New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-02

ey- JAMES G. BiRNEY passed through our city
Yesterday. When last among Us, he was iaborng
as an abolition candidate for President, TO promo;.
the election of Mr. Polk, SO that Texas might b.
Annexed to the Union. He ls now, II Is said, pro
ceeding TO Convention which contemplates the
dissolution of the Union. This certainly preserve
the consistency, while il carries forward The princl
pies OF that potriotic and piiantropic Presidents
aspirant
The plan Of Dissolution isforesaadowed in Let
ter from Judge Jay, part OF which we subloin:
VI. Dissolution take place and the the
ter
l. We are not bound 10 maintain the Union far he JGt
o aees The morals and happiness OF our children snc
postery ought 10 have more weight with u.s. than the var
hope OF oeSatng the slaves who are hereafter 10 people
Texas, California, Yucatau, &c. &c.
q 1t Is far probable that continuance Of our pre-
connection viii eS5e The NORTH than ha, /; Will free
the South
g. A separation will more easily be effected than
when relative strength Of the South shall have been
greatly augmented Hereafter shall oe as sers rebel
ling against their lords Now, II the North peases, we
may dissolve the Union without spins drop Of blood
who Will hazard the assertion forty years hence
{. How dissolution Is 70 be efiected-how new con-
ederacy Is 10 te forIned-hat States shall compose it
are questions which time alone solve Let rs avoid as
wholly unnecessary and nexcusabe, any resort 70 pAys-
cal force.
t,r OF slavery and ready necessary, 20 offer up the
Union Itself 10 the same sloocy fend Remember Nj.
Rhett's Texas with or without the Union Remember
the resolution passed at the mas neenS al eauiof =
South Carolina in i-4: II uO permitted 20 bring
Texas into our Unon peacefully and legtnately as now
we may. then soeDly announce 10 the wofld mar IRE
,oil diss0re ne CnioR tan abandon Ierds ms
certainly has been very general feeling among the slave
holders and we are warned the Union can only be
maintained as an auxiliary TO human bondage.
VII. Present duties Of the North
To regard the Constitutional provisions relative 20 ID
g.ive slaves as utterly revoked and abolished
2 To punish every Individual, whatever may be his OF
fee or condition who may nave any asehcs "i"'''ei III
the apprehension or surrender OF a fugitive.
g. To punish every person who within our territory may
exercise by deed mortgage, or Otherwise an! au'hof'
slave property
Whenever any of our colored citizens imprisoned
at the South on account Of their complexion TO seize an
adequate number Of the citizens Of The state the
outrage who may be found our SOIL and 10 olc them as
hostages for The liberation and full compensation Of said CO.
lored citizens.
To petition Congress and the State Legislatures 20 lake
measures for amcatie dissolution Of the Union
Thus sir. have gwen you brief outline OF my views
on this momentous subject could have fortified my as
seros by numerous array Of facts and quotations. but
have not time On co;ycrslng with others, have been
surprised 10 find how many agree with me III opinion FROM
all aud hear am convinced That the iae congress
has given the Union its death blow. IL may angush ioT
while but its fate is sealed. make great allowances
for the shareholders They have acted under the pressure
OF supposed pecuary Heresin accordance so far as re-
ines the maintenance of slavery with The habits ana
principles of and for the most part with the
teachings of their spiritual guides But what be said 10
cxtcuuate the urpi,udc OF northern Democrats: To
The Judgment OF history, of their God, leave them
I nun. dear sir. yours. very respectfully
H. 7. BowpITcu. ~ D. WILLIAM JAY.
Mr.. JAY might have inquired wi,hiar greater en-
phasis "7riot cdn be sad 10 ereaudte the turpiudc"
of the Abolition leaders who, by throwing $1,000
votes into the scales against Freedom, elected Polk
aud bring Texas inio Union which he proposes
10 dissolve because Texas is 10 be annexed.
(Albany Eve. Jour.