New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-12

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Hlr Protective Ta-ss and Cotton Minimum in i-lf
| and Sllscai.lr ana D..lniun ~ the same !n 80
Ieu General In'ernarlnl improT,m u y TIE
Federal G1Ferurr.nt n - denial g o.. whole power
aftrward and omission oi hall ne poFeF a; 'ae Nom
F,a so',mn written opinion in NJ Mouros's Clhi
net in favor ~ fh- DO ~ Cong o alosh -l8v
e-y n -h Territories and IN fvlr of ihe exercise o
rha, power over the Whp.e Of poer Louisiana north
and 81 Missouri t1-arner VITA ne lor- "a
tie senate ~ tie United states II l-i7 denying that
power i7 nr5. N'l iaS TIE written opinion /. lost
Or r.iai but can De proved, and thai q.
/ good both .n law and equity
vor of giving sway Texas when possessed her, ard
the London ABOLITION plot invented aiierward % gc up
slavery agitation ior P1-rcA purposes ID citing Aer
I'm Au the Abolition plots invented FOR Ten years
/ and charged upon Lord Aberdeen the Worlds Cnrven
to1. inceudlary petitions and incendlary commuaica
| tons through tho msil.
I'm Thc Diplomat.c corrcsponience wiki Forci n
Governments on the sui ect 10 Slavery while Secretary
of State under 1r oven Tyler and -pcc4v the auto
grsph eiier oi forty Oolscap pagc' 20 ne hing oi the
French, 10 indoctrnate him into the new and sublime
science Of Ncgrool0-y
Pm Speeches and resolutions against the conduct Of
Great Britain in protecting snd lberaiing slaves guilty
Of piracy and murder on board American ships going
from one port Of United states 20 another, and de
mand. for redress and subsequent contradiction II all
such speeches and resolutions AZ the Ashhurton treaty
I'm New mode o. amending the Constitution OF the
by making inland seas out OF riFer and three States
invented al the Mem phis Convention.
I'm Opposition 20 the highway of nations between
- Louis and San Francisco, because part OF It will
have 20 20 through tree soil and besides when the
Union dissolved the road would De on the wrong side
OF The line.
Ton The bones Of 90 followers .trewed along mo
political path since the fret commencement Of nuhca.
ton and disuniOn IN l-tU.
Tim. The army Of political martyrs pre- pairing 10
march 20 the Southern Convention preceded by the
iorou hope from Missouri and having FOR its ban.
ner the Accomac resolutions.
Drive him to the schedule, and the country will
have peace
Ny opinions They are wanted. Heretofore
the public acts Of pubic men have stood for their
opinions 10 has been only the new men, unknown D
oy their acts that they have been subjected 10 pO-
itlca cstcchsm. Thirty years almost have been
la the Seuate, AID during that tine have always
been a voter, and often speaker on this subject Of
slavery and commenced with ftIn my own Ssatc.
was politically born out OF a slave agItatlou-out
# the Missouri restriction controversy and have
acted an open part II from the time 10 be TO
the present day. Ny writings he'd some influence
On the formation Cf the Constitution of this State
They were pretty well kuo IN then, though forgot
ten now. They contributed 10 keep of restriction,
and u insert the clause the Constitution for the
sanction Of slavery. urged the putting It IN the
Constitution. for the express purpose OF giving Sc
curity % property, aad preventing agitation
wanted peace from the question az home, and
contributed 10 provide for it, by contributing TO put
tnat clause In the Constitution AID now It IS hard
CHAT We should have an agitation imported or
trans ported upon US. 10 harass us about slavery,
when W have taken such care TO keep out sgita
ton. Ms votes in Congress have been consistent
with my conduct at home-non Interference, no
agitaton-security 20 property tranquility 10
the people. ia shlrty years | have not given a
vote that has been complained OF. | have voted
thirty years, avoiding al extremes, snd giving
satisfaction. The old generation, aud the genera
ton that has been born during that time, ought 10
consider this. so far AZ 10 let 1t stand as the evi
dence # my opinions. But II will not do. Finding
nothing in the past a. condemn, some people must
20 into tuturt,, 10 see II any thing can be found
there and even into my bosom, to see II any
thiug is hid there, which can be condemned
VERY good they shall know my opiniOus.-
Aud first, they may see them IN my public acts
Ia my proposals for the admission Of Texas five
wears sg0, in which proposed 20 limit the west
ern extension OF Slavery by longitudinal line, be
ieve the lOOth degree OF west lcngitude-next in
nv votes upon the Oregon bill, ia which opposed
the introduction OF Slavery there-Rnd, again IN
nv letter u the people OF Oregon, IN which | de-
clare m, self to be no propaganda OF Slavery
These were public acts But you want public
declarations If personal sentiments very good
,ou shall have them. My personal sentiments,
then, are against the institution OF Slavery and
against its Introduction into places in which 1t does
not exist. If there 10 Slavery Ia Missouri to-
lay, | should oppose It's coming IN; II there was
none In the United States should oppose its com
ng into the United States; as there Is none In
New Mexico or California am against sending II
10 those territories aud could not vote for such a
neasure-a declaration which costs me but mite,
he whole dispute now being about the abstr act
ht Of cArry ing slaves there, Wthoutthe exercise
1 the right NJ one asks for the exercise OF the
..If ...Io ask IN ~ fuF.4 pf
which denies the power TO grant II. states do a.
they please. These are my principles; and they
reduce the difference between Mr. Calhoun and
myself T. the difference between refusing aud nor
skiing. And for this the Jnionis 10 De suOYertec'
Oh. metsphy sizes political metsphy sizes lar bet
Ter stick to the innocent business OF Amending the
Constitution by putting three States aud ryer to-
getner
If any one wishes to know still more about my
principles on Slavery | will give him reference :
he may fad them IN Fuckers edition OF Black
stones Commentaries (appendlx to the second
so'umel where | imblbed iortyiour years ago
when a student at law, and have held fast 20 the m
since, all bat the remedy. and the difficulty o.
mat is one Of the evils itself OF Slavery, aud one OF
the arguments against one set of people putting u
upon another, and a distant set Of people, espe-
cIally while they are lifting their imPloring hands
against 1t.
To hnish this personal exposition, have to say
that nv profession aud COnduCt-uO tuihE
with frail humsnlty-do not agree. was born
10 the inheritance Of Slaves, and have never been
without them have bought some, bat only Oh
their own entreaty, and TO save them from execu
ton sales have sold some, bat only Tor miscon'
duct. have had two taken from me by the Aoo-
ltionsts. and never inquired after them and lib-
Grated a third, who would not go with tnem.
nave Slaves now in Kentucky, who were elevated
to the dignity OF real estate, by beng removed
rom Missouri 10 Kentucky ana VIII have 70 de-
scend next + all 10 the low degree OF chattel In
terest in spite of the laws OF Kentucky, when
shall remove them back 10 Missouri And nave
Slaves ia Washington City-Perhaps the only
member of Congress who has any there-ana am
not the least afraid that Congress Will pass any
aw to affect this property either there or here.
have made no Slave speeches II congress ano
DO not mean 10 make them. Property is tim'd
and Slave property above all IL Is Dot ught u
disturb the quie,ude OF the owner-to harrass MIN
With groundess apprehenslOns- Il 10 private
wrong % disturb single INDIVIDUAL oy maAlng
him believe untruly that his property insecure
IL becomes a public evil - disturb whole COM
munty. IL creates general ureaslness' Sener-
ates aninOsties deranges bus ess, aud often
leads to hssty and improyident legislation lnaVe
seen no danger 10 the Slave property oi any state
IN this Union BY the action OF Congress ana can
not contribute 10 alarm the country oy engaging 10
discussions which assert or imply danger.
But have still higher reason Tor not engaging
in these discussions. We are hepuohc-tne
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