New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-28

,crce; because, If we are called on to aid, or even
seomesce in the Extension OF Slavery, We must COO
sider and be at liberty 10 show what slavery
really is For how can wr determine, or even ar
que. that il should or ssouid not be difused, unnl
we know what il essentially ~
If The doctrines affirmed by Messrs. curry Z"
Co. in Congress, and Mr. O'Conor in THIS city are
sound then our Government il guilty OF gross
wrong in leeylng feet on tue coast OF Africa %
cut up the Slave-Trade. We ought instead " nave
feet thers to protect, encourage and stimulate
thai brnipnant traffic Our laws against II should
be repealed at once, and laws fayorng aud protect
ng il enacted in their stead. Ii negroes fulfill their
true destiny and enjoy their legitimate happiness
only when brld in slavery by white men, tnen We
ale sad, negectng and wrongng the coored race
in permitting them 10 so free IN tins ana other
Statee, and SO drift headlOng to perdltion Ihey
ought at once to be seized, put up at auction and
sold severaIly 10 the highest BIDDER Ia Pierce
Butler. And We ought to proceed at once TO con-
gurr and auu,x Mexico aud Central America, So as
Ia give the benign, pairarcha system the fullest de-
veopnent.
Accordingly. the Democratic Legislatures OF
several States are at this tine engaged on schemes
10 ep,laye the Free Blacks within their jurisdc-
ton respectively Some Of them, most inc"nsss-
emily propose TO give the Free Negroes tue choice
of Slavery or Banlshment; when they ought to give
them choice, if any, between Exile ani Freedom
Let them Say to each free negro, +" We VIII give
''yOu good master THAT is, the highe,t oldderl
9" in case You consent to go out of the State; but
4" if you insist ON staying here, we coudemn you TO
&" do without master and sbrk for yourself as you
"can.r
Tennessee ia one Of the States now engaged IN
sivir cf,ct TO the modern Democratic dogma ey
ersaying btr Free Blacks; yet the humane project
meets with opposition from strange quarter.
Judle Catron OF The Supreme Court, nominee and
p+n onal freud Of Gen. Jackson, most devoted
Democrat and one Of the authors Of the Drcd Scott
decision protests-as We have already stated-in
most emphatic language. liz states the fact chat
Fl ee color,d men voted under the original Consrtu-
ton Of 1enntssee-a tact not very consistent wih
Judge Tsury's oictum that Blacks werc regardedb by
our Revolutionary fathers having no rights that
g white uen we're bound to respect" Instead OF
boloing, with Mr. OCoDor, that Slavery would be
a precious boon to these free negroes, he says:
"My objection to the bill is that 1t proposes 70 COM
init outage 10 pepetrdte an ogpressioa and crHey
Tis i. the pain truth and il Is Idle to mince woIds to
soften the fact"
He continues:
"We are told that this Free Negro Bill ia q
polite, popular measure. Where is it popular In
Ehat nook corner II the STATE a'e tie principles Of
humanny 20 deplo'o6ty defeieHt that "'"y0ofy 81
the rhole inhabitants r0uld commit an outrage moi
ccm p1ttd an Christi0R country Of schlch history
eires Gny account In what country IA II, this side of
Africa, the majority have enrlaved the minority,
sold lbe weak To the srons ana applied the proceeds
of tie sae 10 educate the children OF the stronger side
as this bill proposes 1t IS open assertion that
might makes right IL is reopening the African
ade, fact. In that trade ne strong capture
the weak and sell them, and 30 1t Will be here, IL tins
7 oliey ID carried out.
" ALL oygR THE STATE, THOSE WHO ARE REsPOS-
sIBLE FOR PASSING The BILL Will HAVE TO CONTEND
WITH FEARFUL PUBLIC OPINION, MADE UP or ALL
TEE wOhES WHO HAVE MORAL CHARACTERS AND
RELIGIOUS FEELINGS; BACKED BY THE CLERGY AND
.ssukEDLY BY LARGE MAJORITY or THE
aLMBLRs ALL THE CHURCHES FOR WE MUST
CAhRl ALONG WITH Us THE IMPORTANT fACf THAT
NUMBERS or IHE PEOPLE SOUGHT TO BE ESsLAvfD
OR DRlyEs OUT, BELONG To, AND ARE MEMBERS
OF OUR VARIOUS CHURcHEs AND IN FULL coMhUN-
ION. That THESE GRAT BODIES or cHRisTiAs MEN
AND WOMEN WILL QUIETLY STAND BY AND SEE THEIR
Is not 10 BE ExPEclEDi NOR WILL
ANY SIT oF MES BE SUPPORTED, MORALLY OR Po-
ILLEGALLY WHO ARE THE AUTHORS OF SUCH LAW.
Nor this halt the truth. Take all the Free STATES,
and Los will The matter standl There, those saunch
ard upright men who are struggling to uphold the
Institution aud laws, ano to prUect the rights OF the
South in the ENJOYMENT of their slave property will be
p,t by our law; will be taunted before the million;
y i'll have il put 70 them squarely whether they
lion this cruel measure part OF the Southern creed
10 " IN that all negroes, and those vi negro origin,
can be rigbtfully sold into Slavery, or driven from
heir children and the place OF their birth at the unre
.tIilipe I'd will OF the SouIhern white man What North
elm ali that has manhood in him, will not exclam,
| shhOr sucD Il law Y IL cannot be otherwise than
DdlOus 10 the North"
We beg have to assure Judge EatrOn that be
the humanity ot Bis pAtcal brethren
n this quarter. Th-re regs Demodat that such
giilaiDy would shock; but these bale nearly all be-
come Republicans. What there kire LETT either
hold With Dir. O'CoDOr that Slavery for the negro Is
wise, humaue, benefcent; or, with Judge Douglas,
hat it is none OF our business Whether tue People
Of the Slave States choose to have fried negroes for
breakfast and dinner, or for breakfast only. Ii
every Slave State should sel all her free cOlOred
population at the auctGa-blOck, @e DO not think
he number of those who srill rally around our Post
masters, tidewaters, and grogsnops in the abused
1sme Of Democracy would be essent aliy diminished
SHOULD NOT TAE ROUSE BE Or
GANayEns