New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-20

such ficts ard eIpianstope "co'o VI ""'e-y W
our rOtice. Then such an appeal to elPerisnee
would be relevant to the point in dspase. BAT
such is not ths question. We Are No, called upon
to decide whether Slavery shall be essbi'-aed IA
our midst or not. This question has been decided
for Us. SNery, Is eyer,bod knews wAs forced
UPON the Colonies by the arbitrary and despoac
rule Of Great British, and tns,, too, against tie
earnest T, mon strances OF oar snceet,'s.. The
thin, has been done. The yat is beyond our coz
t,ol. It's fx.d and unsl'ersbe. The ea)y To-
ouirv which remains for as now 10, whether the
SLAYER, which was thus forced uPoo cur ancestors
shall be conpu. a. or Whether i; shall b. shol'shedf
The question is not what Virgisis or h.ntacayor
sny ohtr Slave State might have ben but wsat
they would be in ease Slavery were a>oiished
This. sursl,, so far Sc Slavery !. q, His mo-
mept topic o; rational int rest and discussion, 10
q total misrepresentation of 'he case. The ques-
ton now befrIe the n,ton-tbat BY which II 10
s.itat from NJ, re TO Texss--is not any question
Cf the ab .ltou OF Slavery In VirginIs, Kentucky
or any Other State into which it WAS forced - NJ.
Bledsce preterds, by 1.-The arbitrary and despcsic
rule Of Great Britain" II isprcisely the question
whether Slavery shall, "by arbitrary and d'spotis
rule the rule of the Ftdsr,l Government and
The outrsses OF Border Rufian mobs combined
be forced sgsinst the will of the majority o' tue
inhabitants, and of the majority of the people oil
this Union--as long since expressed in sacred
compact-,nto the ION. .lsvetoll,ps Territory Of
Kansas: whether. in fact, tn new Territory shAl
become q f,l ure Pennsy vapis and Ohio, or whether
! il shall become future Virginia and Ksntseky,
not op', cured With Slavery, but cursed with uni
yersites az Virginls is, OF which the students send
tokens Of applause and approval to the asssssis
Brooks ard with professors who prostitute their
abilities 10 the composition OF books desigoeS, IN
! Professor Bledsoes own words Ito influence the
minds of men " it'll the idea that they are ssrag-
glipS and contendlpg for liberty justice, right,
law and order, when, in reality, they are only
contepdug for the qualification OF their malignant
passions
IN. question of the abolition of Slavery ia Virginia
and Kentucky has not yet been reached Wnee inst
question comes up, il will be- 'i"e enough 70 show
h. W baseless are the objections which Mr.. Biedsoe
makes to it, founded mainly on the idea that the
n,o,oe,. if free would Dot work, and upon min
rled ignorance and Of the results oil
soc is of opni, that, with the poPa'
lstion of the South" it would be impossible, with
ont ,uch an institution as Slavery, "to maintain
either sound public order or decent private hs-
erty." Recent occurrences, however, both stWa'h-
ineton and Kansas, are not, "n the whole, mnch
ca culated to produce an impression Of any great
ADVANTAGE to be derived from thu institssion ei
Slavery. ia either of these points OF view.
WIT AND WISDOM OF THE REV SYDNEY SMITH.
VIM BIocR,FncAL MEMOIR 40 Nors'. Bye
Frw realv gifted WRITER'S would bear the proof Of
condensation go well as Sydney Smith. Many OF his
fire flashes of bumor may be separated from the mass
Of materials which they illuminate without losing Their
brapcy His sterling good sense 10 often concentra-
ted in a pungept aphorism. The tabe-tak. % which
he presented such felicitous specimens, unlike the
discourse Of most PROGRESSED converatonals's retains
is favor after the occasion which suggested It has
passed away With his utter freedom from anects
: tior-his broad, hearty human way OF looking q
= ev,ryihDg-hs rscy, riiowng bilanty-hs interest
in all secular relatons-hs acute insight into the heart
y of most subjects which occupied his atention-hs
sympathi.s which extended over wider space than
his dslkes-and his good nature which nothing but
basene and pretenson could triumph over-he could
scarcely put pen TO pspr, express himself 10 the
freedom of the social circle without leaving impress
of wisdom and gayety too admirable in its quality TO
be at once forgotten. At the time, very con-
siderable portion Of his writings relate TO themes Of
Temporary interst-are Of too dffuse character ~
reward attertion at the present day-snd might be
eliminated from modern literature without essential
damage to the progress OF cultivation and Intelligence.
Hence we think the editor OF this volume has per-
srm.d GOOD service in gnthe, ng from Sydney SAiths
miscellaneous works such characteristic pssssges a.
best illustrate the genius Of this writer, aud which both
for ntment and style amply merit repeated perussl
Tie memoir pre6xed 10 the volume is q scholsr-Iike
production, showing generous appreciation OF the
"brave humOrrt," aud expressed IN elegant ana
forcible language
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