New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-19
slavery mud Politics.

slavery aud Politics.
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To the Editor Of TIE Tribune
SIR Your paper OF Yesterday The 2ist va,
one OF peculiar interest TO some Of us North
eruers
Your comments on the article from the New-Or
leans Times giving an account of Negro sH'e'df,
were pointed, manly and just, and we rejoice that,
a, that mystery OF iniquity, American Slavery, is
constantly developing its dark and hel!ish features
we have watchmen upon the ramparts OF liberty,
bold enough 70 hold them up 20 the public view Our
only regret is Mr. Editor and make very deercn
ual bow while saving ~ that times OF PTesidenmakins
aud high political excitement not equally favorable to
this vigilance these Of comparative peace and
quiet
and so the poor Negro chased by fierce dogs md hercer
men committed suicide did he Wickedly prefer
red 10 Weld up breath the sudden twist OF the rope
rather Than be quietly up by blood hounds or shot
down by bood-men Awful depraviiy Scltmurdered
and no shadow blame attaching any one but himself
Sir suicide necessarily involves guilt deep moral guilt
in the sight OF Heaven "A guilt not less than that vi the
murderer on the part Of the sucide-does II not II So
mon this man carries with him the judgment OF the
other world iearu! responsibility he has not only TO
answer Tor having buried his talent III the earthtor
living lie Ot ignorance and mora! inact'ltS-or dong
nothing toward glor.iyng God, and thus accomplishing
mans Chief eud-ay, Tor holding no better place on
the earth than the horse the beast OF burthentor be-
n a very save-bu he has also 10 answer IL addition 10
these multiplied offences for this heinous crime vi
MURDER \ fearful load, truly And rnethinks there
VIII be no escape FOR him. Tor here comes this Mr..
RoaTk. with Capt NcwtoEs sonIn.lawf armed 70 the
teeth with rifles and COwsSIns and these bloody jawed
dog. TOO all testify that hcy the throw himself
from the With the fatal cord about his neck, before
fang had been fastened III his quiverng flesh" and no
shadow OF blame attaches TO amy one Alas what
doom this miserable Negro in the judgnencourts
OF Heaven with these swift Witnesses so bluIitees
! against MN
here vas a notion which prevailed some years ago,
Nr Editor on IN odd nouon,) that suicide was one
VINO, the uRrestrainod uncoerced. and deliberate
efcise OF his Will committed setdcstrucuon. IL
was thought that choice between the modes OF
death where death seemed inevitable choice between
the deep and the boiling csudron the quick moose
and the accraung JAWS OF beasts could make IL exercise
OF suicide. Certainly never thought that
those who laid contributed 20 lay the alternative o,
such choice could be- WITHOUT any shadow blame
We have a law by which they are the murderers.
/ and not he But Il passed IN barbarous tunes and
these the enlightened day
OF course, Mr. Editor, these Mcssr- RosrN and Capt
Ncwtons son.naw vii not DC disturbed by the law tor
their agency this Certainly not They entire
bsneess The law approves does not condemn the act
I II declares TO your own nit that Niger who Is
ignorant suppose that all men IN tue peclara-
non means more than that part entitled 70 liberty
ought =aot down from the trees and eaten up by
! dogs O. nv country when viii sense OF shame or
Justice the fear OF God lead nec 10 wipe out THIS dam
nabe stain upon thy character
> slavery Is the child OF the law and these acts, with
al It, other look 70 the law and Justly TOO Tor their
parenta-c And tar Slavery : sustained by the
agency OF the General Government and It exclusively
30 apprehend the Territories OF the United states N
slave Trade between them and IN the District OF Co
lunod) We OF the NOrh are responsible before heaven
.0 and these deeds. The law -Ou!e--, and can
not De- punished wickedness but Se u naakers
YES .r YOU and If they the result OF voices
must answer for them 20 understand ae responsibilities
OF The citizen IL Is ONO LAY that we select IN
stances OF peculiar hardship IN illustrating the character OF
Slavery The OF slavery Ia undenaby the tota.
destruction OF rarra! rgh and such rights d. are aoo-
uely essential 10 the accomplishment OF the end OF mans
existence God places t earth Tor one purpose
his fellow devote MN 20 another >uch system Is
ana be essentially =Iniul-"lcaed AAd It. fruits
always have been snd Away: WI. De sucA s. mat we
have been considering They legitimate
Now, Will il do With men protesting 10 rave some
regard their moral responsibility 70 treat MS gu II
the came manner do Banks, and ANS and PUBIC
Lands and Aterrs. improvement Re content win
half We ask ii we can't the whole and save the par
y Shall VINO = N favor OF the un!YeF'
"a licensing OF gambling houses simply because De
) opposed Us another who would open the gambling
house and also the house OF Acenaousne7- and one q
the other must Dc elected May We choose hl- between
moral evils II VIII do when Banks aad Railroads are
the object. 0: the acton but viii !; wnen The souls Of
s-c affected Shall not rather OF t'vo such evils
choose neither FOR ourselves snd then Il party
suffer, why n your own noble language crg more
shame 20 GUY party.
You VII perceive that have aad ny eye your
TIE correspondent Of me Ch-onorTpe II the pa
per before me. thousand pa!dons Tor tbs uespsss
upon vour columns but being one OF ire ;anarcs OF
l-i could orbear this defence INTO 'Shich your AZ
| cc.e invited Yours, very truly : r e
There we have let our Birney friend have
his say, withou, interruption. We do not see that
he has she'd any new light the subject. AS
agree that Slavery IS an exceedingly had thing,
and thar The laws which uphold II ought &c be aoot
ished, there need OF argument on that point.
What his position requires him 20 prove is, thar
1 Cha.tel Slavery IS 50 much worse than al other
evils within the scope OF Political action that we
oueh, 70 vote always wi-h exclusive or at least
with paramount reference to this, 70 matter though
1t be certain that our vote cannot Immediately &C
complish Abolition and probably can effect some
other good purpose On this point, We see differ
emily. We consider Inremperance for example
as c-!iIs ar evil as SLAYER. yet we should deem
], wrong 10 throw away a Tote on No License
candidate FOR Governor who was sure to poll only
10000 TO % coo votes while that ~ote might elect
Wing candidate or one friendly TO measures We
deemed important and bencfcent, who was certainly
not les, favorable TO Temperance than any one who
stood within gunsho5 of election. This Is our
ground We rust : E c Is as satisfied TO rest
on his long argument va are Oh our short state
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