The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-14

IN 80 te%ptClf. OF Jtucrs1o, ~ mOsueteu eae en-
ior.sd by Nsthsnisi Mso'n. sisaesr Rosns, and
their compatTiots VISIT jaiites Of the northern
and good men their own; and that contest vas ter
mius,ed by General Jackscns throwiug the weight !
OF his overshaaowipg popularity into the same scale
Soon thereafter, spirit appeared to have come
over the dreams OF many OF cur southern friends.
They disavow.d, with vshemsnce the stitudinarsn
doctrines to which they were supposed to have been
attached, and claimed 10 be regarded ae among the
strictst Of the disciples Of the, State right school
lsges is sanctitiss and its blessings became
theme OF their dscourses and to that may
the origin Of those doctrines which have since followed
ell other such rapid and astounding sucocssion-
From that evil hour also, those whom regarded
entered in RAGS with their zeal ss to which
should outtrp the other In defending and propsgatng
slavery Out Of this rivalry sprung the
sxtrsor binary doctrines which have brought to the
test Of truth and justice We do not intend to pass
upon the relative merits dement's Of the parties 1t
have been long and earnestly enlisted in behalf
one Of the sections which have referred Is due
sasvodably lesssnsd this preference Is well as dmin-
shsd their power with the masses hero to secure
believe that OF sxteodsg slavery to ierri
tories nov free from be made acceptable 10
the irssmen Of the North and them In tn. most
absolute CONFIDENCE that tho mt tbs ORTIZ
who, for sinister objects strive make So will soon
very be buried under load of pubic obloquy in
grave rom which there wiz be 40 resurrection
The address then proceeds in the same mastery
and able etys to the two supposed grouods on
which the South supposed stsnd sslwha the
address Demonstrates such extraordinary and unprecs
dsntsd prssnsions These grounds LIST. That 1t
would b. an injury to them to settle in the new States
without their slaves and to exclude them with their
slaves, would b. uojust them ana ID That the ex
cluson i. reproscu and condemnation their pre-
s,Dt condition Those points ably and dis
cused after whic, the address proceed "a iollows
Let no one DO deludod ny supposog that slavery has
NOT the capacity TO occupy terri cries a SUN
oient extent to on,nt their the blight
which attends free labor wherever that institution exists
kxperisrcc has shown ths contrary Moreover, the
AAveholders who may monopolizs Its soil. and hold
property the men Who I'll that soi will not Of necessity
only from the present slsvshoding states Tney
are, unfortunately by mesns the only parsons who
the sys en- If couutsnanced by the law OF tne l.nd
Let capital be invited snca investment bJ the policy
OF the government and it will from other states,
and hsps from foreign aud the institution
Of slavery will not fsii for OF sbettors Il s
against the hundreds Of thousand, Of our own descend
ants who mutt their bread by the sweat their
brows sut hundreds Of Thousands Of children OF toll
from other Countries, who would annually seek new
hous ana refuge from want ard oppression, In
cant territories, toa the exclusion sought
enforced under the penalty Of social political deg =
dssion Can It be that those statesmen shown
such ascrity to their backs upon the great and
growing In crest have considered its and
<gnituds! Can IL be that they have been m dul Of
the peculiar duty which government owes TO tho
eooring mares TO protect whom in their rights TO- poll
teal and social equal y, cure rrj n.n of
me fruits Of their industry Is at its otjsc
pr'dsi
The settlement Of tho extensive domains of OREGON
and Csornis Is now to be sommsnced in s.rness, and
thy WI within the lives OF many p.rsens In
nov what was ooce the western territory Tue
rrssden has recommended that provision be r d. for
tneir temp rsry government while hey remain terrific
res the duty Of Congress. and tho the
hsbitsnis OF these require that provision
De msos upon the character OF that rela-
tion 70 slavery 1t will In all human probability, aeprnd
whether the ststss which spring up in this vast
and fertile region, shall be free slave states the
question has arisen in practical form IL can no
longer be cvaded postponed 1t upon u.s. We must
osGas a. snail these vast communities be the creations
ehce has conclusively est.blshsd any fact In p0
,ea or natural history 10 that slave labor in
he enlarged sense in which they here be regard
%, cannot flourish under the laws Where labor
is to considerable extent slaves to labor
s.comes badge of nferiori'y Tho ~cathy capitalists
whs own slaves disdan manual labor, and the whites
who are compelled subit IT, are regard. ss hsvirc
fallen below their natural condition in socisy They
cannot terms of equality with the masters for
those social obj sets which, in q communit of EQUALS
educate improve and refine ali les m-mb.rs In rord
society as 1t 10 knowniu communities of freemen-sth
~ schools and its various forms OF voluntary ossoc
non Tor common benefit and mutusl mprovenent-
.. scarcely said TO exist for them their families
Inc irec lseorers are unwilling to work eide by
nee with negro slaves they unwilling to share
vstsn OF tue society OF their class; and they
emisrats With great reluctance, and in very small
numbers. TO communities in which labor Ia mainly
performed by slaves No candid and Intelligent south.
srner Will seriously conover. these facts They have
peeo demonstrated in the experience Of the old Stus
With the exception of q few, and comparatively a very
few, the viii labor or, in other words the moor of
lent objects Of commisera.ion and ebaritv tbs
wealthy planter, ard Of contempt aud socrn to the
saves Inc existence OF slavery in unsettled
domains, to sufficient extent give tene TO society
will operate by the strongest noiv 9 which can or |
ought shect the human mind to exclude FREQ labor
ers from sigrstipg to those regors The psnter who
complains that be excluded il he canoot hold slaves
there H. at most but subj.oed to injury 20 his pro
perry even zach Injury result all The free lab5r.r
on the other hand, if favery b. allowed suffers no.
merely an uncomfortable pecuniary injury but sacr
fee Of s the chershed objects Of sooi and noi;ti.a
hfe-th. degradation of himself Of his vile ard chi
oren, Tor whos- take perhaps he has the
trials aud p.rls eugr alton to an upr.tIsJ counrx
fhon kns h,sk.
cited our heroic ancestors TO armed resistance H. then
be conceded that the prohibition of slavery operates
10 excude tbe free laborer It be United the
pm lily by which the exclusion enforced is in aniteIy
more severe against the inmgr asorer in the one
ought to be borne in mind, also that the exclusion
operates upon v.stly greatly number in the case OF
the free lsborers than in that Of the planters
Whether there free lsborers shall be exclude chr
as from arg. portions Of them
will did in relation to the adjacent staea Of hi
and K-ntuckv. depend uinly upon tbs provion which
Congress shall make In regard slavery in organising
the these torier From tn. frat rs
s,itut gov rnmpnt to the prerelt time tbsr. bss
been struegl, goig between capital and labor for
iar distribution oil the profits resulting from their joint
capacities la the early stages Of society the
was altogether the aide OF capital but as education
and t'g.nc- are diused, the tendency is stronger
aroe That Just eqnsty which all and good
dssiis 10 ace established And although capt al con
trolling every spec-s OF machinery has heretofore in The
Oh tne elements Of pro auction ere bsguniog be
oerstood Mems minds have everyw nero, turned and
oontpu> 70 De turned. TO The contemplation Of th.
sSine o. labor ann eolg hened sense of jusc. 4,
incnn' nR the m 10 of ACQUIRING Ia him
wno soors oon.id'ratipn in society aud reward a.,
the distribution OF tue proceeds of Industry more ado,
quat- than his class have heretofore received Tn,
truth That tn. ssslih AID power Of country consist in
us LABOR, and that be contributes mott to IL. In
dustry Is the most useful suopg is henefac ,o-s hiss
beoome familiar No where il TINS truth more ,vden
or should II be smore rsspected-no where should IN,
IHne OF tos toihog Datseo be more distinctly sppre-
'ist.d aud more amply protect. d. than 10 our compsrs
lively new, out already great couatrv Tbs inc easing
poser OF correct opinion on this su cot lie
recent events Ia Frapcs
t mad bsen the work OF c.ptTrie in that country to
lmpovsr'sh and dbsse the children OF industry and
enricn favored few Yet the system of which tb.s.
were the OBJECTS hes been overtnrown with the nal,
ersnsth.ned by the rising power OF the great