New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-18

appointment; there is peace and prosperity choo-c
lthoers.
DO yon not think ;has such words sill MAKE them
stop and con-li'r-slS words, accompanied, perhaps,
By the slien tundeg oi An earthquake beneath their
very ieet They will certainly not abolish slavery At
once. Tlcy viii not suddenly east of that singular
chain Of IDEAS which has bound them 10 the old Orier
If things. For do not forget tha. interest i, with
them uu, the only, and perhaps not even the most
powerful edyocate OF slavery 1t cannot have escaped
YOU tha, the slavery question is with them question
# srstc>ratc pride, that they look down upon the
pl. bians of the North with n certain contempt and
want to rne the governments ~ their States and the
F.. raj Government also, not a. mere citizens bat Ss
slrrelo4crs IL j. tie pride IF ~ arisocTacy, the
ambition Of n caste. Against these mere arguments
j. no available weapon. VAIN pUdc rni ambition are
fed and grow upon concessions and there u noihiog
that will disarln them hu: the evident impOss biRy II
their cra;ifCatnp. When saNcholiers see thetr
ars.ocraiic professions pu; down by nrm maJortes,
and when thew can no longer escape the c)nNrlipn,
that their aspirations to rule the country as slave
holdrs meet with universal contempt, they VIII be no
more apt 90 listen 20 the voice Of reason which, at ihe
same time is the voice Of their true interest Atier
fl bncu influence of those ruling passions has been
uaralvzed by irreyOcabie events, then, ani not TN
;hep viii tie true moral aud economical merit. OF
slavery be fairly investigated and thoroughly under
stood IN the snyehuldiug states. DiecoNerh- thh
they are an isolated anomaly IN the wide world the
saySbolders will enleayor TO conform their condition
To tie spirit of the age. Discovering that thorc are
other more productive end far more honorable sources
Of weeh than lazness feeding upon slave labor lay
vii! sacrifice old preiuIces 10 new spirit oi enter
rrise ard repeated trials will produce substitutes for
slave labor where hitherto the latter has been deelnel
indispensable.
Whatever depravity the system of slavery may
have entailed upon It's deyOtees, the people OF the
south are neither devoid Of noble impulses of the
elements of common sense. Rather than be- thriltess
arisiocrats they viii endcayor 10 become Industrious
wealthy and free plebans. Rather than XII their
time in mourning over the ruins Of departed glory
they will nv 10 found new fortunes on order Of
things And the non-slsyeholling whites, now a de-
graded class of beings, viii speediyrse TO the rank
Of active citizens, carried forward by 4 general pro-
ercSsiye movement. No doubt, slavery VIII linEer
n long time in the cotton and rice growing States.
But even there You will statesmen AT the head of
affairs who, abandoning old pre.ensions will rather
apologize for its continued existence, than boastingy
parade ii as the fundamental principle of Democratic
institutions. lApplanse And m last that thick fog
of prejudice viii pass away. which heretofore has
veiled from their eyes the sun OF trne Democracy.
They i'll, as if awakening trrm dark dream, admire
with astonisbment the le-spreadng warmth of lis
beams, and tie glorious purity ol It's light l"reat
cheers.
And at the same time, when Slavery &c ises to be
power il VIII cease 10 exercise its demoralzng iulu-
ence upon our national policy. No antidemocratic
tendency will any longer rule the Government ot tins
country The people will no longer be distracted and
confused by the conflict OF antagonistc principles.
our influence with foreign nations viii rise IN the same
measure they have reason to believe II the sinceri-
" Of our democratic professions The policy ti our
political parties will longer be determined by acc
ional minority, and the most vena Of our politicians
TO longer sell Themselves to anttemcr0tc interest
which has ceased to be ruling political power.
fCheers.
This state of things will, according to my profound
conviction be the consequence of a consistent aud
successful AntiSlavery policy. Ii will stop eNtrava-
CANT and unwarrantaoe claims without interfering
with constitutional right. IL will respect the soyer-
eighty of the states but il will enforce il in favor of
freedom also. 1t will not try TO abolish Slavery in the
States by Congressional interference 10y the force of
arms. But il will give strong encouragement and
moral support Ia progressive reforms within them, and
will sap the roots OF the institution by reducing to
live on It's own merits II viii not endanger the safe
ty of the Union, bu, it will perpetuae by strength
ening its true foundations. Applause.
love this Union, and no man can be more opposed
to ts dissolution; not though the Free North could
not do without its bankrupt partner, but because
Free North is the only thing which prevents the former
from entirely losipg the last remnant of democratic
spirit and from abandoning themselves without re-
siraint to the current of despotic tendency. Cheers
Let our opponents fret and threaten, fear nothing.
The question, how the Union can be preserved, may
indeed seem difficult one to them. Bat did they ever
consider how infinitely more difficult is the question
how they will dissolve il Aud yet there is great
and real danger TO the Union; ii is that by abandon
ing the great principles OF the Revolution might miss
the very aims and ends for which it has been inst
tuted. Cheers.
II is not without profound meaning that the seve-
raj States of this Union represented by sters on
the rational banner A. in our solar system on high
the great central sun keeps the planets in their several
orbits in sublime and eternal order, in the solar sys
TEN of our Union the stars of the States move around
central sun of pure light and irresistible attraction.
The central sun j. true Democratic Liberty. As long
as that stands firm and mistaken, its whole sphere
will move in serene glory But take that away, ami
hate that great centre Of attraction and where hth-
ero has been the sublime order OF planetary system, /
there chaotic confusion will reign supreme aud the
tonde-t hopes Of the world will perish in destructive
conclusions. Long and continued applause.)