New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-25

spcs restoS 10 the ors sl st4:e- the right ~ ressp
fue in that Terr-ory fagnive sryans, ID nitfei for
ne ssht OF TIE sygumsIt 10 10 iIgove stLo>'h Bat
v ontr States might not have the light y ~s. onlS
tscsDse tsey were not 20 he Slave Ssts, soa
void heieioe have no OCCASION fur the right ",
bcpe'er, tie Static coHd ~: be- me Slave Ss:es
II follows ,bst the Id S,.es eo1lt not remain su,h
teesuse 10 reh7n such gvulj yotse haf equality Of
rights which mnst EXIT among all the states:
You viii DO. forget that the Ordinance and the Con-
suon Of sImnt Ins Ous or sin aoi t1af thsf were
iaed By men of the same class. ard ID some extent
by ihe sane men.
IN the hyh: of my alignment, which Is not to he
ject' because IT Is new, but S'cp'11 bee inse L 10
soui We SEE that bot cny does history eIoiaio the
Anti Slavery charssier of the Constitution abd OF the
Ordnance but ,ba' the language Ct these 20 papers
eoIhIms bsory. Wb the hs,oiIcL fat that the end
OF The slave trad w.s -OIed 10 ss the end OF slavery
teryes to show the Anti Slavery character Of the n
suton aid the Ordinance, most bean'luliy aua ,u-
clusv.ly do ihose papers Prove tie uah Of that his
to ical feet
Aud now vha. more need be sail t, prove that tSs
ollRnal States wee Mt left a. liberty 10 establish
siey'fy; bat were cnly allowed time to 70 'lxl ~
But just bere shall be asked why The ca1se 10 the
Cors Hutton respecting vos from service doe. not
llke The clause in the OIdinltce rs ecng tigihses
ir service rsrict the right IN question TO tue oris
pal Sists; end tins h-rmonize With the restriction in
tie constitutional clause regarding migration or I'M
poftsion." answer that this difference Is owing 10
the very best Of all p 10 the reas n that II the
fugityes referred in the ordnance are slaves never.
tbeles those referred to in the institution are maui
festy not slaves. ! 90 not fo-get that the people,
including even the lawyers and judges, will have 1t
that the claute i'll the Constitution refers 10 iug tive
sl-ves. But iLis is not because it docs ieler to
them II is only btcau,c the people, including oven
the lawyers aid judges, lave be IN driven by Pro
SLAVERY influences INFO the habit OF REJECTING tiuths
however clear, if they make fos Freedom; and OF
adopting lies however naked IT they make id slavery
Indeed the CT the learned, well as OF the uu-
leaned Gre entirely unwilling to read any thog or hear
aIythirg b. convinced OF spytbiug that shall CON,
pei them TO believe in the Anti Slavery character OF
either the Constitution the Fathers SO resolved
are they to live and die i'll tue belief of the PfoSlavery
character of to'h II is Dot that they love Slavery
IL is that is lying pr, eI SONS have been urged so long
ard so boldly, that their very coDscences reco from
resisting them This il not the only instance in which
very wicked thing has by force Uf the antiquity aud
perscyerance Of its claims to Invest itself with
con handing saCedness. Hoo else eau Va icoun' Tor
the recent declaration by the Lower House OF the Leg
i.ature of Iowa If toe constitutionay of Slavery
They wbo io ed in this trItness and silly dccliraon
should have worn s.ckcloh and ashes the remainder of
the 9. ssion to atone for their high crime again the
Constitution, their county, and Heavel.
Bu, to return TO the examn4iOn of the cons iut'oni
clause in guest There Ia not one prtcle OF reason
saving hat it refers to fugitive slaves. Toe clause
in the Ord speaks expressly OF Slavery; and 1t
spes of the fugitive as per on, from whom labor or
sryite is caimed but the clacse IN the Cons 1t1tlon
ss,s obipg of avery and be fuS,tive' 10 lom II
r. ers sre Iesobs WHO seryice or lao0r Service
or abor may be clamd Of save as well ~ OF Tree
man; but slave, beng In tho eye OF The law bat
cba,t.l can no more thai any o:her cha'el-n)
more IL stick n stone. OF course do not al
n that II can be according to real la that ltbor or
a. rvjce can he elaine OF tlve aud II the ingi ives
referred in the Ordinance are slaves then the |dNjM
clsimiDg Of them, for which 1t pr9vnes can mean
nobipp more than Gaining them under non'n9 law
Wfat however, says the hi,t5ry at the Cotsrtullon
il regard TO this clause soi L., as"eu ~ us lett
says that il LIS reference TO slaves Ia all tue nu-
uero Gus plaIs of Constitution before the CONVENTION,
n ere was no mention Of fngtyCs from vice. aud
was rot until twenty 6ays before lis proceedings were
Closed tbst the motion was made 10 have the CJnsHu
ton provide for the Itcaptu'e "f ilSVe slaves. ioe
oticn found OF solitary defender il T5s secuted out
Of the Cor ventiop Tue next Gay motion was made,
wi ch said Iolng Of tlales but which, 80 /, Do
stIb,d apprentices and other persons rom whom ser
vice or labor il due, was proper and .Npe1ent
m, ton Ii passed without one word OF ds ;u>sion-
INN &c lately and unanimously. Ii Dec ime, aer q lew
slptt char gee OF the clauses OF tue Contiuton
and now curing the lsst twenty five eirs 10 ~cn tao
rublic mind has submitted promptly AMI basolf 10
eyery claim ,f the Save Power, however monstEos,
ibis clause, which has nothing whatever 70 do win
Slavery is actually held up aud Acknowledge 10 De
one OF the Pro Slavery csDpomles OF inc = 'usutu'
tior What adds to this absurdity, II indie Il l, en-
pable of addition is that few dsy- after the adIpion
Of this clause the Convention virtually anu unani
N on sly "a csr(d that il bad no reference TO slaves
Ths Il did by its definitions of the words servitndo
and service making " the former to express the
cobdif on Of slaves aud the latter the obligations oil
" fret fer>ons
clause recaIdrC fueityes | am asked what have 10
ssy OF the sppoItioD cause1 Does no. It's di1'ory
sb that 1t also refers to Slavery Nhat hoTevcr. II
il d ~ re'er TO it The connection of the clause Prh
SaXey could Of course lat no lorger than Slavery;
and tba was 10 die out 10 few years Moreover tnis
clause tseI il lis reduction OF tho political power o.
Sac by counting the slave f slave i III but three
ffbs of freeman furnished no nccnsderaoie niou"e
| u bastoL the death of Slavery
I have not vet completed my yndicstion OF " the
Fathers" from tie wicked misrcpresentaiioAs OF ther
relation TO Slavery. They expected Slavery woaf3
end with their geLeraton and It you'd have 30 enhel
| lnt fo, the invention of Whneys cotton GIN. admit
that they allowed il too long time to re- ,ch s End
Yet if would reflect how little compIrei WIN nov,
was then Known Of human rights, aud thai OF all tue
,rtb they Only we're az work 10 abolish Slavery, wJuld
we not rather honor item FOR taking 50 little, io'teat
| of CONCERNING u EN- for takiog much Il Ne for hs
wmkl II reasonable ar well as charitable to Judge
| men by their own light. For eTon "GshIgton nm
self although be emsucipsed his slaves. aud desired
n vote fer the abolition of Slavery would 10 sono 70
erects .uei if tried by tie eaudaros OF Nev
theIess when tiled by those OF bis Nh less cnii th
n ed times bOF beautiful, ara .lOliJas an Wei hih
! fauliJe.s is bis bitoly,
Wexford peysr forget when judgiog 4" the Fith9-s'
this sutect that The possibility snd therefore t1e
du,y, Of Immediately brfakiag up c-rt'n Vicious iela
ti,Is spd habits yCy far from OS az wen u d"r
stood ten az i, is nos. Drunhelpess va, hs;ad ny
GOOD men t.en a. much as it il htei by god mea noE
But, olas, they Knew 10 other cure n II tnal me
csdus oimiuu'ion of the intoxlca1pg drau1nt. Ter
I,,oL,n-inuf di.c helOf0ism-hs1 o. yet b. ca N
ceiyed of. SO Slavery ha'.d as uteasey ihe1 81
Ills now But even tla' eminsntly pure sn1 vice man,
Jchn Jay. al eager though be was 70 DE aoollon Of
sa,eiy looked - ersdusl IN ,Ocip4t,n as he o-y
process for reachiDgit TIE lerpes; ojrsioe chs. *e
DO 10 our ancestors if i9er fr)c their doctrines ant
measures OF grs5uAsm lhst their hiars We uasouhd
in regard 10 inurIPerauce or sllVeiy ~ xreay %
we al need O more reasonable and = irritable sptrt!
ad NIT, d that the Fathers provided too long
tine for The dying out If Slavery. But we ron-t re-
~, NIB, tbs TIE rignal proposition was TO lmt TO
the wear $3.50 instead of s0S thu r, tJmport slaves
A tI.r Afafa ton