New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-30

while point out the drift Of affairs AID exhibit
what seems TO me the positIon .hst intelligent con-
s,tency must occupy, all thepossbinnes OF he case
stiu remain. However strongly / may oolOI Iue
return TO sound views on the part OF the ola'efy
men. or the party in power, yet the chance oil IL
still exists. And my position in no wise ioro'd' me
70 desire but on the contrary, "a Jn.t the one 10
make ne hail with JOY any prospect OF such r''uIn
ing sense These possibilities are IN fact strcostn
eped ard increased by the position that II j d.-
tempted TO decry by applying TO It pad name;
The bold FORMULATION Of the actual c0hdihoh oi
our political affairs, aud the deductions OF private
INDICTMENT, without regard 10 clamor or Pryua.cei
iI if ANYTHING can avert the results 1t Is so idsh-
iODable IL depiOre. -.oor
ssy. then. that have no! lately, nor az any
time. "become disuuonist' say mat IN ny
Indictment. the Union cannot long s'ahd upon ,uo
basi- Of Slavery extension ana slavery III PER-
ity. saw that by the force Of events we are dr',
no RAPIDLY upon a separation OF the Free aud
Save Sta;es | soy that believing this, II IS our
du,v to prerare for IT, and earnestly consider the
subject. Yet | do not say that anybody IS bound
10 accept Iny opinion, aud do not cay that separa
tion is to come this year, nor next, nor IN the Ten
next Neither do / propose political action, nor
ony action, in regard to the subject. have no
scheme Of procedure to advocate. The march OF
great events is slow. Results are often long III
following causes. | simply give the relus to my
UNDERWRITING, and express my convict on.
Ifapybody has any observations to make upon
nv speculatioDs and reas6nl0gs, let them DE- maze
arpumentatiyey and not ePlthehcalIy; thcush
whether one or the other course Is adopted Is all
tbe same 10 me, un'ess | am proceeded against
frou source feel compelled to notice. But when
odium is apparently attempted to be cast from the
wrong quarter, make bold to give my opinion Of
It's Injustice: and having done this, have no more
TO say OF this head
Iask no odds Of ally nor opponent. If | cannot
maintain my own views and my own positions
without favor from anybody, and against anybody,
I am content that they should 20 TO the ground.
Aud now word upon the position OF TIE
TRIBUNE which it presents to The Times as it,
bIeastwork against my Leresles. This position ~
in brief this 1t says there Is nobody at tDc
North with few honorable exceptions, who wonid
refuse 10 accept the gift of plantation and Its
stock of negroes And its inference threfrom Is,
therefore. Northern people are not much more AMI
Slavery than Southern Shareholders: and II II
necessary 10 change all this individual cupldlty
before if can be consistently claimed that the North
!. in ernest in its hostility to Slavery. In other
words you must make SAINTS OF the whole NORTH
ern people before they will consider slavery an eth
sufficiently great TO deserve to be expelled from tue
Union.
The position does not cover the case. The SIN
mrs are quite as much opposed to Slavery as the
saints II may not be for the same reason, but II
ia one quite as effective in operation. 1t Is the
carnal mind bent on desires of heaping treasures
of filthy hcre that abOminates Slavery and desires
70 Keep it at dlstH &c. Doubtless there are many
clearly people who desire to live sp0tless lives,
and 90 with shining robes TO the Kingdom, whose
detestatOn If Slavery prompts an active horror OF
ts combinations. These are the salt OF the
earth. But they bear about the same proportion
10 the huge masses of mankind as the salt of the
pudding does to the mass of that. If you wait for
their multiplication till they can cast majority ot
rOtcs, admit we might as well put of all political
discussions the Slavery question I'LL the mIlennl-
um. But my reliance is on the sinners. 1t Is the
people who find Slavery affecting theId personally,
politically and pecuDiarily, or who see that It will
do so, ard dread the consequences, that will not
consent to be ruled by its oligarchs and who will
disenpage the Union from their grasp. 1t is men,
tai perception, and not moral tenderness, that is
to work out the political problem touching that
institution which is before us. / rely on the in
stiDcts the perceptions, the wilfof clear sighted
and determined democracy, bent on asserting both
their rights aud their interests, and incidentally
human rights, to carry out the purposes of the
founders of this Government and the sentiments OF
the noble army of political martyrs Of ages
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