New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-19
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our columns. The g.t Of It structures j. I
contained in the following passage.
81 What. foi example, shall We say Of Itc Ner
lork Tri5pre, Reed the article quote, aoose-
and t.l Is wherein. practically. % differs from
lie r.s..cr Of Mr. " bsier TIE Editor Is greatly
c,,c.-red aboa, N.w Mexico he fears that q
I...a -.ortion O. her territories may be abicroed
t,- Texss-and Herrfore, be would consent u ataa-
l1 tie Pro,iso. 70 orgsnlze the Ter to'l rs o
r-.ab AID New Meyc7 on the Cass pnnc pc %.
Non. r-te-vertoo. provided Texas consents 90 re-
....-.h be-, claim n sh- vi rot DO TINS 'neL
.. Is iu avor Of big 70 ou' her claim ut ih-ss u
e -a. fair ID that case 20 give ~ tnl Ff1.iso, 20
We'll there is this difference DctH r r.'-
me and NJ Uibarr-the latter Is ia iaVor 10. guy
iag olt Texas, and selling out the Pfovso. TO-
ur.l- the frmer is wiling 10 SCI. ont the Ifo.lso
Or 20 by out Texss but thinks It rather ha'd 20 '-
/ called upon o. DO both.
/ a Ana i II By this chaHe-iu- policy that Tie
! ..-.- of the Shareholders q d be c)nhonted ana
/ tre.- demands bstied GIVE up the Proriso H
/ Ner Mexico and Descret' provided ie1as W. re-
/ case her claim - q portion OF the former. hat
matters H. tiou2h New Mexico save her SOL from
/ las II Il is = be exposed 70 the curse n "a
worry We would have every state, every Terri
tort secured To- It's righug boundaries bat this "a
p matter Of less importance now thar the ezteu
sion Of Slavery II TIE IriJRHc believe POSITIVE
prohibition 10 p Territorial Government IS ueces
gqry 20 exclude slavery Eum Ntt MtAfN'f NfA-
shadow Of notification has It 0r rs proposed ataH
Comment OF it, Ifit DO not believe & az y is nece'
sary. why not openly renouHcc 4 Ike Mr " eb
ster Tit be IN the Judgment Of the Editor mere
bald abstraction thca. iu oF.rng % give Il up as
an equivalent for tie absn iOumeni ~ Texas o. ter
claim, be s tying % make sort % "oo1en nut
meg bargain We are weary OF this kind d" cram
pionship Of the cause Of Human Rights.
Cherisbng a very decided confidence that
our devotion to Freedom Is a. thorough and
steadfast as that Of any one who makes his
living by it. we shall endeayor to meet these
implications and insinuations frankly though
hurriedly.
/. The Era secs little practical difference
between our policy and NJ. Wcb,ter's. Our
policy j. to pursue chat course which viii -e-
cure the most territory 10 Freedom, and
secure it most efiectually. No otherpurpo'c,
no other consideration. has any weight in
comparison TO this. If such i, Mr.. Webster,
purpose also. we are glad Of it.
2 The Editor Of The Era hHocs-periect-
" and uudoubtingly know--that all New
Mexico this side Of the Rio Grande includ-
ing ninc-tcnths of her People and the better
portion Of her soils -toutly claimed by
Texas as an integral portion of her territory.
He knows. too. that this claim is backed by |
a very decided majority Of the party pretend
ing to be Democratic, and especially hy the /
slaycholding portion Of it. He know, that /
the surrender Of this territory TO Texas iiiial- /
libby consigus it 10 Slavery. 1t becomes an |
appcndagc of Slave State adds to the |
weight Of the Slave Power in Congress, and
j. under the dominion of Slave laws. And
he cannot fail TO see that if the Southern
Members should support the pretension- OF
Texas for the sake Of Slavery, there are very
surely Northern Democrats enough ready
to vote with them to form a majority for that
most unrighteous claim And yet hc enecr'
at our concern for New-MeNicoi in view Of tie
Texas claim.
3. He represents us as willing 10 DO this
and that provided Texas consent 10 rehn-
oui>h her claim" What we desire Is to
defedf the claim-and we would far sooner
vote il down than buy it off. 1t Is an I'M
righteous, outrageous claim. and we would
consent to buy it off only as We might give
our money TO a robber who held his pistol
at our head Had we a clear majority in
each House against it, We would never con-
sent to give a farthing for It's relinquiSh-
ment
t. The Cass principle Of Non-lntcrycn-
tion" is based ON the denial to Congress OF
any right, any power, to prohibit slavery
in the Territories We deny, detest abomi-
nate that principle, never acted on it, and
never will On the contrary, We desire To
see every inch Of the National Territory
covered by the Nilmot Proyiso; Yet We
would not press even that measure under
circumstances wherein pressing it would
probably throw New Mexico into the power
and add it to the domain of Slavery.
What matters it, asks the Era though
New-Mexico save her soil from Texas, if II
Is to be opposed to the curse Of Slavery
The Era Editor, we presume, believes his
children are exposed to perdition. yet he
don't consider it all the same as if they
were actually damned. We would like to
see New-Mexico shielded from the clutch Of
Texas and also covered with the Proyiso.-
There is no danger Of being too sure Of the
exclusion or limitation of Slavery. But we
esteem the danger that New-Mexico will
ever establish or legalize Slavery of her own
volition very faint and shadowy one in