New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10

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mont ard Schuyler CoIfax and Indiana.
Ike speeches Of both were very good, ~ their
constituents ard all else who read s m with deccv~r
NJ Co,fsx made : demonstration sgsnsi the sugar
dutlc. which hsj pith and marrow ~ NJ conhned az
the arguments OF all good eiitors src within rea-
souAble compass. The present duty ON sugar
st-iAgiy Illustrates the absurdty OF the a valorem
system Of ltyyirs duties. Sugsrpsys nos "a CENTS
duty. When II Is lev i. pays hall cent Tho
plaStcI, OF Loui>ial would willingly compound for
specific al cent OF cent sud a quarter. Coz
erCss n ghi. 81 east II they were sensible relieve
The consumer Of sne-hah the present duty, and
please everybody ST least little. But % launch
sry rev measure touching the great stalking
horse. tie tSrit, IS great job. SO many interests
aud tears sbd wishes and speculative theories have
TO he enc, untered. that IL u next "a Impossible In
move peg n any erection. Against the earnese
prayers and necessities Of the wOoen manufacturing
interests. here il all wooldOm, for example brist-
Inc. Every member who has got a sheep in his
district gees 10 the death tor protection 10 his
fleece against al Wolves of every description,
manufacturing included. Free WOOL or i've Per
cert voo is thus in great Jeopardy. The iron men,
tee have bCcn reading up the wool question, and
are pretty well satisfied that the sssr sorts It
woo,cn msuu scturcs cannot be successfully prose-
cuttd IN this country, at least tor the Prescnt-thst
i 10 say Until the tatih has 10 BE- altered. When
that time comes their views may h. expected ID
undergo essential modhcatlous, for It may be saieiy
concluded that between conscnting Ia ms-iify their
views On Wool or their duties on iron, they VIII
choose tie former.
Mr. Clinsman discussed our cis-Atlantic foreign
stsrs day or two age, in a ming led spirit OF cou-
teut,u aId disappointment and personal irritabihty
lie complains that be cannot make the " Adolf
tCa.sts by whom be- means every body who op-
noes the spread Of Slavery into Free territory
Join him in dtnouncing the Cooe trade, by which
A>iat;cs are being transferred to the sugar growing
islands in the Caribbean Scs. Aud De- befstes
Their also because the, will not join IN violent con-
deunati,n of the practice OF bringing blacks nto
Cuba from Africa for short periods ot seryice-an
set that be complains of because il will Increase
the pr, srectye free black population of that island
snd thus teud 10 Ia ultimate emancipation from
Slavery So flr a. tie heartless trade IN Coolies
poes L meets with universal cxecrauon every
where an this country; and public opinion 10 tho
North las been often uusparingy pronounced
against IT, especially far rs our own ships are con-
ctrred. III Mr. ChDgman has not discovered this.
il only shows that be does not read the Northern
journals. On the other point, OF hllngs
70 sympathizc With Southern gentlemen be-
cause Cuba is beiug. whether slowly or rapidly,
flied up with black population, whose ultimsto
al rot remote destiny is freedom, how can MI.
Cllr fman complain of the "AbohSonists - Should
be- expect Of them the expression Of Dissatisfaction
with policy " hch he declares leads IN tho direc-
tion of The final emancipation Of che saves IN Cuoat
Surely not We suspect Mr.. Cllngmans real grew
ance H. that he finds he cannot Weld his thunders
with effect lie thinks they should loudly fever-
leIate, but he finds they do not. We do not Know
that Mr. Ongman should feel that this IL owing To-
any want of power in Mr.. Clipgnan bd. that it 10
10 be- traced 10 the essential nature o' his subject
His matter lacks explosive force IN itself. Or, pee
haps like Mons. MaIlleert il il because he explores
hs charges under water For THERE'S sea oil puoic
opinion here and everywhere, that pours Us Hoods
over these Slavery extending and Slavery perpe,u-
a.. and shp
| populn,ize them. English literature and American
literature exolains AID bears constant and active
testimony agsnst them. Once IN an ago an ecentrio
individual. hke Mr. Carlyle, whom Mr.. Chngmsn
| quotes, may be found 10 make n dismal attempt t0
| bolster human wrong by bad jokes and Sar donic
grins, but it ayals nothing against the humanity o.
| the civilized and ChIsuanized void. MI lung
| man rockets which he prepares with 30 much
| care and lets OF go ambItiOusiy thus VIII noe 20,
| because they are wet They fuse awhile and stop
| Neither is Mr. tllngman singular IN MS position.
The whole crowd ofSlaYe.y -upholding and Slavery
spreading men, occupy the same ground They
| are fighting against the ensre literature Of tina
world, fictitious, poetic, historical, and scientific,
whore myriad shapes ceasele-s press creates
aud showers upon mankind each and all bearing
| testimony against the gigantic wrong OF hdman
| Slavery. We wonder that ITS ady0cates do nos
| sict,n and tire, with deathy lasstude, Of their
Efforts. OF all men they do assuiedly most roll the
Stone Of Sisyphus. Their enemies are coe xtensivo
with the utmost limits OF the human race. Wherever
an unrestrsined human opinion il uttered, 1t " In
condemnation Of their policy and their acts. Hoe
| tiy meets them from every quarter.
Canon risht Of them,
Cannon ~ lett u them,
Cannon ia front Of them.
Cannon behind them
pOur continuous yoeys Of ineXtngulshable wraths
| Let them abandon their efforts in 80 bad cause,
apd take to proper courses before the world, and
they will have cause TO complain Of neglect nor
want Vt success proportional TO the efforts they put
| forth. J.s.P.