New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-23

Gong AC lUClnR tn'h tihVts IN euCn lcrIitoiy "
virtue Of tfeir ihherert constitutional rights.
Here wss a complete upset to Popular Sow
ereien'y"-s knock down 70 the Douglas sophism
-"Wby should not the People Of tho Territories
"bave the tame power over Slavery within their
"Ie'Pective limits as the People Of tie States y
- DeIn'cIsey" low denies any s1ch power to the
Petple ds Tsuitoy-denes them any night to rid
themselves Of Slavery, or shied themselves against
it uItl tone Indefinite future period when, not
their People but Congress shall authorize them to
come Tito the UDioH. What becomes, then, OF the
cIy that the Republicans would sink the People OF
the Territories into condition OF puplage and
vassblsge while the Democrat would accord them
ali the rights and INN unites Of American citizens
The lowest step, as yet. on this downward course
is rescbed in President Buchansns assertion IN his
letter to Prof Slasn, that Slavery exists IN
kansas under h. Federal Constitution" so that
no power exists any where to disodge it so long As
che remains Territory If this be sound doctrue,
then he Free State men Of Kansas have been
6ettrg seaiDst the Constitution, and have deserved
the punishment Of rtbes; for they have struggled,
net Uly TO turn Slavery out Of the State, but 70
setp it cut Of The Territory. Even John Van
BUer-vho to state the fact very mildly, must
kseniy realize that Judas Iscariot, had he been
gifted With tie speech making kuack, could have
msde a much better defense Of bis betrayal of his
Mnster than the ssid John gets up Of bis deserdon
Of the Free-So cause-is evidently bogged by
Bucbanaus new concession, and speaks of it as
affirming OILY that Slavery exists in Kansas oy viz
tue Of the Louisiana Treaty. But this is not Mr.
Bucbsnan's position at all, as will be seen by his
express language, as follows:
"Sl-very existed at that period ls20l, and sti ex
iss, il Kai Sos, nnder the Constitution Of The United
States This point has been at last finally settled by
tie bghett tribunal known to our laws. H0r II could
tytr hoac been seriously douJted is a mystery.'
Yet not OF lS did Mr. Buchst an himself in 1870
jim in calliog Reeiirg to oppose che admission Of
Missouri as Slave State-a most unconstitutional
al tsctous act If bic present position is correct
but in Ie43 he eUlotized the Missouri Compromise,
aI d poted to rHn the Slave lire Of 3G 30 to the
Pacific in the teeth Of his preseDt syowal. Henry
Clay likew.e on the 22d Of July, 1850, thus spoke
Of TIE doctrine then recently broached by Mr.. Cal
houn and TOW adopted by Mr.. Buchanan:
liam aware that there are gentlemen who maintain
that in riTtue Of The ConSt nOR. the right TO carry
ssyes south Of that line (36 3VJ already exists and
ttat If course those who maintain that opinion want
ether security for the transportation Of their slaves
tcuih Ct hat line than the Constitution. II Ihad not
lizard that opiaion arOued, shO'id hare regarded Il
oS one N The most er'ydOrdinary assumptions, and tie
mct ,ndt fnaG position that 'cos erer taken by num-"
Fellow Citizens shall the doctrine in behalf of
Sla5ery Extension, thus stgmatized by HENRY
CLAY as "the most e1raordinary assumption, and
"he most indettns,Ue position that nas erer taken
"Jy man." be now sanctioned aud affirmed BY the
stlll Free State OF New.YO k! Let your answer
eleotiifJ TIE sdVocsts OF Freedom and Humanity
Il throughout America aId the world!