New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-12

to realize that nothing but Grm organization and
. perp- tuai vigilance CT save IT from encroaco-
mcnt after eucrosc ment s0d from beng sgaio aud
sg-in betrayed by those whom it locked 10 - is
meet reliable ctau p,ons No sooner bad the sdop-
ton Of the fsmOus {, mprOui-es Of 1850 gi'en
great triumph 20 ihe negro interest. such IS
uubody had though, possible N the passage OF the
Fugitive Slave Act tbso schemes began 10 be
fiIm,d for the repeal Of the Missouri prohibition
Ne so"uer Is the Missouri prohibition rcPesrd-a
thing y tcb, ;Vo or THREE yrars before would have
been secuted as polltct impc..ibllty; spd
lot only repealed by Congress, but pronounced By
the Supreme Court reyeI 10 have RAD any b'1dog
fcrce-tbsn We see new agitation set on foot
for d'spo,Dg in the same way Of the Laws
Prohibiting the African slsv,traoe. Ii IS not the
Republican psI'y-it j. TIE Democratic party, IN
Ger the guidance snd coctr" ot toe negro int' rest
that Ia. given AID that gives 10 the regr, que'-
inb il. lete aud present PromInenc!. The Southern
States are tie great strt hold OF the Democratic
patty and bs, political question is now discussed
there. in view Of the spprusctirg Presidential eec.
ton, except the que.tion of tie duty of Congress
to cary cut the Dred Scntt decision b. protecting
ard uphodine Slavery in the Territories, spite of
the wlslcs snd viii Of the inlsbitatt,i
The truth is, that witt in few years past the
negro interest hss come 10 feel and TO re.li,e its
power as greatly exceeding Whist had formerly
bee supposed; uor until Il has been defeated 10
square struggle aud the patronage Of the Federal
Government arenched from its erssp, will it cease
10 insist s Austria does 10 the case of Italy upon
ia indefesslble tight to rule The question DOW
pending, ard that upon which the Republican
party takes lis s.ard, il. Stall the United States
continue 10 be Free-Ihhor coultry, or shall our
Whole policy be stsptd fai as the National Coz
erumrpt car coutro it 10 serve the interests Of The
o1uers u Slsye Labor?
AZ al Illustration Ct tie purely defensive
position Of the Republican party, and Of the
peI;everiJg spirit 10 which the negro ques-
iVn hos for years pact been forced upon the
county BY the negro interest, we would refer
to The late vs'edictoIy speech of Mr. Stephens
of Gt orsis addressed ~ bis constituents. la re
viewing bis sixtren years Of poli,ica life, and jus
tGitg BIS oPioiops aud his c''urse Of action, the
OILS que s,irns 10 whlct he ttiuks it worth While to
u,ahe the slightest reference, are tpose which re-
lated 20 tie extension Of Slwery. He exul's over
the psrt which he bore in the annexation Of Texs';
end why Because the acquisition OF Texas was
important or valuable for soy reasons commcn to
the whole pstion' Not at all; but bs
cause tie annexation Of Texas secured
four Save States 10 the Uuion. In all
his speech, from beeirnirg TO end. there is not a
but that the coun:r. bas other interests except
those bound up ia the extension Of Slavery. The
great principle To be carried out he tells bis con-
siitutnts. is rxpsuson-tie right Of the siayebod-
ers 10 20 into the Territories with their slave
property. He is for expanding toto Mexico aud
Ceutral America, but at the same time be slgnI7-
CAVITY hints that, outside Of Texas there Is Little
chance Of increasing the number az Slave states
Unless at the same the we, INCREASE our African
stock. Thus. while Mr. Rufiin of Virginia goes
for the revival Of the African slave.trade as
d means Of preventing Virginia being drsinec
Of her labcrers Mr.. Stephen. appeals 10 a
tacit advocacy Of the same measure to the ambi-
ton and expansive ideas of bis constituents.
Unlt s., lie says, the number of African stock
" be Increased, We have Let the population,
and might as well abaudou the race With our
brethren OF the North in the colonization of TIE
'Teniorles N-gro Slavery. be ssserts, is bat
in is nlsncy-a problem iu our government which
our fstrers did rot understand, and which it re-
pains for this generation to solve. 1t is growing
stronger and has beer for SIXTEEN years past, aud
uLe.s checked, must lead on to tie complete re-
pu6iaiion ard absudonueut OF all that our fathers
held sacred in politics. It Is the great revolution
AIRY element il our - stem, calliog therefore for
the constant wa,cbfupess Of oil Teal conservatives