New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

Correspondence OF The ~ T. Tribune
WASHINGTON, "Wednesday, Dec g. 1874.
The Presidents Message, the election Of
northern man to the Office of President Of the
Senate, and various other circumst,n 'e. intcate
that the spirit of Slavery prcpagandsm has re-
ceiyed q serious check in the late elections. My
own opinion is that the abettors of Savery.ex-
tension are only prscticiDg polite af-c'atlon OF
moderation and Difference for the will of the peo-
pie. while new schemes of aggression are ma
turing.
There seems to be good deal of concert in this
affected moderation, Of which the tone of the
Message of the Governor of South Carolina, and
that of President Pierce, may be cited in proof.
IL is incredible that these wbilom fillbusters are
honest converts to Conservatism. Their object Is
merely to luz the suspicious Of the North Tor the
present knowing that the people OF the free
States-when not aroused by some great outrage
upon their rights and feelings-a<e apt to relapse
into the rank and file of politics, under South
ern leaders This is the radicalv vice OF the North.
The people Of the South. or rather the slavehold-
ers are the only real sOvereigns. They are impli-
city obeyed BY their Representatives, and with
will: while il is great stretch OF virtue IN
Northern Representative TO reflect in Washington
the universal sentiment of his constituents
hear good deal about dsunion among south
HI.
that the South will not submit TO the repeal OF the
Fugitive Slave law OF to the rejection OF new
State on the ground of its tolerating Shyery. But
such persons are unnecessarily excited, for the
present at least. As regards the Fugitive slave
law il cannot be touched until an anti-Slayery
Pre- sident is elected, with majority IN the senate
of similar views. The next House OF Representa-
tiyes NAV refuse admission TO new slave state,
or 10 the acquisition Of Cuba with slavery out II
la ha
senate are pro-Slavery. We are, therefore. safe
from the ptrils of disunion and civil war for al
least four wears. If Kansas should knock at the
doors Of Congress with Slavery in the meanume,
its rejection may safely be rested on special
Grounds Of want Of population, or other dls9uaiiii'
cations. which would scarcely warrant dlssolu-
ton of the Union.
As 10 Texas, il is improbable that she VIII con
sent TO division This is the opinion OF an intel,
lieent Texan, with whom have conVersed' ana
WHO comedies with all our knowledge OF the prev
alept feelings of local patriotism which are IN
s,parable from human societies. The sla'e-hOid-
e,s TOO will hesitate before they vote TO turn
loose the German and Yankee settlements on tneiI
nortb. western borders, as they have already had
an inklinc Of their freesoil tendencies.
The members of the House appear to be 10 a
fine lumor. and seem 10 have forgotten theif
heated col ficts last summer. lhe trlumPnan.
party, having night ana reason on .ucA
course bear no malice against their defeated ana
detected opponents-while the latter are wiling
to be quits as they have nothing to gain oy
renewal of the contest. The champions oil wrong
and error, on the other hand, never forgive those
who oppose them, however small IN nsn9er.
Their first aud last arguments, when they Dare
use them. are the rack and the faeeot
1etcher, Democrat is spoken OF as the hho%
Nothing GubeInatorial candidate in virginia. IL
tie Wigs take him up heartily, he can doubtless
be elected; but they will probably prefer Georse
W. Somers a repentant emancipsuonist OF Men
hawa, or Wm. c. Riyes of Abermarle.
The North Carolina Senators lately elected
Reid and Briggs, are respectable in point oil caaT-
acter. but something below mediocriiy in an inter
lectual point of view. Reid has been Governor
for four years The way of it was, that no one
would venture to run against the Wing nominee
in Is4s, until Douglas, Gas the story goes. went
out there 10 see his wfe's relations, OF "n"ui
Reid is said TO be one. Taking the affairs Oh .ne
State into mature consideration, his suggestive
mind, with the native instincts of demAeoeue'
pointed out the absurd and anti Democratic led