New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-23
Slave. for California.

Slaves for California
al.boush we have not seen fit TO make ado
about the reported organization OF osnds o. save
holders at the South 10 migrate with Their human
ch,ttles % Caliiornis, we certainly have not isIeu
IN observs All movements OF the kind with deep
interast. Whether there is any backbone IN the
enterprise lust now Wanted as progressing IN
Georgia. we DO not know bat i. certainly has a
vspory look 70 our eye. 1t may be well enough to
explain. however, that a Mr Howard appears IN
print az the deviser and leader Of a proposed
Armed Migration Of four o. five hundred save
holders In one body Caliornis, eacn taxing win
him one 70 four or five slaves according 70 MS
ability or inclination said slaves 70 be employed
IA goldhunting or Otherwise on the Sacramento
for tho benefit of their masters who, bristltng sll
over with revoivers bowie knives and rhes, are
D. form some sort OF hollow square for tho protec
ton Of their vested rights against s gsinsayers
Or, in the words Of one Of the srticles OF com
pact
sab TIE object being 70 enjoy their rights in com
nan vith fsssr ci.,zsns In territory which belongs
70 the people Of the United States without oisnncuon
Of sections Il 10 proper ihy should be well armed and
Of any one be prepared 70 repsl any and al sggre'
sions"
These are giib-cnough words bat We hardly
believe any sach party will see California this
year. There arc men enough At The so,th who
own negroes, aud men enough who would Ike TO
20 On such an expedition; bat 20 find the men
who both owo toe negroe. aud choose 70 put them
INTO such pool as this and 60 with the is hardly
90 easy. At all events. VIC have not heard that
this exped tiou hes started get snd the season Is
already wearing late for beginning the prePaTa
tions.
Bot whstever msy bo the result, We hesrti'y
thank Mr Howsrd for bis suggestion, and shall
redoutle our ncs noWledgnents. extending tnem
20 his associates, in case bis project - carried
into effect. We are not sure that we have hnisned
reading the CXIXth speech Of SIX to hlteen
columns, purportiDg to demonstrste that slavery
either will or win not fasten itself upon California
in case nothing ike the Winot Proviso shall be
enacted bat at eli events We have read enough,
heard enough argued enough. We are weary o'
the never ending argoment which settles notnn z
and anxious for the practical demonstration which
must force d settlement. Its high time the ques-
ton were fnally decided, and If the shareholders
will ala in bringing it 10 a focus we shall most
heartily acknowledge the favor. We only ask
thera-snd VIC know them well enough 10 ieel
sure that the reque't will be responded to by the
great insjofity-to ropudiate the snesking dodge
and take their NEGROES - California, II at all, IN
an open, public, conspicuous way, like men con-
scious that they are doing rs is their night and
rather courtng than stunning observation Let
them stride across the continent with their gangs
OF nesoe.--they will know better than to take
sLo f.glsf va or o. O.
gang, are not delighted in--snd say frankly
I'VE have n right 10 hold Slaves IN California
.s,d we am GOO us set about II - That
done. though the Nicholsons on the Pacific will
insist thatth people there have noPower over The
matter and the Casses this side VIII argue that
nobody bu5 the people there can properly act n
the promises, we shall yet have the main question
brought iaiily before the Country and forced upon
the attention OF Congress. II the People OF Cai-
tornia shall Of themselves abate the nuisance and
provide against It's recurrence there. OF course
nothing more need be SAID so lar as n At Territory
Is concerned but e they dOnt-f the Military
dictatorship now existg there lthe chief slave
holder who, We understand, took ont slaves with
hiIul shall MAINTAIN the right 20 hold slaves IN that
Territory and the Caiiornans themselves do not or
cannot oVefrWv thc ucChi""' '"' '"'" ~ -
course 20 Congress for revision and who can
longer sag with plsusbility or deoenoy, am
opposed to slavery IN the abstract we don
know the place snd shall resist its establish
.ment IN California, bat there's no need Of am
.IYlaoi PrOriso-ihc matter VIII take care OF 1t
self Let US hear what the next shuttle will be
10 case Slavery plants itself in California and
dehes all local efforts lor its extlrpauon. W nave
had words enoush-give us deeds