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

the efice for which be bad been nominated.
TbeDemocratic party in Missouri hss always relied
for support upon the great body of the non-sIave
holeere, especially upon the Germans, and they did
lot dare, BY dropping Mr.. Palm because he was an
avowed emancipatiOnist to declare that al sdvo-
cscy of the interests Of free labor was dsquaif-
cation fer the support Of the Democratic party.
But in thus coming forward as Mr.. Palms In
dorser, the Democratic party had given serious Of
tense to tie slsveholding interest, which has always
considered ITSELF from the tine Of the admission Of
Missouri with slaveholding Constitution, a. hold
ing that State IN lesding strings. To pacify them,
some resolutions similar to those recently adopted
were introduced into the House, but that body still
stuck to the idea Il at emancipation was an open
question in the Democratic party, and laid those
resolutions on the table. This only increased the
ire Of the shareholders, to appease which Cars
resolutions were introduced and passed.
The following is an extract from the bold and
manly speech in which Mr. Brown Of st. Louis op.
posed their passage by the House:
81 am FIeeSoiler and don't deny it. No word
or vote of mine shall ever inure to the benefit Of
such . monsirous and abhorent doctrine a. the
e4tnrlou VI cia'SiJ O'cA oe PoHtuiouy vi VIC
free white laborers of the country. l am, Sir,
for the greatest good TO the greatest number, and
sgaipst the system which monspolzes the free
and fertile territory Of our country for few
sIaveholders to the exclusion of thous snds upon
thousands Of the snewy sons OF toll who in peace and
the foundation and parts Of the social ej
fee. The time will come SIR, and perhaps very soon,
when the people will rule for their benefit and not
for tia, OF class which, numerically speaking, is in
significant In that near day Democracy will not only
the rule of that sovereign people, but the rule OF
the sovereign people for themselves and the dignity as
well ss the rights of free labor viii be recognized.
Therefore i. ia, that standing here in the midst of the
assembled Legislature Of Missouri am proud to avow
myself Free-Soiler. Let those who are scared at
names shrink from the positions they viii. should
feel alarmed at meeting the issue under whatever
meme style, OK title. or shape, or form it may come
And fur hermore would add, Sir, that whenever the
CONTEXT between the labor of the white and
the labor of the slave shall take my stand in favor Of
the white man. Here in Missouri shall support the
rights, the dignity and welfare of the SGO, 800 non.
Shareholders, In preference to UNFOLDING aod perpeu-
ating the dcminancy of the 80 900 Shareholders who
inhsbit State. Ny sympathes are with the toiing
masses and not with the privileged few and while
shall be far from designing any violation of the rights
of property Of any class yet conceive his labor TO be
as much the properly Of the white lSeorng man a. the
entitled TO the fostering and the protection Of Gov
ernment as any vested right in the commonwealth"
Mr.. Brown was followed by Mr.. Clover, also ofSt.
Louis, much in the came style The day before, in
the Senate, the resolutions had been opposed with
no lees spirit by Mr.. Blow, one Of the ST. Louis
Senators. The emancipation movement is sup
ported not merely by The 81. Louis Democrat, tae
ablest paper in the State, but BY the Aa:eiger
German paper ably conducted, and which has q
great circulation and influence with the numerous
German citizen, Of Missouri.
1t is significant clrcum stance that while the
Missouri Shareholders are engaged in the attempt
to force Slavery into Kansas no matter by what
means, they should thus have opened fire in their
rear well calculated to fill them with alarm. Their
attempt upon Kansas, and the scandalous contri-
vsnces to which they have resorted to secure
slavehoding triumph in that Territory, have drawn
an attention TO the subject of which they are no
just beginning to feel the effects at home. Itwould
not be in the least surprising if the repeal Of the
Missouri restriction, far from securing any per-
marent ex epsion of Slavery into Kansas, should
operate effecually toward its expulsion from Mis-
souri, Nor is tn disposition 10 sgi.Ate the ques-
tion of emancipation by any means confined to
that State 1t exists also in Kentucky where i! is
we'll known to have many able and iDdouitable
champions. In fact we have the best reasons for
DeilevIDg mat In sPl'e OF the tyraunicA system OF
suppre, sion, sometimes under color of law, aud
oftener without any color Of law, put in practice
throughout the Slave States for the last twenty
years, the discussion of this question of eman ii.
patton will before long, break out in quarters
where it is least expected. After ALL to nobody is
Slavery go great burden and curse as to the slave
holders Themselves truth of which macy Of
them are bitterly sensible already, while others are
fast becoming so.