New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-13

They were inst as cogent four years ago rs they
orc now. The Northern State Personal Liberty
hills are all of some years standing, and every
one of them, if We mistake not, is the law OF
State phich does not border on The Stare States,
Vermont has pretty stringent Personal Liberty
hill. but few or no Slaves ever escape into YER
mont. and those who do are never pursued
tbther. We doubt that q slave was ever re-
captured in Vermont and taken back into one OF
tbe present Slave States. We saw a NeD- YORK
slave pretty sharply chased in that State thirty
four years ago, but he got away, the whoie
population aiding him; and New-York never even
threatened TO secede on his account nor to lay o
heavy tax ON Vermont products In fact, she
took the thing very quietly as became her, and
"a she now advises others to do.
The "Northern Underground Railroad" is
also quite venerable institution-we judge it
considerably less active now than it was some
years ago. Democrats and Unonists quietly con-
tribute to keep it in running order.
"Black nurses are always at liberty in the
North to return South with their mistresses if
they see ft-otherwise not. Would The Express
have them compelled to do so when brought hither
by their ownersl Certainly, the Constitution
does not require this, while the Bible expressly
forbds it,
In the Lennon case, our Courts adudged that
Shareholders who bring hther their black chattels
do so at the peril of losing them, Slavery being
q relation unknown to the laws OF this State.
Would The Express have this otherwise 1t can
only be through radical change in our State
Constitution.
"Incendiary publications arc also an ancient
grievance. In other days. the WashingtOns, JET
Persons, Masons, and Patrick Henrys of the
South were guilty of indting them. Now, Cas-
sius N. Clay, Francis p. Blair, II. r. Helper,
and other native SouthrOns, follow in the foot
steps of those illustrious predecessors. We see
nothing in this to dissolve upon.
The Supreme Court was converted into po-
"litcal tribunal" four years ago, when it emit
ted the bred Scott decision. That was deci-
sion of "Slave questions by geographically latl-
"tude and longitude-instead of by law We
hope in time to redress that wrong.
The Editor of The Express was Member
of Congress when the Fugitive Slave Law passed,
and lodged the vote on it. He now berates the
North for its alleged deficient aacrty in slave
catching. He was the spokesman of the Wing
State Convention of 1847, and therein solemnly
pledged himself to resist to the utmost the extern
sion of Slavery. He has since dumped Jim
Grow" on that as on other points, and now
makes the fact that the rest of us have not, an
excuse for Secession. But, if he wants to get
into accord with public opinion, he must turn
another summerset-that is easier than for all
the rest of US to " flap over" Besides, his prac-
tce must make the feat easier for him than for US.
But the vital point is this: Lincoln's cleo
ton is not the cause, but the Prete1t, for the
Secession hurry--the real indictments being quite
other, Us The Express demonstrates. And now
let any one who can answer this question: How
is Secession to help the South in any OF the
points indicated by The Express Let her
secede, aud there will be no need of Personal
Liberty bills-the Underground Railroad will
run oyergrouDd, and be much shorter than now
-" Southern servants" brought North viii
return when they sec ft-the Supreme Court
will become thoroughly free-and the Territories
will be irresistibly consecrated to Free Labor.
What, then, are the Fire-Eaters driving at ?