New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-22
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e freI himself .or ~ yc.rs 10 tlo senate snl Ass
q,ue eliza. to Ito cher extreme. lie ten insisted
I.t sa7e-y shouts te expressly and peranP,oruy eI-
c,r5sd by positive enactment ron California, New
v ,,o and J,sh: lie now insists Al. is existing Ia
h.5.t;on in Netrlska BY virtue Of a compact between
te North and TIE uth OF tnrtyold years s'anlilg,
.lsll be stroea.ed lie then believed tae enactment
Of ,Ie Win O, Proyiso in defiance Of the S0u-h Just,
e7reoient ard necessary be now argues thar the IKE
rroyifo WITH resPect 70 Territory 70 which the
south Ia, EXPRESSLY consented 70 lis imposition, AMI
submitted to It's operation for dirty years should be
rtpudia-cd lie says:
III Territories ara the common property the common
don ain of III he a-es snc a thcir PEOPLE by equally Of
tile Sha hey be gFcnup y ae possession tle
NoItI or tic South the exclusion Of one o. oht' Sl
Ccres cav "a the NOrh. you may q te.e AID g re
Soul YOU slal uotl He hoped lot. such ~ at Of m
ir,e lie true ed would rot be pesperatld There would
bc cror Injustice IN excluding any Il them
Let Us look AZ this injustice" suppose Congress,
in orcsrizrg new Territories should prescribe that
so long ts they aned Territories, the Law of Mar
rre asun iers.ood arj upheld il civilized communities
slould be in force there Would Brigham Young x
Co be treeted With gross injustice by such pre-
scrpton Brigham can't settle unier laws 50 unjust
aud unequal as 20 FORBID him the society ani soce OF
tirty.r ne Of BIZ. forty wives, any more than slave
b,lder can Do without his negroes But 10 law has
been proncsej 70 shut out either tie odd thirty niOe
wives or a1y uu her Of negroes All tia, IS asked IS
that tie Laws gr, ming equality Of right snail not be
reverted or prostrated so to Mormon adultery
or avoboldipg ,spotsm with the sanctions and sup
ports Of legality
But nv another dose of Petit:
There 10 objection the part Of any 10 giving 9
rere If lie Territories fY power the sDc n lut
, 4 yr1' 20 III
lection in minds 20 giving them any power 0vet he
more acred rights Of the negroes Nn9 "a' so ven aoe
t judge OF The wants AID Of these people as
Very good II every people is the best judge o. its
own waits and requirements then the negroes know
better tlsn ny BODY else whether Slavery will con
Tribute to tLeir happiness, and whether they would
Ike 10 have Slavery eI erdtd t. Nebraska or nor.
This is a natter which concerns negroes more than
Others suppose we Leave it to their vote II admitting
Slavery into Nebraska will neither increase its power
ror extend It's duration but vii tend to soften and
mitigate it, evils then the Blacks must be very partial
to it. What say you 10 letting them decide whether
Slavery eLa have right to coenancy wlth Free La
borin Nebraska not
But there IS no objection says Petit on the part
" OF any to gyiog tie People Of Jhs Territory iull
power over tie social and personal rights of ciite
Z ntu 4 hlle- i,L hiu you A-oN T. " & VIM allh'A
10 AGAINST The Reputation Of tie Free side of the Mis-
soui Compromise, are opposed to The endorsement OF
white or lick, wise CT simple. We have sad nothing
sIout "uerrocs'-all tie CHANCES on nirger5 AID
bigger sympa hiscrs' have been m g by Douglas
and bis disciples. Tie Missouri Restriction says
norhrg az ont white or blackit orbiIs the enlaing
Of al hun en- beings Unfortunately Negroes have
10 more fscred rights than others, though they are
exroaCd TO 15graut ,rong which purely white men
are seldom sul ected 70 IN this country Contrary to
Pettits assertion we would give the Territorial Gov
eminent exac Is the power wbie aud black
men lut rot q power 10 cOnsgn either to the slave
pen or rbe aucto1-tock or either to be logged
urtil &c will submit to work all bis days for a cOarse,
rorsL living aid no wages. II is organized legaized
;r..e at cxcitcs cur hostility and not the Glass or
nee wlo nay be specially subjected thereto.
Being Democrat, .lr rettir could do no less than
scout Jcferfons ayemont tatal men are lrigh.mllyl
loln nee and equal: tie contrary according 10 his
lc.c, no two men are bOm equals sirce no two are
justaiike Hear him.
"Iwas fcvoIite theme or gentlemen % talk about the
Declaration IT IrdC IendoIce ana that by al men
dCe'afCd 20 be hln isee AID cqus H. did not believe
that JtCerson used il in the b-ogd sone placed
uron il: W hold thee truths 10 be sefeydsnt that all
men are born fsec and equal was nothing more . him
q
bind d-orucd diote llnlc insane, Il lis equals.
lie slaves Ct the south vhose volume OF brain
ilu that II other men were Nos hs c1Ha Inc negroes
in The ZEE stttes, upon the burning sands Of Aca
were Lot his equals
Of course, the Declaration Of Independence was
fraud and our fathers the most graceess Of rebels for
tIey took issue with George III precisely on this
eroun1-pay they desc this as the ground wherein 70
feht him Your DEGREES arc waste paper; Your Par
"Hament esn pass acts that bind US, said they in
substance because the rights OF each human being
"extctly equal to those OF every oher-we hold that
he selteyiieut -" That is q selfegidcnt lie re.
sronds Petit for n g.oes are not my equals" But
Senator who coDsti.uted you a judge in the premises
We challenge your right to decide aukOritstiye in the
premises and tbereupOn doom millions to perpetual
ser,itude. Unite in establishing impartial aad c0m-
petent tribunal, and We VIII unLer axe to produce
American negroes who are intellectually wei
morally your supeI'ors,-whO were never publicly
dru1k; who were never regarded by their neighbOrs
as backwards AID WHO would be recognized by gen
temen anywhere as immeasuraJy ahead OF you in
every manly and es;iuable quality. Dare you abide
tie ordeal
But what is meant BY equality Did snyooiy ever
contetd that lurltcs ard IDIOTS arc morally and men
tally equals Of sane and sensible people Why The
nan beating tie air lie knows perfectly well that
what is ccnteI5ed for is tie right Of all to equal
protection and favor at tie hands Of the Law. For
instance: II any fool enough give Petit ten
dollars dag ior managing case in court, while
Toup OF Quashee, though in morsls and department
lis superior OIL! dollar day By hoeing
corn O. cotton nobody asks for law 20 divide or equal