New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-29

| schools, which seem 70 be considered as ohusins
| light destructive 20 bondage
9 II Ultimate sppea % the Supreme Cour' o. ,ne
United States should be fully secured 10 the D u j
not probable that 6ns decision would be procured H
less than xix eight years within which period CA-
/ fornis and NewMexco VII % great extent Or 80 ~
cred with slavery from which. as the iramefs az ts
bin Wen know 10 Will BE- difficult Z not impo-s1'e' ln'"
/ 20 reclaim them -.
10 In other particulars and in ~ "eoe -, ~ 80.
part VI the oil which relates California aln
leo Is evidently des-ued 90 favor he entf ah-' ol ga
very into al those parts OF these extensive Ie-on-
which are adapted % slave labor. ana 49, ~
established 20 perpetuate iis existence ana ~ i'.
/ R,,ofrs5 That Daniel : Dickinson. one Of the son
ators from his state By unrnz in preparing and py
voting fr the bin referred o. has grossly mltir pIet.
ed the will OF the People Of New ORR A. ne ns- open
L. 1of.ad re repes,ed Instructions Of her Legisla-
ture and that shall hold sny r. resenafiVe from
this STAT II any such there BE- Who shall directly OF
indirectly aid IN TIE passage o. t- bll o IN,
or without the most unquesuonabe excuse tan 20 vote
either upon the final question or any previous div-'n
f,i,biess 20 the wshe. Of his constituent and bar
terer Of their rights Interests and honor.
R.s9lrs8 That we tender O. JoHN a. DIN ana 20
esch and an the -enat0rs without distinction Of party
from the Northern States who By their votes nave TO-
sisted the passage Of the pretended " Compfoul.se
Bill through the senate. the tribute 40 our most SIN
cere and hearty thanks and more especially DO we
award th homage % those who, with the ieaflessness
OF Truth. and the power Of commanding t.oglence,
have exposed the deceptive character and inc inllt
Gus desgu o. this most stroci0ls measure
Res0rcd That should this measure tc lnaliy enacted
into law pledge ourselves % our friends through
out the Jni9n, % labor with unremiftng zeal unui
every clause u may contain antaronlsca 70 the pre-
servaion d Free soil for Free Men II repealed and
new law be passed securing % Freedom. in the most
explicit terms ali Free soil which the Union now has
60 long II remains under the government OF Con
gress: and that assure al here and elsewhere,
who deceive themselves with the false hope that tie
people of the North will submit 10 the pretended Com
promise Bill az final settlement that the spirit OF
Freedom viii not be down 10 their bidding but that
I ne the signal for renewed
exeTtons. until the Free soil Of the Mighty West be
fully and forever secured o. the Free La50rer OF this
Union and 20 those, who. from other lands shall de-
sire 70 plant themselves and their postey IN these eN
tensive regions.
Rsolr,d In view Of the considerations expressed To the
fore goin solutions and of the entous interest," 3D.
voived in the approaching elections state and National
il s in the Judgment of this meeting the imperative
duty OF the friends OF Free SOIL IN their respective po
litcal connections throughout the Union. 10 look with
the utmost vigilance and o. the views and prnc
pies upon the great question OF the day Of the men for
whom they propose 20 vote and 20 their best excr
tiOns 20 the election Of men known 90 be ia favor
of the enactment OF law expressly prohibiting the
istence of Slavery in the Territories OF Oregon New
MeicO and California so long ss the same shall be
under the government of Congress.
Rlsoircd That the Representatives Of ais City IN
Congress be requested % al and every honorable
means 10 defeat the Bill just passed By the senate.
Rs0lCed That copy " these resolutions, signed by
the officers Of this meeting be transmitted by the sec
retarlcs 10 the Representatives from this CITY IN the
House Of Representatives OF the United States with
request that they be laid before that House the
preston Of this meeting and they believe OF the
great mass Of their fellow citizens Of all parties and
classes the great question 20 which they relate.
Mr. FIELD then addressed the meeting. ia SUBJ
stance as follows Since the call for this meeting
was given out, the Compromise Bill has passed
the Senate of the United States The efforts made
to accomplish this. may be Judged from the fact
that the days session. at the end Of which il was
passed in defiance Of the wishes and interests Of the
country, lasted through the whole night II now de-
ponds the Representatives Of the people whether il
shall become law Of the country. it depends on the
voice that should 90 up 10 them from their FIRE. constt
uents in all parts of the Free North in opposition all
compromise Of Freedom in the free territory OF the
Union We believe that all compromise of this
question fatal the honor prosperity and union Of
these States Il is founded on fundamental error in
regard 10 the government Of the new territories
The South demands that IL may 90 into any terri
tory OF the United states with tie slaves Now there
two in relation 20 the subject the first of
which, according 10 the spe sker the fact that
slaves whether regarded by the south As persons
things could be legally prevented from entering certain
territory Allowing that the laws In opposition 10 the
transportation Of slaves may be set aside the argument
that the laws have power 70 prevent the removal of
property Is equally faliacious. While A hold
any kind of property IN the State where he lives we
deny that he can hold against the laws OF any other
state. man may sell sprituuus liquors in State
WAile ne can DC lfOLlufl from QNlA- so IN duufuNr
the right il equally the Consutuion regulate tie
transportation VI men or property into any territory Of
the country.
We viii resist the passage Of this l 90 the end and
II il passes VIII endeavor o. repeal TO- lChecrs n
outrage nn our Consultation 10 dccar thar the
Free states OF the North bound the south .n
internal partnership of crime 10 propagaics the mon
strous doctrine that the dag OF the United States carries
on its folds not Emancipation not Freedom not Glory
but slavery One Of the orators OF England once said
that wherever the flag of England Aoaied Oppression
could not come shall we. Americans who brought
down that Tag of Englsnd-whose own banner should
60 on increasing in glOry-ins,esd Of sending it out
token Of the freest republic oi the world
dure that IL should be made black with oppression
covered not with union and glory but with bondage
lCrics Of no never
Now fellow citizens after saying that we are opposed
70 all compromise, let call your attention % the
Compromise bin which has Just passed the Senate
First The two rst sections which apply 10 the lcgia-
tive power Of New Mexico and California prove that
this local legislation shall have power % make Jaws
concerning either Religion or Slavery. What aspect
present % the world. in the same clause we
have regulations with regard 90 Religion and Slavery
o. II the two things were In the same category some
things in law-among them the freedom OF conscience
trial by Jury, ec considered by the fathers of
Constitution as too sacred 20 be- touched 10 pro-
posed for the fret time IN the history of America that
the legal power shall not touch Slavery any than
Religion The Southern States maintain that savch0d-
ers have right 10 20 into the territory with their
slaves They say Wen pass no law Passing the
sbsurdity O, this. whether they right or wrong
never was there more infamous law in any legis.
laton. Suppose that Slavery Is established there
then this legislative power Will have no law re-
spectlng Il To show what this would embrace. the
speaker related case which occurred IN Mssis
sippi gentleman there hsd son by one of his slaves
and desiring that IL should not meet the common fate
OF all who Of African blood he took the mother and
child 20 Ohio and there liberated them soon after
ward he died leaving his property this son. but his
distant relatives maintained that this act was null and
through decision Of the Mississippi Supreme Court
obtained not only the property OF the deceased but the
mother and child who had been made free When this /
law exists in Mississippi II Mssissppi planter goes 10
California he may hold his slaves In this way There
Is no law by which any mode 81 emancipation may De /
effected. What security for personal right has the .
slave By what right Is he 10 be judged For aught
see, the slave who goes 20 California IS Ia ten fold
worse condition than any IN the Southern States.
The speaker went farther snd called the attention OF
the audience 10 service which exists In California
the noted system Of Peon Slavery The local govern
mcnt would have power 10 touch this question the
system would therefore be continued and the free labor
ing men Of the North. who shall em-rate there would /
De liable 10 the same degrading wrong He then took .
another view OF the question and supp0sng that there
was no Slavery in California showed that il would be /
utterly impossible ~ prevent o introduction for four
or nvc years, during which time the slave interest
could easily gain complete possession of the territory
There being only Court 10 which the slave could ap-
peal and that yearly one from which would pass 10
the Court Of the United States where decision would
be delayed four five years longer even