New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-25
which were attributed 70 As psrcnAse cencenins IL
extension az Slavery n tAoee countries.

which were attributed 70 As pscn.se concsrnias d
e1'en,ion sf Slavery N 'Ao:s o0unt.is'
But far from happening thus the CHAMBER Of Rsers.
sentstives bss ust admitted into TIE category Of Ssss
sovereign Of the Union the 6strcs Of Minne-ots snd
Orea on Without having encountered tbe opeo.
ain 10 this MEASURE Of such potsbh tan ceoisucy 10
tie question which Is there being agitsed from he
part of the Senate.
Beth States are 81 us,ed too much In the northwest
the country for Slavery TO be established in then,
and il would certainly be ioexpicabte anomaly u
me cepuuss ard Senators whom hey should ssnd 70
washington should favor the pretensons OF the Stses
q the south they ought to be suppose5 for the ssms
,esson to be constant Ales of their Northern en-
Leagues taking into confederation the Identity OF their
IN, .rests and Of their geographical position
moreover the admission Of Mi.pesots and Oregon IS
sovereign stse- seems TO the pr. lde of h pro np.
gree alton in the same manner an condition e the
Territories OF New-Mexico and Utah which .erve q
links between California and the ret of The Eedsr
Ss'es; and which finding themselves 10 the same cir
cums as the two anterior will dou Atess
cause the balance TO incline IN favor Of the prssaa of
Abolition, who are already numerous aud p1wufai
enough
Th. which 1t seems at at eight ought TO ,eca,e 70
Spain The peaceful possession OF The laand OF Cnes TO-
on tie contrary at lesst IN our opnin, new danger
70 which we think it our duty 10 call the attention o.
the Government which ought {, red 'abe i,s visusncs
and ipcre&e lis of ecsation with respect 10
on, Antilles
States OF the American Confederation 30 that toe day
that its abolition should be oecieed thoee c'aa'ree
woulc suffer such uro,s confusion 10 all the branches
OF INDUSTRY which oonsiuts their pris2ipa riches that
they would be Obliged TO separate thesnss Ives on TIE
North constituting new ano independent ha1on' OF
tsey would be ruined for msny years to come
1t is, therefore, not Astounding that they should
threw their Whole fUice into question which 70 tor
them Of life AID death ard that they should pro.
cure without gard the that their opinions
obtain majority in the Chsubes at lesst that ts
should prevent balance from lncnng TO the Eide q
| their oppopeIts
As there no longer remains to the Southern portion
OF he Confederation any territory, from whose Assre
CATION they might hope for some assistance, they viii
OF necessity have their attention fixed on the pearl Of
the Caribbean Sea because the snnexs ion OF Cubs y
| which sooner or later awaits them.
And let II not be believed thst the Northern S,sts
will oppose III mselves 10 the annexation, IN order not
TO see Themselves vsnquished the question OF the
negroes Before considerations Of usonaity sad agi
erandizement every other sim will momentsriy disc ,
pear, and the moe so as the Northern ates referred
| TO must be convinced that the emancipation Vt he
slaves in Amercs is question OF time according
~ the turn which the question has takea-
Who knows if the sabgunary scenes OF which Mex.
leo has been the tbeste' have been skilfuy excited
abdfCrm part of plan Enthusiastically conceivea ~itd
the desre Of provoking indirectly couhc between
Spain and the Uni'ed Stst.s relying, III zee sho fmed
it, that we could neither by honor nor colscene eve
unpublished such sgsresions
But be this az il may land would to the Almighty
that our fears should prove 10 In unoundet T. Is OF
gr. at mpor that the Cove nment AID the satno-
.hould not take their eyes of NewOre.ns, Mobls
and o,heI American ports of the Cult o. Mexico do
serving In hes circumstances careful observation on
the part Of our Government.