New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-14


popoporzed the Army and Navy, when appointment.
we're open. At THE moment although there ar
sixte+n Free States and fifteen Slave States, . ms
jority Of the Senate are stakeholder. To make o
long story short, there has been question be-
tween the Slave poser and the Free power, on the
floor Of Congress, iu which the Slave Power hss not
trunpbed. Originally the rule Wa that all new
States and Territories should be free No Slave
States was the maxim on which the government was
formed. The Missouri Compromise OF 1920 was q tr-
umph OF the Slave power, for il divided the new Terri
tory between Slavery and Freedom Is repeal in
1874 was greater triumph for il opened all the new
Iertoneo TO slavery. The Compromises OF ls5O we're
a victory their side. The ANNEXATION OF Texas, with
right TO divide il into four Slave states was perbsp.,
the greatest Of all.
But will Dot go over the recital Of the successive
defeas OF Freedom and aggressions of Slavery. The
suhugafioD Of kaDsas If the aett triumph. The sublu
CATION Of free speech its object now. At first, you
recoect-no man can have forgo'ten-the right of pc
ti;ion was denied For that John Quincy Adams per-
lied al public man has 10 perl aud life itself. Mex,
through resolves of Congress and paf ,rms Of both the
great parties they tried again to suppress free speech.
Now they chasti-e by violence in the last spot on
earth from which il should be driven, in the very
tuary Of its refuge. No man has received national
nomination that is not acceptable 10 them. No man
be confirmed in national office, from Secretary of
State Minister at ST. James, 10 the humblest Post
MASTER that is not satisfactory 10 them. Mr.. Everet,s
appointment at ST. Jamess hung in suspense because
be suspected of having uttered somewhere sc
timent hostile TO Slavery and its interests. The
try IL vast Dionsiuss ear. Every whisper in the
closet is transmitted and punished. Mr.. Sumner ha.
demonstrated that neither Washington, Jefferson,
Hamilton Franklin, nor Patrick Henry, With their re-
corded opinions on Slavery, could be coormed today
in any pational Office.
The issue can no longer be concealed or avoided or
delayed. This issue II between thi- oligarchy OF
Slavery, bent upon extension and domination and the
free classes of the North with their free speech free
labor, and free choice Of institutions.
promised 70 answer the quesOn-whit is TO be
done The remedy is easy, plain, legal, and peacea-
bic. The Free States have msjority OF htiy'slx
votes in the electoral colleges. The election of Presl
DE- mt comes next November Wecan elect a Presi-
dent and Vice. President with votes 10 spare. The
Free States have majority of fifty four In the House
of Representatives, and entitled 70 majority OF
two in the Senate. We control, by right, ~ mere
force of law, every department of the Government.
The only revolution We need is change OF OPINION
greater revolution than to put this ballot INTO the
box Dstea d Of that. II s our duty TO do t1s ana 70
restore the Cove rnment TO its original principles ana
condition. 1t would seem to be an easy task. No
king goeth TO war without counting the cost, ana
seeing whether with ten thousand he can meet tne
king that cometh against him with twenty thousand
II would not seem 10 require any king 10 cscuIa'e
long whether with seventeen millions he csn meet
600 masters, with 100000 of slaves, that come
against him. ~
But let us not deceive ourselves. The task is no
easy one Oligarchies have governed the word. Al
Europe is governed by olgarches and monarchs
Democratic Republics rare if indeed they ever ex
listed in large nations, except in name. The expen'
ment of purely democratic representative repuohc
as a sovereignty has been tried here. Our Gov
eminent has always been qualified by the element of
Slave holding arstocracy. This arstocracy Is power
ful-pOwerul in its unity Of interest, the common
Slave property, with lite value and lite Perils' IL IL
powerful in its character as caste. nuke All other
modern arStOcracies il is caste, and the most pow
erul, formidable and exclusive of all castes-a caste
founded and color II If powerful In the ordi
nary elements Of power which oigarchies possess The
arstocratic training gives great personal elements OF
ton of superiority. To weak minds there is fascina-
ton in aristOcracy. In social life this especially felt,
at Washington, in the society of our cities and water.
lie sffairs in private circles, the two classes are
brought in contact. Every man who feels doubtful Of
bis own gentiy bows to the established arstOcracy
of Slavery. That which has been is that which shall
be, and there is no new thing under the sun.
What are the forces are to bring into the field
Divided, mixed, heterogeneous races and classes of
free people. John Randolph said; ave govern you
"by your white slaves The vast class Of the timid
and time serving, the mere campfoowers the soldiers
of fortune who have long thrown their weight in the
scale against us, and turned t-they belong to the
strongest No men are so easily calculated upon as
them. Is there force enough, virtue enough in our
thirteen millions to assert their political equality to
achieve their own acknowledgements, to renovate the
policy and retrieve the honor OF the country to make
freedom national and Slavery the exception TO secure
the future for free iom' fhe Dutch revelation was
as noble our 0WD. Inc DulCn began IN
civil and religious liberty, with hercsm, free
dom, industry and prosperity. In time, they came
to make material prosperity their ruling motive They
ceased to live for ideas and what are they now Rich
prosperous, educated respectable, useless and d de,
hath been that which shall be, and there is new
tbsg under the SUM- Is this 10 be the fate Of Massa-
chusetts-of New. England would not address you
in the language Of dependency, but Of hope Massa.
clusets has lived in times past for glory for honor
for ideas, for distractions. Much has been done to
hiring her into subsection to material interests and un-
heroic maxims. But I believe that she will slough
these off in the time of trial that is upon her
But let us not use "brave words" Shall We Gun
"pack our hearts with words, and fall to CURING like
"very drabs, like scuionsl" If we cannot act let Us
surrender. But this meeting is full of encourag suent.
1t is an The men gathered here are representa-
tive men. The clergy here, because something is
at stake with the loss of which religion itself will be
subjected and put into thra. The law is here no: be.
cause question of aw is IN ISSUE but because the
law tsef is at stake. Learning science are here, for
what is learning what is science the right TO think and
act what are they in the hands OF q servent class
"ouid tib protest
Aerias tentasse domOs amino que rotundun
Percurrisse polum--noriuro"
Our resolutions say that the duty is plain and the
work practicable, and "let il be donew' We saw the
same-let il be done If the men Of scholarship and
accomplishments, who have hitherto held the highest
posts and honor do not feel themselves up to the work
If the men who TO our institutions all they are are
not up to the work the people can call the cobbler
from bis beench at Natck, the factory boy from the
loom at Waltham, the farmer from the plow aud tbe
sailor from the yard arm but the work shall be done
Fisht rmen and tent makers renovated the world The
centurion was sent to fisherman who lodged at he
house of tanner by the seaside TO learn what should
be done for mankind.
Before parting might, let me ask any doubling
friend if there be one here what provocaon more he
proposes I. wait for! They have added Save
State. by coup dta will you wait until they have
added Cuba or Central Amerisa They have Tried to
force Slavery on Kansas will you wait until thew
have succeeded They have violated one solemn
compact: how many more must they violate before