New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-12
WASHINGTON,
The New-York lIint-Bad Faith of the
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Correspondence Of The Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
w,sHsGroS, Sunday, Feb 10
THE Mint was defeated by the bad fIiA Of
Southern Members. l will show this directly.
The Mint should be located ia NewYork. Tbi,
is admitted BY all NewYork has deep inter.
est in the question, and that is what defeated n.
bill. The gold arrives in that city The commerce
Of the country is mostly done there, and the,s
facts in the room Of being held, as they really
are, conclusive in favor OF the project, were thu
real causes OF opposition and prejudice.
That the whole business community are inter.
ested in this measure is plain, and there neve,
has been one sound objection urged again.. it,
Still it has been defeated and how by whomI
By jealousy, by hatred, By treacAery trsacGery Of
Southern Members rho had agreed TO 20 for T.
Yes the Mint Bill was beaten by the very men n
whom, and to secure the favor Of whom, tie dough.
faced, crtRging, escaping, fa'rHiRg politicians and
znOuntebdnk SAFETY Committees have bowed in
humble submission, and for the sake of whose
smiles the class have plighted their faith to
support and cherish Slavery, the Slave law and
all. With whom they entered into league aud
covenant to repudiate the high position Of the
state-of which the city OF New York is so i'm.
portant part-to maintain now and forever one
United voice against Sldrery Extension. They
have got their pay-pay IN full. for thus shame
fully conspiriDg against their own State and the
whole North 70 prostrate tree opinions and sup
port Slave opinions. Here il is:
Shall MINT be established In the City Of New
York; Answer, parties 20 this Slave Law COM
pact Let the South who voted and who lodged to
avoid voting. answer;
MARYLasD-Sir Merbers-Evrry answered NO.
DELAwAEE-OSE MembeT-Answered NO.
NlRCiNiAFVtsen Members -Eyery one answered 40 or
lodged
SOUTH CaRoLISa- Every one against the bill
GEoRGIA-t.very Member against the bul.
FLokIDA-ODe Member DOayed.
ALABAsA-E,ery Member but one against the bill
MIssIssIPPI-An but one against It.
LoUIsIANA-Her member, in manly manner went for
TEssEssEE-There were eight Members against tho
bill though only six voted TO lay ON the tabls.
KEsTUcKf-Six sgainst-probaby nine on a hnd vote
MissoUkI- Really Northern Stats for the bill
Thus was NewYork cheated, detraudcd and
swindled, and thus were the men Slavery has
used as its tools, slave catchers and scavengers
treated, by their masters with scorn and con-
tempt And thusit has been and ever will be,
whenever and wherever men, cities or communi.
ties show that want OF self res pect frmness and
principle lately so markedly exhibited by large
part OF the politicians and placemen OF New York.
in truth, are held in like contempt both North and
South. The old doctrine that men are not bound
TO keep faith with heretics, seems to be applied
to them with peculiar fitness from all quarters.
1t was instructive TO hear the Southern reasons
for this stab at NewYork. One said, he would
be DID il he would do anything to build up a
Northern city, Another, that he had rather help
to pull down than build up New.York. Another,
thai the city was now too large, she was danger
ous and so on, through the whole catalogue OF
spleen, malice and hate. The last reason heard
was that BRIGGS, your member refused 10 sign
the Cotton pledge to politically exterminate the
remaining treHtythr mtts0ns OF the nation
after the forty signers are taken out
No, Mr. BRIGGS, this will never do. Slavery
don't allow men to stand on one knee only
down on your marrow bonesl The dust sack
cloth and ashes are what is required-no word OF
independence be tolerated. By the way,
truer spirit at heart than GEORGE BRIGGS does not
breathe. He hates with holy hatred this crawl.
ing sycophancy after the South He feels himself
somewhat constrained by the morbid, sickly spirit
that has so much prevailed Of late in your city.
trust the time is no. far distant when such men
will speak out the disgust they feel, and treatthe
traitors TO the Wing party and the cause of free
dom as they deserve.
| ought 10 say in conclusion that many of the
Northern members voted against the mint be-
cause they would not put into the hands Of your
John Youngs, Hugh Mar'ceHS SAFETY Committee,
and men OF hike principles the patronage such an
establishment would secure. This was the CON-
mon talk of many. | never saw the effect of any
thing so palpabe as that of the late political
mounte bankism in your city upon this bill While
the South treated the actors with scorn the North
regarded them ss unworthy OF trust. Let tho
same system that has been degrading Newly
for the last year be persisted in; let her Safety
Committee and other agents enc aged in this de.
basiug career, continue 10 act, aud they will do
more to check the prosperity Of your noble city
than all other causes put together. They have
become losthsome and offensive to the nation.
YoIrs r.