New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-15

property without being guilty of murder. 10 the
States where Slavery s recognized no properly exists
in men and women il 10 in their labor, their services.
That only property and can only exist IN the clatss
where Il Is recognized by State law 49,,
The laws Of Kentucky have no existence, no valid
ity in Indiana and therefore 1t ia that the moment
slave is brought by the man who owns bis service hs
labor into L. diana, he loses that rght ana the save
comes free The case is different If he come into In
diana without the consent of the man who Owls his
service because the Constitution of the United States
comes in ard rays tina. this man. thus owing labor or
service sha be delivered up TO the person from whom
he NAV have escaped In no other way is the exist
ence Of Slavery recognized in the Constitution except
the representative clause and that in reference to the
suppression of the slave-trade.
Our Territories come 10 us free. The right Of one
man to own the labor Of another not recognized
by any aw of those Territories, and does not there
fore, exist.
These facts show that the property in the labor of
man liz of peculiar character, and existing only by
reason of local State laws and is not recognized by the
great charter Of right to property as proclaimed oy
God himself when ne gave man power on earth.
When therefore, resident of a Slave State sees
proper TO leave that State for new Territory ne lor-
fes bic right TO the labor of his slave, and must 60
precisely as the citizens Of other States 90 70 IT. Will
ust such property as is recognized by the law OF prop
eriy made universal by the dictam OF the Almighty,
the Supreme Court of the Universe from which there
is no appeal :;
What is there in this that is wrong? Where the IN;
iustce done any portion of the peoplel IL places all
The States upon the same equality, and was never com
pIaned of until il became necessary for party purposes
and 10 achieve Democratic triumphs. a, d
In regard to this whole question OF slavery 'ne LIE,
nnbcaIs stand where great majority OF the people
of al PARTIES stood only few years sgo ana appear
70 All candid men for the truth of this assertion,
We are told however, that although this be true,
pubic sentiment has undergone great cha lge, anu
esneeaIly in the SavehodiDg States; that, because
slave labor has become profitable, the rights OF
the STAKEHOLDER have become more enlarged.
The invention of the cotton gin and the consequent
increase in the value of slave labor cannot change con-
stitutiona law Is possible that our Constitution, of
which we 20 often boast, was fixed up by our fathers
on the sdip gscae principle to be governed by the
fluctuations in the value of negroes And yet, accord
ing TO Democratic construction such seems to be the
fact.
Permit me TO digress moment to say q few words
about Mr. Douglas and his supporters. Although that
gentleman has declared that he did not care whether or
not Slavery be boed into out of the Territories
great number of bis friends in the Free States do
Many of them are honestly opposed to permitting
Slavery in the Territories, and think 1t would be pre-
vented if the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty were
carried ont.
But, this doctrine is repudiated by the very Conven
ton which nominated Mr.. Douglas. If it be doubted,
read the following resolution then adopted:
Re.rd That tits in accordance with the Cincinnati Platform
uIe Of rectons whatever may be- imposed by the Federal
Constitution the power of the Territorial legislation over the
str be- finally determined by the Supreme Court Of the United
States should responded by all good citizens and enforced
with pompness and fidelity by every branch OF the General
Government
This resolution must have some meaning,
certainly it would not have been adopted. What
is that meaning i is this and no 70. one So;y will
viii at some future time decide, that Slavery exists
in the Territories by of the Constitution of the
United States and cannot be touched by the people
but must be protected by every branch of the General
The cry of Popular Sovereignty" therefore, be-
came the mt rest mOckery-the of all thinking
men.
The truth is Mr.. Douglas and his followers present
very dis8greeable bundle of contradictions on this
subject reminding us of the famous couplet of
"Firstit will and then il won't
Then il does and then it don't"
VIII not those among them who really desire TO pre-
serve our Territories - free labor unite with in the
only practical mode of accomplishing it If it be said
that the decision of the Supreme Court is as eecual
against Congressional as Territorial Legislative action,
i answer that such decision is expression of
opinion on question of public policy which the
Court hes no jurisdiction and that it cannot therefore,
enforce its dictum
To this it may be said that the act of Territorial
Legislature may, therefore, exclude it, Not 80; be-
The power is in the General Government, unless
has been previously given, in the act organizing the
Territories, TO the Territorial Legislature
IL is not denied that the doctrine of the Republicans
in relation 10 the government OF the territories is the
doctrine of the fathers of the Constitution. The old
landmarks Of government, established by wisdom and
patriotism should never be removed. Let stand by
and protect them Do that, and the agitation of the
Slavery question, 80 uwisely forced upon us by the
Democrat party, will cease, we hope, forever. No
longer will one section of the country be arrayed
against another; no longer will hear the traitors
threat of dissolution Of the Union. We shall then,
indeed be band of brothers, deserving the great in
heritance left us by our fathers.
H-To procure a more efficient lar for the suppress
sion Of the african SLare-trade.
II certainly requires no argument in this Christian
age among Christian people, TO show that the slave
trade ought to be suppressed 1t was stgnatlzed by
Jefferson in bis first draft of the Declaration of indie
pendenee, piratical warfare the approbrium of
even iDfdel powers"
As crime, it ranks with piracy and murder No
pen has yet described the horrors of what called the
middle passage of SLAYER. Hundreds perish by suf
tie shslks Of the great deep know by instinct these in
4 ships, and follow them to feed upon the miser-
lI I'D Nes who thus perish
Spe Nince the repeal of the Missouri Com
promse the laws aga.asl lne Save trace nave oeen
frscnentv violated ,hSp previous to that time.
men Of the Democrtie party in the South
epenly advocate a repeal Of the laws, anu SUM VI Ine
democratic Courts in the same section nave refused 10
enforce them! ,r,r, 1or,oa
efficient laws to suppress 1t ana tne OF
the Government to enforce them. Why shall it not be
DONE
III. The admission Of Kansas.
Two year, ago the Democratic Senate attempted 10
force Kansas into the Union with Slave CONSTITUTION
spurned by majority of her people.
AZ the last session. the same Democratic Senate re-
fused to admit her because she presented Constitution
which hsd been approved by vest majority OF her cat
liens prohibiting Slavery, forever
VIM wss this donel Admitted, and three more votes
woud be given to the Republican electoral vote for
President aud another Free Stats added TO the UnOn
Can such an act be sustained by the people! Why
should Kansas be longer rejectedi
IVA Rerenue Lar discriminating in Jaeor Of
american Industry.
Tbe exnenses of the National Government must be
paid. Tbereare only two modes of doing it, by direct