The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-09
TWO CENTS.

Mr. HAIE-Whl the honorable Senator gsvs wsy tilf
Mr. Cns-i trust Mr. Presii dent ths. the .esns II
the other day Will not be renewed ty-dsy The ssr-
sssot arms snonid dspfSy more energy, sud take
The v,oE PRssIDEsr-Th, Sergeant. at. A,qn. IN
close the doors and permit more to be sla1..-i
| Mr.. WrnsrEn resumed 1T IL tnss cirsunssr-e sa,.
Iy rsised- dispute upon the praprirty Of ,hs suis
SION OF Csinornia into the nion Sser tbsss cirru NJ
| stances.
IL 10 not to be denied, Mr. Pfesdss-no body thsk,
OF denying that whatever zcrs ned for
the commencement Of the late VS. si,h ussica IL,
was prosecuted for the purpose OF nv al .. ~
territory, and under the sygumsnt thrss ths M
territory vas the only form in which rro,rr eom
tion could b. made to the United Stsus By I,.. .s,
| for various claims and demands which tia psp2e "
this country had sgain.t her AT any ss.e l. viii D.,
found that President Polk, In q message o. the con
nsncement Of the session Ia December rezI. svowwI
that the war was to be prosecuted I'LL scqui,uo
ofterritory WAS obtained And as the a,qc.ciuo3
south of the line Of the United fatos wsrYslma "a
snd countrss 1t was naturally expected. suppose 81
that region would be added to the II
the united States Events have turnei Gu. n,
expected and that expectation has not bssu sssnzsi
and therefore, in some deRoe, disappontneDt AMI
prise have been excited In other words II rs obvoDs
that the question which has 20 long hs-assed he
country aud st times very seriously sl tbs
| minds Of wise and good men, ha, soms upon
fresh discussion-ths question Ct slavery in thas
Now cir, propose perhaps at some little sxpsas'-
to the attention Of tine Senate, to reyiss bistossy
this question OF flavery which, partly In
OF its own scts, aud partly in consequence ~ 'a-
manner in which IL has been discussed ant
other portions of the cauptry has bssn the
30 much alienation and unkind feeling in diaeeso.
portions OF to. United sta.es we AL know taaE
There slsvery In the earliest Eistoiy euyst
Lntions There was slavery among the Jews fas
theocra.ic government OF tast psops made 10 ionus
tions sgaipst II. There was slsvery snonS
Greeks; and the ingenious philosophy Of the ospsss
found sought to hrd, jusIidcation of IL sxstly
upon the grounds which have been assumed t5r sash
Justification in this country, ths. Is natural
| original differences between the races of mans,rt-
the iIftrisriiy II the colcred black
white. The Greeks justified their systsm Of slavery
upon that ground precisely They held the Africans
and some portions OF the Asiatic tribes to be aeeis
to the white race. They did not show, THINK, bs
any close of logic that. Ii that
more intelligent and the stronger had, thrIesors
right to sehjugate the weaker. A more msbly phio-
sopby aud jurispsudence Of the Romans placed rhs
| justioa' ion entirely different grounds rhs r.
jursts from The very frat dawn TO sos fat OF
empire admitted that siavery against tho pasuts
Law by which they msintsusd thai all men. Of sast
ever cline color or capacity, were equal Bat they
justified slavery first upon the aa,noy II ths ias' p
nations arguing ard arguing truly. that n that day
the conventional Law OF paoas admitted tsst eapt's
in whose lives accordn ng to the n,ti1n OF toa.
tio,e were at the absolute disposal OF the captnr--
nieht In exchange for xenpton f.on desta bs nsis
aves for life and that that ssrvude might dsscead 20
their poserity The jcrists ct Rome aso si.taieet
tbst by the civil law there might be servitude sod l
very, p.scp.i and hsrsditsryi hrst ey the vsnaiafy
Of the individual Who might sell himself IN
very; secondly, BY his beisg received into s.a- cf
svVtude by bis creditors TO satsfy the debts he hat
incurred; and, thirdly BY bei1g placed in eta.e Il
servitude or slavery for erin.
At the introduciion Of Chistisnity into the wsrd,
|
Is TO be found injunction against that relation
tween uap and man In the isashiog, Of tas g,-p-t
by Jsus Christ or by any Of his apostles. rhs 90
jsct II the instrnctiops given e. IDsosiad By ths
founder Of Christsnify was to touch ths heat plry
That object directly TO the hrst Foundation of
the political ard social relations OF ren, raiss tbs
the general raturs and character and Ia fua.ss "
slavery, there exists Q vide difference Of opni1 be-
tween the Northern portion Of this co1ntry and the
southern 1t Is .sid. ON the ether side tha. IL not
the uhject 81 an iDjanctiop, or any direct prohos-
founded merely in the rishs Of n. s,rsns.. that
Ia oppression; IL is like all unjust wars; like oil thee
nhiets by which mighty nations subject ~vsser ns-
whatever can be aid of 1t in the notifications ~hica
take psoe in 1t In facts not according TO tls n-S
spbt OF the apostle 1t is not .kinely sf-atioo,n 1t
does not seek snotheas and MT IT. osn;n t de- NOT
let the oppressed go fr.s" There are seaiin'-'s.
that are CHERISHED recently Win greatly tacoss IA
1orc,, smoug The p,op. q IN. Nrrtuea Stats. Tnry
have taken bold Of the rgion 'sntnent of TIA. part
the country ss they have more Or less ;assn hold q
the religious feelings d considciASs portion OF mis-
hind.
The South. ppon the other ida hsEioz been se,u,-
tened to tais relation BIT ths al their lives,
from tb.if hlsth-hsvios been taught, In general .,
the sub-cis of this bopdsg. with Siud-
Iss aud bssse. in general 10 feel for th.n yr-ss
! csr- snd kpaD-.s-have not 'sk-r the v-s Of the
snhi-ct ~hch have mentioned. Tbsse ts,a-
sai d. of religious men With q. tvnisr as
those ofauy OF theit brethren s the North, who 10
not 10. the uplawfulnss, OF slavery; aud tasrs arc
more, Thousands, perhaps that, wbstsver ,hsy may
think a IL Ia its Origin. aud matter depending
sTry 10 +. ." s,.Sisbsi r.s.on Of ,oss.s vnss.
they live, I'D %. no way In which 70. ih.r opieions
DpoD the aS.;rsei question be what they may. :. In
the power Of the present generation to relieve tb-n
selves from this relation And, In this resp-ot cAaior
otliss. ne TO sy that belie'. th,y are as a- esa-
rci ptous many q thsuard OF the religious oso1s.
ell q them We are In the North, hoidog daserat
I ssbiim.nts.
MIR Calhoun the other day al udef TO the s-?sr.t1a
81 that ielish community the Methodist sp.ssoo,t
eross of opinion upon tSis particular ssct OF Ella
very. | felt great concern - that dsp.ts wsos %.
about the rcfult ~as snNious- Was In hops That
tb. difference Il opinion might he healed bsca1ss
lock upon that religious community ose of tn e-es
soun,ry. fren Nsips to New ori..o. ra. s-,as, ~ss
sgsirst my vshes ana ssains, my hopes ss-e --sf
a. ihs,r p,oessa'Ss' al Their rs,nsn.s. nas sss ,
there any res. ground for that sepsrssa Ia cthr
vcrds that any good could be produced sy thst
Sir Wien quesioas Of this hnd take hnia ot IN. si-
g,ou, sentiments ~ msnspi and cone 10 BE- d'sa.s-d
in religious aseembss By els-sy sus lsi.y there " s
wsys TO be crp cted and al says 10 b. feared great
degree Of sxci;.nsn, isia ,he rstnrs of MN,
Or. spt TO become varra. Mems strength of eSe'c-
,ion proportionsdto their 'iew of the mssaieis q
In eli such disputes there -Iii somstime. n. Dss "a
be found. with vhom everything viii be .eso,ut,J
they think others ought to ssd ,h-y di,p,. q .
estsbish Q broad line Of dlstine,i,n bstseeo ~pst
,b.y A.. no. seldom riIiins 20 .,,sSss ,hs. la ,s
their own conviction % the truth and nsiies ., ec
e.n opinions They are ,illiss 70 ma,a as sa,,s
are narhed By poso and stones.
Thsre are msn Who. 9TH elssr r.rc.ptoo. a. thsr
think Of their duty do not hs~ too bot pnr
,uit Of duty msy iavove them In tb- yhia,i ~ "
others, hov too ~asm embrscsment of one irnta
NAY had them TO disregard other truths iha in-
rtrsst As heard " stated strongly rtr. not maoy
ds,s ago these psrsons disposef - mount npsa
s,ne duty o yer horse. to drive furionsv In srf
uron and over all other dulles thst ,sy stsai In the
vsy.
fb.re ere men Who in times oi that sor, aud "a dts
yuts. Of that sort OF opinion that hn nsn dnt,-s
nsy be ascsrtsoed with the presi on q r1t.h-
ties Thy deal vIth morals o. With ms,h-mstics.
srd tf.y fhink that What 10 right br itsiasu.s
cd vbs, wrong with all the ptssison Of al
gsbisic EQUATION They have, therefore none too
much obssity tswards others who ddsr from t,.m.
They srs apt TO think that nothing IL goot bat what
10 perfectly gsod that there cspprym,.-s or
modincsticps to be made is suhr4iR,b ~ Jtdsrrnss
Of oDinip or In csfrr.nes 20 other n-as Judgment.
~ heir riitsscous vision spablss them d-tec;
got the fsec ~ the sap, tasy thtBk tgst gp,f
ut tfa s,at. n. A. f.,r IA.