New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-29


Phsr such angusss have Just been u.lts oeeas on
We Ismass tia; am rteadeed sssin" the so.sh Bs
North My heart siransy to ourn a. 20 Eorh
ern men Cd ib foor Far au o s,tIibutns Southern
sIeeulsTy gsBerous nature believe tina, there is not an
oh peoTe d eah In whose hsnds system Of Slavery
whe;e cen work wsl for there nothing In we'll
pofsbe abuses for IL Ia itself the stapeniou. abusa
s. Ny atument IN the third md last place. prove thar
ia,Rt can NO LAW tITHts FoA AmsEIc's oTHEs
sLAVEfr u ihst that il no end "a never
sne w,csed A. sw which men esntot egsi law and
,S ~nSe icing eshoee. Both hesyea and earth forbid
The cuee Of universal Slavery b.
be nyest with the claims and acredDess of law Hence
re,srd i rs law and !. be eisbonss. There
may be little oonsciousnss q The dhone.y HeVerthe-
slavery be gaized universal Let me not Be mison-
dersiOod IN what said DID not thar there
believe that the slavery Others be .ssr. nit that
thou-sncs believe IL At the time, however affirm that
rot Of them al would believe Slavery be thing Of w.
ard entitled TO the res+ct Of law broush gnst
hin The presence enactment for Slavery would p.
spe with sense Of the cred Obligations of swwh
sense Of The honor end obedience due to swh who should
BE- claimed it, Now bow person resa-de-
whether as believing the laws for Slavery to b valid void
real and tIne laws or nominal and 10 sSs 70 be decided
not according his vi cf them when applied hers but
5etsppbea ion IL the sttrg crDcibs 10 all such
lsn Ame gentleman 10 unfortunate 70 be brought
urdsr the yoke q slavery Of tue absy IT,
hstnoirg the slavery oeeed By the supreme power
Of the State lie breaks away from and thus contempt
turn to America he acknowledge slavery 70 be and
ye' be nest II IL true hat wis, Law
that what sboInnsbs wicked to be
ia the world TOO sbopsbe and wicked be law 10
any Ohr part Of he d. Should this elected
10 Cor gees he will be dishonest he legsates for Slavery
be scrrs ssstute fc slavery And No ess dishonest viii
he he H. juror marshal President Of the United
But ever gentleman wou like this break away
from Slavery If he could ana hence ever American ut
denim hinss Possibly bSweVer there may be some Amer
lean seLt vbO inspired with such Of the fines
p0sp here suehA ole, let him spesk-for him have
Thst ro ore can honestly reeognizs Slavery on
the principle that honestly Teeoguizs slaw for
eapLot 10 egszsd the that among the
Judes Of this land who and le follow
In Numbering sump isw-foT there = not ons o.
them DO IN bis person would obey such law How gc's
l. their ypOcTy Tb,y affect 10 believe that Government has
10 gaze Slavery 20 turn men into things aud yet
deny thai may 60 % Tar as to prescribe wha; men
and souls Of but 10 NEEDLE with their cothesh that
II then am right saying thai honestly recog-
nze legislation for Slavery laws cannot 60 without psP
ally violating great law of honesty which require. to DO
unto others as we would others us; then
right in declaring tha' strict truth there in all the
I1' bis Sd IA he h Of slavery ba
sgones bis soul and the quskns Of bis limbs the feet thai he
does II irresstby follow that | am right in my position
THAT THsRR cAS b. NO Law ETHER FOR AMERICAN or ANY
resfoDtbe theory definition Of law, that be called
which Incapable OF being administered honestly The
tbst necessarily be dishonest in carving ou
Of Itself the conclusive and triumphant argument that
To take the ground and 20 claim TO be
law which every man when properly tested denies law
insult all true law nd Him who the source Of al true law
conclude this head with the remark that the question
whether not 10 be known law resolves itself
into question Of simple honesty.
mi'spp non that counsel t1smpns on al wrong ss.s
R very siS S% ss ou eH s and mo-
would be patient with almost every degree Of wrong eRisaon
provided i slstiOn In behs Of what lawful and Of
what II competent iessate upon imprisonment debt
wIorg eeisston-yery wrong and very cruel legislation.
within the ccguizance of the Lsgaure will treat such
legislation he Legislature has night end 10 view
help the creditor get justice It's consists IN selecting
wrong this and putting into tho
hands Of the creditor am to treat his action Of the esss
ture meke, and mistake which a not To- 20 beyond
the limits Of persuasion 20 seek 20 correct The paying OF ones
ju,ice, law Ensc enforce this justice and
this law may some OF them be Dpopsr-sueh as compelling
by the terfs of imp onment But as they are on
very slow to denounce them law. SO If my Govern
declares against nation G not 20 ,rest the Gov
cont npt ember that Government has jurisdiction
of national coniro, ersies and that tbs redress Of national
Of redress IL the sword when should con1e
itself the exeron OF moral influence Th' csuse oeyerthe
Like every good therefore Gov
%S or sS in hsad But how dRerea rom al
thi. is it when Government sets up slavery ! in that
SUBJECT matter Of its ac,n Is most emphstcAJ not
law. In that case most empstiesy It has gone beyond ITS
uons between creditor and oeD'ofi ana rs Io
dispose of national controversies But Nhen Government un
chat ezng instead of protecting portion q Its subects:i
then Of its can be 10 such an outrage no
trsmpe upn such slesness Is be abiding instead Of
Jaw Iitsang 20 o s,ic NE Govcy5m-n, itself IL The
revolutionary aud nobocraic purity the decree should 20
forth from Government thar lish population be muir
deed the would OF be odden under foot But
that srOud be promptly ana Indignantly tTod'
den under foot were decree for their eDsleyement
NV srsumen 10 Snow THAT THERE ONLY LAW FOR
AMERICAN SLAVERY But THAT THERt CAN Be No LAW EirhtS
FOR AMERICAN or ANY OTHER SLAVERY, rs ENDED. u Is IA
place that the ecogniuon BY the American pc
pie Of Slavery law Is of itself sufficient to socount for their
io of reverence This Is necessarily
soyed by habit Of confouudns sham aw with true Law
BY the hab as law rue mere Gr o o Jaw waee
the soul law lacking This reverence must soon e cur oil
the people who treat law that which they know
not law, who in the holy and ndng Of law
buy sell sanction the buying aud selling OF their fellow
men who in all their lite i've ont the oebssng ne that so
opstrous snd dia thing Slavery Is etlsd TO the
shelter and Of law This reyereIce Is sIe ft by Those
eseh other and that while by nature Is an immortal y
law he be but hns IS n e y x 'S aos SaS
place another in anoteT one thing az one pen ID and ~
other At smother They and taey only have adequate and ador
ms conceptions law who believe tns, II is one with nure
ard he same in every part OF the earth IN every peoi
oftme and eternal In she hssyens" They and they only
have sucn conceptions who instead regarding law ynon
ymous with all the enAcmenis OF foolish and wicked men
identify Il vito unchang cable and everasting night
Bow for instance can the American people perceive me
besuiy and precOusnes OF Jaw while lecosntns As sw he
Fugitive Slave ac and while sgmaukng sud porsecuuns INC
handful of who have the integrity and The bravery TO resist
~ Why that handful fly sio the rescue OF
their brother who Ia peril OF being eancee % avery IS
the Of their brother who ces Murder Ten IN
Ten ou and Slavery should not hinder them IN
the former each the would be not 6y mob but
N has now been shown thst the American Government has
ptbofty both inside outside Of the Constitution ws in
natural and universal conventional and national Jaw 10
,ep .aV the whole Of American Slavery vii avail Itself
~ ~ sp,5 ,iy 40 40 tb, work. ask whether 0osern
mept will show pity the slsvor look not TO government
10 be pitul 20 the other msn ook 70 gov
Government realized only proportion As the Government
Characterized by wisdom mt strens h 10 noii even tn
scales OF u,fice auons all aud bet Fsen them and
III obsr men and 10 strike the hand that would make
them uneyenth and this only the appropriate "0fk Of
Government. IL, .A.,..A
ocnress that my hone will Is TIE