New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-13
TIDE-W MARKS.

The National convention WHICH aSSeMDlcu W
Chicago, May 10, 1860, and nominated Lin
coin and Hamln, preceded that choice by the
adoption of platform, wherein the faith oil
the Republican party respecting Slavery III
our country was concisely aud correctly set
forth rs follows:
'IResolrsd l. That the maintenance inviolate Of the
rights Of the States and especially OF the night OF each
State 10 order and control Its IN tui0ns according
10 its own Judgment exclusively Is essential TO that bal
nDce of power which the perfection ana endurance o
our political fabric depends aud We denounce the
lawess invasion by armed force of The soil OF any State
or Territory no matter under what preteht as among
the gravest Of crimes
"s That the normal condition OF oil the territory OF
the United States is Freedom: That as our republican
fathers when they had abolished Slavery in all our ma
tona territory ordained that No person shall be de-
pryed Of lie liberty or property without due process
of law. it becomes our duty-by legislation Whenever
Of the Constitution against sl attempts TO violate II
and we deny the authority Il Congress of territorial
legislature of individuals 10 give legal existence
to Slavery in any Territory Of the United states
These were then the views OF about two
ffhs of the free people of the United States, as
was proved by the vote at the ensuing Presiden-
tial Election. BY majority of that people,
they were condemned and repuiiated as danger
ousy Radical
-Four eventful, earnest, sorowfl years have
since passed, when kindred Convention as
sembles in Baltimore, and again presents Nh
Lincoln for Presdent--this time as the Union
candidate. Slavery, meantime has struck q
deadly, treecherous blow at the integrity Of the
Union, and is still relentlessly struggling to de-
stroy the National life. This Convention is rel
at;yely conserratire-that is to say; the ex-
tremest radicals have switched off on the Cleye-
land track, and are flying the flag Of Radical
Democracy, on which they have inscribed the
names Of Fremont and Cochrane. Neverthe-
less, the Baltimore Convention responds rap
turously when Gov. Morgan, Rev. r. j. Brock
inridge. and Gov. Dennison-neither of them
Radicals in the past-successively proclaim
Slavery the handspring of the Rebellion and the
arch-ioe Of the Union, and declare that it must
die that our country may live; and the Conven.
ton responds enthusiastically to these utter
ances, as well as to the platform reported by
} Mr.. Henry J. Raymond, mot an inveterate
Radical by which the Convention
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stitutes the strength Of the Rebellion and as must be
Glrdys and eeryrhere hoste TO s principle Of rep4b
fiodn SorrnnesL justice and the national safety de-
maid It's utter and complete extirJhtion from the SOL
OF the Republic; and that while we uphold and main
ten the acts and proclamatlons by which the Govern
ment In its own Defense has aimed dcathbow Mt the
gigantic evil in favor, furthermore, OF such
amendment TO the Constitution II be made by the peo
pie in conformity with its provisions shall terminate
and forever prohibit the existence OF Slavery within
the limits or the Jurisdiction Of the United States
The more hesitating, qualified, guarded
statement Of 1860 was then the sentiment OF
decided minority Of the American People; tho
broader and holder declaration Of 1864 embraces
the present conviction Of majority, even if
only the Whites are counted. So clearly is this
the fact that we confidently expect the Demo-
cratic Convention at Chicago to evade the main
issue, 80 boldly rendered it from Baltimore.
American Slavery is not yet dead, but it is vsl-
blv diving; and the Baltimore Convention was
not less wise than bold in thus broadly pro-
claiming the 'irreprcssible conflict between the
National integrity and our National shame.
Whatever else may betide, we are confident
that the sentence pronounced in the resolve last
quoted will not be reversed in our ensuing cleo
ton, nor yet in the enduring verdict of History.