New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-10
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the Charles O'Conor stripe Of meo, because they
are audacious and refreshing Such do not pre-
scrbe emollicnts to the suffering body polite, but
on for ,carifcatons and heroic treatment generally
warranted to kill or cure in tho shortest possible
time. But gentlemen like Gov. Hunt, or Lieut.
Cav RAYMOND, are not of this class. Neither OF
these statesmen belongs to any healthy political or
.,n;,a,ion. and they attend these meetings to say
what nobody wants to hear and what amounts 10
nothing when il is said. speech OF Mr. Raymond
at the Troy Union meeting was printed last week
IN Tn, NJ. Y. Times, which we have only just now
perused. In this speech, Mr. Raymond expounds
bis political views as they stood on that day. From
a large amount of in. and.out kind Of observation,
in which something seems TO be said only to be
qualified or taken back again, we have extracted
what appears to be his position on the relative duty
of the North and South toward each otber-a duty
which, if duly performed, he is of opinion would
preserve this Union--a Union, however, that he is
satisfied cannot be broken by any means, and
which, he says he is persuaded, is substantially
broken already; and whether broken or not, he
further adds, is q matter of no great consequence
any way, except to the South, which would, 10 such
an event, be surely destroyed BY vast crop of
John Browns.
Mr. Raymonds recipe being simple, we conclude
il is best for us to advertise it, since good many
anxious people are afraid our National disorders
are fast growing incurable. This opinion we trust
they will take an early occasion to dismiss, after
hearing Dr. Raymond's prescription for the restOra-
ton of the National health. Our Doctor says, that
TO preserve the Union the North and South have
each got to do something. This is very well. Now
let VS. see what it ia. The duties OF the North IN
Dr. Raymond's schedule being the most numerous,
we begin with them. First then, Dr. K. says the
North must make laws to prevent the John Browns
from going down into Virginia, and for punishlng
them if they do go. In the first place, we must say
that this proposition vague, because prevention OF
overt acis that are only contemplated isbeyond the
mower of all law All that csn be done is, to PUNISH
oteuses when committed. But of whatyalue would
law of this sort be TO Virginia In HarPers Ferry
inyasionq When Virginia catches the murders,
does not she hang thenl Andifthey should escape,
is it not already obligatory the States to which
they aee to deliver them up to those whose laws
they ofend7 What need of more than this The
duty is already fully performed, and all the laws in
the world would not improve the present state OF
things, either as regards prevention or punishment.
Secondly: The North shall make no laws to dis
charge fugitves, says DR.. Raymond. Albright say
we. Eut we suppose even the Doctor himself
would not object to esccrtaining whetE r claimed
fugitive is actually fugitive, before he would give
H. in thq
we know no fairer way to ascertain the fact than
by trial by Jury. Congress may pass any fugitive
law it likes and if it will incorporate this provision
into il we will answer for it that everything like
serious hostility to the operation Of the law will
Geese throughout the North. Does DR.. Raymond
say this plan would fail to catch the runaway ne
groesi He has no right to say it; and the demand
for such provision rests on the clearest principles
of legal right and Justice Give us this, and contro
versy ends on point No. 2
Thirdly: The North must not "meddle with the
domestic institutions of the Slave States; must
"not tamper with their laws; must not incite the
slaves to instruction" ALI right again, DR..
Ray mond. Every Republican says this
Fomthly; Trying to stop the spread OF Slavery,
the Doctor thinks is perhaps commendable but In
the effort he assel Is that the North should implicit
" follow the directions of the Supreme Court.
That is to say the only allowable kind of doing in
this case, is doing nothing. Stop the spread of
Slavery into the Territories, say the Republicans.
That is right, says DR.. Raymond. You shall not
stop the spread of Slavery into the Territories, says
the Supreme Court. Exactly So that is right, says
Dr. Raymond. With this extraordinary consisten-
cy and cidity is this kno;ty point of his discourse
treated by the Ex. Lieut.. Governor We can hard
ly 90 Justice to his manipulation by the breylty OF
our statement We howeyer preserve its substance.
Such is summary of the present duties OF the
North, as defined by our orator. Let us see what
he laws down as the duties Of the South
The South must recognize the fact that the North
ia not in the abstract in favor OF Slavery; this SEN
tinent the South must not attempt to change by
reasoning or coercion. On this point the E1-Lieut.
Governor processes to be firm. lie declares that If
the North must subscribe to the doctrine that
Slavery, in the abstract, ia compendium Of oil the
Christian graces, as condition of continuance of
the Union, then for his part he is willing to say,
" Good-by to the Union" He won't stand such
nonsense. Slavery can go where it likes, aud do
what il likes and be what it likes, bat fer swear
ing it is really good, prime article in the raw
state the Ex.Lieutcnant says he won't. To which
We say Bravo! DR.. Raymond
Next to this, the Doctor has one more thing for
the South to do, and this concludes its circle Of
duties. He says it must abandon the attempts to
carly Slavery into the Territories. We do not SEQ
m 4.