New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-13

in this light be To be utterly Impossible. nor
could the thus arising defray the expense Of
coonIzing the free people OF color oil TIE south
alone.
In another aspect the scheme IS stu more obec-
uonable. II would be nothing more than throwing
about coo 600 acres annually OF public lands into the
hands ofthe Shareholders ofthe South, to bultup
tenantres III the fertile valley OF the West while It
would nd them of portion OF the most ntractaDle
of their slaves, and that At far proht IL would be
nothing more than working the gradual cnslavcmcnt
OF The hlie race through the anehOrai on oi the
condition Of few blacks.
These are but a few Of the Incidental objections
which are obvious upon the face OF the proposition
The whee scheme in fact. Is nothing but one OF
those gigantic mOnstrOs ties which are occasionally
put forth and which but for the position held by those
putting them forward, would drop harmless TO the
ground The idea can never obtain among thinking
men OF pOTtOning of the public domain Ofthe United
SiateSntO vast tendnrle, whether II i sought 10 be
penetrated by throwing vast sums o. money into
the hands of Shareholders or leaving them open 10
SPECULATION and monopoly
Your Committee would further contend, that the
scheme contemplated, ASIDE from the lmpossl5liiy Of
the revenue TO be derived fromthe public lands being
sufficient to the end contemplated, is one OF those
gigantic conceptions Of crime III the garb OF justice,
that IN every of civilization has served to keep
down the aspirations and destroy the capacity OF man
for selfgoyernment and Is kin to deliberate war
fare of conquest against and upon the rights, Interests
and progress on and progressive advancement. OF
mankind OF the present age IN the arts OF CIVILIZATION
The South has no night TO claim any snch immunity
from the punishment and enOrmtles her own cDVel
business has brought upon her N Inc shape .! slavery
a decaying morality and wasted soil. Let hef re-
deem herself and not lean upon Northern laooralh
cost OF and the final slavery Of the white race, any
longer A sum OF two thousand millions OF dollars
would be inadequate TO free her soil OF slavery ana
She has no reason expect, in justice TO demand
that the surplus Of industry OF tins country shouu DC
taxed to this extent 10 free her OF deadiy llcuh
hence eSpeciallv inasInuch as for every coiored
slave thus purchased INTO freedom, one Uhtro' must
be doomed to practical slavery instead. Inc zee
white labor Of the North IS already 700 Geep.y Ge
messed in its energies by its low compensdtohs Us
high rents lis unsteady employment, us uncertain
rewards and It's doubtful future for such project as
| this to be dreamed of, much less adopted
Were il proposed that upon the tree TABOR OF tte
country being voluntarily taxed to tins extent IN
order 10 nd the country OF the nduohdi Stigma VI
slavery and moral contamination OF our Hlstu.Oh>
and people resulting thereirom, that me laiu anu I'M
r,oyemrrtS of the South should thence become ma
tlOual property, TO be disposed OF 10 the a0ot!hs
population SrO rata, TO the amount each man iaooiS
had been taxed 70 pay for TINS national JUSTICE ~ I'll
oripipally wrOnged and enSlayed race some SH0"
| of equity would De apparent IN the Hfenfton, now
ever impractcabe the scheme might be IN practlce
I'M a. tins cannot be achieved the Othef shouiu nov
be attempted for any attempt 70 oYertN the dreauy
overburdcned Iaborers Of the country any iurs"oI
deprcss on of them IN their domestic relations dh'
nsrroved means OF living, would be Jnsthaele cause
| for the tocsn Of Revolution 10 be SOUNDED beneVo
lence TO be Just. should first ask, Who ana wha pro
vides the funds for nv llbeTaty Do create them
or 90 all the supeIfuues ENJOY ana 20 aS'etlDi!
dispose Of, come from the tolls OF me many AM d.
last does not the sum total cxpend fall to the lot OF
the poor seamsresses and the hdlf-paii halt-clad
and half fed aileTs of the country Wherever exist
| ,ng ,onav What a benevolent man should inquire
mo and, be governed by alnaton should also taAe
INTO consideration and be governed by. No the
south Graves the privilege to be let alone upon the
slbiect of her slaves anc let hcr nave hef Will III
ms respect with no privilege TO extend her balcu
| institution but the statesman who should sanction
| rms or any similar scheme that should withhold the
public lands from the people or,o the benefit OF slave
boidc,s mr. sneculators in them. would deserve the
anatbema of mankind and the forgetfulncss OF
| Heaven, All which is respectfully submitted.
| JOHN \. SMITH, Committee
WILLIAM J. Young.
correc,oa-Mr Wilson called attentlonto an error
IN The report of the last Session Of this Congress- ana
desired 70 have 1t understood that he was not one oil
the Committee in the matter OF the Bollci MtheIs
strike !" and as there reported nc IS right
Wm J. YOUsG, Reporter lid. Congress.