New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-30
A Jonah Unheeded.

Our neighbor of The Express went all the
way up to Syracuse to save the Union IN a
Speech. which does not seem to have been ap-
precated by the Rural population of that sa-
line locality, especially the suggestion that the
present purely and avowedy Rerenue duty OF
twenty per cent. on Salt would be repealed Il
the alt-PointerS didn't eyince more alacrty IN
man hunting-which was greeted by one universal
hiss of defiance and derision Give the Syracusans
the Enlarged Canals and they Will sell Salt ex
tensivey. duty or no duty The following re-.
port of our Union-savers effort we copy from
The Western State Journal
A DENAGOGUE IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS"
Master Brooks came all the way from New York
City 10 explain to us, on Saturday last. our duties,
and quicken our moral perceptions IN relation TO the
Fugitive Slave law. lie conceded that large ma
onty Of the citizens of syracuse and OF the county
of Onondaga were opposed 10 II, IN feeling and III
principle, but having saved the Union over itS
provisions he dwelt at considerable length upon the
fact that st udice existed every where against the
colorsd rarr.ontsrod into and formed part Of our
social oreanlZaton, and was as neradcabe as was
general Ii was delightful TO witness the un'te
plety he exhibited when dlSclamlng that ne, "a
poor worm of the dust" should question or seek to
change this divine order of things, which had thus
fixed the place of the CooTed race IN the scale of soc
ETY. far below the White one, and II was an exhlOl
ton Of patriotism which am sure very few persons
would yentured when he claimed thdtlhe prolec
ion of tie Fugitive Slave law ~as necessary 10 pre-
vent The unpleasant competition Wnlch the lrlsh ana
German laborers would meet IN that OF runaway
slaves ifthey were allowed 10 come and remain here
at the North Upon this point he dwe az consldera-
bic length, appealing 10 tie pTcIu1ces of foreigners
especially and attempting 10 rldcule the efforts ana
motives of those who sought 10 elevate the moral
and sCcia condition OF the negro. IL was the most
dastardly mean and contemplate speech ever
heard, In this respect.
This argument was only equaled BY the one he
made use of III The ErWess, a few days after me
affair of Oct l. and which he repeated here on sat
urday, that IN consequence of that affair." Efforts
would tins Winter be made In Congress to repeal
the duty on Foreign salt The storm OF Kisses which
greeted his ears he dragged IN TINS threat 10 IN
timid,te us was significant even 20 bun that he
would make 10 caDrlal out OF It lie SAID ne nal
heard several Members .! congress speak oil u rs
thing dete rmined upon but " en- asked "Lo had sus
pested II before ne did. Master Brooks Vas silent.
The honor OF It's patG lniiy due 10 himself, ana
these tW d arg 4mens IA favor ~ the Fugitive slave
law are worthy Of %; mih 40 MADE them lhey
could only have ORG .1aIc4 y a hedit essentially
selfish mercenary ani mai ia ni ana except IN such
as this they met ".ih NJ f'sPnsc III VIC "0'i'S u
his hearers ,, It'll -.
sort 10 such afgumeut - rose l. convince PeopAe
of their error IN holding re Jaw IN utter adherence
MIR BrookS seems 10 suppose tnas u Il something
which be can overcome by exciting sehsh prejudice,
ot nv making A merceuary threat. lie cannot ele-
yate his own thoughts TO ne idea tlAl opposition 10
the law IS with us a matter Of moral principle
question of night or wrong which cannot be changed
by any fear OF competition, or prejudice OF color,
and ,,hIch will only become Stronger, more decided,
and more unyielding with every contemplate effort
10 force or 10 bribe US by threatened restriction
upon the business OF the city. II the Union IS not
vet SUI emily sound, without taking on the ~ per
cent dut' IN salt, we can submit 10 H-Out tne fu-
eitiye slave law and they Who thus seek 10 enforce
our regard for it, will still be held IN contempt and
Will still be desplsed.