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Show i. ' ' C1USIS, 0 "m JJOBK COl'KOttlISC&'' .''Kp, Hack c- ibwsv' , Wnti "two, pr,hrc? exceptions, the !c gcslibiS'of thci viitTKii Jimrtitifj ha lc nu adjnstmcnt of. the, contrpvcrKy wl ft th'rbateris to divide ,the Uiiibn, for tl object, have, elicited ; front the repiibll ? press,. Ui this and other Ktates, .respoi 'n' in Uie spirit of these '.head, lines, II y our'vfowsjfpcouiiter AJtp 'vigorous p tattce" ptjbur'iiplittcat (rfcuds, causes, 3r of iurprisbthan pr,rcgrct. r LK hnvp,;on two ist' tkree foripcr p 10 iionf, startled 'pnr poltiical friends by i ,e gestions quite as distiUitefiil.. IMpre t 11 thirty yew's, ngbf' when those with wl l wo acted, politically,. were discussing " policy; of-.rejectfng-Ir Vail lJorcri minister. tdKngland,' iva, cn'ioiustra first, with. Kcnators jitrio'tially, nud 1 tloii vvoutd. result in.makhig Mr- . Ujircri Pxpiidcn't, We stood nlojie, 1 r 6vcr,''flnd.theTeod.wag; dong. Our ,r dietlcn'nnd its fulfil tncniare.pn recur u VAgaln'aYct.ycarqditcqiientjj,' t , tjibjliuttcd jStatesTittnl;, re-charter lici " ah. element-and an ssne lit (the 1'rej r tlalv'clcctlonf we shocked distfngui .j ;s(a'tesmcn7qndi brpu'glil the , whig j dpwti' upbnVthls Journal, by 'Njo loose?' from"' thej batik, and warning ivt pnHy that lt, i'wbuld ti.cycr rise, to - surface witli that mlU-stone aronm - tfeck,"' . W;eM differ again with, our pol I '' friends'. 'That tofferanets, iowevcr, vi bp veiry slighlwith niosti phi disaj t. entirely with others, if we could hut into the luturc from the same staud i To. do: this, jt is .lndspetisablo. tho 1 should, rcnliio that tho 'presidential' j ' tlon is over; that there '.was;' wtitally , , "orie'qucsttbn iuttolVtd.Iirthe. conflict , that the territory devoted; by ihc t spurt cbmprpmtsc, .to freedom, shoulil L bo Invaded by slavery;, that, the frci of Kansas assured, the territorial que may now , be safely left to natural '0j that, as a party, we were Indebted t t fully of bur adversaries fpr the trii we achieved, and that, until their ng siona were renctyed, our .mission was cdf nnd. that, finally, tho madness- i BWaved tirp-slnver y counsels for six 3 has culminated in on openly avono icre 1 termination to dls.spU,e'lTie .tTulpoj . ;'yNhtii ,TepuhIjrns;;',ll'''pactffd vhoNittleVbbvc the pojme'al'hbriam, the nqli di'stjover that the duties of the liai IT ami the patriot hftrruonize; that the t a ciptes of the rcpuldiean party, t)e 'tn- front the political fathers, teaeh tlev his to the Union ns-our first duty. All self land holy aims and reforms can bo t a accomplished in; the Union. Diwc ary the great cxpcriirichtjof Self-govern Is a failure. .Dissolved, the nspirt ant fur. pervading rosperity and happin Ids high .civilization, and an exalted uatf Te,d ty.vauishc$T Iscd We shall not consider the pol not j bearings of the question, further .tin yptjsay, that in doing onr wholc duty le BetUnion; we shall not, in any sense 0 of-jgrcb, impair the strength, or demo neh the organisation of tiip .republican j was If It were otherwise if there was Tir-jiliing iu the principles" or plutform 0 lon-frepubltenn party inconsistent will : hei laws, the Constitution, or the Union f would doubt which way the path of d in .leads, or hesitate to follow it? But f of 1 pity there is no such ronliict, Tin fa.itierfcct aecordance and iitirccincn nud ' twecu republicanism and the Union, was 'can be faithful to botlu .ow- Wo come 110W to the cousiderati the real question, the magnitude oui iler, fulness ot whicli is but imperfectly t rttpreiiendcd. This question must h - of (violent or a peaceful solution. Its ti , in j import will be appreciated w hen we 'left that the couseqiietiecs. rcsultiug frui former alternative arc most to bo tcrl- cdl We should do all that can be jpu- iu the way of justice, ctiuality, co nj)- tlon and forbearance, lo avert a cc situl but if all efforts hi that direction ary, fruitless, it is Letter to rebuke tr olu-enforce tho Jaws, and preserve thci Hit cost what it tnuy, than suffer its di ould bcrmcut, sing Dut it is asked. What can bo Jvcn Tills question, can lc bcst.answered 1 to the jwtiular mind tones down sufffci bo willing that anything fchpuld bo was Wo ore prepared to say that an cf nnd but not revolting, fugitive, slav La- should be passed, and that Its f should be followed by a rcjwnl of pt cr liberty laws. We arc almost nrept erof say, that territories may be safely itest take care of themselves, and. that Icau, they contain a population which, ;hers the census, entitles them to, a rcpr sona live In Cougrcss, they may come in Union with elate governments ol , and own framing, provided, of course ti to 'they conform to (he Constitution the United States. This, in view of t 6iitly rounding or the territory belong o to the republic; In view of the fact tli horn four years, at least, fiecdom will lii play; ulid In view, alo, pf two otli ,but ments emigration nnd the census dig- we fcsy, almost constrains us fa era- that wc may now coutido the fut sue- tho territories to the intelligence a c to' Holism of tliose who are to inhabit a in! Or, if 'this suggestion is inadtr freby there Is nuqther which contcmplat iding! vision of the remaining territories ,1, liytUnlted States as in IS'20, when t! the'sonrl compromLw line was establish con-- this wc Shall be told that thecoiup ririv-1 violated, and that the South can 0 so (rusted. Perhaps it ou!d be so r. but uot 111 our generation, or th six yeurs have been' forgotten nxto '-1''10 1'vnlcbt sentiment,, howct" jctita oil "compromises," and, ihat,i to bencce'ptcu as our ultlma)nm( t ptig. tlw coiitrpttrsy. Atidyetwhn j,?, terpf diffiiretit'e between individual! I,CJ incs; coinniuiiHics,'State. oranlloti heir M 'V "compromfsel," lean fo the spirit of eonccssion,,, uses he iuteriniiiable; Kven victorious 'hat "c,r-tf t'u,e trP.,,t' vanquished esis- WrPd o'tic?. in tlib lip'ur of'vopitn less "' tt thejmtft'cy;'of the victorsi - "CpnccssibhfV;. - Shalt we, thi, nl dtic'6 with onV own kindred, elbse (ti sur- ttKn'i,shc pbw'btlity .of'pn ndjttdf han Admit that; 'while threatening ti iio'm widleorganizhig armies' ;(b ptcrttiri H,e gbycminciit, .they have passedthu;" f fit ,,r hegbllailoii, let us remem.bt t,;,j thtyTore blinded by passion, rind ctv iticil' 10 "nsbij. 'bgtli for them, and Pui 'lliat party, to a cbnlrbvMsy-n'cares y,,,, that"j4rty which Is conscious. .0 ,. wrbngi-ican best afford .to tiiamfest.i tir pf couciliattoit, " , ( ltnt- in T this eoiitrovc.ry wc o then wholly 1iamc)i3s. If there are be me ot'f!hborV eyes, there ire inotea idcii- ro'ny-'?f forget thai ?hed tn' '"0 W"S fbrtticd, slavery, w iarty I fulc-freedow the.cxception, Wli (ting -l"unl-'i sod, un'd iritcrest favprii our wouding our-seutimctits add sym; the ""-hive becti Working out, bther I its w'lh adverse cbtnjilictttions tind ch have worked more deeply Into s Ileal Thousand npbn'thoosandsbf our c oiild f Wftyed by retffngs.to which wb arc' licar '"slble noj" indiffereut, wltli tio look PP0sc' 81 home, have deemed bint idbty todemnnd th'c abblitloii of.; t all efiewhet'Ci'forgcttingi in'thcir zeal, ) - exlsuln tho Southern State, tin r but 'Wnsuminitt, anu wtui tne epnsciit, x-tl. fathers, whp-bonml themselves ah1 'iliV descendaub; to olicy that, Coflstl I not SociC'his have ticen formed, pressti cdom ,'s'it,'j .tracts distributed, and cm tlon Ml,t "'""i0 ta'c tenchin laws H'ftvcry 's sinful and that "slaves 01 o the 1,0 emancipated- Tliesd lessons, uiniili mo"J wit'1 " tho hitmutiUIes of 1 -lrres- l'0"' wcrQ cas''y Icofncd. Hot h cud- '" them, wc did not find written which snuie page, uo'r in the same cliapti icnrs mr eflorts to abolish shivery, wt il tlC' ltrov'tl iudeuiriity to the owner.. . ,tr refer,- a we often do, triumphft tisan ItW'ilt, nnd muybc said, that prin- Wfgetting (h'b Words, the wrongs,ei rived' mouts, aggressions, tun! outrage! otion t!' r0&- Wit tihoosfi to" d( liitrli llow' H is a new nud novel posl best ,vc 'iaT0' been nil our. lifbshowint v?lj dark side of the slavery picture: iiieiit vcw ? 'car''ul calamily, the tjout "waiit of cotisfttcuey or of fulelit sn a mS t0 ,'w VvjK0 ot conciliation, 1 mall-- '0IK! nvcring It, Then,' after pritbre offers ol'.ogreemeut havo 1 itlcal. Jmusted,ir ;r tp "Tlirre cornet apt (he Into some of imf Unt patU.-ond ure r dc-.. I'J'oshow their oeiiliiiier, raltZQ Mw.klug the nir .lth ewtorn idly ipr aJ' saHained by the reflecilo)! timt rtle loue our duty in endeavoring td tc lMaBt'c wc !'m-' Prepared to g vflio nl"" ,'nri! "9 "''th as thosii who tlutv lic' zca" way lr,:cil"tl,te - cl", 1 tidrrprs of which will add nppallii |