New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-25
Agitat;ng for Tranquility.

entered into compact that, at gwen tune
then approaching, they would set up one
unanimous veil, and see what would come
of it. Henceforth until the hour appointed
there was no topic current but that of the
stunning noise which would assail all ears
when that general shout should be deliy-
cred. 1t was commonly agreed that trees
would be uprooted, ediiccs shaken down,
and some of the nearest stars have to brace
hard and look sharp to keep their places.
Well the predestined moment arrived, so
big with fate and ear-splitting. There was
of course an awful concussion.-No, Sir,
not a bit of it Every body was so wrapped
in expectation, so wrought up in the imni-
nent catastrophe, thatno one even breathed
audibly-none but one old dumb woman,
whose tongue was loosed by the oyermas-
tering excitement Beside her was one uni
versal hush!
This legend has an diverse moral as well
as the one apparent. There is no other 'cay
of getting up an excitement half 50 efica-
cious as that Of trying to prcrent 1t. If it
were felony by statute to read the Bible in
this country, that book would probably be
read more and to better purpose than it now
is. If it were a crime to love Liberty, she
would have more devoted, self-denying fol-
lowers than she now has. We have seen
very few Disunionists in the Free States
but it would be easy to multiply them by
prescription and denunciation. Andifthere
is supposed to be a want of zeal and con-
science among us with regard to the Extern
sion of Slavery, very few meetings to
denounce Abolition movements and aims
will serve to fill the vacuum.
No honest, clear-sighted man ever pro-
posed or urged the scheme Of getting up
Union and Peace Meeting in our City,
unless swayed by some sinister motive
The Compromise measures of the last
Session of Congress are laws. and with
the exception of the Fugitive Slave law
very unlikely to be disturbed. All they
require is Observation-Disclosures.
But start an agitation to sustain those laws,
and YOU at once bring home to every mans
understanding and conscience the question
of ustifying or conforming them. But let
it be clearly seen that the agitation has sor-
did and personal objects-that those who
are busiest in getting up the demonstration
have individual axes to grind, and general
" dull oncs-and you make the matter
great deal worse. Thousands of merchants
who have no time nor thought for anything
bur business, will prick up their ears when
they see certain rivals in trade go in for
intercepting others custom and concen-
trating it on themselves by means OF Pro-
Slavery hurrah. Look at the following ink
ling from the Journal Of Commerce:
"Thc universal favor with which the project of a Great
Union Meeting, indorse the Peace Measures of Con
gres regarded by citizens exceeds the anicpaons
OF he most ssngune A gentleman who passed The entire
length of BIoads yesterday for signatures TO the call for
said meeting, with but two retIsals. In Exchange
Pace only one and III Pine-s only two Total fire in
tlee our business Three more rellsals he
with part of Broadway, making total OF eight in the
course hc dry oo Of wtic cere BY pr0prietors Of The
independent"
Here you see respectable Silk firm
plainly marked out for proscnption-as
plainly as if the concluding sentence had
read You who stand by Slavery and
the Compromises must not buy goods of
Bowen & McNamee.' And the hint thus
given is followed up by the sorriest cur in
the pack as follows:
"Why don't the journal of Commerce give us the na,ao
OF the Broadway merchants also the names Of those who
refused The work still goes bravey on. Every firm in
LbeTyst signed The call and nearly every in Cedar
ST. As soon uh have been asked the OF those icho
refused will be published i'm 1.-THE Black Mail, Jr.l
Here YOU see that the arresting of fu-
gitives is by no means confined to Africans.
The mercantile section of our City is to be
canvassed for signatures to the Cotton dem
onstration, and whoever refuses is to be
posted throughout the South as secret if
not open abettor of Abolition. OF course,
many to escape this will give their names
to the call; but how much better, think
You, will they like Slavery or the Peace
Measures?l
No; this Cotton demonstration and
the Cotton Ticket which it is to indorse are
both among the most potent elements of
future agitation, heart-burning and discord.
The projectors and engineers will probably
make little personal capital in the way
of custom and patronage, but thousands
whoneyertroubled themselves about Slave
ny will be provoked by such barefaced
maneuveTs to steal away their Southern
customers into wishing Slavery and all its
belongings in Guinea. Forty Abolition
meetings will not advance the Anti-SlaveFy
sentiment 50 1nnch as mn crn.a .,o...:l