New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

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and then cultivate the ground The negroes hear bis
orders hut they say, We do not feel Ike work to-
DAY, and refuse 10 obey him. BE undertakes to cor
rect them TO coerce them; in 30 many words, he un-
uesAes to hfp tnen bat suppose they resist AVID IN
s,eao oil his whipping them he gets whipped.
lLaush'er.l What then = l am magis-
ua'e, You come before me TO lodge your
complaint. 1 ask you what is the mstter-what
~ .ne baure OF your complaint You say, look at
these two black eyes of mine look at nv bloody
How did It happen, / ask. You cay, my negroes
eld " inquire, under what circumstances did they
oGnf Why you say "they refused to 90 to work
When told them. and when / undertook to whip
S Sem Tor It they turned on and whipped me. want
mere and will do 90 with pleasure If there ia any pun
shmeDt prescrbed by law but is there any Territorial
or Congressional law fixing the punishment He an-
s% , N9nen that he is aware Of. What shall do
WIN mem IL there is no law to punish / must dis
charge them; for / can only execute not make the
law. fou undertook TO whip them, and they whipped
you In self defense. If you had undertaken to whip
whte men, and they had whipped you they surely
Iau 'he ght 70 do but you undertook 10 whip these
negroes and they whipped you. There ia no law here
70 punish them and i must of course acquit them.
But you say the Constitution of the United States pro-
tects me. Well Sir here is the Constitution; where
40 you IND the puIshment for these negroes
in the Constitution Dwell, but they told me the
Dred Scott decision protected me-" Does that pre-
scribe the punishment for the offence charged against
these negroes? "No; it has only said have the right
1eTrtOreH.'
IND when you get there that neither the Constitution
nor the bred Scott decision any act of Congress-
nor Of the Territorial Legislature has prescribed the
punishment for them In case they refuse 10 obey your
o1derr' Wen hndiDg that your slaves are worthless
10 you there, you say: "Come bows Ists 90 hack 70
Virginia But they do not want to 20 back aud they
say NO; we will not 90. In Virginia you are bet
Ter man than we are; here we are quite IS good as
You" Laughter Well, you come to me again TO
,0oge your complaint and you say that the laws Of
Yes, but you left the Virgins avs behind Won when
you cane into Kansas. For If every man who comes
into kapsss brings with him the laws of his Stat. we
should have the laws OF thiriythree States. Which
are we 10 execute
You want TO carry your negroes back to Virginia,
and you attempt to force them CO. aud in selfdsfepse
tbty put you to Death. Your friends to me and
il ia proved that the negroes killed Won in sefdefsnse
What is the punishment? None whatever. Now,
want TO know if these negroes not Just as free
there az the white man, either under the Constitution
OF the United St9tes or the bred Scott decision
And why Simply because they are not property
under the common law and you require positive enact
ment for your projections and the bred Scott decision
establishes Slavery in the Territories without
further legislation for its protection than the decision
Of the same Court in 1879 declaring Bank Constitu-
tonal. established Bank Of the United States Now,
The Richmond Enquirer and Mr.. Yancey both ex-
press great surprise that any Yirginan should admit
that Slavery is a municipal institution.
Every lawyer OF intelligence will tell you ii is
W.
you repeal the law Of this State tomorrow which
provides Punishment for your slaves for resistance to
your authority, your slaves free you if they
choose 70 claim it; for if you cannot punish you
not hold them IN suSJec6n except by force, and am
not talking about force Lynch law, but Constitutional
law But they express surprise that any one living ia
Slave State shoud admit that Slavery is municipal
institution.
should like to know bow they will reconcile their
vote fer Mr.. Breckenridge, who holds precisely the
came opinion, which is of record aud must have been
seen by them for one Of the first resolutions offered by
him when he was a member Of the kentucky Lsgisla-
tuJe was as follows:
RsSoIred By the General Assembly Of The Commonwealth
OF Kentucky That question Slavery in the Territories be-
Ing tho local and does properly belongs alone to the po'
pie who inbabit them"
SO much for that question.
There are some persons who say that the bred Scott
decision went behind that-wbich utterly deny-and
declares that the Constitution it elf carried Slavery of
its own force into all the Territories IL does such
thing, in my opinion.
1.-THE Constitution carried it into the Territories and
protected il there Slavery would exist not only in the
Territories but in all the Sates for the Constitution
surely not lees binding in the States than in the Terri
T. ree and if il WIS established aud protected by the
Constitution there would have been no power in the
States by their Constitution or laws to exclude IT, for
that would have been in conflict with the Constitution
of the United States which declares IS have already
shown that 80
This Constitution shall be supreme law Of the land and the
ndpes every Sste fha be bound thereby snyth IN hr
And even in Massachusetts or Vermont any citizen
STAKEHOLDER might have claimed biz properly under TIE
Constitution. "
Let me tell you that this idea may be carried - 8
GREAT extreme and to dangerous extent IL ls nel
cate subject and the man who proposes TO take tle III
stitution from the position which 1t DOW occupies AZ
,ec0r insiitntion differing from all other properly
and mt il on an equality with merchandise generally
and ssy because YOU have the right 10 cary your rer
chandise into tbs Terrt0rss You have the rlght to
carry slaves as merbandise he akesa very hazArugu
posion. II lie better 10 let it stsnd as 1t IS peculA
institution not subject TO any tther oohllol t.Sn Uu
nOn because the moment you propose 70 put u upon
foo,ino with ordinary merchandise then may come ~
another proposition, that Congress may regua's o,as
eTy ard the sayetrade between ihs states a. 0o''
merchandise. .....:, .ors;st;r, nj
both persons and property, aud never agree ID put
NM N a footing with common merchandise, lot 10
do do not know the lawyer who conld suSces'lull,
dsnpte the fact that Congress would have ne pOWel
to regulate Slavery between me STATES as uoe' ~
reference 10 every other article OF commerce
Having thus discussed the Issues made IN TINS can
ross | propoee low to say word about the ,s.9
6otes and their records. ] have no qaauei WIN III
Donglas now-I hope none for the iuInTe; lie Is ~
progressive and improving CONDITION. ne rs, a. sne
ay ~ nersous who are getting over speil Vi
coy,valascent. for | saw that IN speech ne nduV o
Uerrisbnr0 PERIL short time SINCE ne mas oV' us
over 10 Ms on the great principle OF pioeO'io' -;
told the people OF Pennsylvania thsl the tScb Il
mad never received that share OF pro'eev.n W c.
entIsd TO receive at the hands OF aiostsrng Gov
M rgw emu This is great step in the right direction
But what operates even more thsn tna' Is '
he is good Union man. ard an ready 70 Sn !, :
hands wirh him and embrace all good Union men, Z"
time ike this. 49,. -, - "a, 9oc,r;ne Of
So, corereiontv differ with him IN inns.
am inclined to think that the plan proposed ~ mn
am birb was established by the Kansas Ne6IAsha
bill which, if not for ght d!ienIy Woqld PER
hons he me best way Of sitting the question. tninA
paPs " Enc ~ the peace and harmony OF the couh
WV" we should all be benefited by Transferring It to tne
T!';oi Tepesture aud lei them settle II for thsin