New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-25

penetrating and comprehensive than that Of the All See
irg can reach is evil Issues.
To of it, more immediate and inevitable con.
sequenees however. we must attempt to direct your
attention.
Mbat viii be the effect Of this measure should
hoppiy become law upon the proposed Pacific Railroad
have already said that OF the principal routes the
Central ard tie Northern traverse this Ter tory. II
Slavery be allowed there the setamrut and cur l0n az
The country be greatly retarded Inducements 70
the immigration of free laborers viii be almost destroyed
The ENLARGED cost Of construction and ,the diminished
expectation Of profitable returns will present almost
upeTable obstacles to building the rosd at oil while
ven II made, the dicuy and expense Of keeping il gp
in country from which the energetic and iniage n
masses vii he virtually excluded viii greatly impair IL
ufcfnlLess ard value
FROM e itch lands Of this large Terrio oso pstri-
oiio sateDcn have anticipated that free Industrious
and enlightened population will extract abundant treas
Of individual and public wealth. There has been
expected, e cdOm loving emgrans from Europe and
eTgetc and intelligent at1rcfs Of land VIII find
IoTe Of comfort and fields Of useful enterprise II this
bill shall become law all such expectation viii turn 10
Grieyoua disappointment. Jhe blight Of slavery VIII
cover the land. The Homesead Law, should Congress
eract ore, would be worthless there. Freeman, uule'
pressed by hard and cruel necessity viii not aud should
not, work beside slaves. Labor cannot be respected
where any class # aborars is held il ab bondage Il
Is The de- loTable necessity Of Slavery that to make AMI
keep single slave there must be slave law aud where
slave law exists labor must necessarily be degraded
We earnestly request the enlightened conductors Of
newspapers printed in the German and other foreign Ian
gUnces to direct the attention OF their realers to this IN
portant matter
graphical character of this project. We beg You fellow
citizens 10 otferve that it VIII the east from the
west Of tie United States by wiz sayeh)diDg belt Of
the country extending from the Gllt Of beico British
North Anterior II n bold scheme against American
Liberty, worthy Of accomplished architect Of rain
Texas is already saveBodiIg, and occupies the Call re-
eion from tie Sabine to the Rio Grande and from the uf
OF Mexico the Red River. North OF the Red River and
extending between Texas and Akansas to the parallel or
extent to tie latter State lin which slavery not pro
lbted by the Act of ls2O From SO deg 30 min 70 the
boundary line between our country ant the British Pos
sessions stretching from west 10 east through more than
eleven deuees of longitude and from south to north
through than twelve degrees OF latitude extends the
great Territory the fuie Of which is nov to be determined
by the American Congress Thus you see fellow citizens,
at the fret operation Of the proposed permission o.
Slavery in Nebraska will be to stay the progress of the
free States Westward and 10 cut of the free states OF the
Pacific from the free States of the Atlantic. IL is hoped
Doubtless by ccmpeLipg tie whole commerce and the
whole travel between The East and the West to pass for
hundreds Of miles through savehodlng region in the
heart of the continent and By the influence of Federal
Government controlled by The slave power to eZtlngush
Freedom and establish Slavery in the States AMI Terrific
res Of the Pacific and thus permanently subugate the
whole country 20 the yoke of slavehoding despotism.
Shall plot against humanity and democracy, SO mon
srous and dangerous TO the interests Of Liberty through
out the would, be permitted to succeed
We appeal to the people. We warn you that the dear
est interests Of Freedom and the Union are in imminent
peril Seryile demagosues may tel you that the mon
Slavery We tell you that the safety Of the Union
only he insured by the full recognition Of the Just claims
of Freedom and man The Union formed TO estab
lsh Justice and secure the blessings of liberty. When it
fails to accomplish these ends it viii DO worthless and
when il becomes worthless it cannot long endure.
We entreat You TO be mindful Of that fundamental max
i'm of Democracy Equal Rights and Justice for all
Do not submit 20 become agents in extending egaliz ID
oppression and syematzed injustice vast territory
YET exempt from these terrible evils
We mpore Christians and Christian ministers TO inter
pose Their divine religion requires them TO behold in
every man brother and labor for the advancement
and regeneration of the human
Whatever apologies may be offered for the liberation Of
Slavery in the Saes be urged for its extension
into Territories where it does not exist and where s
tension involves the repeal of ancient law and the viola
ton of solemn compact Let all protest earnestly and en-
platicaly, by correspondence through the press by
MORALS by resolutions Of public meetings and legislative
bodies and in whatever other mode may expedent
against this enormous crime.
For ourselves shall resist it by speech end vote and
with all tho abilities which God has given Even If
overcome in The impending struggle shall not submit
We shall 90 home to constituents, erect the
STANDARD OF Freedom, and coll the people to come
TO the rescue Of the country from the domination Of Say
cry We viii not despair for he cause of Human Free
dCn is The causo Of God.
Isgrsd by and majority Of nc Representatives
hCm Ohio