The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-05-09
5rIrrt MisrtIIanQ.9
Great Free Kansas Meeting In
New York,


On Tuesday evening April 9sth. about
four thousand Of the good people Of New
York assembled at the Tabernacle TO or.
press their sentiments on Free Kansas,
Resolutions were passed and a number
Of speeches made, The following are e1-
tracted from the remarks Of Mr.. w. Ev-
erIs, which are so good that va make
room for them.
Now we suppose that this subject Of
the extension Of Slavery to Territories.
which, il they have any government. are
governed by the federal power. is legi-
innate subject Of federal politics and we
intend to ACT accordingly We supposs
that il is mple important subject Of
federal politics than any other, and we
intend to act accordingly We have
called you together, and you have respond
ed to the call in one Of those echoes Which
are heard from one quarter Of the land
to the other. This is practical question
Il is a question Of making this sentiment
felt in the way that politicians understand,
by votes. by influence. by condemnation
of the bad, and by the support Of tls
good Ichters. We do not intend to be
mised into any inquiry or sympathy;
however aggraysting tho wrong Of the
slave may be- We do not intend 10 be
drawn into any discussion Of mere ethics,
1 or Of mere philanthIopy Tor the "inferior
race" az they are called by our southern
brethern. We do not intend TO unsottls
sny social relation, but We intend to exeF-
ciss the clear right olireedom in deter.
mining that asW and largo regions shall
be devoted 20 freo labor upon tie one
hand. and 10 tho exclusion Of Slavery ON
tho other [loud cheers In determin
ING this principle. we have no occasion 70
quarrel with any Of the dogmas that are
assumed or argued By those who hayean
interest in Slavery. II is said by them
that Slavery in this country has been
productive Of unmixed good to the negro.
30 be il. If they car prove il. But L iS
cur opinion il has been productive Of un.
mixed evil to the white man. They say
that Slavery is the only relation which Is
possible in society which is composed
Of blacks and whitos and Of mixed races.
So DO il, il they can prove IT, But that
only adds to the recIitude Of our opinion
that no new territory should be occupied
by mixed races Cheers. Now there is
another argumentby which tbs Slave-
holding interest treats the efforts OF The
freeman OF the North to get possession of
some part Of these territories Itis said
that they have been won by our common
blood and treasure. Well now, ifthis
were an argument 70 show that The black
race ought 10 bo allowed TO 90 into new
Territory IL WAS pretended that they
had been won by the common blood aud
treasure Of the blacks Of the South aud
the whitemen Of tho North, Z could an.
derstand the ioroo Of the argument.
(Applarse /. has been won BY The com.
mon blood and traasme Of the white men
of The United States, and ii God assist
the efforts that We commenoe 20 night, ID
shall be occupied BY the white men Of the
whole country. Cheers. Well Il is
said that it is the psrt Of breth0rn 70 90
cupy their common heritage in peace aud
quiet, and that the white man Of the
South and the white man Of the North
should 90 together and possess the land.
bat there is one difficulty about this bna.
ness. II docs not depend upon the law Of
Congress OF the law Of any State but il Is
written in the hearts OF the free laboFeF,
Of our country that they win not work
side by side with slaves, [Cheors
Labor gentlemen, We acknowledge TO be
the source aud basis Of All our wealth, Of
all our progress, os al our dignity aud
value. but il is the labor Of ibe free man.
(Cheers Garry through this camp=;Tn
the principle that the land Of the uuited
States Is not iBclosed within straight linss
belonging 10 thewhite oitigsus 81 the U,
nitsd States. There isuetbipg fsgola-