New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-31

,bon'5 prove etherwi.e then but SIX ~ba. justice
canrot deny the leg- alton festfu IN ensb. the Get
,raI Government 10 psIfurn ts legitimate flocoDs
ard 10 the meau time deny the pos-r Of Congress
l. sb,dge destroy o.D-,i .utonsl nights OF oi
. Territorial Legislature 20 Obstraet the Common la~
of TIE UIiied State.
odieus by charging is xi,h wsh 10 obsn from COT
er.ss tie eractm.It Cf aave cote," the solse Of
isrcusee il palp,be; o1 II be intended by the Of
thar prrsse sscIibe {, parpoe 20 ask OF Con-
gre.- formation Of police Tegus.ons for caves IN
th- T.Iritories; ~ general lsw 10 requisite psJo',
passes estmeo. acd general discipline of slaves, you
know i: to be utterly uaiourded ard aust deem !; so'
| surd.
l. b.s been 40 long the habit to ,pe.k q Afic N
Slavery g. an .vl only TO b. excused b@c.n.c forced
! upon us Al q urea diaule-so mauy Seln aainS
persons have coLoutd-d toe policy Of other tunes aao
eircu nsatces with The Obligations e moraiy, that i
hs- pass that oar property IN the labor OF AZ
ricsns il regarded exception 20 the general oo-
esitp If tie Government - protect; aoi hence tue
laws which have been ensctAj 10 restrain within pre-
sIlbed limits property which, by recognition OF tie
| ConsfIiuiion, vas placed upon the same f)orpg
throughout the United States a. other property the
right 70 hold which Ia everywhere recognized by the
| couuon usage If mankind. We have been sometime;
reminded iha, the word Slavery IL no; Ia be fou9d
in the Constitution and it hiss been assumed 70 be evil
der Of hostility 20 that tenure OF .a6r when Is 80
dehor il ated. most glcsi eono!n-ioo, IN vss oil
the thai the Corti ution treats of that condition
Rot only a. an existing right of property, but az an
element in The future basis Of representation in the
! General Government. more rational deiuclop,
NON the avodsnce of the term 10 an Instrument, sore
nakabe ioI the accuracy OF the Las guage employed,
you'd be that the word was Considered mlsnouer.
II 10 restrain the vagrabt, the vicious, and the neom
peiet, the possession Of ENerty by whom would be
dangerous 10 society and inGrous 70 themselves, De
Slavery then al civil government nigh, De arraignei
for having established tha condition, aid from the
work-houses, the pententsiss, the reiorm-sehool-,
AID the aynns cloud OF d, gra1ed ana uhiof'una
witnesses could be brought 10 sustain the arrsgnmen
| hut n be SAID there incAJcsrht diCcI ntDE
| aGindeed Ia be unacs, for crimes whereof they
had been daily convicted, may not ak If II De PM
care If them selves to hi sis beneath which they must
gerersly sik that III tie fullLess OF Tine and after
beng culy aCj1dsed, they may end their days IN the
| pri,on or the mad-house.
H. esob the good Of society is the object and
the justification is be found in the adaptation OF the
means to the eud The difference OF role results from
the different capacities Of The races the exceptions in
the ben those Sho are unit for seigovernmenti
the ptOLs in the other being those VINO are III "
| be fiee.
1t would be easy to show that our system for the
control Of Incompetent caste - in svery rrspec,
better ihsn would be system OF work-houses, paoic-
labor farms or reform schoos es the Psrmsuent con-
neoton anu interest OF the master must induce 70
disc pine more parental than would be thai OF the
constable or superintendent having bat temporary
| and cfiicsl relation
But | have already dwet 20 long upon this subjec.
that il msy be aeked why thus fully discnss questions
| on which there can be no difference IN conclusion
| between n self and those whom address To such
inquiry my would be, We have need not oaiy 10
be assured to he ius,i6e1 and il is duty 10
our al cestors TO ourselves and 10 postey TO who'll
cse our institutions from unjust rep'oach. 10 Dc
right both 10 cobscepce and in the esma ION OF hers
Is 10 be strong From the tire when, IN VAN reliance
the strength which unity Of people and OF .cgaage
gave in pious attempted on the pao OF Shina 10
defy TIE power of bis CREATOR and was conouniei and
disperec never has there been any permanent pros
perty which did not rest the basis OF virtue. Wha.
then i. more b, fitting faternal conference like this,
than the feest examination of the truths on which We
rest osr d,.ense before the tribunal of potery, and
claim the alliance VI the patriotic aud the JUS, oil our
| own generation .
In the maintenance Of our rights end the vndicaiion
of our Institutions the most unequal contests are IN the
| United States Hou-e tt Representatives, AID We have
caupe TO congratulate ourselves the ability, tue
fidelity ard harmonious cooperation Of our MEMBER.
| Urcaulted by numbers, unmoved by the personaI
considerations productive OF detection, they nave
met every istue as became Mssissipplans. Could
say more .....c.
Your resolution 10 favor Of the acquisition Of Cuba is
q gratifying ndorsenent Of the position which your
delegation Congress has taken. 1t is placed on the
ground OF commercial and political necessity, when
ia THE OF its transfer to any foreign power wou1
| become absolue-s consideration a broad as the
Unon motive free from sectional or partisan t1nt
ss he spirit in which the Constitution was orisnsd
and established Untiuly 1t has been argued that the
a1re1aon of Cuba is sought for the exclusive benefit
| Of the South but il il so. aud II could not be
shown that advantage would be the INJURY OF other
portions CT the mon, DOW coud tue iact justify oppS
| ron, II we remain what our iathers lett us-peop'e
| United for the coGmon welfare.
Before proceeding TO the consideration Of the slbec.
in the national aspec. in which you have presented H.
permit briefly to notice it in its sectional relation
Ard here let me cay tave no word OF unkind criticism
for those Southern men who oppose the acquisition
from the belief that would be injurious 10 our section
There is much force the objection that the 'ohtion
Of the slavetIade the consequence OF xstlon
sLd the greater profits from labor IN the Island
than in the more northern of the syeholdpg States
would le I'd such sale ard transfer 10 the island as
would soon thcee States slave holding aud
that thus our political power IN the mon would De
| diuiuished
The question Of acquisition has TO three phases.
| The first belongs 10 The condition OF harmony among
the States and the people which would iasure fslf
administrator by the General Government OF all its
delegated poveI aud due regard for oil our const-
iona rights; 10 that CAGE the badpceof'power ergu
| n.ent would lot apply, as II presuppoees a case IN
which sectional Giyi:ion coui1 10, exist Inc second
is that Of continuance in pickering and sectional strife
| 20 that the Government shall be rendered unable 70
perform lis proper fGnctoDs and be driven onward By
aggressive majority TO interference IN things win
which has ghtlnl connection. In that case any
Ices political POSER which would TO restrain
IRON usur patton must surely be deprecated. But tie
end regret II as We may the inevitable end OF con-
tuuatce in such hostility between the States mnst be
cir sepaTstiop. Tlis brings me To the trd and last
phase Of the uuesonhe importance OF the Islam Of
Cuba to the Southern States formed into separate
confeceTscy. The commercial Considerations III this
would pODabg be lees important tnah III tue hst pIas'
OF the question, bat the political necessity would De
paramount aid the Possession would be indispensable
We've II lis vaIoas relations 70 our section, req
~ COZ usiOn tia from tie acquisition Ct Cuba the
South has Jury 20 spprehepd which should deter
Der usrg ali proper ueso. for lie accomplishment
"a: uleaI> NAV te proper VII. depend upon crcum-
s,arces a. they arise. But here let say acl s..
ton however esirsbe could induce me 10 cDrsent 20
see tie rght tscucteon Of TIE United States tacns1et
bv ole act Of rsIite. Wat Amo lcsn does no, feel
pond " BIZ. ability to point 70 TIE record Of our national
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