New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-15
The slavery observation-disclosures Address.


An Address has been issued by Messrs. Howell
Cobb Linn Boyd Beverly L. Clark and John H. Lump
kin Members Of Congress from Kentucky and Georgia,
In which they state their reasons a. length for not uni
ting in the Manifesto Of the late Southern Caucus
They remark respecting Mr.. CALHoUNs Address,
that the history OF the Abolition question presented
by him is incomplete and uDssusisctory-and that
there are important matters wholly omitted In his
Address which are necessary 10 be known to cor
rect understanding Of the question "a tnosc "hcn ne
has presented and without knowledge and appreca.
ton of which the people OF the South Will be Incapable
of forming proper judgment on tho subject or ADOPT
ing the proper line Of policy. AbOhuOn Tue ADDRESS
continues is not only question or religious ianaii'
cism but OF Political power. 1t has entered more
or less for many years Into the party poucs OF ihe
country and has constituted clement In the orgaul
zstion Of parties the North Of no incpnsdcrsblo i'm
yOrtsnce II is in this view OF the subject that the Al
dress is marked with silence which in our Judgment
admits Of Justification II we contemplate the con
nuance OF the Union the Address PROCESSES 20 90,
Il i. smstcr of serious interest % the Southern people
To- know the terms Of relationship which have hereto
fore aud 30 now exist besceu these tanancsi "sshl
ants of our peculiar Institutions and the political par
ties Of the country with the one or the other OF winch
our people are associated 10 the bonds OF political iath
The Address also has the following, upon the position
Of the North aud South
Upon question so important and monentous As the
Address Cahounsl regards the present state OF Tue
Slavery agitation, It becomes Southern men 70 i9reso
the ties of party obligation and 20 respond ieafiesy
and hone silly TO the demands OF truth aud justice u
was indeed a strange demand upon the hoeraiiiy o.
southern Democrats TO ask them % withhold nc nun
from the people because its declaration would offend
the ,4nsibtes OF their Southern WING iren's II the
southern Wings yet prepared t. abide the nag
ment which the public record pronounces upon tn'l
Northern associates seriously tear that they are ue
,onl the point where their minds can be reached by
any argument however ably aud forciby addressed 10
them. even by the distinguished author OF the South
eTn Address
The matter 4. thus summed up Ia the concluding
paragraph Of tho Address. II docs not smack very
strongly of Disunion
In any event such is confidence Ia the honesty
aud intelligence Of the American people that We enter
tain the stronge. hopes that It's final adjustment VIII
be marked with spirit Of berality and justice worthy
of the age In which live and the Institutions under
which we have been reared. The sincere attachment
fell by the people OF all sections TO This Union OF our
fathers cerented as 1t by their blood and cOnse
Grated by their wisdom, forbid the idea that It's eNis
ence and perpetuiiy will be- wantony endangered by sh
act of gross and pspabe injustice upon any portion OF
the Cenfederacy This Union Is the rock upon winch
the God of nations has built His political church. and
we have been summoned 70 minister at i's holy aitsIs
let us prove unworthy of the high mission 10 winch
haVs hgp called