New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-04
The Fourth of July.

The Nations Birth Day again Seventy years
The sppoioted life OF Man-have passed away since
Our Fathers declared these former Colonies OF Great
rtain Independent, States. In those seventy years
The population Of the territory now embraced within
the Union bas increased from Three TO more than
Twenty Millions, while their Industry. Wealth, and
Ply sicai Power have expanded In at least equal
proportion Intelliecnce General Education, Ten
pers1ce Morality aud Religion have also made ad-
WAGES but rot without serons drawbacks In The
theory OF Liberty sud Civil Government we are
brter versed thap our forefahers were in the prac
iice abouI The sane. Like Them, We vehc mentiy
rroclajm that "Ail men created free AID equal
and endowe by their Creator with certain ina
'leuebie rights, among which are Life Liberty and
the pursuit Of Happiness and yet, in defiance OF
this National creed, fifteen Of our twenty eigh
States embracing more than half the fully organized
territory OF the Union authorize pa Of their Peo'
pie o,hoid the residue in bondage through life TO
force them unrequed labor b. the terror or the ap-
plicx,ion OF The esn and TO sell The children from the
mother, the husband from the wife, in hopeless,
life lung separation. And let not the Free States,
20 called, look down in Pharisaic reproach or pity
on their trelbren for these equally unaithful in
principle though not ~ hagranty dereIict In prac
ice Here, in the midst OF our Democratic equality.
while our cannon nrc laundering. our bayoneis
cleaning orr mob huzzai1S defiance TO kings and
dest uction missionaries. even here in New York
we cherish ard sustain an Arstocracy OF Color more
rp id and hateful lhsn any Ars,ocracy known to the
Old World We, the rampant Democrats of Amer
lea With our mouths full OF lying cant about Equal
ity. Justice and lhe area Of Freedom. Danish the
children Of Africa from public conveyances,
from oar civic convochton1 and ever from pracIl-
cat equality sinners in our essembages 10 suppl
cate The mercy OF God Even now Conve ntion Is
assembled 10 revise our State Constitution to which
d majority OF the members nave been elected on the
press ground of hostility to the equal Political
rights Of all men-pedged not only TO deny the most
fundamental right TO ci,izeDs heretofore excluded.
but to go farther snd exclude class who have en-.
oy ed the Right Of Suffrage without opposition and
without ptetencc Of pubic injury for the last half
century. If not from the Birth Of the Nation! And
there is great reason fear that this cruel irration
al prescription, founded on base Prejudice aud blind
Haired Aioue will be sanctioned by majority OF the
Voters Of our State including the larger number OF
,hose who will day be mos, noisy in their demon
buauOhro1 TeehTu lOt Esquuh'S "h" 'sN'''
can .uch .lar,ng h, pocr,sy pass unrebuked and un
pu"-h-d
Tue horrible War now wagipg on our South
W.sern frontier il another instance OF gross !nh
IA dey TO the principles which made us a Nation
~ We are fgh,ng not 10 preserve Liberty but TO per
peiua,e Slavery-not in defence of our own terrific
ny in eDcroschment TINT of our ieeblest neis h.
Dor We are fighting 10 'cbastise.' 10 humble, to
despoi her of her territory in pretended re,rbuon
for juries which have been provoked or fully
equs.d by injures suffered at our hands by her.
Every step taken in provoking and in prosecuting
that VA gives The lie TO the elementary principles
OF our Declaration Of Independence.
So o; The Social injustice which prevails all
around u.-,he laws and ussgcs which destroy the
independence ond embitcr the lives Of half the PEG.
pie four Country, Every child growing up in iG'
norance every youth cropping his way through Idle
ne,S Want. physical mental TO Shame md
Crime; every parent who having done his best 10
procure 10y honest Toll the means Of subsistence goes
home to face his hungry children ,remblefor the
destiiunon which threatens and approaches them
ju-tly accuses this People of uniahulness to the
erra, and good principles proclaimed al The birth OF
The fret American Republic, which ought to be the
protector. monitor aud pattern of all her younger
sisters. but, having fallen behind them 10 regard 10
Slavery. is becoming their terror and scourge.
Enough for 10 day. We know well tha, another
sor, of patriotism will be evinced 10 the tickling
Ota,ions SO bountifuly delivered 10 day. To haue'
and please lie the easier more agreeable course; be
our. the -,ern task of procaimins the naked and
needtul Truth! Independence for ever
How TO stop the War.
A FREUD ha, d scoverrd what be considers an in.