New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-18
MIR PHILLIPS AND THE TRIBUNE.


The readers Of The Liberator will see, the first
page, an article from The N. Y. TRIBUNE, styled "A
New Misepre entation" being criticism on an article
of mine in q late LiberatOr.
Ii will be seen that TIE TRIBUNE does not give its
readers any definite idea of my real charge against Mr.
Lincoln, or the ounds of it. But, covering that up
in equivocal terms, it takes issue mere TECHNICAL
". This could Rot bave been done to save space,
since my whole charge (his wishing to extend the
Fugitive Slave clause the District of Columbis,
where the Constitution does not carry it would not
have required ten lines.
First; The TRIBUNE says: "The charge ia based
upon the alleged fact that Mr. Lincoln mOped to recon-
sider,' &c.
never said Mr.. Lincoln mOyed To reconsider, &c.
To is technical word in parliamentary affairs.
Mr.. Lincoln made no motion al the time stated /
never charged him with making one. i said, " Mr..
Lincoln, in order to introduce this bill, requested the
L" House 10 reconsider" &c. Perhaps this word is i'll
chosen The reader can Judge for here the facts
Win Mr. Wentworth, At Lincoln srequest, withdrew,
for a moment, his motion (which was to lay the Ia
bic the motion to reconsierl, Mr. Lincoln said, by
" courtesy Of his colleague he would say that If the
" vote on the resolution recoDsidered he should
" make effort to introduce an amendment which he
should now read" The above request 20 Wentworth,
followed by such language, and by two votes for re-
consideration certainly amounts to telling the House
that he rushed the order reconsdered for the purpose
of introducing his amendment, which was the bill l
quoted from. To save space, L used single word,
perhaps too strong a one" Tequested the House..
still think il fair II the reader thinks otherwise,
let it pass. He knows the exact fact; the value OF
which be will appreciate more precisely If add that
when Mr. Lincoln twice voted 70 get reconsideration,
he voted with Albert g. Brown, Howell Cobb, Khett,
and Toombs against GiddDgs Daniel p. King, Horace
Mann, Palfrey, Julius Rockwell, Collamer, Wilmot,
Wentworth, and Greeley. Which side represented
Pro-Slavery and which Anti-Slavery, it will be easy
for any one to determine.
The single vote of Mr.. Lincoln against laying the
phole matter the taOle, in which The TRIBUNE
takes refuge, was given only TO get his own bill the
chsnce Of being considered.
Second: THR TRIBUNE thinks me unfair in not
quoting The whole bill. 1 quoted ali that concerned
nv accusation and certainly did not omit the rest from
any with 70 hurt Mr. Lincoln. The bill itself, is mo
credit to any man, being one of the poorest and most
corfused specimens Of PrOsla sery compromise. pro
vdes, SUBSTANTIALLY First that slave shall be carried
out of the District and slave shall be brought IN eK-
cent by United States officials coming from the South
who about all the persons that wish 70 hold slaves
IN the Dtrct Suoh persons 10 be allo wed ~ hold
them there forever Second All children born after 1880
were 10 I've free time or other 1t Is not stated
when. Third, Slaves in the District were TO remain
such until their holders wished 20 sell them At which
time the United States Government was bound to buy
them. Fourth, All this wac to be law, If the people OF
the District voted for it u Fifth The Distres waste
be slave-b uniting ground forever
Marvellous Anr-Savery proposition TO abolish
robbery il the cobbers request And this is In lS49
of the Christian era, and relates 70 territory rom
WIN The Constitution excludes all Slavery and OF
which Congress has the exclusive CONTROL Consider
ing that RepnblcaDism processes to exclude
Slavery from all our Territories, as its special
work, | should style LincOlns bill,
Bill of the Republican President TO recognize extend
end ptrpetnate Slavery in one OF the Territories OF
the Cni'ed States" II aoy of Mr. Lncoln's friends
consider this bill feather in his cap let it, by oil
means he 1arsded 1t strikes as one Of those blun
ders which a mans well-wishen desire to hum up
among his fritnd
THrrd But n v real charge was this:
Abf.hsm Lincoln the Of Ilinos We giobet
Northern hound to-day side by side with the Infamous Mason
of virginia Mason. bill IL based that clause OF the
United States whc provides for the surrender OF
escaping State into another STATE Of the Union
Supreme Court Of the United States has decided inst
the District Of Columbia Is not State within the meaning OF
the Constiu,ion See Hepburn Elzey Crsnch 80 the
District of Columbia therefore included In the tsrms OF
the Fugitive Slave Whoever tiles to erend the domtn
ion of h.t clause over the District of Columbia exhibits only
his voluntary basenes. have nc petense q"
obligation Masons Mason, and stamps himself honnd OF
special slacrtty'
Th, deed Abraham Lincoln Republican candidate for Pre-
dent La. done! Here facts Extract from bill sus
sested by the Hen Abraham Lincoln In the u House OF Hep
esenstlv Jan TO- 1919 tSee C0ngres0aai Globe appendix
Second Session, XXXth Congress, p. RAJ:
"sscTros Th.t the municipal authorities Of W.shias,on
Georetown within their unit ar.
hereby e ed sna E.srnsD 80 PlOTss a.,f a" Srsfy
SLAVES escapine int said Dsfrief."
Obrerve bis proposition: I,provides no safeguards,-
NO Jury trial takes no care to prevent free men from
being carried off as slavesi-in these respects IL 10
worse than even Masons Bill. The municipal aushori-
ties are b provide ACTIVE and Efficient means -
hat is all. ~
Thir was my charge. now add that THE NV
YORK TRIBUNE oont,s0s that ia Presidential oana,'
date, Mr. Lincoln, did Just this deed. IL says, tne
fifth section Of this Bill, quoted above, "Oas mercy
INTENDED TO putt D,strict on footing hlfh az aae
States in regard to ,fugitires from serriee,' rhe"
slavery should Longer eztsf there, and nothing moe.
If Virginia may haze the right to take her rHnanay'
m Boston, there Is no good Caters Pari6Hs,
phy she shouid not IN Washington. ,-,,
II, NJ THE TRIBUkE Gays "there u no goo freason
why the Fugitive Slave clause, eonstiluI9nAiy sa