New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22

grees Of merit which the recent agitation OF the
Slavery Question has called FORTH this pamphlet Of
Mr.. Mott is By no means the least remarkable
The suthoris one of the very small number OF men
Who instead of enlisting champion for this or
that party already formed, ventures 10 think for
himself and to propose method OF his Own. Leav-
inc on the one side ss mistaken fanatical aud im-
practicable. those " ho demand the total and i'm
mediate abolition of Slavery, and on the other, az
deluded by selshness and passion, or else as dest'
tute of sentiments of humanity and OF Christian
faith and feelings. those Sho maintain that, as II
now exists, Slavery is good, and Incapable of any
bencfcent notifications, Mr.. Mott proposes 10 put
himself at the head OF the great body OF the Chris
tan men of these United States-the Christians of
the South as well as the Christians of the North
or, to use his own somewhat peculiar phraseology,
1.-The Christian patriarchs and the Christian philan-
thropists." Through their active aud decided IN
reference lie proposes TO arrange this vexed qnes
tion upon a certain middle ground which, while II
still leaves the institution of Slavery in existence,
ard preserves whatever there is in it OF necessity
aud of good shall at the time strip it of those
which the strength Of the Abolitonists MAINLY lies
and hch do not fail 10 touch, distress and sorely
TO disturb and sgtate die great Christian heart OF
this community.
Nor is Mr.. Mott By any means so unqualified Tor
the responsible Office of leadership on this ioriorn
hope which he has assumed as many who from time
to time put themselves forward guides to the
Christian community He is evidently msn OF
thought and reflection, able 10 conceive OF general
principles aud to draw logical conclusions, deeply
imbued with Christian IDEAS but at the same time
philosophical man whose opinions have not been
formed from the study of single condition OF
society, but who has seen il under various develop
ments.
1t does not directly appear from anything IN his
book. but we understand that Mr.. Mott has been
missionary, and that as such ~ resided for many
years in the East Indies. And Adeed 1t must De
confessed that the ideas which he entertains and
the system which he proposes are somewhat
marked BY that distrust of men as free agents aud
disposition to treat aud govern them like children
BY which all pnestly systems of social organization
have been characterized in Ill ages and countries
The starting point of fact from which Mr.. Mott
sets out n this The Southern States are inhabited
at this moment BY two races OF mon. ON" % --'"
:. or.otly inferior TO the other. Mr.. Mott does not
undertake to affirm, with the fanatics OF the sy'
fem of castles and races, that-thc negro Is Dy ha-
ture inferior to the white man. he only Insists
that having been brought bsrbsriun from Africa
from which barbarian, under the Proydentlal
discipline of Slavery, he has but partially
emerged; he is in point OF fact interior
Hence he argues that to abolish Slavery in the
South would not be means, az the AbOiitohist'
suppose. of cleyatng the Southern states 10 Indus
dustry Intelligence, arts and wealth, TO level with
those of the North. One principal cause OF the ex'
isipg deficiency of the South is the barbarou' state
of large portion of The inhabitsnts Though made
free Tomorrow the negroes would still remain bar
bsrians. and therefore not able compete with the
enlightened and homogeneous population OF tue
Northern States. lie also entertains the notion
lin which he must allow lis to say that he is most
eercgiously mistaken) that the agricultural staples
of the South sre Of such character that they CAN
not be produced, like those of the North, BY she
individual and isolated industry OF squatter faml-
lies without capital TO begin with; 40 that az
the South capital and aggregation OF labor are not
merely advantages as at the North, but are sbso-
solutely essential. And from this false assumption
he draws another which makes . considerable hg-
IRE in his book: that it is impossible BY any SlIs-
souri, ProyisOs, or BY any other legislative con-
tryances, to prevent Slavery from spreading due
west from the States where it now exists-the or
dinance OF Nature and the providence OF God hay-
ING established an equilibrium between the Free
and the Slave States impossible 70 be materially
disturbed-N hence he draws an additional reason
INV both parties should ocq,iesce in the middle
ground Of settlement which it is the object OF his
book to propose.
Az 10 the basis of that settlement, the whites
can hardly be expected 70 admit to political aud
social equality with themselves large party o.
men 30 greatly their interiors are the negroes.
Snppo,e an emigration should take place to New
York of these liberated slaves, TO the extent OF n
third or half OF the existing population Of the
State, would New-YOrk or any other Northern
State be willing TO admit such an Influx OF BLACK
barbsrisns 10 ell the rights OF citizens While 80
many of the States. and New York among others,
have their black laws il seems mockery 10 put such
question. Even Massachusetts, Dir. Mott thinks
which now admits her few negroes to all the rights
of citizenship, would withdraw that privilege II
the number we're largely Increased. Ii il not,
then, to be expected that the white people Of the
South will voluntarily reliDquish that controlling
authority which they now enjoy; nor, On the other
n eh "a n
auishme Mt be either benefcent or just toward the