New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-26
AFAsR STATEMENT.


rally at Bloghomton deserves the credit, so far,
at least, as the Republicans aud their candidates
ard doct ines were the subject Of it, of entire fair
ness and caudor. We are perfectly willing to
ADOPT and indorse his statement of the points in
controversy betaeen tie Republican party aud tue
Slave Power. Mr.. Brady Is altogether too high
mind, and truthful to hllege-asis So commonly, we
might say almost universally done by tue baser sort
OF ant Republican orators and edtors-that the
Republicans have any intention to attack Slavery
in the Slave States or to deprive any of the holders
of slaves ia these States of any power over their
human chattels which the local laws Of those
State cou.er upon them. He tully and distinctly
admits that the point raised by the pending Pfesi
der tial Election is Lot the extension OF Freedom
into the Slave STATES, but just the contrary, to
wit: the extension Of Slavery into the Free
States. The demand put forward By the
shareholders, under threats OF dIssolying the
Uuiop, and which uoder the pressure
of those threats, Dir. B'ady proposes to yied to
item, is, as he himself explains it, that the local
ght OF property in men created BY the laws OF the
Slave States shall transcend the boundaries OF
those States, and shall be recognized and treated
ss valid in all parts Of the Union to which the
slaves nsy be carried. His matter Of complaint
against the Re ,ublicans is the doctrine held by
them, a. hst properly 10 slaves only exists where
Slavery is AUTHORIZED By express and positive
" low, and is lost when the property is removed
beyoed the limits within which that law is
operative" This is undoubtedly the doc'rios of
th. Republi ,an party; DO new doctrine, however
but ole recognized by all juriSts in oil civilized
countries, well established at the time of the adOp-
ton OF the Feceral CO9sttuti n, and never ca led
in question til within ten years past That it was
leIfecry understood and fully recognized by the
trainers Of the FedeI al Constitution is evident from
the clause by which provision is made for special
and lin tied exception to it III the return Of fugyes
from labor.
The Shareholders refuse to submit any longer TO
ii is old aid we'll established doctrile. They are no
lor ger CONTEXT to hold slaves only within the limits
Of those States of which the laws recognize this ab
formal, aristocratic, and despotic institution.
They insist upon being allowed to exercise their
powers OF lordshp and ownership, into whatever
part of the Union they may choose to take their
human chattcls; and that the laws which they may
enact at hone for upholding their domination,
whatever their character may be- shall in their en-
focemt mt receive the aid Of the authorities Of all
the Free States.
cit is true that On the question of holding slaves
hey Ond the limits Of the Save States, Mr. Blsdy
speaks in terms only of the Territories. But once
admit what be assumes and insists upon, and for
not being willing to concede which he takes the
Republ cans TO task-Once admit that property 10
slaves still CONTINUES after their removalbey ond the
limits OF the Slave States and it will BIZ impossible
any longer TO deny that slaves may be carried iptO
al held IN the Ere, States just we'll inthe Ter
ritorits. There is and can be middle ground as to
this matter. If the right Of property in slaves de-
peIds, as the Republicans maintain upon express and
positive law, then slaves cannot be held except BIZ
virtue Of some such express end positive law. Ii,
on the other hand, as Mr.. Brady aod tue slayehod-
ers pretend, property III slave, when once estab-
listed by the Law of particular State, makes that
slave henceforth property everywhere, then this
property must be recognized just as much 10 the
Free States-if iudt ed they could any longer be
called such-as in the TerIItDres.
Indeed, after going the length which Slr. Brady
insists upon, there would, even in merely specu-
latiye point of view be little grouOd lett on which
objection could be made to tue reestabslment of
Slavery in the Free States IT, out Of love for the
Union, we are to Cease, as he seems to imply, from
rega ding Tie holding Of slaves "en act Of force
I" and wrong" then the main ground upon which
Slavery was abolished will be taken away. Mr..
Brady cites instance of the prac cal effect of
the Republican doctrine that Slavery is local, the
refusal Of the Governor of Ohio 10 assist in enforc-
ing the Slave Cote Of Kentucky, by declining to
surrender rs fugitive from justice person
charged in Kentucky as guilty of the feloDy Of as-
sisiDg Save to escape. SO far from regarding It
US sufficient answer that any such felony or any
such crime is wholly uDkoown to the laws Of Ohio,
M. Brady seems to consider this rofusal-though
he is little cautious in expressing himself on that
poiht-as aloIGipg sufficient occasion, # lot, in