New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-22
lated to cmbarrass settlers aud prevs,, :.

lated 10 emoaIrass settlers and prevent prssy.,
NE scheme TO secure 10 the Pro. Slavery specassas
NJ ssouri, 70 ilo exclusion Of Northern ..,,le.e
choice lands of the shawnee Reserve snd "
blood, d murder Of Gay The Agent OF the tr,hs ny
beng q citizen Of Michigan lie could not !. eoessss
tool 10 csny out this corrupt design; the 80
mont for sale ext month, by the Presideut 80 ~
lands Of the Delaware Reserve when the u " 4
men. impoverished mined and driven ont e.sss,
DIV for their claims, nor can their friend. EH>s
states 20 TO their assistance; the following
advertiser ent by driving out from LeavenvoYst~ss
who Lad claims on those lands and had tho NJ ~. p
buv. uron the os.ensible pretext that they ~ .
beving the laws by refusing to take arrns xik y -.
yaicrs against their ieow-c tzens, but reslLy =
able tie oneyod men of Missouri 10 psss.'1ss
property. All these, and many other inout.. 20
efI,u itself could be- told TO make up tale Al nr
that would make humanity shudder and black, "a
the darkest page of the cruees depot Of the v,,a
But let us pass on and survey the conse1uenos.r1
success of this nquitous plot Ia plant SaverynvS
BY force OF arms. Does any man suppose tina. aeI
State to the North, great as that misfortune vr,s,f
is the limit OF these cOnsequences' If 80, let -,
crcklv updoceved. The whole South be.t, ~
stand the great stake for which they play tks,~
and DESPERATE game. IL is for nothing ks tb.S
pemant Mt prepoDderance Of political powu-. -
Ole for the zen OF twelve new States To b. ua,.,x
Kansas Territory the Indian Territory, Utah and ~
Mexico From the western border Of Missouri toA
Pscfc the distance is greater than to the City Of M
Yolk and the center of the State OF hanas, supys,
il TO be made of the size of p Dnsylyana, Will b
geographical center of the United States. KansuL
ritory alone will make three States equal TO Pens
yania. Here then is half continent at stake, nd.
easily shown, as the Southern papers and the Ia.
feStoes issued from Western Missouri all insist, txs
WI ole depends upon the fate of Kansas. II the NS
cannot save the fret State in the tier, with stesne.
navigation to It's borders, at least for the h,
first years with majority OF Northern n,
upon the soil, and with but one Slave sasi
intervening, and the railroads of Iowa VIII,
3CO miles how is il possible To cave the next STATE y
word when two Slave States will intervene when eve,
emiorant going there from the North will know IN Y
vance tina; be goes TO risk life, liberty and properly
preserve his freedom of speech and opinion and "A,
the land travel will have been increased some u
mics through Border-Ruffian population. And y,
matter of coulse, the result will DO the SAME with 4
third and fourth and fifth and sixth, each beconr
more hopeless il is more remote, until the whoss
is complete. Below these are the Indian Tenitoya
New-Mexco, which VIII be completely isolated (,
the North guarded by the States made from Nm.
and Deseret, as well as by Missouri, Arkansas
Texas. WHO does not see that in ths way not yan
foot of these two Territories can by any posslhyA
saved 70 the North AL all will be lost with kras,
ard this is well understood by the South II We villa.
understand here. Ten OF Twelve future states n,
in the balance, depending upon the tate Of kMss
each with Ifs two Senators IN congress ana ANN.
hers in the House thus giving to the South PoGcd
power which will enable item TO carve out the br.
States flom Texas contemplated in the act Of adn..
sion and TO prosecute their scheme of annexhg Cab,
and the Sandwich Islands aud, if necessary, spl gs.
or ACQUISITIONS of embryo Slave States by conqnest
purchases from Mexico. Not only IN Congress vii as
rcwcr he felt by the North, but the electoral cOees
l. will control the Presidential elections and the whoa
4, atronage of the Government, and thus will thegs
tenn of slave representation ncutralnc the Replbhea
principle als enable the minority To rule the malc1y
Ana how think YOU will the South use this pOItsi
1 ly s,f
crime. does any man believe they will Use IT with NY
naiim,tv, and Justice and forbearance! Having fn
trampled upon the constitutional rights OF free speed
free opinion and free suffrage by force and voero
will they be suddenly seized with great respect IL
those rights in their legislation Having shown tez
willingness 10 assa the North even when compeleip
resort to palpsbe wrong and outrage, viii they n
gladly embrace the opportunity to do il in legal ten
And when we know that even now they are able
corrupt our public men by the temptations Of polf
promotion, shall we voluntarily put into their hss
the means of multiplying among US ten fold the tsta
to Northern interests aud free institutional -
Tie opening of the slave trade has long been ne
darling object of leading Southern politicians ud
whenever they have the power to accomplsh II de-
uge of imported Africans will be poured upon y y
depretiate and degrade American labor and dspse m9
last crust with the working men OF the North; Whld
laws for the most liberal transit of slaves acres The
States of the North will at once be fixed upon our
National statute book Ii were to tell you that you
world live to see the day when Northern men wosd
rropose 10 introduce Slavery into Northern HAts,
you would consider It, perhaps, foolish pfei'
ton; and yet there are men in Congress vhas
recent course can be explained upon ne esaf
byuothesis. And I do not hesitate nov q
prtdict that when the South shall be allowed to aoqs
The political control of the Government in the msnar
| lave shown they are now attempting to do ~
shall be able to hold the Offices of the country
their hands TO offer the bride, there will be no VIZ
of men in the North to advocate and labor for ts
result: and. Judging them by their past condud
could name in the present Congress men who wesl
take the lead in such movement. Already nas
they lent their aid to make Slave State from me
Territory and insist that there is but small difaa1
between the two. The man who would assist y ussa,
a Slave Constitution for Free Territory in na0en
ATTITUDES would not hesitate to do the same thing
aFree State. All that is needed s sufficient cons
Grafton, and if you will hand over the great ana a1
region of the West to the South, that consideration
moi be wanting. Let the laboring man and the pans
OF the North be warned in time.
| could go and show you, If time served, arm
dance of other considerations tor saving TO the N1l
these vast Western plains and future States. ;
easy to prove how the glory and power of our county
is to be promoted by filling the remaining half Of a
continent with Northern labor, enterprise and pros'
instead of decayed and stationary, and bllgbted Sns
wasted and destroyed by Slave labor and stunned y
the free white nottingham; easy to prove the dlns
ence, numbered by many long years, which wou's
ton TO unite the Atlantic States TO the Pacific; eayp
show how the dedication of this vast country 20 Sors:
ern institutions and the exclusion Of Free Labor soa
Northern enterprise, would re!ard II II did not prew1
the great project of Railroad to the Pacific ntenees
70 bring through our country the trade OF the inde'
and enrich it by its droppngs OF wealth in our Nor1'
err States and cites.
There is however one consideration, which, 49, s.
compelled to notice briefly, cannot omit hold ~
10 the Northern States these vast Western lerriIoi!.
are absolutely essential. We are continually PoaIns
oil from the North unceasng stream Of surplus er
ulaion, composed principally of the labonng m.i;
This great human tide is 50 large that If concentsi.
it would produce State every five or SIX years.
has already made the great and fourishing Stafes
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, and Wssos
sin which now teen with their millions OF people, ua'
splendid cities, their churches and schools, and ~
roads and commerce. and enterprise Of all kinds, ~
furnish large accessions 20 the stream Of Western ar
grafton by which they made great resoess
of the poor man OF the North whereby with the mss'
ate savings of his labor amost useless to him on ~