New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-27

era Cons,tution the enjoyment Of the rghs privileges
and nmur ties Of citizens Of the United States and in
The mean tine they sha be maintained and projected the
free enicyment Of their liberty property and the religion
which key proess." The Inhabitants Of Kansas and Ne
brs,ka citizens already and by force Of this treaty must
continue 10 be- and as such 10 ENJOY the night suffrage
slstever laws you may make 10 the contrary Ny opn-
Is are wekDOwn, 10 wit that Slavery not only an evil
bni local injurious and ultimately percots society
wherever it eIss, and in coDtc; with the constitutional
rifcpts Of society this country am not Wiling 70 ex-
tend permit the poss. extension Of cal evil p0
region now free within our empire know tna there are
some hO differ from and whoregard Slavery ree0g-
nzed and sanctioned by the Constitution Of the United
Stated well a. Freedombut If could ednt propo-
on ncongruous with the letter and spirit Of the Fed
era Constitution and the known sentiments OF it, astr-
founders and should coDcede that slavery was na-
oIal. must still cherish the opinion that II Is an e',
and because II was national one should De me more
firmly held and bound prevent increase OF H. tending
link il maDestly does 10 the weakening and ulti-
mate overthrow OF the Constitution tse:f ami therefore
the injury Of all mankind i know there have been
which toler1ied Slavery, but that was mol
the Slavery Of case Ike African Slavery Such Slavery
superior one II has been the absence OF sucn slavery
from Europe that hes given her nations Their superiority
over Other countries in that hemisphere Slavery wherever
il exists begets fear and fear the parent OF weakness
WLat fhe Of that eternal eepess anxiety IN the
legislative Halls and even az the hresdes OF the slave
States always asking stipulanons new compromises
and CATION Of compromises, bat fear 1t the appre
Iepson that, even If safe now, they will not always or
or be secure agains. invasion or some aggresOn
from he free staes What il the secret Of the Illuminating
p,r which proud old Spain acting at this day trembling
be.ween alarms Of American intrusion INTO Cuba on ons
sde and British dicson the other but the tact hat
,he he's cherished Slavery 80 long md sill chersnes IT, IN
the las OF her American colonial possessions ihus iaf
Kansas and Nebraska are safe under the laws OF l2o
aQl ns the introduction Of s element OF national debhy
decline The bill before us, az We are assured con-
ia ns greet principle, glorious prlncpe and yet mat
principle when fully ascertaned proves TO be nothing ess
lion iho subversion Of that security not only within the
Territories Of Kansas and ebraska but within ali Inc other
m IN Territories
Now il quite clear s not principle alone that Is n-
VOWED but tat those who crowd this measure win 20
poh zeal end must expect that either Freedom
o. slavery sLai gam something Dy II ~ uose Ie3ons'
The ctse hen stands thus IN Kansas and Nebraska: FREE
dom nay lose, but certainly can gain nothng' WINE
Slavery may gain, but az certainly can lose nOthng 90
m 20 an concerned the time for looking on the DARK side
has passed feel quite that Slavery at most can get
nothing more than kansas while Nebraska, the WIDER
northern region VIII escape, for the reason hai lie so and
climate uncoDgonal with the staples OF slave culture
rice sugar. and tobacco. Moreover since the pub
lie attention has been well and so ereciuay directed
toward the subject cherish hope that slavery VIII not
be able to gain foothod even in Kansas Congress only
gives consent but does not and cannot Introduce Slavery
iheIe. Slavery will be embarrassed by Its own over
prosping spirit No one, am sure, anticipates the ree-
iablisLnen Of ihe African slavorade The tide OF en
gaton s be supplied there solely by the domestic oun
IAN of slave production But Slavery has other regions
beside Kansas TO be filled from that fountain lheTc are
nil OF New Mexico and all of Utah already within the
United States and then there s Cuba, that con |
,unes slave labor ard life as fast as any one OF
r, ous there remains all OF Mexico down 10 |
ths Is,kmus The streams Of slave labor flowing from
email Fountain and broken into several divergent chan
n6ls will great field anu Is reasonably 10
he bor.d tbt Le uar Of il nearest the north pole will
the last TO be inundated But African slave emisra-
tien compete with the free emigration OF wnte
end the OF this latter tide ample as the cYi-
hzson Of two entire continents The honorable Senator
from Delaware MENTIONED as If II were startling iact
that weny thousand European emgraDls arrived IN New
ork IN one month Sir, be has stated the TACT with too
ruffm mfd III
TIVE ago. met twelve thousand VI these enigants who
lad arTy ca in Newlork one morning, anu who had
honced the churches on the following sabbath to return
thanks Their de from the pers OF the sea- and
their arrival i'll land not of Slavery but OF liberty
ass Thank God for Their escape, 1nd Tor Their coming
bey sr, on their way the West and the of
the psssge Of this bill preceding them will speed many Of
III, toward Kansas and Nebraska Such arrivals ara
not extraerdnary-they almost every week
and tie immigration from Germany, from Great
Britain, and Norway, and Sweden, during the
European war will rise TO d M b OF '.hsn ,h. ia. s.H.
10 be mingled one rapidly swelling from Asia and from the
islands OF The South Seas. And eli these emgrsns under
hive oIdred will be good loyal hbertyloving, slavery
fearing c2ens. Come on then, gentlemen OF he nia'e
Ststes spee there is no escaping your chsenge ac
ceIt il in behalf of the cause Of Freedom We will en-
gage in competition for the virgin soil of Kansas and
God give the victory the side whc stronger In NUN
bers as II is IN night
These are advocates Of this bill equally earnest |,
who do not EXPECT and who, | suppose. DO /
not desire hp Slavery shall gain possession OF Nebraska
hat do they expect TO gain Tho honorable Senator
from Indiana, Mr.. Petit says that BY thus obleratng
lie Missouri Compromise restriction they Will gam q
al ula raa which the inhabitants of Kansas and Ne
lraska may write whatever they will This Is the great
rincyle Of the bi he understood II. Well what gain
: there in that You oblerate Constitution OF free
lom If they write new Constitution of freedom,
he be better than the old Ii they write Consttu
ion Of Slavery, viii it not be worse one ask the hon.
rablo Senator that But the honorable Senator says
hat the people of Nebraska will have the privilege Of
establishing institutions for themselves. They have now
he privilege of establishing free institutions |, It
privilege, then, 10 establish Slavery II so, what
nockeIy are all Constitutions which prevent the IN
nabitau caproousy subvertng free institutions and
s,ab hing institutions OF slavery Sir 1t is sophsm,
ubtey talk Of conienDg upon country already secure
in the blessings Of freedom the power OF sedessruchon
hat mankind everywhere want is not the removal OF
constitutions of freedom that they may make at their plea
,ure constitutions either of slavery or freedom, but the
privilege oreanng constitutions OF freedom when they a.
eady them the OF constitutions OF slavery,
Le they have them, that they may establish consuu-
ions OF freedom in their place. hold tenaciolsy TO
NJ, * sting constitutions of freedom. Who denounces any
nan for diligently adherirg TO such constitutions Whs
ould dare 10 denounce any one for doyay 10 our e1
sting Constitutions they were constitutions OF desPousm
and slavery But it is supposed by some that the
application Of this principle Is less important
to Kansas and Nebraska than as general prn-
,pe tpcable all other present and future Territories
)f the nted States Do honorable Senators then indeed
pose they establishing principle at all II 50,
bink they .greg ously er-wheber the pnnc pie either
ocd BAD right wrong. They are not establishing
and cannot establish IL in this way. You subvert one
aw csprcicusly by making another law in its place That
5 al. VII your new law have any more weight author
ty solenni or binding force future Congresses than
he first had You sbrogate the law OF your predecessor
hes will have equal power and equal liberty to sbogate
ouTs allow no around The odlaw pro-
from abrcgation You erect none around your
stay the hand On what ground do you
lrect the new Law stand Ii you candid, you viii
oness that you rest your hopes on the ground ta me
rec States revor sgaie repea but always acquiesce Ii
nay lie that YOU right am not going 10 predict the
curse of tv free States clam authority 10 speak
81. hat will 10 Ruf msy