New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-13
PKO.sLAvERv TYRANNY.

The boosted unanimity of the South in opposition
to "Black Republicanism, is precisely that which
has long been maintained in Austria, France aud
Naples, and by like means. There are but very
few avowed Republicans in the Slave States, simply
because no one can be an active Republican and
stay there save in few localities along the border,
unless he takes his life in his hand aud holds it at
the mouth of the pistol as Cassius NJ. Clay does.
Hundreds who have subscribed and paid for The
TRIBUNE are not allowed to receive it; thousands
who would gladly take and pay for it are deferred
from so doing by terror. The Republican party is
daily DETAINED in fifteen States of the Union, but
not allowed hearing in reply. To circulate the
facts whereon we rest the justification of our faith
is prosecuted and punished as a felony; while to adj
yocate our principles and nominate tickets in their
behalf would, throughout nine-tenths of the Slave
region, expose free white men to be hunted like
wild beasts And thereupon we are tainted with
being sectional party Whose fault is that
John Van Buren, is said to have remarked lately
that there wasno despotism in Europe which could
compare in cruelty and meanness with that now
tyranizing in the Slave States; and gave as rea-
son that the European despots had such number
of subjects that they were obliged to establish
some general rules of action; while an enlightened
public sentiment, together with desire of main
tanning characters for generosity, had given to
their conduct some show of justice and Gberality.
But, sad the Prince, your little one-horse despots
are not restrained by any such considerations, and
do not govern even by anything so respectable as
their absolute will, being often controlled more by
the merest caprice. An occurrence Of the last
week furnishes evidence in affirmation Of these
views. John B. Brown is farmer and dairyman
residing in the County of Alexandria, Va, about
four miles from the Long Bridge, on the farm for
merly owned by the late Gov. Van Ness. For
many years since the purchase of this farm, he has
supplied goodly portion of the citizens of Wash
iugton with milk, and variety of other necessary
products of his well-cultivated land. Being
man of mind and much observation,
he had naturally become Republican,
and was delegate from his State
to the late National Convention at Chicago. Thist
of course, greatly enraged the fre-eating Democ-
rscy Of his neighbOrhOOd. One day last week,
being in the City of Washington, he procured from
the Post-Ohice his papers-THE TRIBUNE,
The Baltimore Sun, and The Washington Star.
He aso obtained, during the day, four copies
of the Helper Compend, not for circulation,
but for the use of himself and bis family. Such is
the lynx-eyed espionage of the despotism to which
we have alluded that Mr.. Brown had hardly
crossed the Long Bridge, on his way home, before
he was seized, searched, and, for having these
terrible publications in bis pocket, he was hurried
down to the City of Alexandria, and compelled to
give bail in 50, 900 to escape confinement in the
common jail. We venture to say that neither
Austria nor Naples, in the palmiest days OF her
tyranny, ever exceeded this outrage upon personal
freedom.
And what must be the character of social
system that shows such horror at the disposition Of
the people to read and investigate the publications of
the day May we not say of such despots, in the
language of an ancient volume: Ye hate the
" light because your deeds are evil
Or, take another ease, just developed in Ken
lucky, where son-in-law and two or three grand
children of an aged STAKEHOLDER, named Switzerland,
have Joined in a suit to compel him to continue
STAKEHOLDER, against his own conscience and will.
The case is thus stated in The Somerset Ky
EducatOr-a PrO-Slayery journal:
Owen Switzerland living Green River in Casey County,
some four miles above Liberty who Is about
eighty years old by his energy industry and economy
assisted by his industrious and frugal housewife acquired very
large estate part OF which is ftyfye hftyseyen
slaves month ago it became noised about in the
County that about set bis slaves free by deed OF
mission. His grund children Of them and his son inlaw,
McWborer becoming satisfied that such his purpose and
charging that he his doage and rather imbecle and
especially that his negroes had undue Influence him. and
that hs he incompetent 10 control his property
prayed an inquiry into the matter with the view Of having
committee appointed for him take OF his property. He
executed deed freeing all his slaves, and preparing to
move them from the State when the plaintiffs had attach
uent Issued against them end they detained The
up trial week before last ct the Casey Circuit Court
but continued until next November term"
Cant the adjourned Democratic National Con-
yenton or it, Richmond shadow, say word for this
unhappy man. Where are the "rights OF proper
"ty" and their Constitutional guarantees, when
free, white citizen is thus treated If it is I'M
portant TO secure Shareholders right TO his own
negroes in Nebraska, why shouldn't he be afforded
a kindred liberty TO - do as he likes with his own"
in Kentucky also