New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-21

to chang, q word Of ,t. To make alterations III u
would only increase the present camor, for 1t would
sil be- Personal Liberty law; and II is against tho
"a me NJ WI Ms the thing which tho Shareholders
and their allies protest Anything however worth
Ie,sard Inefficient which ioofs Ike protest against
.iavr-,htrlng will excite thcr nduIatiOn, and bo
The basis for n"w agitation, and we ahaH be con-
sd.yad hvpOcrites ard sDeaks, well NJ agtHt0fs,
utermc ddlcrs and incendIari's.
10 show the sncakng character of the oppos'-
ton TO this law il is only necessary to quote the
arcugrc Of one Of The petitions designed 10 effect ts
repeal saw one this morning. II does not call
for tie repeal of any particular statute chapter,
section but for the repeal VI oil laws which obsirct
or cmbanaes The operation OF any law Of the United
States II is Obvious that any man might sign this
without ever desiring the repeal of our Personal
Liberty laws, for there il no evidence that they oh
siTuct or eDbanass, or have any tendency to Oh
stiuc, or enharrasS, the execution Of any law. If
] should draft petition asking the Legislature not
10 repeal any Of the provisions on tho statute book
which afford safeguards to personal freedom, pre-
suisse / could get the same set Of signers. BIT
neither petition would amount 10 much.
Another illustration of the- sneakmg character OF
these pro-Slayery political movements (for they
nothing clse) is furnished by the action of meeting
which held at the rooms OF the Board OF Trade
yesterday. AT tbs meeting the following form OF
petition was adopted, viz:
The memorial Of the sb5cber ci.izcns Tho City Of Bos
Thai While ,hAiug common With their fellow.eiti1en'
Tire ~ oci;ud the danger which now threatening
tie sud unity Of our county, they des e give Ise5
exist FOR mutual condition and compromise ard without d'
cu..ion the merit. othe questions At i-ue
rsy be epe.dy adopted by Conge The pacific settle
sueb Dian .. espronise &c may be deeed expedent
tranquility and peace to now Distracted country
The men engaged in this movement nre nearly al
Belloyeretts aud Democrats, the politicians who
were 0utyOtcd ia November. For inst lnce, Charles
J.. Woodbury. and Milton Andres, Of the United
States Court; Harry Horton aud James II. French,
Of the fremont Temple mob; James N. Bccbe,
Peter Harvey, Thomas T. Rich, Stephen IlltOn,
Richard s. Fay, IT,, f.. i. Bigcow, y. ID. Kelly,
Riley, Doherty, Amory, and soon. The only Re-
publican names which recognize are those Of Col
Rogers Of Tie j0syHQl, John ;. Tyler josiah Dun
ham, Newell A. Thompson, and Ons CiapP and
probably these Gentlemen, before the meeting closed,
saw its object. Even Mr.. i. j. Parker, who is
leading Democrat finally refused 10 have anything 70
90 with the Oy,ment, saying that 90 he could rot
compromise anything tll he found the scce-
deIs slowed a Willingness 10 give up something ot
their interest Mr. G. G.. NazrO, whose political
opinions are unknown 10 NE, said he - could not
suITnrt the retitiOn. Because q State wac bOuud
10 rebel agunst our laws he did not deem il neces
cary 10 compromise al our principles 20 them, when
they showed no spirit Of comnromis, thrmscl'cs
As be disagreed with the action Of the Committee
be- iclt II MS duty 10 rcsign his place upon II.
i,llcyc the 5000 men who voted Tor Lincoln
generally stand finn; if they do not our Represents
hives m Congress ought 10 have backbone enough 10
nan up for their deficiency.
Some people here ara a good deal amused at the
comments Of the Pro-Slayery press OF AcH-fork on
Gen. John :. Tyler's proposition, in our House Of
A.presentaiyes a. send food Ia the (snpp0sed) sui
ltIiuq people of Charleston. One Of the papers
L. ffrft.la tn..
N niger equality" who have thus grieyously in
ttltcd the Palmetto Empire. They much mistake
Gen. Tyler. Ileisa thoroughaoIg Conservative
and as have just told you, 10 one Of the few Re-
pubhcans concerned IN the petition movement. Ills
resolve was offered IN good faith and from tine best
of motives, aud yet rcmaiLs 10 be- seen that II Is
uIWiso or unnecessary.
Mr. Everett, / am happy TO say, stands by his
platform. % the Union, Tie Constitution, aud the
enforcement OF the Laws, aud IS BY no means Ia
favor of Mr.. Intt'nden's proposition 10 amend the
Constitution to accrn mediate tho beaten party IN
the election ~ least ] infer this from the follow
ne remarks which be- made the other evening at
he cio-r %, bis lecture on Astronomy before the
Mercantile Library Association. SAID hc: a" am
sGIc a b. not too lat" your behalf on my own,
.o utter tie profound payer that The close Of this
Year my find you sihl IN the Hnimpd,red possession
o this glorious heritage OF constitutional liberty
"A irIacy Of our latLers-derisod trih SO
much Visdom, and csmentsd with so much love-"
This indicates a disposition in nr. Everett TO stand
by he Constitution "a u H. fear, however, he
would net sirchuousy oppose any change, as be- is
Lcyer strenuous m advocating or approving any
thrg. Tic only exception that knO" Of 10 tins
pmaIk is 10 be- found in lis active opposition, last
Winter 20 the bill la supply the city o, CharlcstOwn
with water on The ground that bis property at Med
ford would be- injured thereby. But lie may well be-
yardoucd for showing some li,tle feeling ia such a
,s.".
There is but httlo talk here about the Cabinet.
Almost every body see viii be- gTaiifed IL the IT.
pOit IL confirmed that Gov. thasris 10 b. associated
with Mr. Seward IN the Cabinet. / don't think that
cur people expect that Massachusetts man will be
appointed, but large majority OF the Republicans
here would undoubtedly prefer Mr.. Adams 10 any
other mTu who has been prominently mentioned
Gov. Andrew has appointed Chairs Alien, csq.,
If Greenfield Reporter OF Decisions of the Su-
pIcme Court IN place Of Horace Gray, jr resigned.
This is rechoned an excellent appointment. A re-
solve has passed establishing the Office OF Private
Secretary of tho Governor, ard it is said that Mr..
ALBEIT e. Browne, Jr., OF Salem, will. receive the
app .tment
Among the recent deaths in this State will
mention that of the Rev. James t. Woodbury. of
Milford. formerly Of Acton. He was brother of
Levi Woodbury. and man of great ability and
energy. and occasionally of great eloauence His
speech IN The Legislature, or eight years ago,
on the question Of erecting monument in Acton TO
Capt Isaac Davis, who iei at Concord on the 10Th
Of April, Vas the most effective piece of legislative
eloouence ever heard. Col. Joseph Butterfeld Of
Lowell who held the Office of Deputy Sheriff forty
five years, has also lately died
MISCELLANEOUS.