New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-05
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES

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70 complete this process but II must m me eno ~
completed believe :, may be satisisctofly snow - -
the free black population in the NOftnern -
not Increase by ~ own innefeht iol. - 81 prgiard
s. fully REPRODUCED in four Of ne Se~ Lhs an an
s,aies-VermOnf New Ilampshire hnods isaahN a, ,
Connec;lcut--the black population ioin - ~ -
materially decreased. ln Mes" YORK hss'aeu-, a'i
Nsne there wa increase during tne 'ai'o P'iiD''
bur this was doubtless due % the mmls fauoh OIL manu-
rntted blacks from the south finding theH way % ne
principal commercial states Mithout mes
h. res u these Stsfe would probably have been the
SANE a In the four New England states referred 20
Under the most favorable circumstance u r. and must
continue 20 b. Inferior caste IN the North i counts
nothing In the estimate. physical or Intellectual OF the
.,,.n,f Of the body polite Even where the forms Of
IT. admission % the privileges Of reemen are complete
Il . IN excluded class Let the liberal and the humane
do what they may, they cannot change the unstera2e
Of IT, destiny. Public opinion % the NOrtncei ii
prejudice II you wl-presents insuperaole barrier
against its elevation Ia the social scale Ny own 5tat
has recently by majority ~ about one huhei'u az
thirty thousand votes IN two hundred thousand reusu
10 zee blacks on the same footing whites m te eN
ercise Of the elective franchise Illinois ano CChheccu'
have believe done the same thing by decioeo Foies.
class thus degraded will not multiply Imsls lhe uist
..sgo a re,rogsda,ion The second almost certainly
20 love Il viii not b. reproduced and ~ Few gene
ra,0ns the process Of extinction - PERFORMED us the
SLOW but certain process OF Nature "orkng Guy hei
end bv laws % steady and yet 20 silent that their ope
ration Is only seen In their resuits am not sure tnaf
this fact Z. 90 supported BY statistical data that can be-
considered settled beyond doubt II u were u might
sOITe great pfuNfHl IT. FfPAiatii tH tt' 'iaiN tN
problem ful' Of consequence and Of instruction for
our lldance-thst t,ed bscks class do not
multiply. and perhaps are not reproduced
j. the part Of wisdom or humanity 20 promote me
extension or increase Of race which has ~ destiny
written in characters not 20 BE- mistaken or eaced-an
extension adding nothing % the pubic prosperity or
strength, and enlargng the basis Of human degrade
ton and suffering
What l. the true policy Of the country looking % H.
rapid growth and the steady extension Of people
over the unoccupied portions Of This continent Sr
there r. grave cause for reflection in the uneXamped
increase OF our population by IL inherent force and
sti more in tho accessions annually made 70 our
numbers by immigration The public order and proc
perty depend In some degree IN giving 20 these acces-
sion. foreign and domestic. Uniform and hOnogenc.
ons characf-- We could not divert the current Of i'm
migration II disposed 20 do what every dictate
Of humanity repcs and condemns lt IL M the vast and
fertile spaces Of the West mat our own dfscchdafts h-
well as the oppressed and needy muttudes Of the Oh
World must hnd the food they require and the rewards
for labor which necessary % give Them the spirit
and the Independence Of irecmcu hold D. 10 be- our
sacred duty 20 these spaces % the mutp
cation Of the white race Our part s % see, also, a
Tar In us lies that this new material Is made to con
form 70 the political organization Of which u u 70 be-
come an integral part have always believed this OBJ
ject would be best accomplished by r. liberal polcy
The Federal Government can DO nothing u tri- rc-
spect The state Governments must DO ai-ratnfr
perhaps BY acting upon future generations man the
pY seut-by establishing schools by the removal OF r.
strctons upon the application OF labor ana capita ana
by ensncipating Industry under al ~ iorms from me
II we were 20 look 90 the rapid increase OF our own
population alone without reference % external acce
sions-accessions annually Increasing and with CON
stantly accelerated force-l should hold u 10 De- our
duty 10 promote. by an just and constitutional meon-
the multiplication OF the white race and 10 discourage
rs far properly can the muluplca' on oil every
other. Reason nnd humanity acting WITHIN the lmlt.
of the Constitution viii define the mode ana extent
the agency We may exert over destnes In this rc
spect With regard 20 the policy Of peOpng this con
nen by the highest race In The order Of intellectual
and physic endowment there can be- no difference
opinion No man can hesitate 10 say whether the con
dton Of this continent n at that concerns IT, govern
mcnf morals civilization prosperity strength aud pro.
ducnvcness would be most likely 10 be promoted hJ
peoplng II with the race from which We are sprung o
with thc descendants OF the EihiOp and The Caifc-
There may he portions Of the Southern etaics n which
the climate and objects Of cultivation require the labor
of blacks pass by ul considerations OF ths chafa
ter for obvious reason. u there portions OF ,he
Union which only be cultivated by the African rice
they are embraced within tine territorial boundaries
organized statcs. whose domestic condition and
relations the Federal Government has no control lAo
question only them, and orbear 20 touch D.
But admitting tine necessity of Slave Labor there tuc
'dmssion furnishes argument in favor Of the eXten-
sion If the African to Territories in which no such
necessity exists
The character OF the population, by which this
continent "a 90 Do occupied, b. subject of vital lm
importance "a every section of the Union. Tho
strength of the whole il concerned, and with its
strength Ire security from external aggression nnd
iniestuo disorder and violence. The nearer the grei
huNN OF orr lfnlif-iNN-ff rVtflHIiN WHO WA tHt
emth-approa.h the same standard in intelligence and
political importance. the more likely we shall Dee Co.
maintain internal tranquility and peace and bring 10 h,
common, import Ia war the united strength of nn.
a, graded class always and be- by force ~ inn
mutable laws element of insecury and wcakncas
will not say that the North is much interested iu
this que on as the South. But We have a very deep
interest m it Nauumitfcd slaves come 90 us in con
siderable numbers They viii continue 10 do so IN spite
OF any dscOuragemeuts We may oppose aud without
the aid OF compulsory legislation ON the part of me
States in which they manumittcd All such additions
10 our numbers ia the highest degree undesirable
They add nothing 20 our strength, moral or physical
and nh up their tendency 20 exclude whites o.
the extent that they contribute 20 supply the demand
for labor II the fy thousand free blacks IN NcwNork
% be withdrawn, their places would bc hhed by
equal supply of white labOrs Our strength and our
prosperity would be- proporronahly increased by sub
sttutng white citizens for class lGbOrng under civil
dsqua ifcHtous and excluded by the force of opinion
from all share IN the concerns of Government We
desire and need independent no dependent classes
We have then. deep interest ia this question hrst as
member Of the common Union and next as com
muny In some RESPECTS Independent and sovereign To-
both relations Il concerns permanent welfare and
we never consent comtributeby any act by mac
uon by acQuiesccnce express or lmphedto the cNten
sion OF slavery O gOns ian which does not now eNsr
Is generally conceded that there Is nothing in the
climate or productions of Oregon which requires the
labor OF blacks. u this De so, slavery II introduced
would gradually give Ia the competition with free
labor. Notwithstanding this inherent tendency Ia
slavery 20 wear itself out in districts 10 which It is not
hNrbthoaNiN necessary, II VIII nc .Nutdoc lNi iilli
In new countries where there lands 10 be brought
under cultivation and where there Is urgent demand
for labor. But for temporary purp0se-with the a.
sursncc that it must eventually be ecsdcaed-would t
not be unjust and unwise considering the question in
It's political bearing alone, 10 decline exclude IT, and
~ make The prohibition absolute
Gcnilereu have said this is not practical question
that slaves VIII never be taken TO Oregon. With all de
ference 10 their opinions, differ with them totally.
believe, n permitted slaves would be carried there and
that Slavery would continue at least long in Mary
land OF Virginia The Pacific Is totally different
In temperature from the Atlantic. IL Is far micer-
Lines OF equal temperstureisothcrmAl lines. they
are technically denominatod-raverse the surface of
the earth IN OF varied eccentcity n reference
% the parallels of latitude These nowhere,
perhaps, than this continent In the latitude
Of Nova Scotia which Is bound Tor nearly half the year
IN eiters OF ice snow the Pacific does lie
ihSa three four weeks. In the valley of the Villa
mette shove the f5th cesree Of north aumde-the par
elle OF Montrcsl-lrsss grows the whole Winter. and
cattle rarely n ever housed Green peas eaten
II Oregon City. in the same parallel al Christina
Where Is the corresponding climate % be found on This
eide Of the continent Whore We sit-nCsr the &th
No, Sirsr 20 the south OF The latitude Of Georgia
gives on the Pacnc tropical climste.
When ssy this Is practical question do not rely
on reasoning alone. The prohibition OF slavery IN the
laws Of Oregon adopted for the express purpose
Of excluding slaves 4 few had been brought in
farther inportstions were expected and Il with
view - put stop 20 them that the prohibtory act