New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-08
SLANERN-OIR nIIX.

DR.. Cheeyer, in his able and searching lee. 70
of the 9th, secuted the idea of qualified aud
limited sntagonisn to Human Slavery-of oppo.
sition to Slavery Extension and not to Slavery per.
neutrality-suspicious. to the Foreign, coiuclaest
with acquie,cence in the Domestic Slave Trade.
The applause Of the audience was nowhere moro
hearty an general than at this point showing thx
the impulses of the heart often outrun the colder
calculations Of the lead.
Doubtless, there is certain truth in DR..
Cheeyer's statement on this point. Ne man who
does not hate Slavery anyr!crc will be likely to resist
heartily and effectively Its Extension; no oss who
really approves and uphOds the Slave Trade be-
tween the Chesapeake and the Lower Mlssssipa
Will be ready TO labor and suffer reproach to put
down like trade between the Gaboon and the
st. Mays. We make no secret Of the feet that
the foe We combat, the wrong we would throttle, 10
Human Savery-SIayery anywhere but especially
within the limits of tEis North American Unioa
Yet twill not do TO ignore just and we'll grounded
distinctions, and in good cause clear aud accurate
definitions are often essential as resolute efforts.
For instance grog-,hop in CaDads is no less =
nuisance than gros .shop IN Vermont, and MAJ DO
as great nuisance to Vermont community 40
though il were located on their side Of the line in
stead of the other Nuisance though it be, ID
would not do for a party of NermOnters to 60 over
and sbste il by the strong arm as they might safely
do f it were located on their own side. :" What
"absuriity" says thorough sis the ogshOp
"any the less nuisance because It is located On
" one side of an imaginary line than it would be If
"locsted on the other ?" Certainly not" 70
spends Clesrsight; "but our right to sbste it 10
"lecsl, not universal; and we must not defy valid
Law in pursuing abstract Right"
We do not hate Slavery in Virginia sny les than
Slavery in New York or in Kansas; but our right
TO legisste for its abolition expulsion or Preyeu-
ton in New. York or in Kansas is clear. Not 20
with regard TO Virginia We can ee,t men to make
laws for New-York or while she remains Tern
tory Ksnsas we are not authorized to make lass
for Virginia. Why is not this distinction proper
and necessary
True, we have right to exert what influence
we may, by addu:iug facts, arguments, appeals to
the understandings and cOnsciences Of the People
of Virginia, to induce them TO abolish Slavery jast
as they have a perfect right to adduce aud oirca-
late facts and arguments to induce our peoPls 10
modify their laws and correct any abuses aad eyih
which exist in our State. We claim no immsaiy
from criticism; we do not desire any. If there DO
any wrong or abuse existing in our State or 100
ton, we hold that the people of Virginia have
perfect right TO seek, by all laudable mesos, its
abatement. We claim no more than we willing
TO concede
OF course, we resist the Extension of Slavery
because We hate Slavery generally, and desire It's
extinction. We believe that if Slavery had never
gained foot Of new territory under our National
flag, it would have died out Of the Union Gro this.
We cboose to seek laudsble ends by lawful meanz.
II we were to ask the PEG pie of our State to aid usa
abol,hiDg Slavery in Virginia the obvious demurrer
would be, What right, what power have re 10
"nake or alter the laws Of Virginia." Bot when We
ask them to aid in excluding Slavery from the Fed
eral TeIritories-to prevent it's eItenson-we AK
them to do no more than WAS done by their fathers
and ours-by Washington and Jeferson-by Slave
States and Free States-what the COnfederaaoa
did, wha. the Union persisted in doing-whas was
never denied to be Constitutional until ten years
back-what we and they have clear right to do,
and which their consciences must tell them that
they ought to DO And we believe this IS the true
and most effective way t. fight Slavery generally,
and labor for its entire annihilation.
Has DR.. Cheeyer well considered these y.eWsf
CONsECTICUT.-ThOugh we give no tables, We
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