The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-05

aaid them home the alave 6Aass; aad Tia. this
~ssad be the csse any territory pe~y acquired, e
purchase BY war, Of hexoo the south o< Canada
on the north Ana here begin by the remark, yhas a
he assumption OF constitutional IAw inspirod ~ tho
assumption Of fact with regard 70 The "ennoohng cns
rscser OF slavery, % II must loeo much not al ~
orce when The latter assumption SHOWN 70 DO false, -
has been done 10 day When slavery 10 be the
cot cover IL from sight rather thau iuah upon
sending II abroad with the leg Of the republic. h
only people have insensibe 70 s char
scter that they have toer sed for moment IL sxorbi
tspt pretepsons Therefore this long exposition where
slavery has been made 70 stand forth in s I've fold bar
0ars, with the tDgie object Of competing men 70 work
without wages naturally the 70 coaster the
assumption OF constitutional lay.
AFrsCAsnAnoS on THE CONSTITUTION
This assumption may be described as a.eupt to AZ
ricapze the constituton by introducing into the bar
s S,,0us y. o. osrve , We nave seen
zson OF the ison 70 icapize the Territories In
using this language 10 express the obvious effect Of this
assumption, borrow Suggestive term arstemployed BY
Portuguese writer the beginning Of this century whom
protesting against the spread Of slavery In Barzl (Sce
sumption and VIII be found to stand % prssen.oos
either Of which failing the assumption fails also. These
two arehrs the African pretens'on OF property In nsn;
and secondly, the pretenbiop that such property 10
cognized In the constitution With regard 10 the frs OF
these pretensions might simply refor 10 whst have
should do injustice the part has been made play
this controversy, did not sgAn expoee II. Then
sought psIaSSl.rly 70 show u OarOsrismi now snAn
Dpp1ssScr BETWEEN PERSON AND THING.
Properly impueo An owner and tning sd. On toe
one side human being, ana the other side thiog
But the very i0ea Of human being necessarily exca
the idea Of property IN that being Just as tho idea Of
thing necessarily excludes the IDEA Of human being
II clear that thing cannot be human beng, and Ms
equally that human being bs thing. And
ier and slave" oonisses IL Reluctance 70 sanction the
clan Of property sarinks from thc pre,ension Of
senators and satsnes itssf With forwuls wocn dos
exist out of what title derved9 Under what ordi-
nance Of nature or Of Natures Godis ono nuusn being
~sesu l.n4
Fespecer Of persons Where b the sanction for this
respect Of certain persons 70 degree wnch becomes
family and Ne are ali bis children Where then IL the
sapcton Of this pretension BY which brother sys VIC
lent bands upon brosher? 10 ask hese qussstons g
hu1.iiating; Jse Is clear there De- bet reooaSc
rhre sanction for sacA pretsnsion; odinan,e for
T. or tile On all grounds OF reason. and waving I'll
was nobly right when. in rejecting tho claim o.
slave master, he said :-"No MOT urtn you
s Ss .ho, 81 ~ sss H n me he me soua
do. know something Of the gress judgments by which
the jurisprudence Of country he's BEEN ussraet bu
learning Of Story or the CO upeteness Of Ken which will
brighten with time Ike this honest decree
ARGUMENTS FAVOR SLAVERY
The intrinsic eebleness OF this preension apparent IN
the intrinsic feebencss Of the arguments by which 10
maintained These are two fold and both have osen put
pir. Davis) The first h tho alleged infcroriy Of the
African race; an argument which, while sur
certain whether tho same prncole may not b
applied 10 other races, ~ TO the polsheo Jspsuese who
q Ss ns the
ter pretenson openly made In other quarters lne Rich
mood Enq,nrsr, leading journal u slaye masters,
does moi depend on difference Of complexion )" Ana .
leading writer among sIavcssters George Ftzaugh, OF
basE or white, Is right and necessary. Nature has
made the weak In MIND body for slaves Ana In tho
ssme ven sc%ocrstc paper Of SOUTH SaroO ~ ns; sad
Ing man white black These cxravagant pfcten
sions still further the febIsne Of the presensou
put forth by the Senator while instances. accumuiatug
Constantly attest the difficulty Of discriminating between
the two races Mr.. Paxton, OF Virginia, tells m thM
slaves and fugitive slaves have been sitcry advertised
Is possessing round face" "blue eyes "sxen hair
and - escaping under the pretence Of being white
man."
TIE DUTY cTvuHAnoy 70 TIE NEGRO.
This not the time TO epter upon the great question OF
sure am that they who understand best win DO lest
disposed the pretcnaon which, The assumed ground
Of smother. II he AJrsocs yac Be- inferior a. sSoed,
then ne usqkst~obt duty Of Chr1ason csu'lssatson
70 Ht from IT. deoradotion, not ~ ne uados0s asd u.
BY gnsros cAars sosieh sA- be MEASURED preciry BY
lie tzisnt Of ., snfaiorly. The second arsansnt put
Senator from Nssisspp that the Africans the pos
tersy Of Ham, tho son u Noah, through Canaan, Who
word employed-of bis brethren, and that this nssdc
ton has fallen upon all hm descendants, Who are 40.
< ssI S,S ~ GSS
ou al succeeding time Surely icAen te Sssd,w qsa
Srplsrv s.forse ~ eia.m u aav ~aseys, Ne dad No:
Inc senator 8 Ch:rms. q TIE cOnas.es % Military AZ
fars, In which he n doubtless experinced. He may
consdsrsd very little the text o. scripture which he
relies The Senator assumes ,hst nss liked the doom
Perhaps be dos noi know that IN ,Ss woss, days he
Polsh arsocrscy this Argument was Adopted ~ The
excuse for hcdiDs vhs se,is y eona.ss precisely e
day he angry Polish noble addresses his white peasant -
VIZ IN asrmss away An ARGUMENT
n hardly COMFORTS with the gravity OF tns debate 70
dwell such an Argument, ana yeti caDno; 20 wrong y
20. Ss ssis :, %'S s o
he must maintain ii est hve different prop 'ns, -
essential Inks in shs chain Of the Ar,c AmsrcAn slave:
frat thst, by this mAlcdicton, Canaan himself vas
actually changed into "ch.,sel, whereas he ~ umpy
made he "servant Of his brethren scooodly thss Acs
ss 81 Dr. Ne =:
such extent; thirdly, that The Are Amersssa sstaAly
bcloscs 70 the ps.ssry Of o.naAnSsn e,nno,egA -
ssch Of The descendsuts Of shem and yapheth hes night
% hold an Arc American fellow man a. "cnssisl-
s,,si1 shss svsry ssvsnssser Truly descsosed from
shcu Japbesh-s pedigree which no anxiety can esnb
ssov. me Ola sS.urssy an .ss . found s
pre&snson on
Az Az, :s;: nom :. -: :. ;s .: q. &c s.s. ~
From abe character Of these swo areomeuss FOR pro
Pssv in man, am brought sssi, % !. asssi
IA b Natural thas Senators who psvead tbs b. hs NV
q pssurs, pas may bol prppssiy IN 49, should ned
thh pretsseou In tho soogeituttcu. 6H a. ranoN a.
sssck wiAssd snAahss n ne consolidation 81 q = s1hasf
o~Sascn n sssuvs not ,oo much " ~ !hss Ihsrs
d nox sentence phrase wcrd-no< single suGgss-
uou. hint equivooAtDa, evsn-out Of which any ssch
pretspsoa can b. impsssd while reaa nsoas acs asd
irpunns ooutsuporanecus declarations n ths Coavsa
uon vhioh framed The ooustuton, 10 dhdsrent forms Of
language, and also Controlling ruse Of interFsae-
taxing counsel u shsir desires, hnd 10 ths
| soossaut,os, - The sc<iptars, what hsy
parsnl han vhsn slave nastss dsosivs thsmssfvs %
fas 70 ind in the ooasesuton prctensoa shch sxss
only In their sous Looking juridoauy for o. no
ment Il thn question: shall Be brought 70 lhs cooeu
son according 70 The sdnssoa o courts asd ur<s, nrst
IN Europe and then country, thas shvery On
be desvsd from no doubtful word msre prgesoooo,
but only from clear and special reccGnco. ne sen4e
q slavery !" sao Lord MAssnsh prososncse judgneat
incapable Of being inrosuoed % asy rssssss .ses o.