New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-20


~, lnlo every lou'o in tbe country tic people 9
the So,,h shonid he cxtreme' sensitire on this anh
iec But l.. they would calm the public mind an
etNe II competent 70 see and 10 Judge Of all the othe
great interests 81 The count VI they would preserv
ior our children tie blessings which TIE Union secure
TO olIs es--then leave this question oe.y to L'
rcopc of the Territory Interested in its decision
You viii Ii,;s Danish all excitement from the hall
O. Congress aud from the Stries, 'apd contnt
4 c.c9s'seiy 10 the linns Of the Territories
he Ind a., ureseuted fairly the ouly and true ques
la, f,,i.aj =. 'he late CONTEXT. Eut At was yer,
differently and most -roheously. presented to the
nnb,C J.; f.n pa,'''il;oo,, Eecaa5e slavery hap
pened 20 be the subject on which >rionsly told
power vas 60 be exercised they we've ing 1isyrerv
that il was y question between Freedom ana >. or
The Republicans arauned 10 be the oxclusl,
ppoacnfs o. Slavery, aud broad their ph!-
anthroyy, that finding no necessity for the s1er-
ton Of their Anii-Slavery labors here, where slavery
had been abolished thirty years before under De-
mocratic auspices, they expended the whole tTeasu-
" Of their sympstiies IN nlernediing with the
concerns Of a distant community in which icy
had no interest, and over which they had no
right of contro Many thousands Of honest aud fair
minded men in every Free State were led away by a
nisapprehensicn OF the question under the con-
slardy repeated cry that the Democratic party
Pro-Sayery party A more gTonndless charge was
ner6r uttered. As parry the Democrats Dether
Pro.Clayerynor Anti Sla very. Their doctrine was
intervention. Leave the people Of each State aud OF
each Territory, III forming State, 10 shape their do
mcsiic institutions in their own way. On this great
iulc of uUnin ervention The Democracy of the whole
Union agree While ii perfectly natural that the
entire population of the South should prefer 10 maintain
and extend their peculiar institution ii que GER
tain TINT the Democrats o. the North by means de-
street.-The establishment Of Slavery in Kansas. But while
they woudIoOcc each one personally to see It become
q Free State end woud have voted Ia make it such. If
they had lived in Kansas and had right TO do 20.
they would never for one moment deny the right of
the people there to decide the question for Themselves
whether that decision should be for or against Sav-
ery. And the Democracy OF the North condemn,
in unneasured terms all interference with the right Of
the people Of Kansas 10 speak FOR themselves,
whether such interference come from Massachn-
sets or South Carolina from the Emigrdnt Aid So
ceties Of the East, the Border Rniians OF M!s-
souri,. The Democracy Of the North condemn just
Ms strongly the frauds aud violence really commit.
ted on both sides, as they do the other fraud of To-
venting fictitious murders with which TO stimuiafe to
more intense pitch Of excitement, the feeling OF
the North, to use II for political purposes But all
these matters If unwarrantable Interference sub
ordinate and in way affect the real questions H.
VOWED They all violations Of the Democratic
doctrine Of non-ineTveniion AT last that doctrine
has been fairly tested 10 Kansas. The people had
been permitted TO hold an election without foreign
interference, and have spoken by an overwhelming
majority against Slavery. The result Is double ri.
uniph 10 the Democratic party. II IS q triumph OF
unular right over Congressional sovereignty to have
Inc question finally submitted to the people; and the
result was an ample vindicatOn of tho charge
made against us that they were Pro-Saycry men.
1t showed that the tribunal for which we CON
tcuded-the people of kansas-was quite as nm
likely 20 establish Slavery there Congress itsell.
Another election took place in Kansas scarcely two
weeks ago and il passed of 90 quietly a. hardly TO be
known ~ the citizens of the States. Neither real nor
enary violence is heralded through the press.
Tie gieat question of Popular Sovereignty must
now he regarded having been settled at the last
Presidential election. The lenders still cling 20 their
doctrine OF Congressional Sovereignty but they are
On that question officers without en- army. Most OF
,t,o;~ g,fln iiatD
Indeed. so inconsistent had the Republican leaders
shown themselves on this question, that at the last
session of Congress in the hope OF aiding to distract
Democrats who differed on mere question Of detail
as to how The Popular Sovereignty should De mani
tested the Republicans were found one and all, with
Mr. Glddings himself among them, voting to submit to
the people of Kansas the question whether slavery
should exist there That act was virtual dissolution
Of the Republican palty-a SURRENDER 10 some nc"
organization to he built M hereafter among the op'
ponepts Of the Democracy, and upon some new plat
form. The speaker then assumed, II Clay ana Meo-
eter were living they would be now found with the
Democratic party, where their sons now are. lie 10y
lowed by appeal for all National men TO- ghite VIII
the Democratic party, to rcpudate the offensive ana
dangerous assumption Of q distinguished Northern
Senator that by the preponderance Ol the Northern
States in Congress victory had been wen over the
South lie proceeded to eulcgize the South III glow
ing terms. The North was aggressive, ana tue SCUM
defensive; ard to diSproyo the alleged aggressions OF
the South. the speaker stated that the slave
States and representatives, in Congress RON
Slave States had not been increased II ratio with
the Free States and their Representatives. Every
successive ceDs''S, showed how mueh more rTt'diy
than the south the North was increasing in huaoeis'
and wealth ard commerce in all the elements 81 power
end ut in proportion they were growing stronger,
were politicians emboldeued 10 cry ont IN ALARM at
the supposed undue influence Of the SOUTH anu to
boast tic acc6 rson Of Free state rs victory over
the South. Why would not men view this question in
its tue light and regard Slarery as the misfortune of
the South aud not its crime. While railing against our
brethren % the South, they ought not TO forget how
Slavery came to be established there, nor that in
raniug the Constitution the time for abolshing the
slave trade postponed eight years by the votes OF
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut,
against ths v"ta 81 '",n,1
TIE speaker next took up the question of emigra'
ton and discussed II at some length. Alter paying
tribute 10 foregn-born citizens, he commended that al
tie rgts fOrfgn-born citizens enjoyed hid been ac-
corded ihclO by the Democratic party. The admission
of Baron Roth schild to his scat in Parliament ne re-
gardcd as but the reflection Of our own institutions
He repnrcd as great loss 20 the nation that emf
grafton TO this country has largely fallen of during the
last Two years and 10 to he hoped that by correcting
some of the erroneous views and preudces that have
existed on s subject, the FIJI current OF emigration
may be resumed.
There wa, another great advantage to be derived
from The settlement of the Kansas question would
lenve to the citizens Of our State some time Tor the
consideration of questions of State policy Such SUD-
icc., had been too long neglected Inc wioie Sia,u
eroaued under the weight Of oppressive taxation te
NECESSARY result Of exllavsgsnt appropriation anu
wastelul i;ure. While they mad been engaged
in governing Kansas, they had neglected New-i ork.
on statute laws, swollen to so large SIZE con-
tain mach reckless legislation, and much that con-
Act with constitutional guarantees. New.York City
had been particularly the sufferer. BY an evasion i
not bva violation, of tie Constitution, the right OF
elfgo nt 20 certain extent had been taken
fron It's people and they were placed under ponce
Government, that they do not elect and cannot ap
proye-,bsii is mol responsible to them ori,s conduct
The passage Of the metropolitan Police bill was Justly
REGARDED throughout the State, as gross out
race on heir municipal aud constitutional rlShts-t
h., hey