New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-11
RRPUBLICANs NOT ABOLIrIONIsTs.


There is strong and eager desire, aud always
has been, among the bogus Democracy to spread
tho notion that the Republicans are aiming at the
abolition Of Slavery BY the action Of the Federal
Government.
The Republican party Was originated BY the re-
peal Of the Missouri Compromise. That repeal was
measure designed to let Slavery into territory from
which it had been hitherto excluded The Northern
people united in q party to eIecrate that design,
and forbid the extension OF that Institution 10
this party they gave the name OF Republican. The
object for which the party was formed IL stil the
leading object Of its existence. II offers itsef ~
break water and bulwark against the neiarious pur-
poses of the repeslers Of the Missouri Compromise.
and against those who, ever since the time Of that
repeal, have in every way eXerted themselves to
further those purposes. In doing this, it has con-
deuned Presidents, Judges, Members OF Congress,
and agents Of the Executive Government Of high
and low degree. Right hand and left, 1t has
dealt its blows at the whole crew of de-
spoilers of Free territory. 1t has given
them no quarter, it intends 10 give them
none. Whether they 90 for spreading Slavery by
letting shareholders establish il on free territory
for spreading IT by the arm of the judicial power
fOIbiddDg all attempts to interfere with its univer-
sal difIurion or whether they go for spreading It
by means Of Slave code, il is all the same 10 the
Republicans. They detest all phases OF the scheme
with the same hatred. They fight against all with
equal feryor, and they will continue TO do 80. They
believe in Freedom, and they do not believe in
Slavery. They will have the Poblic Domain kept
sacred for free men and for free mems children,
and they war with an irrePrcssIble determination
against its prostitution to the spread Of the thrice
accursed institution. They vow to e1tinguish its
germs wherever they can find them nevis planted,
If it be possible thing They will do this BY legs-
lation where they can, and where they cannot they
will do it by the Kansas method if they are able.
This spirit has been evoked BY the attempt to spread
Slavery over our whole territory. And it will last
while the subject Of it lasts.
Having said this wenowwish to say little more.
The Republican party is not ON Abolition party. II
has never proposed to use the power OF the Federal
Government to abolish Slavery. Such use OF that
Government is not 10 its creed, and peyer was. II
does not wish, By any national action, to interfere
with Slavery in the States where it EXITS. 1t has
no advice to give az to itS management there. 1t
has no crusades to project. 1t does not contem-
plate any national scheme of emancipation Of the
African race. The management Of that question,
its discussion, ts agitation, is no part of its pro-
gramme. II is content to let the Slave States man
age their peculiar social evils in their own way, sub
iect only to the public DISCUSSION exposure, and
comment which human action inevitably proyokes
from free and an intelligent people.
Every sensible man knows, or ought to know,
that this is the postOn Of the Republican party in
regard to Slavery. And yet we find elaborate es-
saysts setting down profesSedy to persuade Repub-
leans 10 give up their ideas Of abOlHhng Slavery,
with grave arguments 10 show them that the cOun-
try would not be well OF il we should thus dis
pose Of that institution, IL would il it should be
let alone. OF course these arguments in the part-
san press proceed upon the assumption that the
Republican party hold the same opinions and aim
at the same objects as the nOn-vOting AbOIitiOnsts
This assumption is false, and can only deceive
those who wilh to be deceived.