The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-12-22
Tree Soil Nominations.
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN? The New York Tribune

WHAT DOES 1T MEAN The New York Tribune
Of Saturday contains letter from the Editor at Wash
gon on the organization of the New Territories, from
which we extract the following remarkable passage.
And now to revert to the Main QUESTIONABLE Organ
ization ofthe New Territories and tue allowance or dis
allowance OF Slavery therein; have BEEN confidently
hoping for early and peaceful adjustment Of the whole
vexaon The bills of which Dir Douglass IN the Senate
gave notice reaching this City-to provide for the
organization OF California as a State and New Mexico
as Teuory-were signs OF promise. Upon the basis
here suggested ii seemed TO me practicable TO settle the
whole difficulty without farther excitement or peril. |
thought should ultimately agree permit New Dlex>
leo well California TO take the requisite steps for
organizing State, and bring them bob into the
Union IN he course OF the next two years leaving them
free 10 frame their oton Institutions This done, the
North would be morally certain that Slavery would not
be tolerated in either State, and the South would save
the point of honor by the almost certain defeat I'm Sem
aiel of the Wimot ProvIso which, TO an established and
admitted State, is confessedy napplicable And thus
would close the grave of agitation with regard 10 Slave
Territory.
We call this passage remarkable, because, it appears
TO US that it yielding slavery every thing that is in
controversy. 1t substantially the sthe Clayton
compromise of last WINTER which then rejected and
is practically The very ground taken by Gen. CasS,
which has been so often and earnestly condemned
and denounced by Horace Greeley and his co.aborers
establish their own Institutions who does not knoA that
the Texas game will be played again. The slave
States alone, border these territories. They will, at
introduce slavery, and then it will be claimed that
restriction can be put the institution without VIC
laton of the rights of property aud the whole thing
will be accomplished jest easy the boy knew his
own father. Besides, it is provided by Dougasss Bill,
that but white inhabitants shall vote ia the terrto>
ries, and, under the southern construction Of that term
this would exclude the whole Mexican population from
the right of suffrage aud leave the whole thing in the
hands of the slave holding emgrants, and the officers
which may be sent there by slave holding President
This article affords new evidence OF the anxiety felt
by the Taylontes toget this matter compromised
10 retain their hold upon The affections of the slave pow
err Again we the people of their danger Let
them speak out in the press and by petitions and re-
monStranceS 10 Congress- their rights and the inter-
ess ofFreedom and Humanity will be sacrificed The
struggle between conscience and interest in the breasts
severe one, and appearances but too plainly indicate
that If the people do not speak out conscience, with
some OF them, will have to kick the beam.
In view ofthese things, how important it becomes fo
US, IN selecting TO represent Congress- to take
those whose whose fidelity to Fl eedom stands first in hei
claims for ofce-men who have other objects to &C
compsh, for which they will be tempted TO barter ava,
this great birth right OF all-men whose first consdera
tlon when caedon to vote will not be- how will affec
,he administration which they have helped 10 bring int
power.