New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-11

you shall have them. Ny personal sentiments
then, are against the institution of Slavery. and
against It's Introduction into aces in which il does
not exist. II there was no avery in Missouri to-
day, ! should oppose It's coming In u there vas
zone IN the United States, shou'd oppose its CON
ing intO the United States as there is no.e in
New Mexico or California am against sending +;
TO those territories, and could not vote or such
meas1re-a declaration which costs me bot iitte
the whole dispute nov bei' about the abstract
right Of carry irg slaves there wIthOltthe exerc S.
~ the right No one asks for the exercise o. fhe
right, and cannot ask IL. ia tCe face OF the doEmQ
winch denies the power b graut 1t. states 90 "a
they please. These are my princples and they
reduce the difference between Mr.. Calhoun a.d
myself 10 the diiferauce between refusing and not
asking. And for this the Cuionis to be subverted
Oh metaphysics political metaphysics far bet
ter stick T. toe innocent business of ameniiug the
Constitution by putting three states and river TO-
gether
If any one wishes to know still more about m,
principles on Slavery. Will give him reference
he may find them in fuckers edition of Black
stones Comm entar'es fappendix to the second
vollme whore | imbibed iorty four years ago.
when student at Ia ~ aud have held fast % the m
ever since, al bat the remedy, and the difficulty Of
that is one Of the evils itself OF Slavery, and one of
the arguments against one set OF people putting II
opon another, aud a distant set Of people, espe-
ciaily while they are lifting their imPOrng hands
against il.
To finish this personal exposition, have to say
ihat nv profession aid cOnduct-nO unusual thing
with frail humanity-do not agree. / was born
20 the Inheritance OF Slaves. aud have never been
without them have bou sht some, but only on
their own entreaty, and to save them from execu
ton sales have sold some, bat only for miscon-
duct. have had two taken from me by the Abo-
litiOnsts, and never inquired after them and Ib-
Grated third who would not go with them.
have Slaves now in kentucky, who were elevated
to the dignity Of real estate, by being removed
rom Missouri 70 Kentucky and VIII nave 10 de-
scend next F all to the low degree OF chattel IN
terest in spite OF the laws Of Kentucky, when
shall remove them back TO Missouri. And ! have
Saves in Washington Cty-perhaPs the onls
member of Congress who has any there-and am
not the least afraid that Congress Will pass any
law to affect this property either there or here
! have made no Slave speeches IN Congress, and
do not mean TO make them. Property Is tmid ,
and Slave property above all. 1t IS not right 10
disturb the quie,ude Of the Owner-tO harrass hlm
with groundless apprehensons. 1t is private
wrong to disturb sioge individual, by making
him believe. untruy that his property IS insecure
It becomes public evil to disturb whole COM
manity. II creates general uneaslness, gener-
4tes ahimosities, deranges business, and often
eads to hasty and mprOvident legislation. have
seen no danger to the Slave property OF any State
IN this Union by the action OF Congress and can
not contribute to alarm the country by engaging in
discussions which assert or imply danger.
But have a still higher reason for not engaging
in these discussions. We are a Republic-the
head of that form Of government-ando owe great
Example to a struggling and aConized world. AL
The American States OF Spanish origin, in spite of
the difference Of religion, language, manners, Gus
TOMS have initiated our example; Europe IS now
attempting to initiate it. Liberty is now strug-
Cling IN ancient Empires, and her votaries are
oOkng T. us for the eXempliiication OF the bless
iugs Of which she is in search, and for an argu.
nent in favor OF her eliorts-what do they see
vraneling aud strife. and bitter denunciatlons,
nd threats of separation. They sec n quarrel
about Slavery to them strange and incompre-
lcnsible cause OF quarrel. They see Slavery and
Disunion coui led in one eternal wrang'e. They
see IS almost in n state OF disorganization-lee
isla.ion paraly distant territories lett with
put goyernment--insu't, violence, outrage on
the floors of Characterization threatened
Their hearts are chilled at this sad spectacle
their enemies rejoice at It and by every mallshlp
that leaves our shores the representatives OF the
crowned heads OF Europe send forth the record o'
lur debates 10 encourage the enemies, and 70 con
'Ound the friends of freedom. France-all parts
IF ltaly-even the papal States oil parts OF Ger
many--even the old and gloomy Empire Of Aus
tria-ai, all struggling for liberty, aud turning
anxiOns looks 10 US for aid aud succOr not by
arms, for that they know to be impossible, but for
the moral aid of grand example. They look IL
vain. Our example is against them aud II the
present struggle for liberty shall again miscary III
Europe, we may take to ourselves large share oi
the blame. Once called the model Republic by
nur friends we are now 50 called IN derslon by our
ioes and the Slavery discussions snd d ds'ensions
quoted os the proofs OF the impracilcabe form Of
government which we have adopted. | cannot en-
gage . such discussions, nor do any thing to depress
the cause Of struggling freedom throughout Europe
Nor can disparage the work, or abuse the gift oil
our ancestors Never has there appeared upon
earth body of men who left richer inheritance
or nobler example to their posterity. Wisdom,
nodestv decorum lOrbearance, dignity, modera
tion pervaded all their works and characterized
all their conduct. They conducted Revolution
with the order of an old established Government
they founded a new Government with the Wis
dom of ases; they administered It in their day
with Temperance and judgment. They let us
the admiration and the envy oi the friends oi Tree
dom throughout the world. And are we, their
posteritv. la the second generation, to spoil thus
~ich inheritsnce-mar this noble ork-dlscredt
this great Gxample-and throw the weigi oi the
Republic against the friends OF repubhcarlsm III
their deadly struggle | cannot do II. Taught t.
admire the founders Of our Government IN m!
early Youth | reverence them now taught 10
value their work then, | worship II now Sena-
tor ior thirty years, cannot degrade the senate
nv engaging in Slavery and dlsunion discussions
Silence such debate is my prayer and II that can
not be done, silence myself.