New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-07

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ENGLAND.
Slavery In The United States.
From Tie Loadon rimes
With the internal municipal Institutions Of neish.
boring States tore sners, hsye eoldom right 10 ln-
terfere. OF that which s most conducive to their
own happiness the people of each country may
fairly be considered the best Judges ard SO long
ga these Internal institutions stecs Only natives aud
those who voluntarily visit their State, atrsngers
should be exceedingly careful In the ass even Of
frierdy criticism upon them. Sill, there may arise
cases IN which he warning and opinions OF calm
and well intentioned looker.on may prove OF great
benefit aud there may also be peculiar clrcumstsn.
cen which give to certain people an Immediate IL
terest in the result of established Institutions, and
therefore almost right to express an opinion con-
corning them
We have been induced 10 make these remarks
bv tro recent occurrences which atand in & airing
iaxtapositon the one being the passing Of bill by
The Senate of The United states for the better re-
covery of Fugitive Slaves; the other the parsiou'
lara Of " bich will be found in another part OF our
impression, being the unsuccesfful attempt OF MI.
Chaplin, well known A6olitloniat 10 effect she
escape Ct party Of such fugtives, by which ne oas
rendere d himself subject to very heavy penalties
We are we'll aware that the subject OF Slavery
il the United States is one OF Infinite dlt ,ui'y, eA'
citing among the citizens of that Republic intense
ceedingy sensitive and suspicious We also feet
that We, az EngIishmen, ought for many reasons to
abAtsin from every thing Ike blame when trestlnS
Of The Existence OF Slavery in the United SEasea,
ard also that we have no ground for awarding any
peculiar applause to Ourselves with respect to cue
subject of Slavery generally, as we have only very
lately ceased to be State maintaining for our own
ends thia horrible inatiiution But, white We ac-
knowledge that in this instance we ought to be
moRt chary Of reproof we must also, IN some
measure assume q right to remark upon the mat
Ter since we, in fscs nation, were the creators
Of the mecnief. When We crlsictse, We N truth
find fault with our own ancestors snd the evil
of which they were guilty; and il nov we hazard
observations OH this delicate question: We are IN,
PEELED not only by 8 warm wish TO render usetul
service TO nation nearly allied to ourselves, bus
also act from pious desire to protect the memory
OF our foreat1efs, by eyertlng eome OF the Ills
which, by their ignorance and errors, have been
entailed on mankind
The people Of the United States are a. this time
60 circumeanced as to be incapable Of fully appre.
cietipe either the consequences OF the Institution
TO Themselves or the feelings which its existence
Ia their county excited in the minds Of foreigners
They more than any people, are exposed to danger
from It's existence. With perfectly tree press
with institutions and mann-Is which give rise TO-
and actually demand on She part OF every o!tlzen
the most outspoken expression OF opinion upon al
queations of government and pollcy-exercs'h9
speech-resting their own political conaNtu''ona
upon Wide principles of general freedom and ap'
Healing in every discussion upon political powers 10
iHaAenahe rights-rights which they aaaers no
man can take away, which no man can even yo.an-
tarily aienate-in such a condition OF things, 'ne
existence in the midst of the nation and in the very
bosom OF their families OF 81 immense class OF hu
man beings aubects to hourly wrong IL trighsfuiiy
DANGEROUS The true illustration OF such an q Siul
periI would be the mad freak OF brilliantly iltumln'
ating powder mag azine, and as If II weto lnpos'
sible TO exhsuss the folms Of folly in this matter,
,hev who arc zesously eudeavoring to exiting utah
ONLY increase the evil One act OF unwise men
HAVING built and illuminated the magazine, another
set still more imprudeut, seek to avert the Danger
by smashing the lamps, and with rasn ana mead
long hnste pulling the whole fabric to pieces q ser'
! ribe explosion would aeem in such circumstances
! inevitable.
Both the occurrences TO which we have abo7e
alluded resulted from the wellmeant bat lnj1dl
cious proceedings of the Abolisionist party. The
law which has been enacted to meet the e1gency
is not only opprobrium upon the character OF The
United Statee, as civilized people but will prove
q source Of constant annoyance and trouble 10 she
! free citizens who white, and OF danger and op-
preston to the free black population Tbs great
principles Of Justice upon which the Consultation OF
the States and those OF the several States rest are
set at nought by this rigorous measure. But they
who for the purpose Of gaining an odious property
thus invade sacred rights, and trample upon every
dictate OF common humanity AID juasice, Will not
be slow to set aside the Same even in caaas afecs'
ing white IRE emen; and tho summary jurisdiction
which high.handed authority has established with
respect to one sort Of property and in protection OF
one class OF rights, will be invoked qulckyto pro-
tect othera; and they who. without compuncEloo
deprive human being of his freedom for lie, who
compel him to forego all that makes life worth
having, without allowing him to protect himself
forb.dding him even to complain, they wbo thus
! in md
90 yes by saying that the man Is BLACK, Will not DC
very scrupulous in employing the samo means even
where whites are concerned.
And, in fact, the color of the akin becomes in
short tins Of no import. The descendants OF the
whites and blacks, the mixed race, are often uldIa
iinguishabe from the purely descended white
They are sometimes educated ard engaging WIN
nice and delicate feelings, and e1qpiaitely aensl'
tive, both in mind and body-yes because mere
turks in their veins acme hidden drop Of blood which
an African mother may have loft az cad heritage
of Wo 10 her wretohed descendants, tney, 10 tue
eyes Of a body OF civilized and Christian legisla,
| tors cannot be endowed with the common rights OF
| humanity. and are treated, consequently, oven az
the beasts that perish. That men highly favored
! them,elysg both by nature and fortune-men OF
penetrating intellect, Instructed, humane and
wise, should not trembe while they enact such
laws, does to u.s. who are happily lar away from
the evil and the prejudice il engenders, seem
marvel unworthy OF beef. gor such wrongs ret
ributiop, though delay ed, must come. An exam.
pie terrible in all itB incidents, has already been
Afforded to mankind and tho dreadful story Of 81,
Domingo ought never to De sbaent from the recol.
lection Of every American legislator. We would
draw veil over such acenea, and only now allude
to the horrible events Of that sorve inaurtecslon,
becauae that solemn werning-"V engeance is
should ring in .he e&zs and chill tne hear2
OF all " 10 contribute to increase and perpstQate
this terrible wrong,
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