New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-18

thie: From the hrst organization OF the Gov
ernrnent, under both Constitutions, The whole
representation of the slave States formed party
sronply united among themselves, and manifest
ing, on all occasions, degree of suspicion and
jealousy in regard 10 the rights and imIauni-
tee as slaye.ho jera, which docs not exist among
any other class of men, or IN regard 70 any otaef
interest. Their yiews OF policy led them TO op-
pose, in body, most OF the great measures iof
organizing the Government. For example, they
opposed discriminating Tariff, protective OF
Northern navigation-an interest ALREADY In ex
is,ence, and ind,s pensnbIe TO The creation OF Il
navy; and We; they asked and obtained pro-
tective duty Tor otton.gEowing-an interest not
In existence. but 20 be started in The hoi-bed OF
high protection. They opposed, Nth wonderful
vehemence aud pertiDacl,y, the funding OF the
revolutionary debt, and the establishment thereby
Of the national credit. They opposed the as
sumption of the State debts; they opposed the
incorporation OF the original United States Bank ;
they opposed. furiously, the commercial treaty
concluded by John Jay with Great Britain. In ali
these cases the apparent preronde,ane OF interest
law in the North. Occasionally VIC got good
votes from one or two slave States, possessing
commercial interests or producing naval stores
On all these great organic measures, the South
had the mortification to find themselves IN mi
nority of little more than one-third-the division
being, in fact, precisely that Of Northern and
Southern-free and slave representations. line
shareholders were excessively sore under these
de- eats, and they turned themselves zealously to
the task of augmenting their party, and securing
auxiliaries in the North. The first Congress
contained no white slave; that species OF beings
ives TO be created afterwards, when the slave
party got possession OF tho national purse and
tho federal patronage. OF course, with these
instruments they could not begin, except by
1nortgeging the reversion of the Offices; they,
therefore, resorted, as present resource, to ex-
citing and cherishing discomfort; deceiving, by
jalsehood and eIaggeration; indamlng the pas
sions, feeding with foul garbage every irrational
prejudice and hsttennq every selfish, envlous,
md ambitious propensity OF our nature. A class
Of extremely proaigate and scurrilous presses
had sprung up, reckless of truth, or reverence
for personel worth or public services. Even
Washington did not escape tine scorpion lash of
these furies The sedition law -u,as intended
simply to compel them to publish truth. Washlng-
TON, Patrick Henry, and other great and venerable
men of the revolution, and OF the Constitution,
fully approved the law. But it was to be nulli-
fed in order that those might continue their
labors in the service of the restless ambitious,
was denounced with the same object. There
were thirty thousand Frenchmen in the country,
talented, active. and full of zeal for the opposition
or slave party because, In the contest then pend.
ing between the French directory and our Gov.
ernmen,, that party had taken sides with the
French. There wac also vast number of
Irishmeu, many of the most able of whom were
Just arriving from rebellion, in which they had
been assisted by tho French. The notification
Of the alien law was intended to catch all these
fcrcsn auriliaries, to wiz their affections, retain
than in the country, and secure thor co0pera-
ton. ltwould lead rae from my purpose to notice
all the base arts, and base elements, that were
brought to work for tho increase of the siaye
party. Suffice it to say, that the great sore
gathered 10 itseli every foul and malignant humcr
OF the body polite. Such I believe 10 be tho
account which impartial history will render OF
the frat &C, OF notification in these United
States; and if any thing has happened in Mexico
more dsorderlv wicked, ans,chical, or Infamous,
aui yet 10 Learn what it is.
In the year 1876, the Legislature OF the State
OF Georgia passed law Tor the sale of lands
belonging to the State. Under this law, lands
were sold to the amount OF S500,0 900, which was
received INTO tho Treasury. At the next session
OF the Legislature the act was declared null and
void, ordered to be burned In the public square ey
the common hangman, and sli ssies and con.
veysnces under it nuliided, but the money was
retained.
Some time before the State OF Virginia passed
an act, that all debts du, from citizens OF that
State TO british subjects should be paid not 10
their owners, hR into the State Treasury. This
was az once publication and Reputation. II
nuliiied the Bntish treaty, which was by tho
AZ &
dis'ed in respect u the creditors and the State,
trough not 10 respect To the debtors. In conss-
uuence of tnis act of Vlrg ina Crest Britain re-
fused to fulfil the treaties and held on upon the
western costs; ana owing 10 this foreign coercion,
more, imagne, than to respect tor the decision
of the Supreme Federal Court, the debts were
finally paid eve, TO The true owners. But In con-
sequence of decisions by the court adverse 10
States, miscellaneous and untoward amendment
was introduced into the Constitution, forbiddiag
the bringing OF state before Federal tribunal,
at the suit Of a fore gner, or OF citizen OF an
other State.
In the year 1927 the State of Georgia ex.
tended It's laws over the territories Of several In.
dian nations, whose possessions were guaranteed
to them by treaties with the United States, and
by laws made in pursuance of those treaties. BY
these all persons whatsoever were forbidden to
,pfrnde or enter upon the Indian territories Tor
surveying or other purposes, under penalty Of
SI,a00, and three years Imprisonment. The con-
siderstion of this guaranty was the cession to
,he United States OF large and valuable tracts Of
Indian territory. The Indians gave part OF
their country for the purpose OF securing TO
themselves the quiet enioymen. Of the remainder,
Yet, notwithstanding these high and solemn OBJ
legations, the humanity and sympathy due TO an
unfortunate and prosecuted race. the State. OF
Georgia sent her surveyors, sherifs, posses. and
guards. to take possession of their country. to
arrest, inp,ison, and punish the people fos DISC
beying laws unhowh 10 them, and to which
taey were not legally amenable, any more than
to those OF Eiindosan, and were SO instructed
By the agents of the United States. In defiance
OF the sutso.;sycr he President of the United
Satca, {who attempted to do his dutyl and IN
contempt Of inc highest judicial court, these
things were done; and en- indian actually pu! 70
death, b. hanging, when the law under which It
was done was void, the rial and sentence al
void, aud so pronounced BY that court Ac-