New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-14


vefsaries that can command one. AZ long 40 the
South will insft upon abrogating compromises upon
Missouri raids and Lec0mpt0n Constitutions, or worse
yet upon converting our highest judicial tribunal into
party caucus for platform-making 10 long as they
nfist that the local peculiar institution shall become
national coextensive with the Territories Of the United
States you and they must expect the discussion Of the
Slavery question. When they are willing 70 let tne
two systems Of free and slave labor work out their
own development, without perverting the powers Oh
the GoverDmt mt to extend their institution OF Slavery
over Free Territory all agitation In the Free States
viii cease and not before.
We have heard good deal Of complaint that we
have circulated book written by native and citizen
of Slave State against Slavery. have recently read
that book for the fret time and my astonishment Is
almost equal to the contempt with which have always
regarded the clamor about the book. IL Is chiefly
made up Of statistical information showing the relative
value Of free and slsve labor, and Of the opinions OF
eminent from the North and the South, OF this ana
foreign countries as to the social moral and political
influence Of Slavery. So far as this information goes
Il il emineDly proper for circulation. Such portions
could be read with profit by the very men who have
made the most clsmor about the book. II 10 book
that believe asy intelligent man could read, con-
demning what Is wrong in it, and yet obtaining from it
ugefil suggestions That portion Of the book written
by the author which is addressed to his fellow nom
Shareholders Of the Southern States eynces bitterness
that has its parallel in the speeches and denuneaons
made by in the interest Of Slavery on the oor OF
Congress. have listened over and over again, TO
the same character of barapeue, TO the same Violent
rude, and exciting language with the simple di1srence
that the subjects of denuDcation were Black hepuD
lcans' instead of sleyehoders.
The author has evidently caught the spirit that per-
vades bis book in climate different from ours Inc
advice of Helper to his fellow observation-disclosures thas
they could abolish system that bears heavily upon
them by non-intercourse by social prescription, py
seyerDg all the ties of church fellowship, OF family and
Of social connection is the advice Of heated enthu
of its utter impractcsbiy And yet his ideas are the
same differently applied that form the staple OF many
Democratic speeches Books are written and speeches.
made in the interests Of Slavery and they Will be writ
ten and made against Slavery and they will De clrcu
lated Ifthey fase in theory or unfoundsd in fact
they will be overhrown by and argument, but
In no other way. The very means taken TO denounce
book will give II wider circulation. thousands VINO
heard of Helpers book but for the outcry against
it, have read and will read it, and permit me TO add
gentlemen that institution system can or ought to
stand in free Government like ours that is afraid to
mt et and unable to answer by fact and argument any
None knew better how groundless was the camor
against this book than the very men who made 1t;
none knew better my opinions than they did and, IN
the franknes of private intercourse, never knew one
Of them who did not respect the honest conviction OF
the Northern people against Slavery. But the camor
was deter the Southern Opposition from actng with
the Republicans TO msead the Southern people as TO
our principles and purposes, and 10 give low NORTH
ern men, elected by Republican voes, pretext Tor
violating their engagements.
Perhaps II is well TO repeat what the Republicans
will not do They will not interfere, directly nor ind-
recty with Slavery in the Slave States not because
they tbink Slavery less an evil in State than In
Territory, but because, under our system OF Govern
ment, we of the Free States have no constitutional
pow er to interfere with Slavery in the States. 10 is
not because like the system, for we do not i Is
scarcely possible for man born and bred In Free
State to regard with favor system under which men,
women, and children are the absolute property OF
othersabe to be separated at the caprce or neces-
sity of their masersj system by which men, care
not of what color OF how low In the scale Of inte
pence NAV be and are reduced to the level OF brutes
and deprived Of every distinctive right Of humanity
The very fact that four millions Of human beings are
held in this condition in Republic like ours, and that
such fervude does not exist 70 thing Ike the same
extent elsewhere, will always be disturbing element
In American politics While we admit we have no
power the institution in the Southern States and
will not attempt to exercise any will, in common
with the civilized world, entertain the hope that by
the voluntary action OF the States where the Institution
exists the condition of the slaves will be gradually
ameliCraed and changed until the great principle that
every man has a right TO the proceeds of his own
labor may be recognized from one end Of the land to
the other.
And now, az to what the Republican party Em do,
Il yor take at our word and help us elect Repub-
lcan PRECEDENT, / viii tell you. We viii promptly
admit Ransas as State into this Union, and put an
end a. once TO that controversy. We Will settle with
The Mormops in accordance with the Philadelphia
Platform, We will prevent the planting Of Slavery
in New Mexico. We will adopt the homestead and
preempon policy in the settlement Of the public lands
We will invite any man. who is willing to work,
means Of livelihood. TO aid 10 the development Of the
resources Of our country by establishing new home
stead Ia the West And 10Y friends, you need not fear
that this will be sectional measure for as many thou
sands Of poor white in the Southern States will
avail Themselves of this law there will be from the
Northern States. leave Il to you TO say whether re-
moved from the shadow Of great plantation, where
settlements are sparse where schools difficult Of
access they viii not be happy and prosperous when
traneplanted into rapidly growing settlement OF free
faIners7 You ask me, what will become OF the pro-
eeeds of the public landsl Why gentlemen, they now
go to an army Of receivers registers, iand eepss
&c, and the land becomes the capital stock OF Rail
road Corporations and the property OF nonresident
proprittors SPECTATORS, and lAndsharks Under the
preeent system thousands OF acres OF timber lands
without cabin or deadenng, and milnohs 0, acres
of unbroken prares held by spectators, block and re-
tard the progress Of settlements. The great tide OF
emigration il turned from its course leaving uneuu-
waited deeerts in lis pathway.
You do not feel tie evil Of the present system as we
of the West do. confess, gentlemen, ! prefer |
liberal extension Of the preempuon principle 10 free
homestead The hardy settlers who seek homes in |
TIE West are always willing to pay for their lands
sum at least sufficient to survey and locate them. But
they cannot and ought not 10 be compelled, by their
labor and improvements, to add to the value Of the
lands of nonTesdente who do good and only keep
neiRhbors away. The true way Of dealing with the
public lands Is to keep the surveys but little in adj
vance of the settlement, and to survey In small bodies
Let then be kept ten years for actual settlers under
well guarded preempton laws, and at price barely |
sufficient 10 pay for survey and entry 60 that for ten
years there sha be propreors but the settlers and
the Government. This would secure rapid de- |
yelopment Of our Western country; and by making |
new homes new customers, and starting new ma kets
in the Wet add directly TO the trade Of this great city
and the prosperity Of The whole country.
The Homestead policy now proposed by the Re- |
publican party will uDquesonabe aid in securing the
Territories for free labor. Slaves and slave labor
que plantations Of Thousands Of 10 waste; free
labor requires but quarter section of l6O acres 10 cu