New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-19
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
mitchell ON SLAVERY.

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SIa The article in which you comment on Mr: Mitchels
doctrines in reference to negro slavery headed Young
"Irda1d,' and throughout your remarks, you assume
that Young Ireland all that party who together
cherished the desperate hope of berang Ireland in
iavsr Of negro slavery
lido not trouble you either attack discuss your
principles, even to complain of your misinerpretng
M Mitchell, who, doubt defend himself if he
fit Nor fwha he had said referred to Ireland however
nay differ from him. should trouble you or any one
unity indispensable that subject. But a question
purely American can't consent to be responsible for the
sentiments you impute to me among others. My sole OBJ
bct in writing is TO discaim those sentiments
l therefore beg to state that dete.t and abhor the
lavery of African negro Hill cOoie any coole,
precisely dees and abhor the slavery OF white Irish
man The pretenses called arguments, that are based
the inferory of and distinctions of color utterly
repudate and stgmase fraudulent barbarc brutal aud
contemplate.
But Kermit me at the same time to avow that hold in
eQusl contempt with John Mitchell, that canting phlan
thropy overlooking with eommseraton out in the regions
of "Boorah Boola Cha" and dried up at its home foun
tans, around which suffering and slavery far more
CALLING.
As soon as am an American citizen shall vote and work
and write and speak if need be- for the perfect equality of
the black man with the white man in tho Empire State.
And further tell You in all rankness, that think the
poor negros social degradation and political prescription
in New York CALLING and unjust to him. and more
worthy of republican institutions than his actual chattel
ship in Virginia OF this am quite certain that his phys
zeal condition and comfort there are infinitely superior TO
what they are here.
hOIOlng tnese - hHOuu NC
ect to the mputaOn contained in the following which is
the concluding sentence OF your article
As fo the aspiration; e the OpP'sd ipa '5d their in
selling and ashlns eseh other"
Their with you scarcely know but that would be for
1.-The higher law, had the man who spoke the sentiment
the courage to Gctit.
In that , plain honest aspect of the question wou!
principle of human liberty in its full pentude and nde-
feasible inyoably At the other side would place the
Constitution Of this Republic with its obligations the
blood it cost the good it does the hope sheds abroad
and tie shelter it affords to the oppressed OF the earth
There too would place the momentous risk of le dis
rupon of the Union in which would be involved the
wreck of the highest hopes of man Yet even with all
this and though there but slave to claim the
sacredness of the principle at the other side could not
decide without reluctance But would decide decide
now would decide in that case because consider the
stake which not alone the American citizens, but the
whole human race have in the permanence OF the Union
far outweghs the evil of Slavery and the more especially
as firmly believe that if anti Slavery agitation in the
North became extinct, negro slavery would become ex
But YOU are not for the higher law You shrink from
II You would touch the issue You cripple II into
Free Soil and about the manned phantom you RAISE
horrible din confess my inability to comprehend what
yos mean Free Soil you urge il is not liberty Ii
slave be removed from Alabama to Nebraska ne the
more slave Not whit, and you know it, II he be
NOT removed is he the less slave Not in the least and
Won know IT, VIII slavery be increased by his removal
TO the extent of one man, woman or child NOT oy any
means and you know il well VIII there be single Save
baby the less BY keeping the slaves within their present linn
its TOO well YOU know there will not Is not the wrong
and shame in the existence of the slave and not in nhere
he exists Think you the will be more cruel more
ayarcous less merciful in Nebraska than in Florida
Assuredly YOU do not you cannot. On the contrary
the whole population Of Florida removed into Oregon to-
morrow with all the guarantees of slavery the probabi
tes are thousand that two hence there would
NOT be slave in Oregon. To talk about freedom, them
and limit 10 free soil is cant alas, fear me,
treacherous compromise IN which trae freedom Is Dued
leaving visible but its ghost.
Pardon me speak plainly and mean just what | say
There are objections your anti Slavery agitation beside
lis inutility its fraud and its immortality IL is uncons
tutiopal and il is reasonable If Slavery existed in New
York YOU would be justified in striving to eradicate it by
every legal and almost by Illegal means-by petitions, by
vebemence by speech and pen. and menace. But you
have entered into the conederacy with all your own rights
and with the distinct guarantee your part that the rights
of the other States equally to be nvioate Either
violation of that compact to agtate here against
slavery in the South, to send missionaries there and 70
endeayor 10 exclude States with the institution OF
slavery or il would not be violation OF the compact on
their part 10 agitate in favor of establishing slavery
Won 10 send missionaries hther with that view and
10 eek 10 exclude the admission Of Free states lney
have not done this you have and you are therefore the
sggressors .,.. -. ,ao,,o mn in be;,1
oppoeed TO your anti Slavery party and think they are
he moving influences with the majority OF my country
men Believe me sincerely yours, MICHAEL DoHENf.
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