New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-23

erds TO say whether il iswise to promote ana % eso
woke such reflections.
There il, however another explanation Of tho fore
sle4oWed course OF tie southern Members OF Con-
orss which a. il is more charitable IS aiio doubtless
more inst thou.h we hardly know whether our south
erp brethren win regard it as any Ho1e comp nentA-
~ slayeho,dipg il beyond question avery corrupt
inc institution, but It cen hardly ye; have worked 50
purously a. to have totally eztnguished in the south
npipd al sense Of the difference between right and
Urore. AZ least as between white men, The southern
Merbers Of Congress at leas: the bulk OF them know
very well tie courte that honor and justice demand
Tie know IT, but they DO not dars to follow il They
are not rascalg-o1ly towards.
Covard.ce is thought great stain at the South,
,ct poc,lcowarlce has oflate years become nexs to
vnrerf, there So fierce and ferOciOus has groWa to
be the fsn,cism Of slave holding that no public man.
10 Member Of Congress or vould-be Member OF Con-
e1e,s no state Governor or Lesi 4tor Judge sTen
dare stand W ageinst IT, Any moderation on this sub
iect any appeal to justice reason, is thought 10
evirce the oulest tant Of Abo!i.io1ism-a faint Of
which al southern politicians are ten times as much
,as As the, would be Of tie cholera the yellow fever
or tie plague. Here then, is the e1p nation OF tie
wonderful una1ni.y Of tho southern Members Of Cor
eress upon this question OF the repeal of the Missouri
proviso They see just as pli'y we DO the viI-iay
of the whole proceeding the infamous vlainy Of carry
inc that repeal by the aid Of soubernyOtes They
it. but they do Dot dare to the prOmPngs OF their
Own conscences they do not dare to CONFORM TO heir
own clear sense Of what honor and justice demand lest
tloir political adyersares ard rivals should raise
against them the mad CRY Of Abolitionist
And row for the reflections which this view Of tue
subject will be likely to suggest to the late supporters
at the North of the Compromise Of 1850 Surely they
viii say in the bitterness of their hearts things are
coming TO pretty pass Tie negroes of tse South,
including under that description considerable number
Of persons of quite light complexion and said also to
have ia tier veins some OF the blood Of the frstfim
lies are held in slavery by the law of the land The
owners OF these negroes frightened TO death at the idea
OF being suspected OF AboltiOnism, are little better
Il an ssyes to their own fears under the influence Of
which they treat us as if we were slave, too without
spirit to resist or courage to complain.
This certainly is not view Of the socialand political
workings OF Slavery which will tend much TO reconcile
any body at tie North TO its introduction into the broad
territory Of Nebraska If the southern Members OF
Congress tlink It wise and uiciou to drive the whole
Nob Silver Gra7s and all into an invincibe necessity
OF taking tbs view they will do well to cooperate VITA
q few poor spirited nOrthera traitors in repeating the
Missouri Compromises at the same time We would not
advise them to rely much on any great steaa'tness OF
these same northern traitor. in standing up against
that storm Of northern udgnatiOn certain as Is now
very evident to be raised by so tricky and reacherous
procedure