New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-08
THE TRIBUNt
A Voice from, Kentucky.

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4 W. COW The following article from the Frank
s.ort Commonwealth, ono of the ablest and most
$i,auental Wing journals in Kentucky. IL
f,5ows that an!i-Slavery feelings and principles,
land the courage TO give Them utterance, are not
aconGasd to the Free States-that there are at the
as,u,b men who not only see the manifold evils
iof Slavery, but who are shocked al the mons'rous
,.sloiy and hypocrisy exhibited by our Wanted
aDemocracy in ils efforts to extend and perPetaale
s:so institution which even The very soil on
(which i. exists. Ii that Democracy had no. re-
meeyed the efficient aid Of the setstjled Liberty
isparty inAe ato aIccti.n, the friends OF ffeed"n
Mnd Fres Institutions would not now stand
R.oalled under the featfi apprehension that,
shrough the Siave.nongefing Diplomacy OF
gJohn Tyler and John C. Calhoan, the County
will be plunged into Debt and War, to strengthen
A. system SC repugnant to their feelings ard pm
! sLAVE-MoNGERlNG DIPLOMACY.
1 Mr., Calhoun's letter to Mr.. King, our Minister
H. France. is the most absurd and noIculous
SState yarer that ever cmanated from an7 ugh
4,nbic GlnctionaTy of this Government. 4 SEC
Eretary OF State writing an argument 10 prove To
q, foreigu Government that abhUrs Slavery, that
ASsvery is blessing, noI only to the people
Eamong whom il exists, but 10 the slaves lheni
Tsalyes. and that It is the interest OF that foreign
iG yernment 10 take n position, IN lis relations
with other powers, lavorlng the institution oil
SSia,ery. is the coolest piece Of presumption eVe'
s6isplayed. by sane man. Hr Calhoun, wlth
sstrange want of tact, speaks OF emancipation IN
Ein the West India Islands, as stale plea oil
iphilanh-opyw And he produces nguTes to
sshow that British emancipation has injured the
Conductive powers of her Colonies. de says less
sugar and coffee have been produced; and ar
cues as if the difference in the amount OF produc
Iron of these two articles, were dead loss to
sEngland Was ever such folly displayed by a
statesman? 1t is true that less sugar ard coffee
Iare produced under The res than under tic Save
condition but the aggregate productl0n, as iceH
las consumption, under the former condition is IN
Icreased--a fact overlooked, or rather suppressed
by Mr Calhoun. But such use Of statistics is
characteristic of MIR. Calhoun aud his school.
I've have no doubt, if the Gotten planters OF The
South were TO curtail their production OF that ST.
Ecle, aud produce their own bread, meat, horses,
&c. which they now buy from the Western
States Mr.. Calhoun would argue that the pros
l.eri,y Of the South was depressed i'll proportion
would charge the Tariff with robbing and plum.
dering the planters If the measure Of hap
IDlness and prasperity in the West Indies de-
bends solely upon the amount Of sugar and
Icoiiee produced there, as Mr.. Calhoun VIZ
Itually argues, the happiness and prosperity OF
iSouth Carolina and the other planting States de-
1pends, according to the same process OF reason
ling, not upon the aggregate productions oil South
lem labor, hut upon the amount OF the single ar
gicc of cotton. No matter if, by diversiiyiug
Employment, the aggregate production be III
crcased, the public prosperity Is lessencd if one OF
1.-The items of production be cuftailed. Such Is
Mr. Cahoun's argument. We shall not expose
yourselves 10 iicicule by gravey combating such
ridiculous absurditics. The kcntuckians once
produced large quantities of maple sugar from
Their own forests. Now they produce very little
lCau Mr.. Calhoun or any other thcorscr make
them believe their general prosperity has dc
clincd i'll proportion to The lesseDed production Of
maple sugar? We have doubt he would
eagerly enter upon the task, and make brilliant
argument upon il; but there is not boy OF twelve
who would notlaugh down his brilliant argument.
But We object to Mr.. Caihoun's letter TO Mr..
hing, not SO much for It's tallaclcS Ul argument
and It's perye'siOns OF facts, rs for lis inSldou'
objects and the grave consequences that may
ensuc from his pursuit of them, through the
countenaDce OF foreign governments. Whether
slavery is blessing 10 us and the siaVes--and
VIC regard 1t az an uumltga'ed cursc IN every
aspect--is not . question: proper IL DC subm'le3
BY our Government 10 the consideration oil Tor
leign Governments We deny even to the Gov
eTDments OF the cu.States OF this Union, any
night, power or proFrlcty, IN interfering with The
question. We hold that cur security and our
tul,t h., nd Mt
question as one wholly domestic to the States IN
which the institution uf Slavery exists. 1t IS
amazing, then, that Mr. Calhoun, whose State
drives cut, as foreign eGiisSary, citizen OF
Massachusetts, sent there TO test 10 the CoWts
he constitution ality of imptiSoning lreemen of
Massachusetts with black skins. because denying
to Massachusetts any right of inquiry OF the
saeleci, should submit the prcpriety OF Slavery
IN the united States 10 the consideration OF the
lFrench Government. Mr. Calhoun makes all
argument 10 favor Of the blessings OF Slavery IN
EI'e United States; he shows how, according TO
DIS view, France is also benefited by lre opera
NOES OF Slavery here; lie shows how England
mas been injured BY ebodshlog Slavery ia tie
west lnoies: be says that England has dlscov-
sessc her error ID emancipdtng her Slaves and Is
endeavoFlng TO repair that error by producing
emancipation in the United States; he shows
That by extending and Strengthening Slavery III
Lbs uniied States, England, the riyal Of France,
vii be crippled he speaks OF tropical p-odac-
ions as if England, France and the United
States could MT exist without them, aud he
lgIaveiy argues as If the extension OF The arts and
lciences, civilization and Christianity, depended
upon such an extension OF Slavery in the United
States US will euable us 10 produce tropical sta.
pies cheaper than England; such and other mo.
ives are set before France to induce her to coun.
'epance our designs upon Texas, which arc thus
ACKNOWLEDGED to be, not Z" TO extend the area OF
Freedom" as Is the argument with many other
iocos, but to enlarge the limits and strengthen
he CHAINS Of Slavery. Now there are two sides
70 Tins as to every other question. live are to
submit question to France, what if her Gov
sihment take view of i, opposite 10 that taken
Iby MIR. Calhoun Having submitted the question
10 her he seriously damages the cause he attempts
TO favor, should she rot concur In our statement