New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11


cation Of Nor ern Iernonrnis by some Of ihe ee1aoT'
from ia ehodng S;ac, when Senators from ne Norm
remain mute and also to the defiant ana insulting lsn-
gugge Of several Southern prints with respect to the Pep
pie Of the North.
Tie Report also refers to the Nebreskap p, The history q
whc /. fresh in the memo, Of the people, plot whicl
tie enemies Of liberty at this moment ende lvOng t.
com unine'e in the House Of Representatives
The Secretary then read series OF resout one which
seconded and adopted. The following the pnn
fi That slavery sustained jointly by the South ard tb-
By the south much that IL ennhes the community
bnefs the agricultural commercial Interests Of the peops
but because temPts oenousne yields PoGt th slave
esde and ssyebuye and siye, them prPond Of p
zeal power BY the North not because . IN hs nony with he.
apathy Of The community the base suseryney Of politicians an
mTeI COZ nuny sBd The cspsbc sese. ~ large Poa of
Rred That the nernou. conspiracy Of the pois snd
err Of the brsska bill had - Foundation ia ne oauhee e q
n6s by the endue' o. 70 e5h Cal.h
i,ah haSsny and seqy .sedesd go4se.
mey fthe eHeerabe Fugitive bill over the higher law Of Al
hrsd THatthe evident design politicians snd lead
ing ssvehode cure the permanent and 19duied s,sena
10 plant slavery upon the shores the Pacific to nIodues slavery
into the fe. sts under eoioT Of the right Of fIsntS snd to
scheme beooee. the friend. of
H''d Tss he pope defend ii.
noi ishse b threats Of fS.oyins Unoh-ney ay
gss religious pd political action IN mannns the doctrines Of me
Declaration Of lndePndnee and the poyions o t1e
n urh9ans ss snd Ieeou, noss,y ara !. Pas a. ci m %
erd That the time has when the people Of the free
States should unite with the friends ofbery thoush'u the nd Ia
forming holy League Of Freedom 70 recover The ground ha hi'
preserve inoao the Constitution Of The United 5aes
Integrity Of the Union to delyer ihe National Cos.
10 ihs deiInen f S Of Freedo TO erase om the
tn tbe ae ssle FTsiye Slave b and While it remains
repealed render utterly noIese BY refusing obedience TO W
s es is Of fnane. wheS Christ requires be shown
wherever they interfere with humanity the honor and Of
country d deliver the nation speedily as possible from The
/ ful md uurfuvo of he n lax
After the reading of the resolutions, the Rev. WILLIAM
GooDrL New-York, introduced TO the meeting, AMI
delivered address Of considerable length He said that
the Slave question had been fully discussed during the
last twenty years that il difficult, if not impossible, to
soy anything on it which would not be deemed common
place Still they had been brought to that pass by cir
that needs look at the question with
far attention than Lad been hitherto given 70 IT, AZ
ter sixyve years OF experimental legslaOn II was Obvi
that their hopes Of oyerthrowng Slavery were utterly
deceived and that oil their efforts toward the prevention
Oft extension Of no avail There was in fact, but
course which lay before the people who had the ques
ton at heart namely utter abolition OF the system
After sxyfve years of constant labors in connection with
the question Of slavery they found that the only way
TO get rid Of was by thrustng out OF the nation alto
geLer Under circumstances like these 1t Is necessary
TO inquire, as practical men, what to do next Ihs
friends Of liberty called TO unite in and 10
radical But it is vain TO consider tho political
aspects Of the question connected with liberty until we
have discussed its relations to civil law the Constitution Of
and the nature Of the Federal Government It is only
when these things fully considered and understood that
we shall be able TO unite against the
enemy With these remarks will conine myself to sug-
gesng few views. maintain that Slavery in this nation
at present national and under the control Of the National
Government But Is illegal and has been 80 from the
beginning. And having been not in the power OF the
Federal Confederation to give it sanction. Slavery in the
first place, from its very nature is incapable Of being
legitimate subject of legislation. 1t IL crime and by
hocus pocus that which crime be transformed into
legal institution Cheers. The very naNims of common
law show the utter asy and absury of the assumption
Whoever will take the trouble of studying Coke
Lyttleton and Blackstone will feel convinced of the
utter impOssibty of legalizng Slavery. What are the
great principles Of common law-tha law which
forefathers brought with them in the Mayfower!
tics from which he showed that the law of nature is the
foundation of the law, AMI that the very primer
pies of the law repudlaed the idea OF slavery
lie ao insisted that the opinions OF the urists III the slave
States themselves were in accordance with the view OF INC
subject. The speaker then showed thai the exisehce4
Slavery depends solely postiye or municipal law lie
also reviewed the question of Slavery in historical point
of view and showed that while this country was subject 10
English dominion, Slavery was not an institution resu-
larry authorized by the British nation inasmuch as Il Is
utterly repugnant to the spirit of the British Constitution
and the spirit of every free people But what sha We
do in the state of affairs to which we are brought io
fact simply IT, must either abolish Slavery or submit 10
political ensayemen Even, the separation Of the S'a
would not effect purpose for in that case there wend
be relief TO the slave nor removal oi no resPonS
which we of the North largely share for our long parc-
ton in the system The speaker concluded by SAYING ti'
Slavery must be abolished or that would abolish the
liberties of the country.
The Rev CHARLES b. BoYSToS of Ohio was the next
speaker He said that the great arocy which unpar-
aeed as vet in the history of American legislative WICK
edness was about be consnmmated. Slavery has vr-
tuay already planted its banner Territory which mas
hitherto been considered free Its dark and bloody folds
ore futteng in the breezes of Nebraska and spreading
chilling shadow across the Mississippi in this free Ter
rtory and casting its baefu influence over the hears OF
those assembled here tonight He considered the olu
bic in regard the mountain and the mouse hau oeoh
reversed in our day The mouse, the little giant mouse
had conceived and brought forth mOuntan-a mountain
which flames with volcanic fires, the heavlngs OF whicn
were agtating the country like the convuson OF an ear
ouake We have been often told that agitation las ceased
with the Compromise of 1880 Yes, agitation mas ceasc9
inst A. the breeze has ceased which has been merged
in tho wbirlwind Why has agitation ceased Because
something stronger than il is required, namely eonncI
and war Cheers 1t has come 10 TINS, that e!'her
Slavery or liberty must die And he thanked God that the
issue had been brought TO this state IN the country |
va which cunning and diplomacy had so long cast aouh
tho question was now off the eyes of the people were
omen TO the reality of facts and they could be no longer u
ceived As TO their position No matter what the result
would be il was much better that liberty ana SiaVery
shoud be thus pitted foot to oo against each ohe anu
that the issue whether victory death would AZ once e
nend ON the ouickest thrust and the strongest blow Inc
Compromise Of 1850, fruitful in other compromise, nus
nroyed 10 he barren scepter with child Tor the success
sion Ii could not resist the strong heart ana the mghy
arm of the North Let us then maintan thS 1 Pf f,bar
clasp to our hearts principles for which our ater
fought and died at Bunkers Hill But what has oeen uoc
already is but act in the great drama oi suoect %
country TO Slavery only act whose ohect Is 10 Drs
liberty TO its death and to its grave what theh Is ne
grand scheme Of the southern States for carrying out h
policy will tell you-and must first say, that have con
nualy observed disposition in the North 20 east rdcue
these southern schemers The which have been
raised southern conventions i'll become the people oi the
North and will yet probably be stAed in the modification
who used them Does become TO sneer al
the South when cannot stand up and point to single