, 1860-05-17

En-. JouaSAL:, see in yesterdays 01cttk
P'atforn'got up By the Chicago PnEss Axp TIL
D<SE:. backed up and approved By the Milwau.
kce Democrat, for the Republican party. 1t i
short and SWEEP, and makes tbs sl4rcry ques.
ton the only Issue, and get leaves two open
SIDES to every point in The question. It would
be I grand cheat. Now. str, We protest against
all such open, equivocal platforms. Thun such
this triupe pfshurt 'pl*tform editors please in
form the people Whist it means? They speak of
using a.l Constitutional means to prevent slav
err from going into Territories now free. What
are Const'tu ional neutrality-suspicious. in
:terrcnt1nn or squa'ter sovereignty? one or
both? or neitherf Here is room ior large play
and no position tuken. And this only ~ apply
to Territories snow free" What organized
Territory (unless Washington mag be) is ''now
trce:' Then tie great Republican victory aud
death Of slavery will be achieved in keeping
Washington free, when it might already be free
ty the ''la~s Of natare'' aad lanes X. polt-
Indianapolis, Nay 10. 1870" = :
We are sorry 10 ses our friend. LIT. nitchey
70 much disturbed at the prospect of platform
which scayeB the Republican purity Tree to u,c
any legal means to sto! tbs spread Of slavery.
". haze always thoug ht his hostility to that
institution WAS so intense thu. he could trouble
himself with few fcruples about means II they
were only legal. But we d1ds:hat We have uis-
taken his feelings. He hates slavery, certainly,
but he only hates in well defined, and limited
Tay. It lie can prevent its extension in his
way, very we'll. II he cunt, il msy 20. lie
will regret 10 see it 60, Of course, but he can,
nn', Without sacrificing bis conscience and COO
sts'encs. lnterpose any thing further to prevent
It: He and the - few thousand" he speuks Of,
*ho demand clear, uuequlvocA expression in
fasor Of Congr-ssoual exclusion" clearly
mean to be understood as condemniag any 9TH
er mode Of opposing slavery. If they do not
rrhp 3of ti1t1f fhu1fA Aert IN fhnf
onlg7 We should nke Sir, Ritchey to think Of
this nna'ter little, and while he is thinking of
u we desire 10 suggest thought or two for his
The exclusion Of slavery from tho Territories
By Congress, 10 ksosos is utterly imposaIis for
-ome years. til! the Senate can b. changed.
iet kno~lng this fact, he Insists that if the Re.
pubiacsn parry do not declare for thnt mode
aloae, thus. BY every honorable construction.
shutting themselves out Of the use Of any o1her
mode, be and bis " few Thousand" will oppose
shetn. In other words, IL the Republican party
do not insist on using node OF opposin: s!a.
rery extension, which they cannot use be can
not act viii them. He hates slavery SO badly
that he can't think Of opposing it in any but
one Why This ia the practical sum total Of B1r.
lsstchey's protest against platform that a}ow-
men TO use more ways than one to prevent ala
very extension :
II may tend somewhat to reconcile our over.
-scrupulous friend to q platform wtich gives
more power TO resistance Of slavery extension
than bis histcstrlctedpo,icy, to aay that i. IL pre-,
cisely the platform adopted By our State Con
sent'on. which Vas copied and endorsed as a
thoroughly sound and even admirable cx pres
sion OF anti-slavery feeling, By Thuriow Weed,
ia the albany Etea;ng J arnal, Sit. Seward's
Pcrsonal and particular organ. IfMr. Scward's
organ eau DO, not only sat,sfied, but delighted
with such platform. Dr.. Ritch.y may Ut least
: tolerate it. We may further add that this plat.
tnrm WA8 first proposed. 20 far u ma know and
adsocated by US, last summer, when It was very
thoroughly discussed all over the State. and
finally approved almost unanimously by the Re.
publican press;