New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-20
Preston kins-The sennte and slavery.


To he Editor q Tie Tr5aas.
Ia Mr. KIsG Of St Lawrences speech on tie
Peace Appropriation and Slavery in Mexico, when
We shall have dismembsred that i'll iated republic
he said Exclude Slavery from all territory rot
within the free limits Of State, and am willing
that the territory shall determine for itself, when II
comes 70 be State, what shall be its character
presume that Mr.. KISe speaks the sentiments Of
Governor WRIGHT, with whose political plans
know him 10 be intimately associated, and know
that the same language is used in the United States
Senate by that cringing specializing class Of poll
ticians who want to Il hunt with the hare and bold
with the hounds or, in other words, 70 keep well
with Northern constituencies and play into the
hands OF the dominant slaveholdng compact whose
merccnary, antidemocratic character IS exercising
most baneiul influence on the affairs OF the u Mon,
and whose votes in Congress, obtained through
their slaves, are weakening the moral power Of the
republic.
Mr. KISG, aud certain United States Senators,
say. allow the people who may hereafter be resi-
dent 10 any tract OF country Ito be wrested from our
feeble sister Mexico which majority at Wash
ington may choose 10 call terrtory-alOw them.
when fit to be admitted as a State, 70 say whether
they viii be Shareholders or freemen, but prevent
slayeholding while they are a territory"
What win be the result
The conversation in Senate shows that this is
well understood. In those warm countries where
cotton. coffee sugar, &c could be raised, the great
landholdcrs would be for importing negroes by the
hundred thousand, as was done in Mississippi and
every 100000 Of these negroes would enable their
proprctors 10 annihilate the voices Of 600 North
ern freeman in Congress, beside extending in all
other respects the power Of the detestabe nstitu-
tion and traffic, which is a rcproach TO the Ameri-
can name and character throughout the earth
Mexico struggled with Spain that she might be en-
abled to prohibit Slavery. We cxpesd many mill
lions OF treasure, and spill much innocent blood 20
enable interested communities to extend its blight
ing mhuences-with the Acknowledged intention
Of restoring the save-drivers whip To its ancient
station in Hayt and the British West Indies when
ever we are able Mr.. PREsTos king and the
servile Senators scheme would drive heaven born
liberty to mountain States and to States far in the
North where the slavery OF caste would not be
profitable and Il Is so INTENDED.
Allow the people to choose Slavery, if they please,
says Mr. KING, and they will not be likely to do it
If they have no Slaves. VIII he be pleased to
look back to ls22 and 1873 and to the condition Of
the territory of grain growing Illinois
In 1923, Mr.. MORRIS BIRKBECK. worthy Eng
lishman, who was the first Secretary of State IN
Illinois sent me an able pamphlet he had publish
ed at his expense and circulated widely
wherein he had to appeal In the most anxious aud
earnest manner TO the sordid selfish interests Of
the settlers, to prevent Illinois through the Con
venion which framed its Constitution, from resolv-
ing TO become, like Missouri. Slave State. 1
think it was Mr. BIRKBEcKs vote IN that COnyen
ton which saved Illinois from Slavery, so close
were parties divided and even now its lawgiyers
yearn after Southern politics.
II this the IN the hardy North west.
where there were Slave interests TO be neutral
lied. what would be the probable result OF such
permission to the speculator on the banks of the
Rio Grande. around Matamoros Slavery would
there curse the soil and the country. The pc
culiar institution, as hitherto, would triumph
over the Wing principles Of l776 and that
too with the name of that Democracy which every
Slave holder practically holds IN derIsion and con
tempt
see much to regret in this Mexican affair. We
Republicans really resemble NAPoLEos too much
in some things. BYRON tells US, that
Vanity herself had better taught
A surer path to the fame he sought
BY pointing out on hstorys fruitess page,
Ten thousand conquerors for single sage"
II the North, the East and the yet untrammel
ed West, do not speedily unite TO rebuke the mer
CenarN aFaflCc OF the save nOldllg SOUTH our ne
public will speedily resemble him
Who burst the chains of millions TO
The very letters which his arm broke through,
Aud crushed the rights of Europe and his own
To hit between dungeon and throneT
NAPoLEos was entrusted with power and abused
1t. He annexed. and where are his annexations
He added Slaye-province to Slave province and
closed his htful career daily squabbling oer dis
puted rations with Sir HUDson Lowe, his iaior
on St Helena Like us he passed the Rubicon Of
mans awakened rights, and that We may take
warning by his example, as PATRICK HENRY said
on a certain memorable occasion, is the heart felt
wish Of your friend and servant
OTrwELL WOOD.
p. S. Suppose il you please, the case Of a col
ored family free and settled in Missouri since it
was a territory, on lands they had purchased
What humiliating condition is theirs They are
American citizens-lree in theory-yet liable 10
be driven out at a days warning, If the white ma
jority shall refuse them license TO remain. Are
there TO be more such States created Are white
men TO fight, bleed and die, and the people in the
free States to be taxed another 200 millions Of dol
lars hereafter 10 confirm the infamous system Of
Slavery ia its empire in America O. w.