New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-07
THE OPPOSITION CONVENTION.
From The Baltimore Patriot, Dec. /.

From The Baltimore Patriot, Dec. !.
National Opposition Convention, embracing Re-
publicans members Of the Peoples party of Pennsyl-
vania, members of the Opposition party of New-Jer
sey, and all others who willing to cooperate in sup
port Of the candidates then and there to be nominated
for President and VicePresident, has been officially
called TO assemble at Chicago on the 18th of June,
1860. Two delegates from each Congressional Dis
trict and four from the State at large, to consi
tute the representation.
The basis ON which this Convention is called accord
ing to the terms of the notification, is, opposition.
~. To the policy of the present Administration;
"2. To Federal corruption and usurpaton;
80. To the Extension of Slavery in the Territories;
"a. To the new and dangerous political doctrine that
the Constitution of ts own force carries Slavery into
all the Territories Of the United States
"5. To the reopeniDg Of the African slaye.tradei
g. To any inequality Of rights among citizens;
81. And who are in favor of the immediate admis-
sion Of Kansas under the Constitution recently adopted
by its people;
'"S frestoring the Federal administration 10 sys-
tenn of rigid economy, and the principles of Washing
40 OF maintaining nvioate the rights of the States,
and defending the soil of every State and Territory
from lawess invasion:
90 And of preserving the integrity of the Union,
and the supremacy of the Constitution and laws passed
in pursuance thereof, against the conspiracy OF the
leaders of sectional party to resist the majority prln-
cipe as established by this Government, even at the
expense of its existence"
The first ground of opposition, it seems to us would
have been all sufficient, and had we had the the au-
thorty we would have limited the call TO this COM
prehensve proposition for it is broad enough TO COM
bne all the elements of hostility to the ruling dynasty,
which is little than Expression in itself OF every
conceivable sort of INSTRUMENTATION and heresy
against the Constitution and our institutions estab
II IL D.. ,l,1ua ~ t.a all
have deemed it wise to amplify somewhat let us look
into these specifications, and see what they really
mean.
Everybody will understand the first and second spe-
cifcations Open and unblushing corupons and usur-
pations constitute the very existence Of the admins
tration policy and the only way to save institu-
tons from positive and final destruction is to drive the
dynasty out of power with universal shout of in
dignaton. 1t has earned the wages of political sin,
and nothing remains but to discharge the obligation.
Let it be consigned speedily to the political death that
it merits.
The third and fourth propositions, il will be seen, en-
brace good old Harry Clay Wing doctrines on this sub
ject. He was utterly opposed to the extension of
Slavery into Free Territories, and said he would
his right drop from his shoulder before he would
lift il in support of any such policy. And though the
black heresy that the Constitution plants Slavery by it's
own inherent power in the Territories, had not yet
reared its black head distinctly above the horizon yet
Mr. Clay foresaw it, and met il hundred occasions,
in his public speeches, directly and indirectly, with
whitening denunciaons and irresistible demonstrations
of its unsoundness. But we content TO rest the
falaey Of this outrageous doctrine upon the Hon. Rev
erdy JOhnsons recent arguments against il. Inspired
with the principles of the great American master of
political economy, at whose feet he sat for many
years with such eminent distinction TO himself and his
teacher he leaves the hereto at the head of the Gov
ernmen and his Attorney Black, not inch OF ground
10 stand upon. Well may the Chicago oppositlonists
call for union in support of these understandable prn
ciples. We know of no Opposition man in the whole
country who will refuse TO sustain these propositions.
The sixth specification is one that every American
citizen ought 10 approve by his vote and his acts. I is
timely assertion Of the right of every foreign.boin
citizen to be protected by the whole power of the Gov
ernment should he chance TO return TO the country of
his birth, or when he is travelling abroad. He emit
tied TO as much protection as the nayeborn citizen.
for he has been made citizen without reservation.
No more shameful Leclerc letters, hope, will ever
emanate from the State Department let the Secretary
be who he may. There must be more inequality in
the rights of citizens, when they are In foreign conn-
tries We must either assert the entire right OF for
eigner TO absoye himself from military allegiance,
tioe TO our natmazed citizens demands action on this
subject and this issue should be broadly made next
Fall.
No man in the opposition to the corrupt dynasty at
Washington can be 30 perverse 10 disagree 70 the
proposition against reviving the African SlaveTrade
or that in favor of admitting Kansas, and getting her
ont OF the way or that for bringing back the Govern
ment 10 q system Of honesty and rigid economy. IL
there be any such man, he ought to 20 over to the
enemy ut once.
The ninth spesiGe,aiop Is bold assertion Of Gsv