New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-30

The undersigned in his psce and protested ,,.,.
the last mentioned report, touching TIE whole 49,,
ton therein made against the Republican parry ~
dssented from many Of The legal positions put vth
the former report, n well from the manfe~t go
and temper in which 1t appeared to have been v1fS
There WAS IN expression OF the Senate. vS.S
seemed 20 be unanimous at the time that ,hs -,
written reports should go 20 the table and be pnnsT
and that the undersigned should also law befora 49,
his views for The Ike purpose. II the obserxs,sass
then made BY The uud.rsrrd bad Been written OF pr.psS -
that they could BE- reproduced he would oon-n. snssT 80
SIMPLY copying what then expyrss~d a .ne' -
declaration Of his views upon zoe sub,sc, r.. -
IA. no note or writing y Which be co. 40
be WILL therefore, with the permission 81 the Senate Ma,
sent the opinions be entertsius this highly or,anf
eo' IN the form Of airport q, has teen done BY the cher u.
bers OF the Committee. '"-
FfrH; What V Slavery
Before We treason ineiseniy concerning the .os.es M.
fine whs, it is that constitutes Slavery and ,hs,
connected with oir Constitutional obi ssions We can
jus, conclusions from premises that vague =, -
spprehended. The logic Of begin with s-T,s,
que from primary fssy the whole struotur. that VI
however splendid Its proportions may appear bssed upo ~
slavery rlson Of human being another \, MI,
the one 'hOTn Of his rsur, nights He made "Se - ~
ether body in mind and in He cut 81 n - ne
oymon Of ,ho.. rights which enuncsed our p,e,,,
Of Independence and proclaimed to be anansbe Saver
human equality Fir strip. one human BENZ o. the n,,
attributes of the species and brings him below cooo s,si
sbolu,e control fellow mar elevate. the ps.,ss
tina, depesses the slave 1t 1nbalapc-s he Js
evident truth our father. saw i, to n.ass.s tho R.Ns
system with the pledge Of their lives fortunes ssrsa hr
snd exhibits circle the whole principle ,ha N NJ
brosde sphere shoots up irresponsible pure and unssSu,d
despotism itwoud be peTaaons to add TIA, in ve e.
sence Slavery 10 an unnatural relation.
Cesar with Senate a. hi, heels,
sscent pfcsor and national scala f,h.,
despotc idea which nouhes by the Of svey on the
petty plantation
Secondly How Slavery connected with Constellation.
obligations
ing from the dehnron OF the sueeetshe pe,t consideration
that follow. IN Logical order will Be the inqury-HOw Slavery
We the Constitution. we see a, the p,aines, and
prominent feature Of the system that the Federal Govern
pade up separate ndvdu. ssssss
On this the whole system and all its departments con
makes that Government UNION and perfect than
hsd before been possible under the articles Of confederation
the dominant idea Of trainers and OF the people vhs
adopted IT, as plainly written In the hrs, line Of i preamb
Butn order to have 'rcm the Different States
the rt necessity Of the determine upon what The
representation should rest What should determine the number
Representatives be allowed severay the stes Should
should L be estate both pe.Sn, and real, Should ). puS.
oP and not ao1. .S sD the male.
Indians and Of color both bond and esi All
and others ony mentioned 70 be discarded It Is sae.n q
remsrk that population Of s State finally settled up,a
the basis upon which the representatives should be spporoue
Direct taxes likewise ordered be levied upon same
principle Of spporionment This expressed the third sobd
Vision of the second section Of the frs, article Of the Constitution
But smother question the people who should b.
counted In such enumeration There three Distinct
classes Of people the country and each Of different
There were the Whites there the Indians aud there were
those Ac descent Some Indians In the States taxed
sS :SnsS s1a TO count ne cen.a. al the In
dans who should be taxed The untaxed Indians
n1 De wa, incorporated in the Con.uson %
nyoate and nvioable the great American theory
united and should remain nseparsbs That arrangement an
posed Of difficulty and determined the method Of soums
ing the Of those dnct bovs
There wss no difficulty counting the white race they were
cooYed population Some were ee-mOst were savs fAs
conclusion however to count the free cooed people hke
a. TO slaves. 70 count five their numbers Of tAs
whites in the enumeration OF inhabitants Tor TIE PT-
yates in the Convention, representing States whsrs
slaves anxious to count slaves BY The head
lie whites and persons Of color in the Of spssn
on as such would largely increase their own representa-
ton in the popular branch Of the Congress- but their whss In
sav.r b method Of the humber q psp
State great eOmprom aud national gsd,anfy OF properly
are please property But there doe. NOT apes. b b
Of he times: or in the text Of thu. provision Of tbs Consuou
counenance however remotely such exssersted note
tha, des very smphscsy By allowing esnh State ooun. "
the whites all the taxed Indians all the Tree persons Of oS
tSe psr.o. held in Slavery hi. sppss nOthg
than constitutional rebuke To such doctrine and manfosy
hSS. S%t TO sSs@ S a such
enaves and potential voice In the national sn TIE
aTs s.se.y uphodns Slavery your n.ous
shall be cusilsd Foe PERSONS thus hsh .hn
be- counted in the only ty bat
persons freedom and your number OF repsent
shall be Immediately increased and the ye emsncgssa
dams the free persons OF color Here certainly ~
Elimination but 1t is against Slavery
Neither there anything N this p. o. lSs J%ni %s@, 49,
The provision solely the method Of counting the STATE
from the State No claim representation 10 the Con.
gs based specie. OF its population whistler sns
during the period they remain This mode
count adopted solely fix the number Of State
tve In the Congress- other object expressed OF In
piled and person thus counted leaves The Sses
whether such person has been counted uni OF only
in the enumeration he ceases from mat mohsn' " "
The snrdy 6 this unconstitutional notion may b Illustrated
S upns that n'sss . 81 The number Z
Representatives sppooned TO State bad been fIsd Dy count
ns the mum Of ca the State would the Contucn
touch or have reference 70 eaya2s ae tesy ouc
have been removed from the State limit: and conveyed mo ~
OF the Tertosl II the representation was based upon -
buha, Of grain which the people Of State should have -
tua possession would the Consu,ion have reference 70 %
ae il was taken out the State and was transported mto
Terntoryi ..x.
honal Obligation further considered The con"uuonsA ~
ton the importation Of Slaves -, l., A.. ,-...Ar~
The undersigned has endesyored W show In me Pscss
that Slavery receives encoua6emsn oos
di'eouIasemen IN the sie. IN r.. Congress. SosaS =
ex, Of the Constitution In ts order written we cone ~
subject matter of slavery the next place IN the ni3 n
Of the ninth section Of the mat article Of .n n sueh
ns az ~ ~ The states now eristing shs think proper 10
admit shall NOT BE- prohibited By the Congress prior 70 nc -
1908 but duty may be imposed on such innons,s
II Considered By ITSELF and still more % whsn ws
come 70 read il by clear light Of the ootsmPsnsou n
Of the country The bargain copromi.s III. 49, -
wa, tina, Congress should not instantly proceed 70 soos
infamous in mankind carried On ~ e ss,.s. n
captivity distant and unohendins people put ns sh -
~ CONSTITUTION put limit their forbearance 10 tnn IsH
and gave emphatic warning % the woa ss' Svsn
msn. .n % oesse worthy Of notice The. I'll. 'isa'; lie
Lbi,ed the Congress from innedassiy oressns dP vvt
W rrap the National Legislature from prohibiting nss s
from entering the Sfdes which wefs ,neu ~
nsn This nos ACCIDENTAL ous ~