New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-16
N,v YORK, Ts,<day. March 1854

NV YORK, Tsf.~dsy, March H. 1854
GtsrLssIs. have receivec your invitation 10 attend
~, Nebraska Meeti,g, to be held at the Broad way
T,b.rpace this eve niog and beg leave t. by
,,g the copy Of letter which lately addressed to one
al tie members % Congress fiom this City You will zee
that my visws Of the pending measure differ very widely
I'm tbose which you entertain Allow to add that the
Of YOUR letter is far from being favorable 10 that
ca IN and dspassioDae consideration which msieT OF %
much importance 20 the country ought 70 receive onoui
the same spirit be generally manifested on both des o.,
the question, the stability Of the Union VIII DC o'0us
That feature Of the bill which has excited 60 much feel
ing only important by way Of asserting pnnclPei 81
removing a dangerous element OF stre IRON inc uo 49,,
Copo,e,s for there i not the slightest reason to oeieve
that slavery will ever be established in me newy
lied territories. And even should go r. The United
add single one 10 the number OF slaves ~ 'ie
state, nor tend in any degree 10 inure men cohu'y
There TO- therefore little cause for much hea' U" 'H'
TIiIe would do nothing for the-pecsl benefit Of
srnerv administration, for those pOitcians AZ so
South who have struck hands WIN tne iree so " ,
Eob woud still zeal Justly by all aud stand by the
CI,itaon and the country Whatever influence for good
or for evil it may have upon the men 20 power
am very repeatedly {y og5s C. BRONSON
u...,, I0.,u. Robinson r. H Ludlow II 3 Dawson
NrwYorE, Tuesday Feb 81, 1854.
Dy., Sin, The Nebraska bill has understand, been
M amended that it Gun neither have the effect OF egazing
nor probibng Slavery in the Territory but W" leave tia'
,.tto 10 stand on the Constitution and the deeson OF ne
reope who are exercise the powers oil Government
The bill based on the Republican doctrine that the people
should Iue and asserts the great principle OF non
ton by Congress in The Local affairs VI '"e o'as' anu
orespjzed Territories
The nrincipsl of the bill the slavery question
from, Cong,ese and refers It to the local authorities where
n propery belongs This l. with me The strongest oil all the
which have been assigned in favor OF the
The moment Congress shsli plainly declare tnst II VI"
40 he pxistQ
Slavery n The States and Territories Slavery will cease to
hs ,ubect for political action nhe free States men there
may still talk ard write and preach about slavery IN tns
gontb and 80 they may about slavery in Brazil Brisn
India Cuba and Russia but that ia very different thing
from acting upon the subject as they now do through
Congress -. r ....: IA e .,o :,
stitpop will be agitsted later and will be
done the more certainly and with better prospects for the
slsye because the people Of those States will be lett to
deal with their own affairs they please without the po
ca action Of outsiders who have no business to inter
NEEDLE The people Of the Territories will also discus.
the Slavery OUT siion in framing their institutions but
h morally &c tain that there viii be slavery in Nebra
ks where neither soil climate is adapted to that KIND
ofiabor And besides most of the emgrans 10 the Ter
rory will be from the free States If, however the PEG
ME should decide Slavery il is their own matter, anC
they should be allowed to have their own way
Iamheartiy sick every patriot must be, OF nearing
The sound come up from different sections Of the country
of conflicting interests and hostile acton ana ieehhg DC
tween the free and the slave States There is no caus
for this save such has resulted from the action
Congress on the Slavery question The mere existence
slavery could have furnished any ground for Strf
among brethren, il il had been let alone Al the ume
the revolution oil were slave States and of course the
had no diversity of interest or feeling on the subject
When the Constitution was formed all virtually agree
that eacb should deal with that matter within its Dor
ders a. il pleased and without the interference OF others
Half Of the States have since got nd OF Slavery IN the
own time and way and nobody complains that they hav
done so Surely there is nothing in this TO prove chang
In the relations Of the two sections or TO induce unknt
feelings between them. Each has acted as i deeneC
and best for itself and with that action others have
no riRhul concern The hostile feelings which have been
manifested have DO foundation in the nature OF the caso
but have spung out Of the great mistake of allowing the
Slavery question to enter Congress IL it had been kept
out of that body neither good nor bad men in free States
would have had any means Of acting politically on the
subject They might discuss as moral question bu
; they could not carry II to the polls
Ii lie said that Slavery is AGGRESSIVE But what mas
donei Has ii attempted TO fssten itself upon any Stat
or Territory that wished TO reject or get rid OF Ger
tsny not Has asked Congress 10 establish do any
thing TO- legslze Slavery in the Territories Certainly
the question left 10 the influence of the Constitution wth
out any Wimo provos by Congress TO place tho people
of one secon upon more favored footing than those
from the other in relation TO the enjoyment of the Terri
tories IL the matter is considered with candor, il will be
found that Slavery has not been aggressive but has only
been acting on the defensive IL has been resisting as
saults from without
Let Congress retrace its steps and declare in explicit
terms that it will not hereafter legstste either for o
against the existence of Slavery in the States and Terrific
RES and all cause for strife will be end The people
of the North and the South the East and the West viii
learn that they brethren. with common Interests
ana n common DESTINY tue ths"h win ioOoiNo
strength, and the enemies of liberty. who watch fo
our hating will find that their hopes vain Our coun
try will be better loved at home and more highly respect
cd abroad
b Such are the views of one of your constituents WHIT
has thought good deal Of this mater-who holds no 20
lca Office never intends TO hold one and
Of any thing TO warp his judgment For uttering suc
sentiments he will be called pro slavery man by the abo
ionists and yet he much the friend of the slave
the best Of them.
an, very truly and sincerely yours ,
! GREENE &. BRONSON,
Honorable T. Cutting NJ. c, Washington, C.
From The Evening Post Of yesterday.