New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-27

Emancipation aud the Land Distribution.
A cor espondent e Rustcl urges that Congress
should be pe;ltioned to set apart the Proceeds Of
the Public Lands as sacred fund for the Extinc
sion OF Slavery in the Union, by the purchase OF
all the Slaves in the Union, at fixed aggregate
Of Sl20 each, making their aggregate ransom
S360,000 900. This, he assumes, could be paid
off In thirty years, TO the great advantage and
honor of every portion of QUE People, strengthen
ing us against the danger Of Foreign aggression
more than any number os fleets and fortresses.
The objections to this project are manifold
and weighty-for instance:
/. Want of Constitutional power in the Gen
eral Government We don't see how any thing
can be unconstitutional, if this creation Of Ma
tional Debt of S36OO00,00O would not be.
2. Impracticahility. The ultra Slavery party
would vchemen,ly object to it, and their objection
would be insuperable. How is such en- act Of
Congress as is contemplated 10 operate 10 free the
Slaves of South Carolina if South Carolina re
sists it2 Would you send en- army to compel
her slave holders TO emgncipate If yea, then
we say save tie S360,000, 600.
3. Injustice. 1t is taxing heavily one section
OF the Union to benefit another section. Slavery
is an enormous Moral, Social, Political and Eco
nomical Evil. 1t every where and every how
blights and curses. Every foot of land in the
Slave States would be enhanced in value one
hundred per cent by the extinction Of Slavery
This great benefit, then, is 10 be conferred on a
section of the Union, with S360,000000i to
sweeten it, aud the whole Union is to be taxed to
pay that enormous sum. This is all wrong. We
believe the Just pride OF the South, even OF It's
Auti.Slavery men, would repel any Offer to pay
them for their Slaves at the expense of the North
They would very properly say, Convince US that
this measure is right and we VIII consent to it
without pay. Ii we consider it wrong, we won't
be hired to do it
These are not hall the objections, but enough
for the present. The scheme will never answer
OF The Morning Ne,os assumes to be puzzled
with the fact that the Legislature of North Caro-
lima, though that is Slave State, has rejected
resolutions in favor of the Annexation of Texas
in such way as to indicate hostility 10 the mea.
sure under all possible circumstances. How is
this, asks the News if Annexation tends 10 for
tify, extend and pertuate Slavery Wa answer
THIS decision was made by party vote-;he
Wings opposed to Annexation, the Loco FoceS
in favor Of il. Now We have very considerable
personal acquaintance with Southern Wings, and
most extensive intimacy with Southern Wing
journals, and we do rot know the first Southern
Wing who desires o, asks the Federal Govern.
msnt to do any thing whatever fo- tbs sake Of
extending or Strengthening Slavery. Some o.
them are opposed to Slavery in the abstract and
hope TO see the end of 1t; many assure us that
they would have long since moved 10 that end
but for the excitement created by the lnte:med.
ding OF the Northern Atolitionists. Many o.
them say 10 US, (" If your Atoli:ioaists would
only let us alone, we should soon rid our States
of this curse which is blasting them" Others
believe Slavery, though an evil, one which must
await thu slow correction OF Time and that all
agitation Only makes the matter wore; but he
first Wing who deemed Slavery positive good
and desired to propagate and extend it. we never
vet met wi,h-What, then, remains OF the News.
perplexitya
North CARoLISA-ES NErT-THE FoReEp Ger
rIYIcArE.-Wiiam Enne,r, Loco Senator fiom
onsIow, in the North Carolina Legislature has been
expelled from that body having taken bis seat ua'
doub.edly under forged certificate. The Lccos
all voted Nay on the question Of e1pulson-,be
Wings in the affirmative
~ William Bradford, one oil the Editors of ,he
NeW.York Eysrreiis, ret;res from thai Daner his
heslth not being sufficient TO enublehim 10 continue
IN fha nccnnat;nr.