New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-27

slsve has improved gradually; bat this il duA . the
sp,rf Of the South, not TO their iarl From toe con
alteration Of the local despot exercised by slavery
Mr.. Clay passed % that which i. exercis-s -
threatens o. exercise over the whole Union T,
Uusf be Considered that the liberties OF any portion
OF the people lot safe, when the rgats 0. three
and ahaltn..llioDs are trampied under foot WA,
have We seen since that dsvi War waved 70 extend
tie area of slavery; and the nOnstrous political
anomaly has been ess 1lshed nos thar tns free aud
slave States should progress together pm Dlssu.
maintaining ba ance OF power. but that Slavery
thonid assume the saYrsmGcy ir the States AMI the
administration of the Government And ,his has
been done with the consent Of the socsed Tree states
Of tAe North What then, have re 70 DO With
slavery lou have calmly ami dlsp.ssi5r stely sat
by while these scenes were enscting. You have also
setn The liberty OF speech and Of the press the sa
cred pnncips OF triA! by jury indictment by g and
JUN AID Aaoeds corpus tram lied under foot, an! s;l
you have nothing 10 % Wih il. The rights which
We inherltsd from or Bri;Ish ancestors and wlich
are 70 ibls day involaie in the British enpire-in-
deed, the violation Of which. By the sOye-sign
would bring toe prOudest OF her monsrchs 10 the
foot in the Fugitive Slave bin. Bat We have SIN
Doihng 10 do with the matter. Nay IN respect for
the Union, love OF peace aud admiration of Com
promise sou have gone 50 lar 10 misguided and
ianatcal Conservation, for such il l. as . stand BY
law which Daniel Webster pronounced uncons.itu-
iions-violstiDg ell the rights guaranteed by the
Constitution, and not only that but bringing dis
respect upon that Higher Law. withsnt which
there is 10 stability t. any Government, ~ escape
from ultimate confusion in the State. For me |
would prefer to be subject Of Victoria or Napoleon
O sen OF the Car than servant of this desponc
Republic Of the South. Do no, these thing touch yOu
citizens Of New. York Where are yoVr rights South
OF Mason end Dixon's linel Where is your rsh. Of
petitionl Does the Senate at this dag respect it, and
give you hearing when You send NJ your memo
rias Has Lot the PostO.iice been violated, and
letters of friendship and affection rIdey broken open
by thOse 10 are in search Of information against the
karar
made 10 the invasion OF Pensacois and 10 the
attempts 10 recover Cuba from - lnsh oppression
former days, when the South declared the Peri Of
the Antilles should not be nale Republic bee suse
Slavery would be endanged Objection made to
establishing Re-, ub in Texas Tor the reason.
The Congress of South American Republics, At Pan
ana was discouraged from Ike motives; and those
cOuLries then seeking our AID 20 establish Themselves
a sound and liberal basis have consequently re-
apsed into semi-bsrbarsm For thar we are
responsible ST Domingo aud Li0eris were
more recent instances 30 show that the Jealousy
Of the Save institution prevents u from carrying
out the true mission of this nation ia respect
to other people of the earth. In the late
contest Of Hungary with Austria and Russia,
when our interference, as kOssuth tells us, would
have settled the fate of the gallant little nation, whose
fret act 10 free the subjected and put
in their hands, without firing gun voice was ~
tered by Her patriots fed across the border to
the Mahommedsn Sultan, and were protected; a.d
when Russia wages war against that friendly naJon
and and and France fly to the support OF the
Moslem, where is thu nation II Is limited by the
official organ, that It Is on the side OF Russia aud
prepared 10 make sD alliance with despofisD. SEN
saiion Mr.. Clay next alluded 20 the Fugitive Save
Law which be lad denounced to the face OF the slave.
holders IN Kentucky. He was too small fish to argue
this Law and its principles with the Slavocracy, but ne
quoted Daniel Nebsters declaration IN 1888, that
such q law was unconstitutional, being
State matter, over which Congress had no jurs-
dction. Compromises Were spoken Of; be
did net Ike the word, ye. he would Compromise
q matter OF dollars and cents, or OF personal eensi
but principle OF truth. never Great applause.
The aggressive spirit is also shown in the passage OF
slavehoders dwelling in Missouri, into territory that
had been cousecrated forever to freedom, where tney
surrounded the polls and used their bowekniyes and
pistols. Where lacked Mr. c. has this olgafchlc
mower ar avs been on the subject Of foreign despot
ism? / touch this subject here, because many for
eSg-born citizens and freemen are here. Ever ever
bas it been arrayed on the side Of cespoiism ms
has been already shown by the sctOnoi our Govern
ment toward other struggling Dationalities. Slavery
is no. coaned TO color there are white slaves with
eyes AZ blue aud hair as fair as a,y amohg you Aud
yet we tsun:ed with the question" W ny do you
come here fussing with your ridiculous I'd -as about
fSlayeryl Whit have We t. 80 with Slavery IL ths
madness rant, or ianaticism or Is II solemn truth
Senator TocI bs, with candor for whicn give MN
praise hes said he will call the Io Of his slaves on
Bunker Hill Have yen notilog to 90 win tnat
What are you going 10 90 = 4 NO'ce-' 10 NOts!
While Won are practicng the ar Of peaceful lvas,
the South is all the tine advancing 10 power. hel
Of the North YOU mast either be slaves or make your
selves freemen. You say, they a'e few and Wa ARE
"narv" Yes, but the Car Is emily one man, and
vet sixty millions bow to his will. You may build
marble palaces around you, bat unes- you nave the
snrit of free,nep but you IRE slaves You must make
up your minds TO be governed forever by
the South, you must stand up and vinoicats Your
rights Do not mind the childish tar at % the South
If you want TO dissolve the Union, the reaaest way
10 DO il is TO show lack of rIgn spirit. Allow the
South to go on in her agrees. 'ns. aud she vii be-
come q tpars,e Republic, connected with the STATE.
of Central Amerca-snd thus will your cherished
Union be dissolved b. YOU own acts Oh hate
slavery not so much for the wrongs it has done my
self nor for the evils il has inflicted on the black race
as for the good it has LETT uudone, the good /, wil
Keep undone TO future generations. love our Uaon
and our Constitution-ths is the glorious land nsrk
which I would NAL my guide; by that would have
the North save herself ard the South too. Nay you
take theee things seriously into your consideration
and may you perform your duty un1er mat no'to
which Is the shield Of the true IN all lands MAY
sGod defend tie right" loud and continued APP
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