New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-10

po,,s 10 be 40 ~ ""asascd gse n al .a.h e.,s.
even in regard TO the mos, Insignificant ,ey in NewYsk
regular trial Is reqursd 70 b. had. ani The pope
repEesen.cd by counsel who or % the C,as lie evden,
required or enabling tie jary to arrive q eorssl coasl
sion In the case before Is our Whole peope have fr
two centuries past; exercised right Of way hros "a s1sSn
tersture emit ely unqlesoned until BY all Of tie Sixaoa
Of Tn elvas or the support Of common school ~ lls
aoe ne vtf o r0y raua5k rs TOTE r0yfi fg'ayt5r.
Ohsr nations starved lhoir population d0wa % ira
pseate then for reading books We si1cstei oars u2 to
the Sng point af The cost Of our oEa contributions Of
time ard labor and thus nasc rfkst for he PronctsO Of
Furopean mind So soon a. tst market hrs made became
important we we're met BY q assertion thu We hsi
elan, &c The rh,s had lory exercised iaa' We hai
bcen tresgazscrs from de bagn-ng ami that ~ wsrU
hound 70 erect to rao =. which al he pasersby aaOad
ray tax or the maintenance Of Engn authors and .hs
infinite hest Of mddecn standing bstween them ani ths
sonsur,srs OF books Suit broagh,n the Egh Court
OF Congress bus the pnns cast The suit was 70
peattd ne aer e in vareus forms br in all tho result
was the sane ber,c IN L'ai Goa n re- &.issf' ~ s0
e rere rsreaR Il bccsrie at lengh eLarthat ihe only
way Of terminating tbs mmemcral right q way Wa %
siut hc defendants on, OF Court sad his done Tie
Executive constituted elf jugs sod jury. Nc notice sss
served upon the Defendants when L was desired % keep
in gnorsnce q he proceeding They Of course were not
represented b counsel ard could cen wtnesss The
plaintiffs appeared IN person and by attorney TER wit
nesses were examined and tie that -trca,e
when both parties NJre IN Court became gate clcaf
that n sve but verdict forthwith rendered
in heR ayoi and aesnst the pNpe The judge mace hi
decree and sent without delay 20 b recorded by tho
Senate Once in the hsnds Of Il at body al di 'uy
supposed 70 b. at an eu6 We viii have the law noEs
said an eminent advocate Of the asure Cor Ee hayeg
ten rid of he House 4apply L,e Senass pcfeevcd.h
necessity so.sakng time m reflection and iie record
not then made.
Such t. bsEeyo an acc Irae history Of thscoRr IN
has been purs ned 10 reernce to this rrost important dce
ton Rights tsst the people have for ceniufeS enjoyed
have been bar-aned away without pwmtinF ten tho
slightest hearing and because object 10 such rnconstu
tona proceedings am charges with csyiing and that.
too by TIE TriJuHe generally fount advocating tho
rights Of the pco,e have sed without the slightest
hearing for after much inquiry cannot learn thar sin
gle person suspected OF being friendly to TIE rights 81 tbs
people was called to the aid OF tho Secretary Wilde
Gus persons bitterly opposed to the maintenance OF those
rg understood to have been repeatedly consulted IL
il be denied that the first class entirely shu oui
that the second was freely admitted viii you fur
nish evidence that wrong in what Is here stated
That treaty negotiated under such auspices ough. NOT to
be ratified feel very certain That there in ths Senate
much good and peci Tor the Constitution to al
nit of its being ratified fully believe Admit no Eever that
most Of the affairs over which Congress has power tho
President and Senate are omnpOtont Ehle the House Of
Representatives poweress in almost all not relr
ing sppropratons Of land or money think will Ssass
Of the southern papers have lately suggested the re2eD.ng
Of the foreign slave trade with the view TO the civilization.
BY means Of slavery ofthe barbarans OF Africa Suppose
the idea spread in tho South would not be easy b ne
gotiae treaty with Spain permitting the ifeest trasse
al description Of property between Ibis country and
IL, e
n the latter to such a hight largely stimulate tho AZ
ric an trade Certainly would There would however
remain tho difficulty that Congress has declared the slave
trade piracy but that could be obvated BY provision
curing all the vessels ofboth nations from search By ehcr
Such treaty overriding al that Congress has done in thu
last bali century would as appears 10 me be just COZ
tutonal as the before the Senate and coull be
defended precisely the same grounds. Its adyocas
could and would say with you I'VE would much prefer
that Congress should pass law reeabnhing the slsvs
trade but as the best way to the accomplishment II
object is hedgcd up shall not object to taking the
ond best" Similar treaties could b. mHde to repeal the
nayg alton law and the tariff, and next might sec cns
that would be the proper complement to these providing
for the reciprocal delivery Of political ncendaros reyoii
onss fugitives from Slavery, &c &c You mi yht object
TO such assures but if you did yeur opponents would say
that the cAv that treaty Is not the proper mode or
establishing free trade or Or freeing the eounty fom
their fugitive slayeswe would readily agree tOit
not for the notorious fact that only resored In order
to defeat any recognition Of right 10 trade where
like to receive reject the people who seek shore
TO reclaim ost property What ask for justice at
all events and if that cannot be obtained in accordance
with the spirit Of the Constitution shall be satisfied with
adherng to the letter OF It. long that be made to
% sutton purpose"
It may be said that such things these little IKE to
happen but who would have believed ten years since that
bill providing for the payment OF honest debts would
have been vetoed because the President and his Secretary
thought L would be ineonvenient than 10 pay themi
Who could then have believed that after Congress had
clearly manifested its determination Cot to have Interna
tiona Copyright established by llwand therefore repeal
abe-a Secretary Of State should have determined upon
establishing il by irepeslable treaty Nobody, As
think
II behoves the advocates Of the rights Of authors look
beyond the treaty whose ratification they urging
Il s easy to establish bad precedent but hard escape
from the consequences of doing hole in the Constu
ton may readily be made but when viii again be ciosedi
The people Of Troy made opening large enough 70 nd
NIT horse bat became OF sufficient size to pas
army Let stand by the Constitution which recognizes
the people as the fountain Of all authority and power AMI
does not recognize the right Of the President and senate 70
set aside the decisions Of Congress and the whole
policy Of the country at their sovereign viii and pleasure
You Mr. Editor may If you will call this cayiling but
your readers will think scarcely agree tn you. Tho
SELECTIONS 10 this mode Of proceeding to nay mind
gre ut that not to the adoption ofany how
ever desirable might appear would sdyocae tho
ratification Of treaty concluded in opposition to the clearly
errfesed will Of the popular branch Of the Legaturethe
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