New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-05
Texn. Slavery and Additionally a Mary
lander.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

WIS in many respects most interesting and ui-
portant one, both to those in attendance and the
Wing cause in general. Some Of the sentiments
expressed there and information afforded, seem to
the writer OF too great concern to the whole Un-
ion, and too Catholic in their nature, for their
proper confinement within the walls Of the
Club, or even the confines of the City Of Bos-
ton. They were favored by the presence of q
citizen Of Prince Georges County, Maryland,
who volunteered some remarks OF most cheer
ing character, and expressed thoughts upon the
Wing cause and its prospects. strikingly enter
tanning and pertinent. But this was not ALL
He went on 10 enlighten US upon the local senti-
ment Of the State OF Maryland and so Ear as he
could judge, Of great majority of the Slave.
holding citizens Throughout, the Southern States,
in respect to the annexation Of Texas, and their
true interests in regard 20 the continuance and
perpetuity of the institution Of Slavery. He
promised by saying that he was himself Slave
holder, and had recently been present and ad-
dressed political meetings in his section of the
country, when opportunity had been afforded
him for Judging Of the sentiments of his fellow
citizens upon this important subject: That those
in favor of the Annexation Of Texas were few in
number and radical and destructive in their char
acters and motives. In magnitude, in its spirit,
and in It's characteristics, the Texas party OF the
South corresponded with the violent, extreme,
disorganizng Emancipation of the North. They
we're both the exemplification Of the same I'M
moderate, unchartable spirit, operated upon and
encouraged by sectional interests and sectional
prejudice. Moreover that he himself and as he
believed in common with great majority Of his
fellow citizens, had long been convinced that 1t
was Tor the interest of the State of Mary land,
collectively and individually, to rid themselves
nf the curse of Slavery. Great injury had been
done by the violent measures Of Northern Dpe-
catng upon Southern fanatics. Withdraw, says
nc, citizens Of the North, your fire brands from
among us, and | will warrant 10 you the total e1-
termination Of Slavery from the whole South in
ess than half century. But IT provoking
measures are still persisted in, know not when
expect the desired result. The North are as
much deceivedi in supposing that the Texas Dis
union party of the Southern States constitute any
considerable portion of the intelligence and
spcctabllily of their population. as WAS The
speaker IN anticipating provocaiion and abuse
rom The citizens OF Massachusetts,. lie had ex-
yected. in his travels 10 be annoyed, repro4ched.
was Stakeholder. But on the contrary the
sentiments of The mass of Massachusetts inhabi
tanis seemed The same entertained by his own
neighbors and friends in Maryland.
These, Mr.. Editor, are The sentiments enter.
tanned by four,ffths of all the citizens OF the
American Union north Of Mason and Dixon's
line and here we have personal attesletion by
one who knows that they are also the sentiments
Of our Southern brethren. They have before
been repeatedly uttered by Slave holders them
selves within the confines of their own States,
and are becoming the general opinion Of those
who look to their own interest only. But this
is the first instance within the knowledge OF the
writer when in a public political meeting IN the
State of Massachusetts, an owner of Slavc-po-
perty has been heard 10 utter sentiments so
cheering TO every well wisher to his country. 1t
shows tue natural tendency ef human opinion
toward truth and justice, even when disturbed
in its course by popular camor and opposed by
the strength of popular prejudice
The practical application of these facts seems
to be the following That the present political
Abolition party are Certainly IN an error as 10 The
tendency and effect of tAeir doctrines aud meas.
ures. While they render the citizens of Slave
holding States averse to any action, because II
cannot be voluntary, and lead them to set their
teeth against any change in their Institutions un-
til there shall be change of treatment toward
them they also tend to render Aboltionsts them
selves uncharitable, and TO cause them to lose
sight of that current of human sympathy and
the good characteristics Of common nature,
which as certainly exist within the breasts of the
Southern population as among the more vaunt-
ing of our Northern Pharisces. Can it be that
any considerable portion of those who have the
ultimate determination of Slavery at heart, will
deposit their ballots to place in the Presidetlal
chair one who avowedly proclaims 1t to DC The
leading object of his administration, that the
institution may he perpetua;ed and adopted as
the principle and practice OF the American Re.
public, by annexng TO the Union a large extent
of Slave territory Orcan II be that any to whom
their couniry's good and not their own personal
argrand;zcmcnt is motive, will throw away the
power they possess OF averting such Calamity
by persistlng in party organization by which
nothing but party purposes can be accomplished (!
The Boston Young Mems Wing Club was
farther addressed, on the evening alluded TO, BY
a promising young Wing speaker from Detroit,
Michigan, who gave US most cheering accounts
of the prevailing spirit and activity of his native
State on the subject of the coming election
Other addresses were listened to and Commit
Zee appointed to call Special Meeting OF all The
Young Men in the City of Boston who deposit
their first Presidential vote in the coming Au-
tumn, for the purpose of etfecting distinct or
ganization of such, and thus knowing the actual
number of new recruits for the present cam
paign. So you see that in this city we ar" act
ing upon the suggestion of our Sage, Daniel
Webster, by operating upon the minds oil those
coming upon the stage Of action as well as those
already ENLISTED Mindful at the same time oil
The truthfulness of Pope's idea
Jus, rs the ,wig is bent. the tree S inclined
We expect TO see it ali tell upon the vote of the
Bav STATE in November; and primary ex
h.bition, sort of foreshadowing of what may
be exrecicd, we invite our Whig brethren from
Nsw-York to be pre- sent at our Mass Convention
I, be held on Boston Common on the l9,h OF
September. I. ~