New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-06
TRIBUNE-FREE SPEECH AND H. HELPER
AT TIE SOUTH.


To the Editor If The ~ Y Tribune.
Sir: Your paper is avowadly the advocate Of HUI
man FRI ed"m-"f 81 the pr nc pies of eternal right
81 " that righteousness which exalteth n nation"
AZ such rel ice in IL wide aud increasing circulation
Your paper can do ma III in moiing that public sen.
tin..ut which in nation goperns.
For this reason am auxious that your columns
sh"uld present not Encouraging pictures ofrhe South
but ila YOUR may have every truth which viii
call into being tbht hope which alone inctes t0
vigorous, Per-everng and successful eff IT.
Some Of Your corre-pouc euts speak dscou-aginzly
Of fire speech IN the South the subject Of Human
Freedom IL the part # cahdor 10 say, there ara
places where the most prudent ard self sacrificing
1T tsy and he heard but it is ju,t trle that there
counties where true stay aud exercise the
uimor liberty 81 speech tell the most pointed truths,
and Distribute the bet ct Anii-Slavery documents;
and this, io. III places where speaking anl r.a ling
~ ,v i.J-t go1-rcsch a0st O0iers. fake Opy
tee IN tnir State er -alnpIcs. ,urbou County has
1876 siaves, with OILY lob white per"n-; WoUlfri
County tds t,3,L slaves. These counties are rich.
re ovuLte-, ald liberty If speech cannot probably
ii ere tr nniftnsd hsni-t the pccuarinst.iutiob.
H. Can PLe,i County tieIe II, ~ whites with
OILY la -inves In Puaski County there are ~ S5i
white W ia ,o01 slaves. Ia jacks County Ia new
county J. there are believe, D white pen.,ns,
viii than 10 slaves la all tb-se counties
lai cItvued, III" Lecturer aud pvricur travel,
sIeLE, ara G.iilbHic hnii-SiayeTy documents To
Dir. la jackson County, eight Of the civil Off
Tel UIted To- ne rs AutI->ayery mcn-sone ut
ttem know personally, aud know tir,n ~ outs Vken
AbolirLists sane oil them members aud friends Of
,ur Tree CLUIcbeh. TOTS county has shared r.chy in
tic ALti-Slay.ry hbTS Ia tins State. AZ seaerai
truth where uost Ahti-sihyeiy labor has been be-
slowed Il ui tue grcEtcst number Of staHncb,
| reliable ALli-s!aytry men. l believe like aui still
lIea,r resGiie nay be effected in other eou.es. 1
bpE We the South NAY by the power OF tfuh, be-
-deei, o,ii the tra.aVn If Slavery. Like revolu-
Uls Lave been effected by the power Ut truth ia olher
| laIds. WY OF LeIef
TIE pirce for reform IS among the poor in tho
! MOuitaII 81 pa reT couitirs.
1iehest- II rvfJrm iiust come from withou:-frou1
I the Free Sst@-. just reform for India or Africa
uue g Nc "a, M abroad, Llust tue ueaus If r.form
for the south come from the Free States of tbs
! Unicr.
NV, among the many ways Of aiding the Soath 10
! soeuTI Ler greatest good, and the poor slave his
DcLted ht ery, Is that Uf publishing and distributing
/ AIt.Slavery trocis snd book. Tracts are better
then bocksi the wait sonnet ming they real
! quickly.
True Yen nay cay there gre assocatious formed for
Til wmk that the American Tract Society lat Bos-
ton vii pubn-h, low, against Slavery. True, and
III Heartily ssu II il, though be ia u very modified
FUN" the moral GGties growing our Of TIE eestcace
If Slavery, touching hot the political aspects o(
/ slavery"
We Iced something more. The az should be laid a.
the oct 1t Tie hee ase hsw down tine tree; Hoping
! q! branch here aIG tLere Il a slow proc-rs.
! Aso Political sins should be iecriet by the men IT
GEO aS web individual and social sur. "Sparo
lot sehulderr Know tIs-hnd ticy are eagle syot
reference oiICOnsistencies They wI in their vppv-
Lenie push truth Ia s logical resulf- they despiso
trigug though they Insist upon il 10 the slave tney
p upon il, kick il. We should hot be reekl.ss-ynly
iiai md neekiy bold.
X. II. Helper has book for the times, the " Inn
pcLdiLg Crisls wish |; @oTe Comprised ia tract
His friends propose a. learn abridged edition.
wait TO urge its speedy pubhcutou. hope money
viii net be wanting that those who have, will Inquire
If 1t i needed: Delay, injurious. Slavery il ir-
trenchirg itseh. Friends If Freedom viii weary unles<
their hopes are checred rising energies fed. Men
here ready tO distribute IT, one or two eoporteurs
are travelling regularly and distributing such.
There ought to be National Colporeur Convention
heid-twenty-fye faithful men selected 10 go 10 Mia