New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-19

merit bat s,nce this last melancholy news from Hbe-
ma, am completely ahost
"Let me beg you, my dear SIR, 70 give me any IN
fS to me, and your candid opinion a. to my proper
course"
We rejoice to believe that there are among the
people of the South certain number with whom
the sentiment Of duty is IN imperative cOnsiders'
ton and we take pleasure in the publication OF any
proof like that contained in the above extract that
such is the fact. At the same time We protest
against the attempt, en- the part of The journal d
Commerce, to turn such evidences Of tenderness OF
conscience and recognition Of the rights Of human
i.y into an apology and excuse for Slavery and
slsyeboding.
There are some circumstances tosching this let
ter, to which, from this point Of view, we desire to
call attention. In the first place. it h hardly
proper, in asy moral sense, to cell the writer
slaveholder at AA The lsW, By the death of his
father, has isaeed imposed that character upon
him; bat whk he 10 wiling TO avail alnself Of this
legal character 80 means Of securing Liberty to
those slsves (evea though il may require con-
sipersba PsssaiAv expenditure % be psrt), he
dOes sOs ssssDt ~ moral pOsiHf o(s slsseAosder,
which - tshs 10 - that Of sssiSa0 hinss4 for
bis privs1s bssset, Of the po0W WeisA ~ lsw
gives lin over tAsss negroes. Il = not the
heart Of dssrAo'der that speahs out in that Iet-
ter. O. tie eoatrary it 10 the hesrt Of . non.
slaveholder-the heart Of . man ~ whom the
idea of holding handred negroes in bondage, and Of
turning them TO bis private pecusary profit, is
abhorrent, and who is determined 10 escape from
that position even at heavy pecunary outlay
to himself so soon 40 he can be SAT- ,fed as to
the best means of securing TO his enaneipated
slaves the blessings Of liberty. II such were the
preaching to q majority Of them, the day Of the
abolition Of Slavery would be very Dsar.
In the neit place, The JssrnA u Cs~serse will
please to observe that its correspondent, If it will
insist upon sslins him saveholdss, is very new
conner into tsess rsnhs. He hss bsoome s0eh not
BY any set Or ss6t Of bis COR, hSt By the death Of
his late father. and be would appear 10 have occu-
PIED his present position only for . few months.
But it is evideatly position Of great dsaser and
temptation. We hope and trust t>e writer of the
above-eited letter will have strength aud perse-
verance to carry out his humane plans; but we
fear for him greatly. 1t would appear that he is
already wsverins. He had once made up his mind
definitely, bat now he begins to have doubts. In
spite Of the good character and industrious habits
of bis slaves, be begins to question whether,
after aE- il left entirely to them,eives they would
keep up hsbits of industry. Since the late melau-
choy news from Liberia, he is completely sdOat,
and has applied to The Josrnsi Of Cs~~e,ee for
advice ard enlightenment.
We must confess to sOme curiosity to see the
answer returned to this letter. Az the task has
been taken in hand Of showing the hearts Of slave
holders, perhaps the publication Of its Own letter
by The Jssrss' .f Commerce might be quite as pat
to the purpose publishing the letter Of it's cor
respondent.