New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-05
rha xor.h and Slavery.

men who lead public opinion IN thal qusi 'S' 90
not content with sustaining Slavery within theN
own limits Mr. Calhoun's official despatch u
Minister King at Paris setting forth the reasons why
the T. States should strenuousy oppose the general
policy of favoring Emancipation (which ne a''F''
buted 10 Great Britain gives you Hat CONTRADICTION
The refusal of our Government 10 recognize the IL
dependence of Hay,i and the intrigues now on loot
10 subject that Republic 10 Dominican domination
confute YOU. The whole history Of the settlement,
revolution and annexation of Texas show that the
Southern cham pions of Slavery do not confne their
action in behalf OF it to their own limits The
whole affair has been the work Of Slavehoding
propagandsm-an encroachment by Slavery on ter
ritory before consecrated to Freedom. So in regard
to the Armistad Africans. Your proviso fails
essentially.
The Courier & Enquirer continues:
"Ifn consequence of the efforts of the A5Olni0nists
from any other motive they think il essential 70 their
safety that their slaves should be put under closer sur
Reliance than has heretofore been necessary they can
rghtfuly do So and OF the North have right to III
teriere attempt 10 interfere with such eglsation
and this for the simple that they ere acting upoaa
concern of their which under the Constitution is
concern OF ours"
Precisely so but il, under these or similar pre-
texts, the liberty Of Northern Freemen is endanger
ed the case is entirely altered. Every citizen of
Free State, no matter Of what color is constitutions
ally entitled to all the privileges OF citizen in South
Carolina as well as Massachusetts,; and if any are
kidnapped, imprisoned, sold in the former State, it
rs the business OF the State 10 which they belong 10
see them promptly set a, liberty and recompensed
for their unjust constraint and peril.
Hear the Courier once more;
The Tribune contends that by admitting Texas as
State with the Constitution abe offers the Federal In
ion becomes responsible for her Slavery and insists
with discourtesy than hoped to in this dis
cusson that 10 talk OF local concerns in reference 70
this question s 10 "babbe Idly drunkard in his
dreams" We do not 80 regard IT, Texas is American
coil. She asks TO be admitted 10 the Federal Union
Shall her people be aOped frame their oun Constitution
shaue Government Of The Union frame and impose one
upon them :"
We deny the general soundness OF the positions
here taken. The Federal Constitution virtually guar
autees to each State tch,ch Tas an original party
TO that instrument the right 10 hold Slaves if she
sees t but is silent to States then future. The
principle here contended for by the Courier was
overruled in the settlement of the great Missouri
Question, by which it decided that States there
after formed out Of Territory North Of 36' 30 should
not be permitted to hold Siares, matter how
and understood that Slavery was 10 be confined TO
the existing Slave States and SO many as might
thereafter be formed out of our then Territory South
of So 30 The Annexation Of Texas as Slave
holding region or State, plain violation of the
spirit and intent of that compromise.
And yet again there is gross fallacy in the state
nent of the question oftbe Courier. Texas chooses
TO have Slavery, it is said. What Texas 2 The l2-
600 white voters who occupy perhaps hundredih
part of the territory claimed Texas We deny
the right of this handful establish slavery az the
elementary law Of vast regions which were never
yet looked on by slave We deny their right to
establish Slavery in any larger portion OF that terri
tory than it now actually de6les Freedom should
be regarded by Christian Republic as the law, TO
which Slavery is the exception. To make territory
saveholGng it should at least be proved that slaves
had been held there Butby the doctrine here enoun
ced ithe whole white population OF Texas were but
a hundred souls, all living within sight OF Galveston
they would have right 10 establish Slavery for
territory large France and capable of sustaining
Fifty Millions of People.
And still again: Should the inhabitants of island
OF the Pacific sue for admission into our Union, we
"Sirs you must give up cannibasm, or killing pris
oners selling your women before we can take You
into our Union There would be nothing unrea
sonable or unconstitutional in this.
But hear the Courier:
IF ground be taken by the Northern States
against the admission oTeXas because her people choose
permit slavery TO exist the Southern States may here
after oppose the admission of any Northern State whose
people may forbid its existence"
With regard to our National territory as j, stood in
1920 all this settled irrevocably by the Missouri
Compromise And as to accessions of territory, we
insist on the perfect right of the South to object 10
any such, the ground that they diminish their re-
lativc power and endanger the safety Of their pc.
culiar institutions We not only believe this would
be right but we are confident il would be done.
And for the last time hear the Courier
mo matter by whose fault it may be accomplished
oppose and shall resist TO the utmo. OF our power
the division either Of the Wings or Of the Union"
Our sentiments exactly And the way TO pre-
vent such divisions is 10 talk frankly each section
and warn il not TO crowd the other The Free
States no, attempt 10 constrain the Slave States
with regard TO their peculiar institutions and
the South must exhibit equal Difference to whatever
ispeculiar in the North II won't doio put peaceful
coaster TO needless trouble and expense in Virginia
besuse she halls from New ork it won, do TO sell
citizens and legal voters in the Free States a,
ton in the South because they have dark skins. 1t
won't do to have Virginia and Washington journals
debating TO our State an amendment OF our Cons
tuition by which class our present legal voters are
TO be deprived OF the franchise Neigbbor Courier !
speak to those with whom you have probably in
fluence and bid them if they desire Us TO respect
their Slavery, to pay thorough Difference to our
Freedom.
Slavery in the District.
"sSSS We entertain some hopes-tant. admit
but sun hopes that shall live the day when the
National Capital will be freed from the and plague
spot OF human Slavery Let the question of the Adolf
ton of Slavery in the District OF Columbia be continually
pressed upon the attention of Congress- and the time