New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-22
whole. have suffered no such reversal of judgment,

whole, have suffered no such reversal of judgment,
but are 6rmer to-day, for that very reason, on the
wrong and inexped ency Of the extension OF
Slavery than they were three months ago. The
very efforts taken to compel them to repeal their
convictions have only served to convince them OF
their Justice and truth, asd to give them
assurance douby sure that there is neither safety
nor peace, nor prosperity for the nation while
the question remains open, or while the attempt
is continued 10 settle it by granting new life to
Slavery beyO the domain where 1T still drags
on its disastrous and cruel existence. We en-
treat these venerable citizens to remember the
words of wisdom that fell years ago from the
lips of Webster aud Calhoun, and host of
Others az great and wise, and to believe that the
conscientious conviction Of the Northern people
on this subject can never be repressed, and that
any agreement to that erd made by Congress,
or Convention, or Committee, is, ut best, an
unwiee and childish expedient to put off crisis
that must be met as surely as there is future
Nay, more; we urge upon these gentlemen
stin another consideration. IL they are willing
az the eighteen hundred thousand Of their associ-
ates in the late election are MOTTO belle their con-
vietiOns, and consent that Slavery may exist south
OF latitude 36o So are they prepared to agree that
it must be established in all territory that now
belongs or ever can belong to this Confederacy
south Of that latltude' Are they willing 50 to
amend that noble legacy of our fathers, the Con-
s,itution Of the United States made to " secure
Z" the Blessings of LIBERTY to ourselves aud QUO
posterity," that no territory can ever be ad-
mitted TO the Union south Of $50 30 unless
Slavery shall be therein established by law ?
Such is the proposition Of the Border States
Committee. The right Of choice is never to be
given to the people. We may go on anne1ing
country after cOuntry-MexicO, Central America,
South America, the West Indies, however far,
in the providence of God and in the lapse Of
time, this Government may extend its jurisdic-
toD, wherever il goes, south Of 800 81 1t IS to
carry Slavery with it, not as matter OF choice
to the people wh) may iDhabit those regions, but
as a fundamental law of the parent State.
South of that line" says the Committee,
I" neither Congress nor the Territorial Legisla-
{" ture shall hereafter pass any tao G5otisd'Hg,
- pchiOHHgt W tH ""y """"p ""'tJ''"'S WV
" 4friean SlGrsry." No matter what the climate
may be; no matter what the character Of the
people; no matter what the nature Of its indus
try, its products, its capabilities; from the mo-
ment il is recognized as Territory of the United
States, that moment, iPsO JaetO Slavery Is Legal
throughout its length and breadth. Where
Slavery goes, Free Labor does not go, is an
established fact Of history and natural law
To declare that oil Territory south of 30' 81
shall be open to Slavery, is to declare with tn,
same emphasis of organic law that in oil suct
| regions freedom shall not exist.
Are Messrs. PERT, Bradish, and their associ
ates ready to adopt this proposition as the funda
mental rule of this Republic In q word, ar
| they ready to engage in conspiracy 10 .forc'
Siarery upon un,ciiing people for that is what
| their compromise amounts h. II they are, can
they persuade themselves that the people of the
North win ever consent to so stutify and humi-
EatA thamsAlves' IL they do they may be as-
sured that they are only Laying up wrath for a
% day of wrath" to which this present crisis is
| like an infants anger.