won its victories
and have brought ii to the threshold OF great
national triumph.
They believe in Mr. Stewards "irrepressible
conflict" He etiii believes 10 it. They and he
believe that the determination Of slavery from
tie United States is the mission Of the republi
Can party-ttst the Fugitive Save law il an
abor,inatiop, and should receive no countenance
from a republican administration, but should
be instantly repealed or repudiated. Upon
this single issue, We may say, the radical anti
slavery faction in New York polled vote Of
upwards OF rs 600 for John p. Hale for President
in 1852, not notwithstanding the prevailing impress
sion Of that day that General Scott. If elected,
would fall in with the anti slavery programme
OF William II. Seward
Such, then. are the principles Of the radical
anti slavery wing of the republican camp, aud
such is the tenacity with which they stick to
their programme Of human freedom 1t is
their religion and their duty at all hazards.
But how will this accord with their recent de
olarations of the backing out Of Mr.. Lincoln
from the true republican faith! Mr. Defrees
says that his party are in favor of excluding
slavery from the Territories, but that If, when
"a Territory forms State government, the
people thereof determine 10 have slavery and
say so in ibeif constitution, its ad mission will
not be opposed for that reason" and that the
Fugitive Slave law Is among the laws which will
be enforced by republican administration.
Our own correspondents. writing from
Spring held, sustain these views Of Mr.. Defrees,
and from various other sources in communities
ton with Mr.. Lincoln we nov perceive that
locking to the South, he lie alarmed, and pro.
misses 10 abandon aud turn out of doors the
men and the principles. the 'one idea" OF
eternal war upon slavery, which, if elected,
will have brought him into power. A large
/ bs6y OF the honest antislavery wing Of
hls party will still adhere to him. trusting
10 luck, but the incorporating radicals
/ by thousands. who have been charmed with
/ the radical speeches q Senators Seward. VIII
scr, Sumner and others, will now feel. with
I these semi official republican mauifestoes from
Springfield and elsewhere, that they are be
trsyed, and they will revolt and for PRECEDENT
vote FOR GId' Smith, the regular honest aboli.
tion -a'idste.
'f orc, mert Of The Fugitive Slave law
Why, under ne fret impulse from the procla.
nation OF that law, even John Van Buren, took
the stump against 1t, and ,bsreare doubtless in
ibis State TO day one hundred and fifty thousand
men who regard this law with uumixsd abhor.
renee aud there may be fifty thousand of this
number opposed TO the democracy who viii re-
fuse 10 vote for lincoln because ~ bis promise
to enforce this law This suspicion against Lin
coin arrayed Garrison. Philips aud the Boston
school 81 aholiiiorisls against him from the
outset. Il was The secre. q the nomin alton OF
Gerrit Smith az the regular abolition candidate
But then the promises Of such republican
apostles ~ Seward and Wilson operated TO con
cilia,e the great body Of the radical anh-slavery
republicans Now. these = M. official assurances
ua' Lintolr las absolutely turned his back
upon The North, and bis face to the South, In
cludiDg the recognition Of tie Fugitive Slave
t.,. an9 tba n.cr.tsa ~ rrnr. lac. State v,ui