New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-21

proved ecctnaI in arresting the spread Of slavery
We kao,r what virtue there is in it. We don't
know about securing the same result IN some other
wav. Il NAY answer-we don't say twill not
but we greatly prefer the thing if it be in our
noxer 10 spplv il IF not, we must do the best
we can.
4. We canf be sure that the South ID not risk to
elfead Slqrery. We are quite aware that ma
ioritv Of the Southern Peope have no strong de-
sire 20 do So; but the active, leading, powerful
few d. seem 20 wish it. and the rest give way to
them. Practically therefore, the South appears
b range itself on the side Of Slavery Extension.
Our friend says few Slaves may get into the
New Territories. We'll "a few Slaves got into
Missouri We failed to enforce the Proviso there,
and she is now a Slave State. a few more Of
the same sort got into Texas, and Texas is now
in the same category We don't want 10 be caught
80 again Only convince us that there is no dan
ger of Slavery getting into the New Territories if
there be no express legal barrier interposed and
we will gladly surrender the Proviso. We stand
for Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men. If we can
secure these by action TO which the South can
take no offence we shall be very glad OF it and
we hlhh1 Tthfly W dDhANDu lht 4 ibFlsD
we shall feel assured that there is no need of it.
4. Whether the South will or won't abolish
Slavery if left TO itself is question not suscepti-
bic Of positive solution. Why need we dis
cuss it If the South feels aggreved by North
ern repugnance TO Slavery or Northern efforts for
its abolition, let her Just turn the tables upon
We tolerate many wees and wrongs which we
ought to correct and we hereby invite the South
10 paw us in kind for all our 'ntermeddling' with
her institutions. Let her form societies. raise
funds. employ missionaries, and send them lectur-
ing throughout the North showing up our def
ciencies and exhorting us to amend them. We
don treat our own abject and unfortunate classes
so we as we ought let the South take their case
in hand and make us feel how far come short Of
our duty. We ewill give security that her lectur-
ers shall be respectfully heard and courteously
treated, and that our reformation shall not at any
rate be retarded by her intermeddling.' Why
not try it,
3. As 10 negroes being so much better off in
Slavery than in Freedom, we do MT believe the
FIRST word of it, and beg leave 70 call Sambo him
self As our witness in the premises This is clearly
a case wherein negro testimony is admissible
We challenge our Southern brethren to a fair tra
on this point We will guarantee that all the free
negroes in the land shall have fair chance to run
South and be adopted into Slavery if he will see
that all the Slaves have like chance to escape
into Freedom, and let us see which way the rush is
We are quite anxious 10 make the trial
g. five shall ever dissolve the Union, why ts IL
of civil war The North will not secede, and il
the South should ever want to, we go for giving
her the largest liberty. Then what are we 70
fight about
Finally, let us all keep cool and avoid exciting
ourselves with false notions and extraneous issues
Half that our friend urges has no proper bearing
on the matter in controversy. We are not asking
the South to abolish her Slavery-much less seek
ing to abolish it ourselves We only insist, politi
cally that Slavery shall not be extended over Free
Soil Whatever 'intermedding there is in the case
is on the side of the South, and all that is urged on
this head should be addressed rather to her than
10 us And we have entire confidence that when
ever she fully Jelieres Slavery the she some
times admits it, she will very soon find way to
abolish it, and will then that the bugbears OF
Emancipation and Devastation which now appall
her ought not to frighten even children.
Ed Tri6.