New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-31
SLiVERY AGfTATION
now MISSOURI is TO BECOME A FREE
STATE.


Of these propose now 10 consider. When right al
home the North has never falqa 10 sustain us, ano
sometimes even when we were wrong. II We woulC
take just positions at home and maintain them through
cur Representatives in Congress the food Of agitation
would De consumed, and the dangerous occupation Of
sectional agitators would be gone. Extremes might
do their worst but would fear for the Union,
dread the terrible scourge Of civil strife.
The fsst Of these errors shall notice IL one advo
Gated here by Mr.. Green the other night that Slavery
sa moral social political and relgous blessing, and
TO be treated as such doctrine 81 utterly at war
with humanity, and with the opinions OF our most
eminent statesmen, invites refutaon, especially when
the preudices il engender are turned 10 political
count at the sacrifice of individual enterprise and
social progress.
slavery existed II is said, when our Savior wa.
npon earth, and He did not condemn IL. What sort
u Slavery Negro Slavery Say The argume =
proves too much II enslaves the white man a. wei
e the negro e Slavery then existing "a u pI ,%e
6rce of conquest, Of war; II the ars'ineht Is right
the freedom Of the white is iit 10 the mercy oil
The strong But, without trouh.ng you WIN .neoioSy
condemn Slavery who's he said, All things whatso-
lever We would tb. men should do to YOU do we even
20 to them" a broad rule, and, applied 10 Slavery
reans il yea catch and enslave other men, you must
Ief other men catch and enslave you. Mr.. Jefferson
NAV have been thinking Of some such just rule when
he sdid, heretofore quoted, that an exchange of
situations was among possible events, end might be-
come probable by supernatural interference and that
The Almighty had attribute which could take side
with us in such contest.
II IL also said that our slaves are better fed and
clothed and cared for than the white laboners Of the
North. This argument also, proves too much, and
enslsves the white man. If true, and, being true,
Slavery is therefore right these poor aborers ought
10 be caught and enseved, and comfortably fed and
Ntctbed and cared for, as our slaves The poor
fellows could hardly be made to appreciate the advon-
tsges of the change without the unanswerabe Port9
yuese argument-brute force-wbich cOnriaeed the
African at the beginning of the slave trade.
1t again said that We enssye our children and APP
pr2nces, until twenty .ona Years old and the right to
do this includes the right to ensave the negro This
argument s Of the class with the others and al
iects the white man in the same way. The right TO
Nenslave race includes the right TO. ensave all
races and the night to enslave all rpecs includes the
right 10 epsave any Individual vt any race Ihls rule
would yet us TO catching and ensaving another,
and force alone as between the Portuguese and AZ
rcan could determine who should be the master and
who the slave, reducing Slavery to its known origin
and argument-brute force,
The civil law defines Slavery thus: Slavery is an
institution by the laws of nations, by which one
man is subjected to another man, as master, con-
stray TO nature" And Chef-Justice Marshall, ex-
pounding this, says: THAT Slavery is contrary to
"the laws of nature, will scarcely be denied; that
"eyery has right to the fruits of his own labor
"is generally admitted; and that no person can right
"fully deprive him of these fruits, and appropriate
"them to his will seems the necessary result OF that
" admission"
II is well-known historical fact that the Barbary
States, commanding the navigation of the Medter-
ranean, in the constant habit OF catching and
enslaving Christians Treaty stpulatiOns, and the
combined efforts of civilized Europe net suf-
6cient to prevent it. To protect our citizens from the
Barbary argument, which always convinced, when
presented by the orators of the ELECTROMAGNETIC
Algerne pirates-the United States in 1915, sent out
a squadron under Decatur, and by his b0mbardment
Of Algiers, he convinced them that the question of
Slavery debatable, and that he was in favor of
agitation.
Now, however plausible --sunent in favor of
negro Slavery submitted to us the other nignt,
a much better in favor OF enslaving Christians,
made hundred and seventy years ago, by Sldi Me-
hemet Ibrahim, member of the Dvan of Alglers,
and which may be seen in Martin account OF his
consulship ammo 1867. 1t was against granting the
petition Of the sect called Er'kG, or Pursts, who
prayed for the abolition of piracy and Slavery as be-
ing unjust. The Africans speech. US translated, IS as
Sohows:
Allah Bsinllah &c. God is goat and MahOmet is his
Have these Erka considered the Of granting
how hail we furnished with the commodities their countries
msSe dawes Of their pcop who in hi. climate
sD5 s n aSe ere tn then S AUD
there not eomIan aud more favor due to u a. Mu,a
by fresh supplies viii diminish and be gradually anIihgted
s~e @ ,n s Of @ s rent. Of hon.e. in the ciy viii
shs1r prizes be totally destroyed And for what To crafty
~ whis whimsical sect who would have only bea
MAILING slaves but even msnum those we have ,
But who is 70 indemnify their masters for their loss VIII
Ae stse do IL !. our treasury sufficient Wthe Erka do
Gan they dol Or would they TO do what they think justice to
ne slaves do greater injustice TO the owneIs And II we s
free to be done with them Few of them will
Ium tsr countries: they know too well the greater hsrdhp
they must there b. subject to- they will not embrace our holy re-
kson; they will adopt manners people will not pol
butte themselves BY nteImarryins with them.
Must maintain them bEgars in streets suffer
s.d 70 s % not not mc 1 their S shfn not com
piled And what is there Eisbe in s,r present condition!
Portugal France and the Italian States governed by dpt who
hold al their subjects in slavery without exception Even Eng
nd sailors slaves for they whenever the
Iaet plesse sze confined In ships Of condensed not
oay work. but fight for small wage tbsisten'e,
slaves allowed by l. their condition
then their falling into hsndsl No they have
only exchanged slavery for smother and may say better
brought into land where the of ann
rives light shines IN full sperdO and they have
opportunity Of making themselves acquainted With tn True doc
have not that happiness Sending me slaves home then
would be sending them Of izh into darkne.s rat ihe
Question Nha 10 be done with them have heard II uE
reed they b. planted In the wilderness where there
plenty land for them subsisi aud where they may flourish
A.. free state bu; they are doub, not too te disposed % a5
without conpulon. well ignorant 10 eabAh good
government and the wild Arabs would modest and destroy
again enAv" them bile serving Us We TAX care 70 proyee
them with eyssyhins and they trss with humanity The
ssorer. in thsf country an WI informed wore
10 bdsed and oobed The condition OF most Of them Is there
to. arssdy nsndd and requires further improvement
r,sS ser s ar. .c, ~ y Thy are not ,ap {, c Tn
thross a. the Of their countries IL Of the
have In a. Of Kind zeal freed their slaves it generosity,
~s no; hunna.y, tha; moved them TO the ae'ion II wa from
P.ed cd worn to be excused frsm dsun.on
now grossly are they ,ssen 70 suppose slavery dsaowed BY
ter, treat yOuS .ase, ,si Sisds o, err S1 o.ier.
sh eAee.ulse' asd fdfy oroof. 10 tn contrary
since !. wei Known from =. syen ,S world sud ii
contains hi. faithful Musuan. VII arr 20 enjoy Il Of sh
fs they H. Let then Der Of bi. de-
fesshls proposition the manunsson Of christian slaves. the
sdspon Of which would BY depGecising houses.
esse rel t.coateA provoke o. % the en-
dsnrerns q government and producing general confusion