New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-30

gressions Of the Slave Power will be good, we have
FEVER doubted. The reputation of the Missouri
Compromise, the attempt to subjugate Kansas 70
Slavery by fraud, usurpstion and violence, aud the
recent atrocious decision in the case of bred SCOTT
have been permitted to transpire because they were
needed to break up the stolid apathy of the Free
States, to oyerbear their timid conservatism and
proft.seebing avarice-to answer forever the once
triumphant question:" What has the North 70 DO
with Slaveryf" No thanks are due to the betrayers
of Freedom, nor to the oraeles Of Cotton who have
backed and commended them; but the end OF
Slavery in America is this day considerably nearer
than il the Nebraska bill had never been passed,
Kansas had been surrendered to Free Labor without
struggle, and bred Scott had been guaranteed that
liberty which even slaveholding law and jurispru-
depce, as they were up to 1854, conceded him.
The State Of Missouri has formed the base Of the
slayebreeders demonstrations on Kansas; and this
State vii naturally be Of the first to desert and
oppose their sink ng cause. Already it is well un-
.ierstood that the Border Rufians cannot count on
any such support in men and provisions from West
gIn Missouri, in future forays on Kansas, - they
have enjoyed for two pears past. Kansas City,
Weston, Westport Independence, and the other
Missouri towns on the border, are unwilling to az.
stroy their own trade and make themselves detested
by those who will naturally be their future custom
ers, in order TO force Slavery on q people who
Lathe it. 1t will not be easy hereafter to blockade
the Missouri River for weeks against Free-State
emigration to Kansas, a. it was bockaded last
L. 4 ~rlk 20 farOo in
Missouri to invade Kansas and beieasuer Lawrence,
az was raised and sent at least txce last year.
Free.State emigrants to Kansas, well known to
be such and making no concealment of their con-
victions, have passed up the Missouri for weeks,
and are now passing in thousands without word
of annoyance or incvility. In Leavenworth, on the
Kansas side of the border, where the Free-Ssa
p-iIiipg ofice was sacked little over year
ego, I'D the materials thrown into the river
by gang of Missouri rufians, and where
be Free State residents were utterly "crushed
out" last Autumn by another such foray, when
William Phillips was killed defending bis own
house and every known Free-State man was driven
from ne place, we have now the welcome sight
before rs of The Learsnroyth Times, a new Free
State paper, very moderately and cautiously con-
Quoted ut sound and earnest. And among the
evidences of better spirit or holder utterance In
Missouri, 80 count the following declaration Of
principles jost put forth by the regular Democratic
party of 81 Louis-that which has hitherto sus-
tanned Col Benton, and last year carried the city,
electipg Francis p. Blair, jr., TO Congress. This
party, through it's Convention to nominate Charter
Officers for the election now at hand, adopted BY
acclamaiion the following;
"Wheas The Pro Slavery party Of this State, calling
themselves National Democrats, by their course in the
last session Of the Legislature, renewed the agitation
Of the Slavery question, and forced the Emancipation
que sticn upon the people and hereas the Democracy
Of this city deem this fit opportunity to declare Their
sentiments in regard to this question: therefore, be it
ResOlced, That we heartily indorsethe course of our
delegates in the last Legislature
"Resoired, That the gradual Emancipation Of Slavery
in the State Of Missouri in the opinion of this Conven
ton, is an open question, and of vital importance
to the people Of this State that we dsapprove Of the
resolutions on this subject introduced by Mr Carr, in
the Legislature, during its last session, a. attempt to
gag the free expression of opinion upon the freedom Of
speech and Of the press.
Resolrtd, That the Constitution this State provides
that slaves may be emaucpated by the consent of the
that gradual emancipation upon the terms provided in
the Cor stifution ia neither mpractcabs unwise nor
unjust il il shall appear to be for the best Interests Of
the people of this State and the only mode of ascsr-
tanning this important fact ia b, full and free discussion
Of the entire system"
We presume these resolves will cost the party
adopting them defeat in the pending contest,
through coalition of National Democrats and
"Old Line Wings" against them, just as the State
was carried last year. Perhaps that coalition and
its result would have occurred even though no such
syowal of sentiment hsd been made. But the BAL
has been opened, the discussion begun and II VIII
go on till Slavery shall have evacuated MISSOURI
1t is the clear interest of ST. Louis this day 70 Psn'
hersef on the side of Free Labor and that interest
cannot long be diaregsrded or overruIed oy ner
managing politicians.