New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-24

cra,s also in the North and South, they speak of
p,,ling el,e but saving the Union FROM destruction,
Nv n cans OF suppressing the discussion about the
txten.iOn of Slavery.
L. this question about the Extension Of Slavery
new, unreal and imaginary, the mere caprice of
an hour! Is 1t a wind that " blcweth whore il
"lsttth, and thCu nearest the sound thereof but
"carnot tell whence : cOmetb and viii her il
"qoeth." No. il is an ancient and eternal conf ct
between two entirely antagOnistlc system, Of hu-
nan labor within American society, not unequal 10
TIER forces: conflict for not merely liberation,
but tor absolute political sway in the Republic, be-
tween the y stem OF free labor with equal and UNI
versal suffrage free speech, free thought and free
action, and the system Of slave labor with unequal
franchises secured by arbitrary, Oppressive and
tyraEical laws. II j. as old a. the Republic it,ef
although il was never rpcned before. Il presented
itself wien tie Constitution was adopted, and was
only temporarily repressed by d compromise which
allowed to slayehUldlng communities three votes for
every five slaves, while u provided at the same
time for the abolition Of tho African slave trade
il presented isclf in the Constituted Congress Of
1851, and then put aside only by the passage Of
the Ordinance Of E-7, defeating all the
Northwest Territory 10 free labor. Il oc-
cured again in l-Zt, threatening 70 distract the
Union, as was thought, and was then again
put I" rest by another compromise which ren-
Cmi.hed Missouri TO slave labor, and gave over the
Territory Which now constitutes Kansa, and Nebras-
La 10 free labor. IL occurred again in ia, when
Texas was annexed and was put 70 sleep for only a
short space by the division 81 Texas, very uneqlay
indeed. mic slave soil aud free soil. II arose again
durl the war with Mexico, and was quoted ny
lie Memorable C0mprom,c OF lo1G whose details
] need not repeat. II occurred again ID Id on
tie opening Of Kansas ard Nebras ka Territories 10
civilization and was put TO sleep once more by the
adoption in Congress Of the spec!Ous dclus0n Ol
P,1uar Sovereignty. The question that IS 50 DID,
has presented itself 50 often, and never without
disturbing as it seemed, the very foundations OF
society, and that has deranged and dlSorgamzed al
the political combinations OF the country, i0fthed
as they were by many interests, ambitions, ana
traditions must be confessed 20 be real and endur-
inc if not a vital question. But a moment examl-
nation will satisfy you that II Isl vital ques-
ton II is really III which the parties are sec
tional local class of Shareholders standing on the
unnatural principle OF property III human beings,
on the one side Bnd the greater mass Ot society on
tie other, WHO, whether from choice or Necessity,
aIe not cannot and will not be either slaves or the
owIers Of slaves small minority which cannot
even maintain itself, except by means OF conilnu-
ally increasing concessions and new and more llb-
era guarantees against majority that could never
have been induced 10 grant even any guarantees
except by tmcats of dI,unlOn and that can expect
no return for new and further concessions and
guarantees. but increasing cXactl rs and ultimate
aCCrpssiOns or secessIOns The shareholders can
never be content without dominion winch abrdGes
the freedom as we'll circumscrlbes the domain OF
The non slayeholdlng ireemen. Non-SaVeD"ldng
treemen can never permanently submit 10 such do
| mnon Nor can the competition or contention
cease for tie reason that the general conscience OF
mani ind throws its weight on the side OF reedom,
and presses onward the rcslstan's to oppose the
solicitations and aggtcssiuns OF the sayehOldng
class Heretofore, opposing political combinations
long established and fir ny intre1ched III traditions
ana popular affections, have cOncurred III the policy
of t,ppIessiDg this great and important question,
but tley have succumhed 10 IL at last. Hence
forth the an;agUnislical elements Will be lett to
claeh without hindrance. Heretofore, the broad
field OF the natural territories allowed each Of the
couteudiLg interests ample room without coming
into direct conflict with the other. llencei0rth,
the Two intere,ts viii be found cOntendlng for com
mon ground claimed by both, and which can DC
occupied only by ole OF them.
One other condition remains 10 be settled; name
w. that this great question imminent aud urgent;
in other words, that ii must be settled and deter
mined without further pOstP"ncment OF deiay.
How can it lie further postponed ii II could he
postponed at ALL it could be only 10y the same means
which have been used for that purpose heretofore
namely. Compromise Where are the agents tor
new ctmpromises The agents of the past COM
promises are gone. Although they sleep IN honored
graves and the mOuIncIs over tbeln nave hot YET
0uitcd The streets, no new cOnPrOiiisers arise 10
occupy their places. A compromise involves mu-
tual equivalents, something TO give ana something
TO take in exchange. Will Slavery give you any.
thing Ne: it insists on IA free right to all the Ter
ritories. What have you to give IN exchange
When ven have given up Kansas you Will have
repoulsEed all the Territories for the principle o
the renquislme is, that slavery may constltu-
tionally take them all. When compromise Is ex-
bausted, what follows! Dispute, contention, con-
test, conflict
Again. the question is imminent, and must be met
now Kansas, at the last session OF Congress, vol,
unfairly ofeIed itself Free State and demanded
to be admitted into the Union, and was rejected.
Since that time, the Territory has been suhugated
bv Shareholders and they, having usurped Is SOW
ereenty are organizing Slave state there, which
will offer for admission into the Union at the
next session Of Congress. Utah, already organized
as Slave State with her ncestuOus social y stem,
is living concealed and waiting, ready t. demand ad
mission So soon Kansas shall have bttA received
into the Union. The adoption of bo.h. "r e'rn one
of these States, viii bear heavily, perhaps codcu
sivey on The fortunes OF the entre conflict between
Freedom and Slavery.
lhasmuch as the question that is hencefOrth 10
divide society into two parties Is thus seen TO be a
vital and imminent one, let us tully possess our
selves of its magnitude. We have sluggish, Iur-
bid and desolating stream of Slave Labor issuing
from fifteen Slave States. We have ah eVer-in-
creasug and cOmminged volume OF Free Labor
issuing from sixteen Free States swollen by Il
stream scarcely less full, from European and
ASlailc fountains. These two variant floods cannot
be siifleG, but one necessarily repels and excludes
the other We have halt continent yet 10 DC
opened IL the flow OF the one or OF the other
Shall We difuse Slavery over II, to react upon and
destroy ourselves or shall We extend Freedom
over it, covering it with happiness throughout all
It's mountains aud plains, AMI thus forever establish
ann.