New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-07

She man, both prot sten agau'' any '" " sae
IL a eyiden. ths. the fathers rc.<.rdcd Slavery
with aversi,n, and as an institution 30 TEN
porsry IN ia nature ,.at, although essentially
hos'ile to the Vey objects of the Union, 1t
- ou not be nsr TO urion. But hating It, and con-
vnced of lfs temporary character. they would no,
allow The ereat charter OF Liberties to be dehied
with IL name. Pen pusded by the same 'ptr. OF con
cee ion to attmporary evil they allowed the slave
trsds 10 continue until the year -Os then 70 DC ten
mated II Congress Tultd
But with the beginning of the new )verrnent oe-
gan th. debate upon Slavery. 10 the very hrst Con-
gre,s. NJ. Parker of Virginia said that the cl'use
GLOW the slave.tIade was contrary 70 revoutohary
principt- and oueh not 10 be permit ed. f-utions
agaInt the .ave-trsde and Slavery beg an 10 pe'en,
themselves Benjamin Franklin headed an Anti slavery
leii.on 10 the fret Congress which does the eyes goou
10 cad. In the debate upon receiving the peu'iols
concerning the slsvetrace, IN which the slave parry
b. fore the hon in operation began with the cry
Of osu nion James Madison said that Congress might
guard against the Introduction of slaves ilo new Ter
| rtoiy
The petitions relating to the subject were generally
returned, snd the petit oDers were IN every way re-
| vied OF d irsuted by the raIk Slave Power.
IL l;9s upon the question OF the erection of Ter.
ritoria Govtrnm.pt for Mississippi the bill declared
that the Territory should be regulated IN every respect
Ike the territory northwest Of the Ohio, excepting
only that Slavery should not be prohibited.
Mr.. Thatcher of Massachusetts, moved to strike
ont the exception and prohibit Slavery 10
|
| prohibition in all territory, south as well
| az ror1h Of tie O3io. He said, and his words
have still the eoquence and peitlnence OF truh we
ore about 70 establish Government for new
'fcouhtry. The Government of which we form part,
originated from and founded upon the rights Of mao,
~ snd upon that ground we mean to uphold il. VIII
Shst Iropriety then can Government emaLate from
ur in which Slavery is rot only tolerated, but saac-
tol Cd by law IL Ia indeeo been urged that a. th
"Ttnory will be settled by emigr rants from tue South
"n States they II ust be allowed TO have slaves, as
rch to say that the people of the South are ut Tor
nothing but slsyedvtrs that il left to their own aoOr
| they would st6rve"
AT such seItin ents as these boldly uttered by 81
| American eemsn when the country yet weak with
a Year, struggle for fieecom, the Slave Power
shook 's head Indignantly, auc said that such remarks
! woe very msci ieyous, aud rejected Mr.. Thatcher
| motion
TIE constant threat of dsurion which was freely
| uttered by the Slave Power Lad It's effect The ma
tional slave trace was prohibited but not without
caus.s which annulled the principle of the bill for
allowed the forfeited slaves to be sold, II state 20
| decrted.
Tie Slave Senators said that undoubtedly avery
a .fortuIe C. Mr.. Macon of North Carolina said II was
curse but the country had H. and must not talk about
il, but ure IT. This halt concession of the JUS
tice of the Arti-Savery sentiment the extreme
difficulties of inaueuratng the ew Government, ana
tie determination OF the Slave Power 10 be humofeu
or TO d solve the Union, gradually silenceo the discus
scn. Even Jefferson closed his mouth. Other q1es.
tons OF immediate importance arose The " ar OF
1912 To be fought. mehnWnuc tn- VI
lew Southern States especa y adapted, as was a3
serted TO save labor; the sudden and immense IN
of be cotton interest ouy served to resolve the
Slave Pow to make the oag silence upon The question
| the sleep Of deah.
But IL 1919 the volcano began TO sroke once
more. Then took pace the great debate upon
| tie MssouT Compromise. Mi. Talmadge OF New
Yoik spoke on the occasion for America and mankWd;
Hi- wolds have singular pertinence to the debated
of th's day in Congress that quote few OF them;
If it is not safr TO dis Slavery on this floor
If il canrot row cOhe before proper subject 0i
general legislation, what will be the result wnen II
!, str,ad through YOUR widey-t x,ended domain
lis pre- sent Threatening aspect, aid the violence OF
IL supporters, far tom Inducing me to yield TO ITS
progress, piompt me TO resist It's march. New Is the
| time The extension of the evil must now oe pre-
vented, or tie opportunity will be lost forever
If the Western country cannot be settled without
Slavery, gladly would prevent its settlement TIL time
! -hall be- more.
Mi Cobb Of Georgia, fixing his eye upon Tallmadge,
said as the Slave las always said that ii the
| Northern members persisted, the lhl0n would be Gle
solved.
Mr. Tallmadge-let u- remember his name, young
Americana, with those of our great men-Mr. I.l
| ula"gc ebid: Language or this sort has no effect
upon me. My purpose is fixed. Ii Is interviewer
| "vth my existence. Its durability it limited with
"my life. Ii il great and glorious cause, setting
bounds TO Slavery the most cruel and debasing the
world has ever Witnessed. 1t is the cause OF the
! " frt CdCn Of man."
Ii was the most famous debate in history. Rufus
King ha ky declared that il wss question OF slave
or free policy in the National Government. Every
argument that has been used in the discussion by the
Slave Power during the 8st two years wac then pre-
sented and completely refuted by the representatives
of fl. eGcm The Legislatures Of the States especially
| n,iiucted their representatives ho~ to vote. The
couf try shock III tue tolls OF an earthquake Lhe
| vote taken and the Slave Power conquered. The
| slave delegations voted IN b01y tor the
| bill, and Mr. Pinckney wrote home on the day
Of the decision, We have triumphed." The Slave
Power had uiumphed, because the Congress OF free
people had agreed to allow Slavery in territory where
il had the power to prohibit 1t, this power being
expressly Acknowledged by q Slave President and
| Cnfiret Of which John c. Calhoun member. 1t
had extended to Free Territory the privilege of repre-
! sebtaon upon basis Of rlaves, thus deliberately
prefeiriI z the slave system of labor tO which prvi-
tge there was not the shadow Of claim, and which
had been granted to the Revolutionary Slave States,
il consideration Of the system which existed tnere at
the time OF the formation of the Cnion, and of the
| great mutual struggle lust passed. John Quincy
Adams, also one of the Cabiret recorded bis opinion
that il was q triumph Of the Slave Power Ii was 80
considered then. Time has proved it since.
At the time with the passage of the Missouri
Con promise President Monroe ceded 10 Spain the
region row known q. the State Of Texas, in c0nsidera-
tiop Of the Territory embracing the State of Florida.
This completed the Inc Of Slavery along the Allan
tic The Pre- sioent reproached by the slave party
for thus ceding territory which would allow Free
State to lie the very lines Of Slavery Mr. Monroe
wrote TO Gen. Jackson that the cesson was necessary
| TO pacfy the Northern sentiment. He knew thst
having ttcured Florida 20 Slavery Texas c)uld be
taken when wanted Gen. Jackson replied, that for
the present ought to ba cOntepted with the
| "Floncaf." ~ meaning the Slave party.
All ills is what il humoro ously termed "a settlement
| of tie save questionable Slave Power having set
tied" tie que1 On Of the Territories and Texas as the
| wolf settled Little Red Riding Hood aud Lute Red
Riding Hoods Grandmother. This word settlement"
is the eternal tagical joke OF our political history
For some years after 1890 the subject not directly
we'd tut Ot ~ Power new