New-York daily tribune., 1844-12-02

Southern Ocean, should be encompassed By her
laws with comfort and protection, as much as
within the arms of Cape Ann and Cape Cod
And this kidnapping is suffered within our own
land end federation, while the fourth article OF the
Constitution of the United States ordains In
terms, that "The citizens Of each State shall be
entitled to all privileges and mmunitcs of clt!-
zens in the several States" Ii such oamna-
BILE outrage can be committed on the person of
citizen with impunity, let the Governor break the
broad seal of the State he bears the sword in
vain. The Governor of Massachusetts is a
trifer: the State-house in Boston is play
house the General Court is dishonored body:
if they make laws which they cannot execute
The great-hearted Puritans have left no posteri-
ty. The rich men may walk in State-street, but
they walk without honor; and the farmers may
brag their democracy in the country, but they
are disgraced men. If the State has no power
to defend It's own people in its own shipping, be-
cause it has delegated that power TO the Federal
Government, has it no representation IN the Fed
eral Government Arc those men dumb
am no lawyer, and cannot indicate the forms ap-
plicable TO the case, but here IS something which
tran.cends all forms. Let the Senators and Rep.
resentatires Of the State, containing population
of million frcemcn, go in body before the
make on them so imperative, that all functions OF
government must stop until it is satisfied. Il
ordinary legislation cannot reach it, then extra
ordinary must be applied The Congress should
instruct the President to send to those ports OF
Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans, such
orders and such force, as should release, forth
with, all such citizens of Massachusetts, were
holden in prison without the allegation OF any
crime, and should set foot the strictest inqui-
sition to discover where such persons, brought
into slavery by these local laws, any time hereto
fore, may now be. That first; and then let or
der be taken to indemnify all such as have been
incarcerated. AS for dangers To the Union from
such demands the Union is already at an end
when the first citizen of Massachusetts Is thus
outraged. Is it union and covenant IN which
the State Of Massachusetts agrees tn be impris
oned, and the State of Carolina 10 lnprson =
Gentlemen, | am loa,h to say hars.i things, ara
perhaps know too little OF poiIIcs for The small
est WEI ght 10 attach to any censurc oi Mlne-out
am at loss how to characterize The tameness
and silence of the two Senators and the ten KEEP
resentatives OF the State at Washington. 10
what purpose have we clothed each OF those
Representatives with the power OF seventy thou
sand persons, and each Senator with near nall
million. if they arc 10 sit dumb at Their desks,
perhaps to gentlemen sitting by them in the hall
There is scandalous rumor that has been swell
ing louder of late years-perhaps it is wholly
fase-that members are bullied into silence by
southern gentlemen. 1t is so easy to omit 10
speak, or even to be absent when delicate things
are to be handled may as well say what all
men feel. that while our very amiable and very
innocent Representativessand Senators at Wash
ington, are accomplished lawyers ard merchants,
and very eloquent al dinners and at caucuscs,
there is disastrous want of men from New
England would gladly make exceptions, and
YOU will not suffer me TO forget one eloquent old
man, in whose veins the blood of Massachusetts
rolls, and who sngy has defended the freedom
of speech, and The rights Of the free, against the
usurpation of the slave holder. But the reader
of Congressional debates, in New England, Is
pcrplexed to see with what admirable sweetness
and patience the majority Of the free States are
schooled and ridden by the minority OF slave
holders. What if we should send thither Repre-
sentatives who were particle less amlable and
less innocent? I entreat you, sirs, let not this
stain attach, let not this misery accumulate any
longer. Ii the managers of our political parties
are too prudent and too cold; if, most unhappi-
", the ambitious class of young men and politl.
cal men have found out that these neglected VIC
tins are poor and without weight; that they
have no graceful hospitalites to offer; no valua-
bic business to throw into any mans hands, no
strong vote to cast at the elections; and there
fore may with impunity be left In their CHAINS or
to the chance of chains, then let the citizens IN
their primary capacity take up their cause on
this verv ground, and say to the Government of
the State and of the Union, that government ex-
lists TO defend the weak and the poor and the IN
ured party the rich and the strong can better
take care of themselves. And as an omen and
assurance of success, l point you to the bright
example which England set you, on this day, ten
years ago.
There are other comparisons and other impe-
rativc duties which come sadly to mlnd-out L
do not wish to darken the hours of this day by
crimination; turn gladly to the rightiul theme,
to the bright aspects OF the occasion.
This event was moral revolution. The his
tory of it is before you. Here was no prodigy,
no fabulous hero, no Trojan horse, no bloody war,
but all was achieved by plain means OF PLAIN
men, working not under leader, but unoer
sentiment. Other revolutions have been the IN
surrecton of the oppressed; this was the repent
ance of the tyrant 1t was the masters revolt
;nr from their mastery. The STAKEHOLDER said,
will not hold slaves. The end was noble, and
the means were pure. Hence, the elevation and
pathos of this chapter of history. The lives OF
the advocates are pages Of greatness, and the
connexion of the eminent Senators with this
question, constitutes the inmortalizing moments
of those mems lives. The bare enunciahou OF
the theses, at which the lawyers and Legislators
arrived, gives glow to the heart of the reader
Lord Chancellor Northington is the author OF the
famous sentence, AS soon as any man puts hls
foot on EnuEsh ground he becomes free" "
was slave" said the counsel of Somerset,
speaking for his client, 6 for l was in America ;
| am now in country where the common rights
If mankind are known and regarded Gran
vile Sharpe filed the ear Of the Judges with the
sound principles that had from time TO time been
affirmed by the legal authorities. 1" Derived
power cannot be superior 10 the power from which
i is derived " The reasonableness oil tee law
% ,he sonl ne the law" cit is better to suffer
every evil Than TO consent 10 any" Out It would
romc. The Gods ,rnih, out it came, like bolt