New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-17

OHftt Shfte TOT as well &c 89utu Ol tut
C'mpTouiS line u
That lie The Wit Question, fel,w-ciizeDs, TO which
de,r. 10 di &C, your stteuron, and nov let us see
what was tn. al swer Mr.. Lincoo gave 70 IL:
" Answeri am implicated, II Dot e, press'y pedgeo,
u thef In the ,igbf and duty Of Congress ~ pro-
bbit slavery in sll the Territories OF the Uaited nes
N, nth ss well "a South of the Missouri Compromise
lne." Ioud cheers.
There 10 the point. There is no mistake aeout ths'
sDgus,e.
''Qnestion IL desire to know whether be is
OPT ed to acquisition Of any pew Territory unless
Slavery is frs prohibited therein J"
Aptwer.-"I am not generally opposed 70 the non,
est acquisitions of terrtoIy and in any given ease,
wonld or would no, oppose such acquisition, accord,
jnply az might think su acquisition would or 0on'o
not aggravaie he Slavery question among ourselves.
Ard that answer AsS ee 70 a Ge as
10 any question. And now let Us hear the comment
which Mir. Benjamin makes upon the subject. he
ssys: -, mn,
differ in opinion with the man not 70 admire The per-
fec, csrdor and frank with which these answers
were gv.n; DO equivot stiop--no ,aHon.
And let ne coy, fellow citizens that these are the
words Of Democratic Senator rpeakng OF The nomi-
II, e Of the REPUBLICAN party for the Presidency.
A VoIcE-Apda Senator from the South, 100.
Mr. UiLYAy-Yes from the extreme South rom
heiaks of tie lower Mississippi. have but one
hort extract more 10 read nom TINS document he
says: s., 80. III,
1--WE THAT IL, The Democratic SenatorSl aecuse hum
mr. Dongas for this 10 wit: That havog agreed WIN
liz upon a point upon which we were at ISSUE thai
.h uld be considered judicial point; that be would
abide the decision; that he would rest udsr the de-
cisi, sId consider it doctrine Of the party that
having raid that 10 us here in the Senan, be went
home al d. under the sress of q local eleeion, his
knee cave way; his whole person uemb ed
So fellow cizeps il seems that these Senators make
tsygsns OF vial Trincipeshst when they dontag'ee
they together lay aside their convcnons Oh con-
silence their sth TO preserve the Gonstnnon ihyio
h. hor mi
under eerIsin oontiDg. ncies they Will give up those
opnops and agree that the issue shall be considered
noicisl POINT ard IN this instance the question was
whether Congress had power over the ieTntoI1es-to
d,termne whether slave was property there IN the
sense in hich an OK and cart were property. They
that that question should be lett not 20 the
CoDl of TIE u s., not to the people oil the u 81
but ant Eating the bred Scott decalon mat he would
alb de by that declsion and would act uder II. lneh
MIR. Benjamin ea,s:
"His advena y stood upon principle and was beaten
and 10 be lie he cand date Of mighty party Tor the
Pre- sidepcy Of the United States. The Senaor from
tho filtered He got TIE pize for what be lateral
tu 10 tie proud prize Of his ambition to-day slips
from bis gasp because of his a erDg in bic former
contest bis suceess IN the canvass Tor the SENATE
purchased for gnobe price, has cost him toe boss OF
tie PRESIDENCY of the United States" prolonged
ebeers. .,
Jucpe ye, this day, felow.citizeDs, whether Judah
r. Bel ain of Louisiana il or Is not prophet NO y,
ha read these TWO extracts To You ior 'his
THESE parfiea excellent bOnle % hlSW,
seem 10 utterly 70 have mistaken the character OF
Henry Clay-seem 10 have utterly m5read the life
Hat great state snaD thai they undertake w !ns day
10 press The weight of his iustrious name into the
scales of human bondage. They undertake 10 say that
Mr. Clay at this a,e day, after the repeal OF the Mis-
souri Compromise line after all the frauds, the PERU
r,s tie violence which has eured thus sdminsira-
ton OF james Buchanan, TO force upon ansas unwl
lpRly Slave coda Constitution that should
oon,Sin q Slave fection-that be-Henry Clay
would have supported the doctrine OF the
extreme South, row advocated by John e.
Br ok nridge aud his poti Of the Democratic parry,
ard OF po ed 10 be gor doctrines OF the Republican
Iariy ssy il is o Islander upon the character Of Mr..
Clay ssy ,ba. il is libel upon the memory Of that
utious leader, which is now the rieheet Inheritance
hat w. bis eOopeIstors, possess. i VIII prove u 10
you hold in n bands an extract from speech OF
MIR. Clay in the Senate Of the United States, and
will res6 II TO you. He says
$50 lorg a. God allows the vital current to flow
Z rough ny veins, ] viii never, herer, agyER, by
rd Of Tree ts,rtoy 70 tbe everlasting cuSse of human
bondage" lTTeu eDdoua cheering
Can any EumaI beIDg in the face Of these immortal
expressions, up before this American people, at
this day. and cay that Henry Clay was Pro- Slavery
man I /" No. no. Why, fellow.citirens, tbese Ion.
or al words should be printed in letters of gold and
should h hung up over every hearthstone Of every
cottage al every bc1se in this American land. They
Iun an heart Of the whole world Of mankind, and then
oppression and cruelty would fee away from the earth
forever. Cbeers.
But am not done NJ Clay among the rich leya-
cies h4 has left us, has let another expression which
tells dire tly upon tie very point, which now IN this
year of grace 1860, must BE- decided by the American
PEOPLE in that very memorable o. bate IN the year
1850, in answer TO MIR. Jefferson Davs then rs now
The Senator from Mississippi, Mr. Clay used tbese
words:
~ am sorry to hear the Senator from Mississippi
say that h. requires rs the extension of the Mi sJur
ConIromsa line 70 the Pacific but also that he is not
ratified with that, bat requires il understand him
correct Y, positive provision for the admission Of
Slavery south Of that line. And now, Sir, coming az
do from Slave State owe it to myself, owe it TO
the subject owe il truth 20 gay that 10 earthly
power could induce mo TO AK for SPECIFIC measure
for the introduction Of Slavery where had not before
existed, eiIh, touh north OF that line Loud ap-
papse, ard cheers
Does not that touch the preston, ye old Clay men
] put.it 10 the cd Henry Clay Wings who are now
stenirg 10 me, who have criticised my position upon
this sui ect not whether Mr.. Clay or any other real
Eta in this country ever desired 70 interfere
with Slavery in the States where il existed under the
Copsiiiui On but whether Mr.. Clay and the whole
line of adeFs and patriots from George Washington
through Adams Jefferson, Madison, George Mason
and other illnstrIous names down Ia Gen. Jackson
hin self not utterly and absolutely opposed to the
extension Of Slavery either North or South of the Mis-
fouri COMPROMISE line. When Mr.. Clay used these
vords Re vas a Senator of the United States and
what be paid YVES DE- caration under the sclemnity Of
his oath az q Senator. Now / ask you, Old Clay
Wigs, in the face of that If have not shown the
faIsiy Of u charge against me. And other ustrious
men take tho came view Of the matter. You have
Heard of Edward Batep. A few of you DESTROYS
OF akinR him he candidate OF the united OPPOSITE IN
for the Pr. sideDcy. What says Edward Bates upon
thjs subject for determined 10 fortiiy my state
nen by The documents.
TIE raip-sorm which Rad been foreshadowed by
thunder and lightning, at this point Of Mr. Uilmsnns
spe, oh nmencsd and he was only able 10 close II by
IeacDg The following extract from Mr.. Batess letter.
Il. l.. .lrIa hia
other occasion:
ga 70 Lis ,ieya sbou. the 'pes'ilent Negro Ones