New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-22
FROM flashing TON.
HUMPHREY MARsHaLL's Manifesto.

! night sessiOn Of the House last evening made, on
behalf Of the Southern Americans, very able and
| significant speech. Ii is wrl-coussdered, care
fully written document ss It sppeaIs Ia The Gtobs
to-day, aid is universally regarded as the manifesto
| Of the Americans OF the Sodth-as their platform
Of views and principles for the approaching Pres-
| dental contest. To Use biz owI language, applied
10 smother speech Of the session. it ia rcyres Rfa-
tire spetch. Ii tone of suggestive advice
which denotes at once the soIictude Of the coun-
cior and the reviewed authority of the COM
mander.
The object Of Mr. Marshalls speech is obviously
! 10 contersct the recent Rtputllcsn pTOHanciami-
entos of Messrs Washbum and Giddiugs. But the
| eftot of Mr.. MaTshalls speech is TO corrobOrate
and confirm and establish beyond cavil the sound
ness Of the positions taken by those gentlemen as
| to the proper policy Of the Republican party.
At the Outset II his argument Mr.. Marshall lays
| down a proposition which. whatever force il m1y
| have has certainly not the furce of originality.
He says that the S.ayery agitation has done more
harm than good, aid that the continuance of this
agitation can have 70 other effect than Ito Jeop
ardize institutions which secure TO the people O
this country a larger share OF liberty political
equality and freedom il The pursuit OF happiness
than has been granted to ans other community
the intent Of which Iemsrk, of course, is to
vey the impression that Liberty equihty aid free
dom in the pursuit. of happiness blessings t. be
coveted and preserved, although in the same breath
be condems as absurd and dangerous the effort to
diluse them still mole generally among the Ameri-
can people.
T6s following propositions, said Mr.. Marshall,
characterize the speeches t. " hich am replying
those Of Messrs Seward. Giddings and Washburn:
81 TIE great probl,m be solved uJoer system h
whether veIIueri thl Be conc6escy Of pu:ic'
80 Whetherthe safes sLsl stVaLc. Under tie bounding
sp Of freedom aueh Under the bgttiag aaGerces Of
IS Whether ,fan reduce the Declaration Of Tnd-P.aa
euce practical soye;uucI al truth leave I. 20 niche
Il TIE ten pie OF pohtiesi philosophy merely"
This you viii SEE, Ia verS fair statement Of the
leading prOpOsitiOus of the speeches referred To.
1t is not often that Shareholder can be got to state
so candidly and squarey the substance OF the
Anti.Slayery prguu.nt. Mr. Narstalis cOmmen-
taIy on these propositions is very methodcsl. The
first thing that tue Rcpublic rs demand te says is
lat stop shall be put TO the extension of Slavery,
snd that the power Of Congress shall be eXerted
to that end. But the question OF the power Of
Congress to stop the extension of slavery, he says,
has been settled ia the negative settled s0 de-
cldedly that il con never be reOpeLed. quote:
"rps decdso, IN iSit b. tie legislation Of that after
siuffe Of three ysa oecia'd IL lo52 b. the Whs
sE6 Democratic rai's yoluutsr, sdops In Naiousl Con-
ye1ious rcGou.ou h ss1 > pncPes Of Compton,
1850 soutteT. seemed 20 osse ,hogtt they
ssan asSIc. hi s M. ras VIC voted f ts,, AZ,
wii regard JUDICIAL gu.sfinr How t-r tue
jadrciay d. b, The hghe have
il the Dioc Sctt The spftme Curt has pou;u1eeo lis
% 6eGf b., With .eb Gre i the sFue opnTs Of it, nem
bT' bob cm Free std ssvs st'e that there no onar
u iii tbat deCoc shall b. r,veet The Amsrcan party
placed rs dietuu sarous1 Ea,ional Council
AssiIs the q is Lss;i9n How can point be
settled 4 thi. has Iot be-L sepgd ?
br. Marsbsll is Of opinion thst the Republican
party by peT,sting to continue IN the field violates
It's promises or az least the promises that to
have been kindly made for 1t. He says
We were ole two y-srs scs st es. By the Auerc,n'
who hsn sens siit ibe KePneisA party oet eeml5g
be destiuy Of kansas saoad be settled TIA.
don Of ssveiy Gio Ksls.s only poIP Because
the feoIe CT tie Free s;~ Idensn = tee o tae
,ud not axe sdyalt's tom PGe'eS shies hey
Of the Repubcso Las no further
s.iou TO ptIofT, oorsi,eLiy wiz ths e'ssn .hsn II
orsisied Mr haze nc" al Opportunity 70 hall aho 10 aAs
obserya;ioH'
The prevention Of Slavery extension to Kansas
being the only object of the Republican party, Mr..
Marshall thinks it ought to dis oand and rally round
the conservatism of Anericanism Bat the gentle
man from Maine Mr.. Wsshburn), and the gente-
man from Ohio (Nlr. Giddrgs) will not disband
but obstinatey Eeep their banners raised, and eau
Oh the Republican ranks to follow the march OF
the movement against Slavery. Obstinate Mr.
Washburn Malignant Mr.. Giddines
The propositions of the Rochester speech oi Gov.
Seward Mr. Mar ,ba thus sums up:
~. sayehoos Stats are osAioh-. and 81 .lcs are nos
between men Who 1--we ulcer democratic lnst.tutiops.
sld bs oie eop IL m sory % the
Of United State, rIoyias TEEN 70 b aggressive enes o.
Tre,eIt an oeposi,i5n 10 sisyrhold "a
History example Prove "a. .here ust BE- N 2nosere
~ ,berrforr gs Hli .asey ali bsfe' al be saves
and this se. being ssc ed q, ahSms'e t- s0Ioafy no
fort put ,.y.i isr. In te. Govsra ner' or a. es',
cenuc Ct It's 10y az tafe oe''ny resade'o oil
he "A 1. 4 e
- There btirs 'rre1ce N the E.st'a .aas..is y y
flow from practice tie foregoing political vi-~s sad
puppets lad res rr te res on " L't,
iitir Creator With us-3sbr gtis, anons winch He
life, liberty and tie pursuit q hsPpiness''
This is certsiny pretty fair statement of the
views of Gov. Seward. Mr Marshall, however,
denounces II ss plain and undisguised Abolltonism.
He admits that those VINO hold these views dis
claim The right and deny the intention 70 NEEDLE
with Slavery in the States. They aver, he says,
that they only seek to prevent its extension TO Ter
riiories But this says Mr. Marshal, has been set
tied against them. Congress HIS no power over
Slavery in the Territories, and any attempt to ex-
ercise il vould be ausurpaton. The Compromise
measure Of 1850 settled this point forever lie
excaims
Wbo II tie Free st,.es Ia. Troiee tbs sr;rr. love
Ofts Uniou wsi-h should e'rs5'h schrire AmsIeaI .
/. 10 p, down "a Ae 5raeipes wch at
shed in Iss sra :en es1-r - t. 'ai s ,y, ~ o. III
nr,, AID C. az suG sbst.r, assisted ~ the patriotism OF
Dirsou ardO,hr DtHeo'a' gave peace T. di'''iei sna
divided c,uu;fy.r
Abiding I, the probability Of our acquiring
Mexico. hr. Msrshel says We shall find there . 4
climate and productions where Slavery might be
"advantsqeously employed Mexico, ii admitted
into the Uuon, viii be admitted rs States, not as
Territories.
Wbe, i. oc,e .hs t. ted by toe people Ct ~ FREE
ststes that ne, 9rs TIE >i1 US d.
rsc % i,ro;e.5g s,ycIs zee people aabii's TEN
u,y desire = 40 - -