The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-24
from hence may be sued az easily in Virginia as

here, and for such PURPOSES, the law makes
little or no distinction between the two States.
Again, a slave flying from servitude in Virgi-
MIA may be detained here and returned to his
master. These reciprocal obligations are con-
current and concomitant with the commercial
If Canada desires to be admitted to the partner
ship, she must engage to render like services to
each of the States with which she is associated
She must for instance, if she desires to have
free trade with the Union, incorporate into her
statute book that essential condition of the con-
cease to suffer her cities to be the refuge of alb
sconding debtors from hence. If she were to
offer these inducements-if her legislature
agreed to catch and deliver up every fugitive
slave who crossed the borders. the treaty might
wear different aspect. But while she not only
makes no overture towards an arrangement of
this nature but really affords fugitive slaves
every facility to cheat their masters, and sets
apart under the name of her present Governor a
tract ofland for their special use and occupation,
we cannot but regard her proposals as ridicu-
lous and impudent. The reciprocity under
which the United States have grown and pros
pered cannot be squandered on States which
refuse to bear their share Of the general bur-
then, or incur their proportion of the associate
liabilities.
1t will be well for the convention Of colonial
delegates which is to meet shortly at Quebec to
give these things some careful study. Let
them try to realize the fact that reciprocity
with Canada has never been much opposed here
because people have thought little of so small a
concern and because it never had chance of
becoming reality The recent folly of Marcy
and Pierce in signing treaty with Lord Elgin
will now attract public attention to the subject,
and the colonists may rest assured that with
the exception of the forwarders on the lakes,
everybody will oppose it. We are all well dis
posed towards the colonies, and desire to see
them prosper. If they will frame scheme un-
der which the duties on our staple exports
from hence into Canada, those on our imports
from the provinces would be abolished and if,
in addition to this, they will agree to render to
us the same neighborly Offices which we render
to each other, we have no doubt but that some
arrangement of the kind may be made. But
the present folly will be knocked on the head
The ADDRESS OF THE ANTI-NEBRAsKA MEM
BEERS OF CoNGREss.-The address of the anti
Nebraska members of Congress-, Solomon Foot,
Of Vermont, chairman, is before the country.
1t is the old rehash of the "aggressions of the
slave power" The objects and consequences
yet to come from the repeal of the Missouri
compromise, however, as presented by these anti
Nebraska members, are of the most sweeping
character, and t highest Importance to
the NortL-the whole North. Touching this
Nebraska bill, they say that
1t seems plain to that fatal as the measure is ia
these respects it is only cover for broader propagau
dsm OF slavery in the future The object of the admin
is as we believe to prepare the way for annexng Cuba
at whatever cost; and like annexation of half dozen
aea aasss sasa.slons are to be made peaceabiy if
they can be purchased ut the cost of hundreds of mil
lions. II they cannot be made peaceahy, then at the
war with England, and war with France aud at th
cost of alliance with Russia scarcely less repugnant
indications appear of purpose to annex
the eastern part Of San Domingo, and TO subugae the
whole island restoring it to the dominion Of slavery,
and this is TO be followed up by alliance with Brazil
and the extension of slavery in the valley Of the Amazon
What magnificent schedule is this? Half u
dozen slave States from Mexico; another slave
State with Cuba, perhaps two /; another in the
Island of Hayti, upon the ruins of the mulatto
republic of st. Domingo, and the black empire
of Faustin Soulouque! A war with Spain,
England and France, and an alliance with Rus
sia; and, to crown all, an extension of slavery
into the valley of the Amazon, in the very
heart of South America. Such is the Southern
programme of manifest destiny" as laid
down by the anti-Nebraska members of Con-
gress-Solomon Foot, chairman
There must be something in it. Southern
members of the House, at Washington, are
said to be Offering large bets that Cuba
will be liberated in less than forty days,
and nobody takes them up. The Gads-
den treaty is, perhaps, to be followed up by
another, including half dozen States of
Mexico, compromising Santa Anna for the loss
of them, by allowing him to incorporate the de-
fenceless States of Central America into his EN-
pire. And what could have been the object of
LAleut. leSSht Vi Iue
whole length of the Amazon, from the Andes to
the Atlantic, but to ascertain the capacities of
that mighty valley, for the extension of South
ern slavery? Let it also be borne in mind, that
the Presidents organ at Washington has been
threatening, for some time, war with Spain,
which would necessarily include England and
France and an alliance with Russia. And look
at the movements which are being made to
strengthen the navy and the army, and the ex-
pedients to which our government is driven for
reducing its revenues, and we must conclude
that tremendous and comprehensive as is this
Southern programme for the extension Of slav-
cry, there must be something in it. The South
is waking up-the spirit Of the age is progress
sive-fast-onward; nothing is too large now
for American enterprise, backed up by trea-
sury OVERLOOKING with gold, willing admins