The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-01


new continent should DO IN asylum for the oppressed ana
the exile, coming year After year and age after age
for the ckldrsn Of miortuns in our own or whether
through the renewal Of the African slave trade those
naRnihcent and luxurhnt regions should be surren.
dered TO the control OF capital wringng out the fruit
Of the earth through the impoverishing toll OF negro
slaves me question OF 1870 wa: tdentically the
ito inspiration was concerned Every element OF the
uoversy row present entered tnen; ne rgnuoiness or
the wrepgfonees o. slavery; io ELECTS present and
future tne CONSTITUTIONAL aotnory Oh congress- the claims
the States and OF their citizens the nature OF the fed
era Unon whether s compact between the States or
and the sssurss their exercise All these wsps dis
cussed with 1ea and ability which have never been sur
passed History tells US, know not how truly that the
Patriotism took counsel rom prudence, and enforced
settlement which has proved TO De not nna one ana
poc. which s we're involved Missouri and Assn
sas were Omitted ss capital states, while hoer ooamed
Reservation the abridged but yet comprehensive held
tons OF the various parts Of the Lousianisn terroy are
and We see that capital retains
sion o. wns, s1en obtained While labor CONFUSING m Inc
gain the lost equivalent which was then guaranteed 70
under Of 20 great soemnity, we may well
was indeed unnecessarily accepted BY the free states
1uenced by exaggeratons Of the dangers OF dsunicn
me Mssour debate disclosed ~0ns OF srea' oen' '0r
First, That II easy 70 combine the capi'a' S.ascs ~
defence Of even external interests. while Is hard to
Second That the labor States have natural loyalty 70
ne Unon WINE tne capnal ssses nave natural iacnty
ior siasm,ng M. oyaMy ~ tnreasenins aSunlon;
aHu, InAs tno csPai SNses 90 nos prscucsly u'Sln
gofn between eeimAte ana oonsnsutiona resistance 70
me extension OF slavery IN the common Territories Of oe
esiabished BY local laws In the capital States
me pOn0cns oon were S.gan.eo ieaer
ence 70 slavery but smce iso Eoropesn Questions nave
et us Pracncsy unconceineo- Inere nas peen great
increase Of invention mining, manufacture and cultiva
ton. Steam on land and on water has quickened COM
merce The press and the telegraph have attained pro
dgous activity, and the social Intercourse between the
States and their citizens has been increased
sno zen ns m9pai se.sops % Affecting ga slavery
excited discussion. Il u In my way only TO show how
such disputes have operated on the the course Of political
was slave nsurrecton IN Virginia Virginia and Ken
lucky debated, and to the great sorrow OF the free
States, rejected The system Of voluntary labor The
Colonization Society was established with much favor In
free Saes south csrOns ins.sussd | proeesSlnss o
States complained Of Courts and Legislatures In the Ia
Dor States for interpreting the constitutional provision
NE .o q 0% srS 80 y " treat
mated against coored persons OF the labor States when
they came to the cspal Safes They denied, In Oon
freedom OF debate the subject Of slavery Presses
which undertook the defence Of the labor system in the
capital States were suppressed by violence and even I'm
the labor States public assemblies convened 10 consider
slavery questions, dispersed by mobs sympahizng
with the capital States The whg party, being generally
the interest Of labor The democratic party not without
demonstrations Of dissent generally found sustaining
the policy Of capital disposition toward the removal OF
slavery from the presence Of the national capital appear
ed in the District Of Columbia. Nr. Van Buren,, q
democratic President, launched q prospective veto
brought Texas into the Union rtpuating practically
for its future reorganization into four slave States
Mexico was incensed- War ensued Tho labor States
asked that the Mexican law Of liberty which covered
the territories brought in by the treaty OF peace might
remain and be confirmed Tho democratic party re-
fused The Mssour debae Of 1870 recurred now under
circumstance OF heat and excitement, relation 70 these
conqress Ine dedeneors OF labor TOOK alarm lest the
number OF new capital States might become 90 great as TO
enable tns cass ases 70 octase me whole policy Of
shs ~ s .nI ~ Ssc S s
Gulf Of Mexico By this time The capital states seemed
70 have become xed in dsssrminason hss the federal
government and even the labor States, should recognise
ss oHss .s q he y States and
The master could not be 10 any way or by any authority
divested and the labor States having become now more
o free bor y SSS 'S ever
on Se ooDsutuons doctrine that slaves voluntarily car
;,c ,ko =. sat-. s.. ,s,sCns - nan Mrdsr ~ ,s ~
stons innnences or Z whiU succesa. Caiiforni. ana
New MeIco snneared before Consress a. labor
States Ths csntsi s..tss rsfpscd ~ ccnsens 70
their admisson INTO the Union: md again threat al
dsunion carried tsrror and throuehout
the Iand Another compronise vss made Sneci6c en-
sctments admitted California az labor state and re-
manSed Ne Hsrico ann Utah to remain errtor;es vth
the right choose freedom slavery when rpened into
scitivss rom "a, Wee ana abolished the onn sIaye mar
kei in the District of Columbia Theee new ensstments
coleted with the existing stsues namely the ordinsnce
OF I7S7 the Missouri Prohibory law of ls2 ana the ar
ticles OF Texas snnexation dposcd by law or the sub
iect Of slavery in ali the Territories Of the United Sa,es
And so inc c1rnuroise Of ls5O VA. pronounced fujl
final absolute ana comprehensive settiement OF ali exist
ting and ali possbc csputes concerups slavery under
,he uon sruc hand. IN msna ana this az
an adjustert never aterward 10 be opened disturbed