New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-11
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lion Of the Confederacy {" rr'usn NIB ~ Of boiy
in which they were Lot equal in al the principles Of
justice.
his for retiring was .ha. al these questions
Row settled. Everything human = passing away;
there j. nothing eternal bu change. Oar bodies yi-j
10 iLis law d.atA u cideLt ~ al; and governments
are Liable TO The same law. The mo- powerful Of TIE
preseLt day. even our ogr, NUT pa.s a.ay. We
know Dot when il nus obey This lsw Il ehaage; he
would no; hasten ia dissolution but her proipUs is
existence, aid INDUCED IN the hope the. 4 far more
glorious position than the present ore await u.
Nj. Slelhcrs repeated tina. be bad enieav1red ~
dlscbarge his Cues faithfully The -e',eTrn. u toe
questions to which he had alluded wa, prac .ical
gooo, if but tue to ourselves TIE SETTLEMENT
affirmed by the Judiciary well Is The Executive;
BLO we can divide Texas mo five Save Safes end
ge, Chibusbus, Sonora, &c, i we have he Save
population.
fu'ure What is TO become Of the Auti Slavery sem
tneLt Of the Moth, and whether Slavery secure
a. X was
As he said in 1850, be wopld repeat nowhere i
very little PROSPECT of the nth setting any territory
oui,ide OF Texss 10 fact, It'll. prospect al al,
uLless we ipcIease our African -'Oek.
This question his tearers should examine in % length
and bIcach; be would do nothing than pre- -=n,
IL but IL plain anything that unless the num-
Der OF African stock be Increased, We have 3Ot the
pop atIOn, and mig ut well abaI % the race with
our brethren of the North IN the colonization Of The
Territories II was not for hin 10 advise 90 these
questions,
think and act upon them Ii there are but few more
slave States It IL not because Of Aboitonism the
WmOt PrOvisO, bot simply for the want OF people 10
settle them. Cannot make States wi:hOu: people;
rivers and mountains DO not make them, and Slave
States cannot be made without Africans. | am not
telling you, he ssd 10 do L, bu i s serOus question
concerning political and dome site policy; and
do not want voters and DISCLAIMERS much a. thinkers
and ressOneIs. IL is useless 10 wage abont alb
strac rights, TO quarrel and accuse each 0tner Of
uDsOundness, unless We get more Arrears.
Many had asked him what tie thought Of public
tmeLt this quest On. He would reply, ,Rar 'he D
stilution 81 Slavery IL stronger han L sixteen
years ago, when he entered Congress. Nothin; n-
proved hike it-aDG il II Low fixed firm ana secure 10
ITS position.
in his Judgment ours il the only Govern rent con-
ssteD, with neture. lie did MT agree ~h some 20
the manner Of meeting oar opponents; while many per-
soDs w.re offended su3 tOuishet AZ the Higher Law
doctrine of seward, he believed, bimsef Z, in Higher
Law. lie believed in higher law Of the Creator, and
the Gov siiiuiCn NUT sustain AID rest pom this higher
law The opponent OF Slavery vera eIdeavoria. TO
make things equal black and white people, whloh ne
Creator bad made unequal Oar oppnbeuts then, are
warning against pincpla while we are warriUg for l..
Negro slavery is but IL Its inf4ncy-it is a mere
problem Of our Government; orr fathers didn't under
Stand IT, grant that all the public of the South
were against it, but they didn't understand il.
Ii is for b. meet questions with the rmness which
they did. The problem is We. unso,vCd. Ours il not
only the beet but il s the Ouly Government founded
upon the principles of uature. Aristotle and other
Gent philosophers had failed in their theories OF Gov
erument. Graduation is seen in everything in nature
in the fowery world, from the japOucs down to the
violet, in the vegetable kingdom, in the stars, and
even in men. All government comes from the Gre
ator. Statesmen looked 10 this principle Of IRA
daon but our Government is the only founded on
il and policy, our institutions, end African slave
ry ia founded IT, IL s not for us 70 inquire INTO the
great mysteries Of nature; and il is host fooish TO
attempt to make thngs better than God made them.
lAppause.
~. 81. -
God IOunCed them, making the greatest amount Of
Happiness ont of the elements which We possess. We
ought increase and expand our Institutions. If they
do not increase the amount Of happness 10 al-black
and white-then they ought ~ be abandoned. lie
repudisted the doctrine Of the greatest hap
pDess to the greatest number. One hundred
persons have night 10 have happiness at
tbe expense and injury Of ninety.nine. If Slavery
is not best for the African and doesn't increase his
happress it ought to be abolished. If it does then
our institutions ere founded IN naurewe are fulfilling
cur destiny, and stand upon this higher law. lie
wouldn't supIQrt Constitution that was inconsistent
With this higher law Of nature, Aud until the "leop.
ard can change his Spots or the Ethiop his skin, don't
tel me- he said that il is unlawful to hold slaves.
lie had been asked with these views, what Is to
become of the country. Fanaticsm might be spread,
ing at the North, but Slavery Is getting stronger, ana
viii continue TO get stronger, whether IN the Union or
ont OF it..
If the worst must come, LET il come--he was not
afraid Of the consequences; III or ont OF the Union
Slavery will grow strong as time goes on.
When he entered Cong css The Missouri COMPROMISE
excluded Slavery iIomthe Territories; nov II is not
excluded from portion Of land over which floats cur
national flag.
vailed in Virginia in tho early days OF the COMMON
wealth and argued that is useless to sGnsi the
progress Of events. Every restriction has been taken
af Slavery: Fugitive Slave law has been granted.
There are more men AT the North to day who believe
in the SOCIAL and moral condition Of Slavery than when
= N
Carlye has ropudated his Abolition doctrines; and
even TIE L0nd0R Times has part,liy kept mp With
him in his opinions. Freedom for the negro has been
tiled in the West India Islands, and failed, and the
defect is now attempted TO be remeded by the intro
duction of Chinese coolies under the title of "appren
tees They had better resort to the original state Of
thrgs.
future. With our constitutional rights and with the
present principles OF political policy, III his Judgment
W are Just safe, and safer than weever were
We must remain united, II We are ever divided our
day of doom WI surely come All nations, when they
c, sse TO grow begin TO die; should then, endeavOr
10 expand and grow. Central America, Mexico, are
all open 10 u.s. lie does hot believe that the country IL
large enough; but believes that diversity OF inter-
c,,s viii strengthen the Government better than all
we've hou ogeneous lie looks forward in the future 10
tie acquisition OF Cuba, but never in favor OF pay
inc Spain much money for itnot more than - nJjOOO
or I. 900 0O0 II Cuba wants TO come iltO the tr.On
lie would not ask Spein but would DC IN favor OF re-
peHug the neutrality laws, So as TO give our people
chance to hep her III her Wish. .
lie san TO reason why should pay SiOOOO,OO0 for
II; have already spent several millions IN prevent
ing Americans from going to Cuba-und he wants the
United States to quit holding the Island while Spain
skins il. Cilts .! Go OE! Go on
The hest time 20 quit, resumed be speaker. is when
nobody wants Won t. Quit. WHAT have sad about
The principles Of Slavery Is Is Lew thing. Philosophers
never thought much about government foucGed on
raturc An thrgs uog are SLOW 10 development, Sc.
He alluded 10 the theories of Copernicus. OF Calico
Of Adam Smith. Of Watts, OF Newton, OF Ful,on-to
tie steamboat the telegraph &c.--al were Sow Ia
,vtopmeht, and the same principle viii apply TO our