New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-06

In the second sentence Of Mr.. Buchansn's 1nau.
sural Address, as transmitted yesterday By tee-
graph, q mistake would seem to have occurred.
Mr. Buchanan uses The form Of prayer to express
bis earnest desire to discharge the duties of his
Office : in such manner as to preserve our free
" institutions through many generations so the
telegraph has it. II 10 possible that Dir. Buchanan
might have ,ald "trce institutions. That is
fne-souDdiDg phrase which our politicians are much
In the habit of repeating without meaning anything
in particular by it. But il Is perfectly apparent
from the whole tenor of Mr.. Buchanan's Address
that the only anxiety VII oh be really feels is-how
to pessrye and extend no. our free but our sdre in
stitutions. SO great Is his anxiety on that score
that it lesds hun little further on into curious
ron s.qmtur. He attempts TO construe the acquies
cence Of the people Of the United States in his cleo
ton as Presldent--a subject on which the whole
peOpe had the opportunity OF expressing an opinion
into a justification Of the squaster sovereignty
principle of the Nebraska bill applied to
the admission Of Slavery into the Terri Ores lie
jumbles together, as equal valldy and az worthy
of eqoal respec', the will Of the majority Of the
people Of The United Safes and the will of the
majority of little handful Of squatters-
dominated over, in the case Of Kansas, 10
which he particularly refers, By another little
haudtull of intrusive Border Rui,ns. The right Of
the American people to decide upon the question of
the introduction Of Slavery iutO Kansas, is the
very point for which the Republican party con-
tends-a right exercised, as they maintain. and
lepitin attly exercised, in the enactment Of the
Missouri prohibition, "a II previously had been, in
the yely first years Of the Federal Government by
the act confirming the Ordnance OF l7s7. In place
Of this "voice of the majority speaking in the man
mi prcccrihed in tho Constitution w,
through Copgr,ss-Mr. Buchanan attempts to palm
ofi upon us the voice of little kne, of people in
remote corner Of the Tn on, which, after all in the
case Of Kabsas. has not been, and is not likely TO
be their voice, bu. the voice OF body of intrusive
rufiaus, who, by fa1d aud violence, make show
If speaking IN their name
But, with tie common fate Of tn ose who attempt,
by sothistriee 20 delude the publ. and themselves,
Mr. Buchanan has no sooner uttered this aos1rdity
,ban be himsef s5sndJls it for another still greater
He announces it as his opinion-anticipatng there
by the doctrine on this subject about to be promul-
gated by the shareholders and doughfaces who CON-
pose the grtar majority Of the Federal Juti;iary-
that, as 10 this question of domestic Slavery in
the Territories, neither the majority Of the people
of The United States the majority of the inhab
tants Of the Territory possess any power at all.
Such is the lame and inpotent conclusion TO which,
after ali his fine ia about the people prOcaiming
their will {" the voice OF the ma orlty,' 4" the sim
"pe rule that the will of the majority shall gov
"erp, Mr.. Buchanan arrives. Upon this question
Of domestic Slavery in the Territories, the will Of
TIE majority of the American people, speaking in
1.-The amer prescribed by the Constitution,
through Congress, and the voice of the resi-
delt inhabitants Of the Territory, arc alike
poweress. So long Sc the Territory remains
a Territory each individual Shareholder in
the country possesses the indeleaslbe cons.itu.
tionsl right TO introduce Slavery into it. Upon
this point so vital to the future welfare of the
Teriitoy-lo less than the question whether it
shall tam out a Kentucky or an Ohio-uDon this
great question, in Mr.. Buchauaas opinion, the
will II each individual STAKEHOLDER in the United
States is Of infinitely more weight than the will Of
the usjority, no; merely OF the resident inhabitants
hut of the Whole people Of he Cni.ed States Aud
yef, IN the same breath in which he announces thi,
mons'rous proposition with that stu lied inte1tion
10 deceive 50 palpaD'e al this part Of bis Address
Mr.. Bueh,nsn has the iscc TO taxi about leaving
the people OFFS Territory free from al foreign inter
terence f. Decide ihei7 own destiny for themselves
What more ps'pable or fs's case of foreign inter
ference be conceived than this alleged right of
u little kLot OF Virgins slivehodc,s 70 introduce
Slavery int Terr,oty, AID that against the will
of ninettnths # the inhabitants, thus sacrificing
The interests Of he Territory to the interests of Inc
slave. blet ders.
As 70 Mr.. Buchansns anticipation that this sb,o-
lutte surrender Of the Territories ~ Slavery is soiug
to QUE. the Slavery agitation. he m,y as well d,e.
miss Ast ford fancy s. once. II may be that the
Slavery agitation Of TIE asst twenty years ha, been
productive 80 be ssy', OF no positive good p a,y
human being, though perhaps he ought 70 base |
excepted the large cass Of trading poli,ici.ps 70
which be hnsei belongs. En-. The SANE NAV b.
said of levers, and coIDmeTc 81 convu sion,. Ina,
IS natures wsy Of bringing an internal evil 70
crisis. The sg'Stcn and su1eiOgs Of such oc.a.
sors are but Ire result Of struggles to throw of bv
vo'ent effort long latent disorder which mus. be
get rid ct or the PATENT must Fink into helpless.
declne. The question between Slavery aad Frea |