New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-24

BLESSINGS OF liberty bu. extend slavery Over IT .hoe
domain and transmit children "a nef heti,ssc
for ever HE force of snch a revolution l. to ssoNe
the Government, itself for when the essenhal eie,s
Of contract "a res Crsed every contracting parry e
lased from his obligations in respect 20 II tnereo..
protest &c airs, this It'll evolutionary aud giving aS'
csuse Tor a Dissolution II the Union.
TEird. As citizen OF f.ve State protest against
the pssssee Of this bill
1ls sorns 20 ne oplv ore IL series of measures ot
which the obvious intention 70 render the whole
tior this country -ubserNent TO the Interests CT te
slayeloldrg Ssies. by securing az al haZ~s1s ~ ''
ihese rnee.ur,s il !. painful to specify. pretend not
to enumeraie them all bat viii mention oaiy lew OF
Tie purchase Of Louisiana though not made To- this
object ave the erst bis in this direction Il "a, maze
without constitutional authority, and furnishes m ilsH'
t;cr q. the mischief resulting from the volaon oi pun
Ell Il for the sake Of immediate ndyantaSe lnen
came the Missouri COmWcmise. Here for The sake ~
reace and the preserv alton OF the Union, as II was sad
the essential principle in which the government was found
ed was held in sbey and this territory acquired from
France divided part being conceded 70 slavery
ara rest irrecovsby devoted TO liberty IL has always
bsn laid thai even ths concession procured by cor
ruptiou We wanted" said John Randolph, sixteen
dough face and got Them we could have sctsiNeen
. more had we wanted Then came the admission ol
Texas This was doue no, only without consuintona!
suhori.v but as think, il opposition 70 constitutional
enactment By this act INN nse tract pTeparei Tor
Slavery wss admitted TO the Union. The lanented pr
CIsr,irc ,ban whom tuer friend the Union never
lived declared in his letters The Duty OF tue free
s;ates thar II ever this done. the Northern states
the col .sderaoy Next came tie Compromise oil
1880 In this instance the free states were grossly
insulted and nothing could have carried Tue
measure but the influence OF grea, stat san VINO, .!
his conduct in this case has lef stain ON ms reputation
which even bis former brilliant services can mover erase
short time before, Florida had applied for edsso1 70
tic Urop with constitution riveling Shaver! upon her
10 The lntes, time When question was made ABOUT re-
ceiying State with Slavery 50 irrecovsby inerwoyea
into s constitution il Indignantly replied that win
His matter Congress had nothing 10 do aud that me
nj 10 III
constitution Of State made objection 10 rs recep
ton The next State which ened Itself was ldoFnis
with free constitution. The receptiono tn, STATE gave
rise TO an angry debate Of ix months and she was al
United a last ly compromise Inc reinfrKaDe tens
of the compromise vere-tha California shoam DC al
mttod into the Union and. on the other mana thA 'ohT
new slave - ,te- should be form out OF Texas thata
more strngen. and reckless law should oolge the free
States TO deliver up fugitive slaves and onthe other hand
that the slave trade which the high seas - piracy,
sbould not he carried on in the District of Columbia
Then came the measure which we are now considering
The territory covered by this bill IS in part the same az
was by the Missouri COMPROMISE, solenpy
freedom Twas so considered by southern men Inc
measure was carried by southern votes was cosifed
that in yielding Slavery the territory south 9 80 des
30 min the North made great concession or the SAKE Oh
utiop Il ia now proposed to nully this solemn compact
and devote Slavery rOry out OF which some heen
or twenty States may eventually oe ,ornsu. ,e 'i
these States are organized and added TO those formed o9
Of Teva the character of the Senate is rrevocaoy hxei
The legislation If the nation is forever southern and
southern legislation is always suoserVen 10 the pecuna
institution of the South. 81,
When his has been done this country, at home will
rresent singular spectacle The Shareholders IN the
United States are said not to exceed Gu'o o ',en
half million We have, then, half million OF men gov
ernnc in fact thirty forty millions An institution un
known to the Constitution will be seen annulns ana SUP
yerting the Constitution itself an Institution o wch Ia
bor rendered degrading and despicabe egating Tor
men who respect themselves the more Tor earning er
own brt adj How long union OF sueh cnaTaeer can
continue may be easily foreseen The question ceases
he whether Black men forever to be slaves, but
whether the CONS of the Purtans are TO become saves
themselves. .., .,,;,.
the Constitution changes relations TO the whoe cu
lied world The great question which is hencetorta to
aoste The nation il the question of human rights mas
been the glory of this country thus far to stand orh
in defense of human liberty 1t is the position
which we have taken this question that mas gwen US
our influence among nations and taught down rodaehnu
mainly everywhere TO look up to US for saccor ou 90
tsbsh slavery the exception, but tue ra'e.maNe
Slavery the law of the land the pivot on when egsiaoS
turns and must by necessity ally ourselves win des
noti,m We EXPOSE ourselves 10 contempt even now Dy
swnrcering about human liberty, while pous ana DeneVC
lent lady is this momeut mmured IN dungeon ia eh
mond for no other crime than that of teaching children TO
read What will be VIXEN such an act OF oppression Is
sanctioned by the whole country ,,,,
v,lue the Union az much any man. w0uld cheer.
fully sacrifice to it everything but tu'h ana Jusce aha
liberty when surrender these as the price Of she
Union the Union becomes at once athng winch aDhot
To form union for the sake of pepetuatng oppression -
10 make myself oppressor This cannot De- l0r low
berty rs much for my neghbor for myself To sacri
fee my liberty forhe sake of union IL Impossible uoa
made me free and cannot be in bondage 10 any mah
These believe be the sentiments OF the Tree STATES
therefore il il, as niend oil the ohIo"' 'n'' P'
against this bill. . ~. In =. =.
Lastly protest against the passage OF this Dill as
Christian.
l. is nv firm belief Mr. President the belief on which
rest nv hope of salvation that the Son OF tod assumed
our nature and died for sins that we might
condemnation deserved by trensgressions Deiese
that he died for the redemption Of our whole raee-or te
IGNORANT ard downtrodden African as much as Tor MS
\ Of saed
inc us that was this class which shared ms deepest sym
pafLes He came Ito preach the Gospel TO the poor 70
proclaim liberty TO the captive and the opening OF the
prison doors them that are bound lie himself died
by the hand of oppression and he has taught US that the
moor ard the oppressed his representatives always re-
naming and that mutt manifest our love TO MN by
charity 10 them Inasmuch We have done it to one OF
"the last of these, ye have done it unto me- Take
heed ssd be, that ye offend mol one 81 hese ht.e
"ones" Taking Christ then, ormy example, and striving
10 imbbe his spirit can do otherwise than take to my
bosom every and down trodden child OF human
tyi Jesus Christ my Master is not ashamed to call them
brethren, and have any partnership 10 an a'.ep 70
me an acoursed thing if must at first steep II in hetears
and blood of those for whom Christ died.
But more than this Hundreds Of thousands OF these
black and red men, whose dearest rights are sacrificed by
this BILL in the strctes sense our ChrHn ore.nfe
Some are EIiscopalans Presbyterisns but by lar
the larger part Baptists and Methodist ihey s
down with us at the same table Of the Lord they are
equally with u.s. members of his body they share wh us
the sme gin Of his Holy Spirit, and hope with u to be
ever with the Lord And Christian men JON hands
with the oppressors of their brethren Can we allow II to
be declared in name. as American Christians ihat
throughout this vast region Christian brethren shall
be delivered over to brute violence ana tnst "a DC
made crime to teach them to read the word OF their
Savior and ours Can we do this and nope 10 De Tor
given!