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

thsvw be
sspss an influences Of that Peed and Dot amid me ~.
slavery and Influences Which Ma'H'' All ''s' WV
tesSiy admit that tavsbose eftbs present Day would
,t,ut,a even admit had the MAKING Of the S"nsutn
ton ben delayed more than doT.n years \, ~oaa t
his anscn because r-neH Der iha: d1rns those aoLh
hns so'toOD Ca 0T .Sn c.nu n
and f,',ned slsvsy upon our ssuS h.,
,ay.boSes were intent on having The Constitution made to
hod slavery IN the light Of wrat shal nos say ow I'M
Iroo.oe -. Of -. Convention that
framed the Contribution and when he IN tn-
tfsf be thcush sdn IN the Constitution the des
ma there ccud be property In man rot person objected
70 the declaration Ieded The frames Of The CoDsrion n
uorc II sl. import bit they obviou.y determined that 4
ser should male the huisins discovery thsf there had
been slavery this and there nevertheless should be nothing
In the psses Of the COnsiuon 70 hep them 70 srn
,un Bu, oply four dsys before The Convention closed Is
labors the wcrd ervute struck cur ofthe Coriu ion
for he svcwDd r.sson ha, the rnier the condition
Of AYES the latter the othgs Of ree persons aid
Slavery of the knsvery ignorance OF m IRA
er If the hand tAning th' .vowee rsSson
TENDED 10 have Constitution thus resPonsbe then the
kDsye. ard n on TIE ethel hey honssy lS.eeasa
vet failed then dos such failure b.rsy their sro-s
h sr9 ht b 90 r i've 40 eoaa
he Consution the, are under no necessary and 10
T. sptat 10 interpret the motives snd coDdeet Of M trainers
in Is Hsht # 90 ernave The Prossvery parry
sore p.ee 70 interpret them eew even were II
the Constitution and I'll Of them too
fousLi Slavery into ito get T. into Il whut m
berg sen to oe got int 90" cIna snsy
posed Themselves they bad rendered mpraciesoe 10
work SLAVERY Io the ceIsinon and gee Pss:e's or ne
first they had determined should and which they knew
Il be promptly eied by the people was a. In
nozzle a. 20 build up IRE in the ,e.. .
But rtmsin out-ids Of the Constitution To-
es n st nm or in sDye .sct is chusetsr on the
subject avery No hirs in the history Of the framing or
tha Con
cited prove that Prslsvery or An+sayery Inc p9
i be decided BY The naked Letter OF ,ns ntruhen ana y
,iituon for slsveryotherwise no, say, n II Il certainty
be eton OF raoa justice AID because there
reasonable Of Interpretation iha thst which denies tn
law 10 be construed r. favor Of such injustice when the law
eoe. not IN clear ard express embody and The
SUPREME Of the ned states have adopted TINS rule IN
these Where nights iuDsed, where fund
prncpes brown where the general system OF me
laws departed from .be legislative intent must be eN'
"presfd with irresistible ee aness 10 ecooit OF
TO suppose GeEn effect such objects . Crdaea o3l
The enlightened and righteous polc which LED
support but positive law" obviously dems9d that no lew
sh be cited for Slavery which not expressly aud clearly Tor
Much ress is laid On intentions of the trainers e the Con-
teItions II su n the crivtner who is
the deed Of the land # is the intentions Of The
fdorers CQnsttuoo that TO inquire ser; an
these gather from the words Of the Consttuon and
moi from he Of its II the text OF the Con
i,ution iak Of the Conyenon that he people
adopted the Constitution its IT, ard not any o. the IN
teretsons Of IT, any Of the talks writings sbouti, AIT
suppose hai the lii under discussion should unhappy
become satntewoud be in order to understand
H. 10 know what the honorable gentleman Of Kentucky Mr
Pieson who Ireeeod me, rad Of II or what arm saying OF
it, Certainly not II M an what say, neyertheit ~ my
words could have 10 legitimate bearD on The OF
he .s,1 E w, S b COM. be prsc cn, on Tsiey
rsnds d. fn Langusge IL The art Of CONGO ing the
pr,tstiop Of the setl'e could nv speech af,rdl
sd that the Constitution Whist its sdoPers Understood 1t
10 be-not what tn dsf guhed few among them-but what
the Isood it to be an what that was the Alto i
tim petition headed with the usme Of bljan min Frnsn and
81. The N
Indicated That Successful Is another evidence tnst
h Is PeS ss oven phsp more 1 pfops to b
gaItd evidence Of the understanding which doubtless did
eI It among Of be Statesmen e that that
sayery was not to killed b. the immeda application Of the
powe Constitution but be allowed
10 euthorlze the continue, Slavery nevertheless admit
that there outside Of the ConstutIn the understand
ing which reerTe dan unfesndiDg confined however,
TO few, and for which the masses were not
resTousible. sad mistake, it tarns out this sut
frg Of Slavery t. dras cut Il. deshstIqek and feeble
e,t through thai ration. ia which the Constitution
Guence III the nyebcn already sIOken Of Slavery became
aud gan demand PROLONGED life End vast power. as
tanes fable the OF becoming m'ther, mploted the
bnef of kennel but having ono so possession OF IL abe
were sIown mp With fhs enforcement strange
. ,houa Ss q sbouy he own that which had only
her. and er' to her too generously and condl
ness and growth and usurpa ion Of slavey.
We begin with the Pesmb OF the Constitution This at
lets slsye and tts tells Us hat tn Constitution is
Ants avery tell, that thing fr which The nsii
the esngs Of liberty" not
inlet sustain the curse OF slavery but 10 secure me
bessings Of be ~" admit that the Preamble is not the
Constitution sduit hst = but the porch OF the temple
N,veheess IT, iustesd OF the Deacon Of Slavery coled In
that porch the Goddess o Liberty standing proudly
there then infer thai the temple self Instead OF being
polus with Slavery censecTaed to Liberty Ano are
BOT mbtsten this inference walk through the
re we fLd that II CORE Pcnes with me entsaee' Tue Constr
The hs efreuee in the Constitution sayry Is in the ap
rortior. ciaue There however reference 'o here,
II the Ygusge Interpreted aocdng 20 its ess II
the smers the Constitution were intelligent and honest 1t
he
cut "seytude r th avowed purpose OF saving II
from being Proslsv,ry clause But in point Of fae If this
clause does not refer Slavery II Is nevertheless clause not
10 Encourage bur TO courage Slavery The clause dunhes
tie power Of State the National Councils proportion
anopaoD. He'd provided that drunksds should each
count tu hreeffhs OF man surrey would not be called
clause duuk Or h.d provided that they
whs nLe ed write should esch Co but
iett,ue In the II would be bounty sobrety,
TIE NEXT clause of the Constitution which we will examine
foreign scvetIace. Of the eause which eupow
e Cor GEES regulate with foreign nations Yes,
the Slave States otessed needed the power
abqsb trade aud Congress did actually abolish H. But Il
Il said htt the provision respecting migration OF mportan'
the exercise Of this power for twenty Under
egs end proper sense OF IT, however does this provision
rterto slaves But the sake of the srgumsnt will admit
and that had the effect suspend for twenty
years the exercise Of the powerin question What them The
gould destroy degree impair the es-
senal Slavery character OF the clause under corsdea-
ton the contrary suspension itself shows that the
gaded by the makers Of the Constitution as po
teptsly ALiiSaveTy-ss that was capable Of being
WELDED and that probably would be welded TO suppress the
slyetade. ~oud ADD that this brief suspension TO
justify the position tina; American Slavery looked in
that day rapidly VIC thst would DE
abolition the slaverade looked to by many not indeed
suit in ihe abolition OF slavery Inc power sven 10 Congress-
sboh the sayetrsde, Nh Dawes, IN the Miaehusets
Convention ha adopted the Constitution declared 70 be the
Msnf s.y the clause Of tie Constitution which imports power
atsh the trade and that which briefly suspends
the this power character the Constitution
neghbor deeds re h farm only re.erns 70 himself the