New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-17
slavery Extension ss affected by the Attitude
Of New-York.


That the Whg party OF New-Y0rk, from the
first moment that the question began to be i'm
mnent, has stood plainly, firmly, consistently, ef-
hciently, on tho side Of No Slave Territory stands
broadly out on the face Of the Nations history-so
clearly, not,riously that Msgnity cannot carp at
nor Audscty deny it. Long before the issue war
made up, the Wing Press denounced and the
Wing Public Sentiment unequivocslly stgmntizeo
any extension of our National boundaries where
by Slavery should be dihused or strengthened
our Members Of Congress among the first t.
discern and proclaim the true character of the
Texas Iniquity and to warn their constituents that
Slavery Extension was the impulse and soul Of
that nefsrious scheme. There never was any diff
ference 10 our Wing State Conventions on this
subject, simply because we were all of one heart
aud one mind from the outset. While our an
tagonists have been wranging and negotiating,
exploding and coalescirg on this very question,
we have held on our course in peace and harmony,
because we had no ground of difference. Our
common sentiment Of memorable resistance 20
Slavery Extension every where aud under all cir
cumstances 10 expressed in the unanimous votes
OF our Wing Members of Congress-of our Mem
bers OF the Legslature-and in the emphatic Res
olntions O! our several State Conventions through
the last six voars The eniy question at our state
Conventions has been What language will most
clearly press ar unanimous resolve that Slave
Try shall advance no farther under the wings OF
tho American Esger And If there has at any
time been ambiguity in the Ian gusge employed t.
proclaim our CONVICTIONS the defect must in justice
be attributed to the inability OF the scribe and not
to the indrmity Of our purpose.
That We have not esos ped detracton and calum.
ny by our course 10 certain In 1874 when we
were doing all that men could do TO defeat the
Slavery Propaganda in its great masterstroke OF
Annexation, we were steadily DETAINED as the
allies and panders of Slavery, because Of orr can
ddste for Prcsident. We had to grspple in stern
encounter with natural foes the Wrishts, Dixes
aud Preston Kings who were talking against
Slavery Extension whilc working most docilely in
its harness; and, while thus grappled, We were
daggered from behind by the Birneys. Gstese,
aud STATIONS, who were too ssnctimonous in their
Antislsvery to work and vote any other way than
Just as Calhoun and Hope Slater would have de
sired them to do. The consequence Of their ssper
si,ns and caumnies was Folks election, Texs,
Annexation, the Mexican War. and the resulting
OF the Platte to those OF the Sacramento and the
shores Of the Pacific.
Since that time, We have seen many mutations
and paced through another Presidential strug
gle-e struggle not devoid OF perplexities but IL
which we took the course best calculated to sub
serve the great end Of keeping the New Terrific
ries pure from the tread OF Slavery. The end, o.
far as the vsst region stretching ives, Of the RiC
Grande TO the Pacific, is now plain to all. There
is to be no slavery--there can be no Sisve-laws-
IN sll California and the vast region sprs adins
thence to the Rio Grsnde. The resistance organ
lied under the banner of the Wilmot Proviso hs,
done ice work, whether that Proviso shall evel
take the form of positive law OF not. By agita
ton by the diffusion of truth by the defeat OF tn,
only candidate for President who ever denied Il
Congress the power to establish by positive enact
ment the freedom of all men in the territory sao
jet to the express and exclusive lesslation n ths
body, the great end has been accom- Wished Cali
fornia and Dsseret will come into the Union-p.
matter whether this year or next-uo matter ever
ifwtbout express prohibitions Of Slavery in thai,
Constitations-m Free States. with no law a,
thorising one man to hold another a. hi. ch.t,s,
and with no shadow Of probability that such h n
can ever be enacted So far as regards tha; We,
region. the work IL virtually finished and has bee,
ever since Virgins, South Carolina and their slave
breeding confedsrs,es were defeated In the las
Presidential Election.
Not 90 with regard to the greater portion
Mexico. Csst your eyes or any nap en-
brscing New Mexico. and mara how Texas clam
70 absorb all of it that has any hsbi,ssie charscte
under pretence that the Rio Grsnie irom il
moath to in source is her rishual aud stipaste
w. 'sssrn boundary. Some Of our maps. indee,
ss,a me TO act Oft a narrow strip Of ancien, New
Mex. co. closely hugsins the bank of the RI
Grspa e, and call il by the old name out this
utterly unauthorized, and Just as plainly in II
teeth on. the Texan claim As giving New.MexiC
h.r .,c;. OF and righsful boundaries would b,
asst two sides to the qaestioa al ishs
There ~ prevail, and region stretching frol
Tex" mss' North. and 2S' 70 2so West,
lat 3s0 to AZ Thirteen S.ates-bs surrenaers
large " 'he o'a and its representation aasmeI
70 Human p'''Nss Congress, or it will Be pr'
the Save Power 10 vevMs.ioo. cultivated B
scredaDdorssniIsda, ITO Free States Sue
Free Labor and formed l. xh,.s sa- -
!. the mom.n,oas question - -, ~ ,. =" -
before Consress-which Is to p.o.,. n,
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