New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-06

~ r;ou, Slavery a. their Constitution msy prescribe
the time OF their admission.
It's not 70 be expected Of men who live for the
cole purpose Of enjoying official station, that they sha
ever be MANLY noble or independent. They sansay
cover before every storm sat threatens their oPnon'
with popular condemnation, and make haste 70 'r'h
their sails TO catch the passing breeze OF Puohc tAVor
II is every where assumed among such that sloecton
10 the slavelOding interest is now the only sure pi'h
10 potjeal hOnors and distinction In the struggle OIL
1s the great Northern anti Slavery sentiment was tn
undated and overwhelmed in consequence OF tae sue
eumbiue temper and aithlessness of rotten leaders
With their own hands they destroyed the dykes aud
LET the waters TOW in and wash away the rich fruits OF
wears. The XXXIst Congress inaugurated the era OF
submission 10 Slavery. Since then, everything mas
gone on swimmingly in this line Not only was tue
Slavery question compromised but the character repu
taton sad principles of hundreds of our public men
were also compromised by the same operation. There
Was a general cebaueh and decentralization throughout
all political circles as was clearly manifested 10 the
triumphant run of Gen. Pierce. The decentralization
continues. II is not to be expected, therefore, tha'
We shall see for the present in the acts OF public men
who place success before principle anything but un-
manly submission to the demands of the slave power
If Gen Taylor had lived and fthe Wmot Proviso doc
trine had substantially riumphcd, as it would have
done through the fundamentally bis policy relative
to our Mexican acquisitions then we should have seen
the reverse OF what Instead OF finding Mr
Douglas down on his marrow-bones at the feet OF
slavery we should see the man standing up hrm
and strong in behalf Of the glorious old Ordinance OF
l7S7 Freedoms battle was fought and lost in 1850,
and the towards and traitors have all to the win
ning eide.
But although anti-Sllyery is weak in political cir
cles il was never stronger with the of the peo
pie The great heart of the country is sound. Thou
sands and millions Of true men all over the North wait
but the occasion for practical demonstration Of their
power, to show how firm is their attachment TO the
principles of freedom, and Low deeply they scorn the
shallow fools who have the impernence to talk about
crushing out those principles. We expect to see
Slavery 20 on pressing and pushing the advantages it
derived from the adjustment of 1850 till reaction is
created that will again cOnyulse the country to its Geo
ter Slavery is mperious encrosching truculent bel
gerent It's own conduct will thus ultimately gener
ate an explosive force that must blow it to atoms This
movement OF Douglas to override aud virtually repeal
the Missouri Compromise is step in this direction
We denounce every attempt to remove the salutiry
restriction upon the introduction of Slavery into the
Northwest, and above the line Of 80 80 below which
tie Missouri Compromise confines it, whether insidi-
Gus and hesitant or open and fragrant, breach OF
solemn compact between the North and the South,
inevitably opening door to fresh and fierce agta-
ton Let the Country take notice that this conyul-
sion is not commenced ON the side of Freedom.