New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-19

e.e and the ceasing of that beiog then teN' ~ ' S
country as well as in England, to be tbe der.
SLAVERY Another proof that Slavery was then q, a
Sood 10 be of very brief duration Ia TO be found III t
Sasf that the Ordinance of the North-Wes IerTt'vy
40 naner of the same age the Constitutionl lmlt
he nower TO recapture fugitive slaves to the onglnai
s.o S,otss And another, provided the migra-
s;on and Importation clause Of the Constitution refers
10 Slavery is that this clause does ALEC eonhne ls
nyiyeges to the original States Now, 1t could not
have been intended by either the Ordinance or ne Con
that the States should be unequal to each other
+; lights and privileges-that the new States should
Le mt upon less favored footing than tne od.
Hance Il must have been intended by D0h tnat slavery
sbould be very short-iyed-nay, that 1t should oSap
near before any new States shouiu eh'0r 'no 0N'' -
certainly very soon after. ,,b;ob 8;
But there is still another fact In the hgh' Oh wh -
revealed the absurdty of the allegation that stress was
Laid on this clause at the time OF the 1ralue VI
mo of the Constitution. History teaches, mol tne
fonstitution that Slavery was contemplated III twooi
fbe clauses of the Constitution-the apporuo9menV
Clause and the migration and importation elausc.
Now the fact refer to is that whilst the Consu9uou
provides expressly that of these clauses ana VIZ
fualy that the other shall not be amended before tne
year lS0S-tha is, the year of the expected deah OF
Slavery-it provides no guard whatever against Gis
tubng the clause respecting fugtives from service
In other words long Slavery should last the TWO
clauses should as but the other might be bloted out
But we shall probably be reminded that a Fugitive
Slave law enacted in 1898. Call it such, if YOU
please and the enactment Of 1t can be wonders for
ty that time Slavery had come to be regarded with
new hope and more favor. Wbitney's cotton-gn was
hyepted in that year. Half million pounds OF cotton
were exported from America that year against l4 600
hounds the previous year. The export next year
andtwo-tbirds millions, and the following year sx anda
nnarter millions. Nevertheless, few slaves fled, and
low was their price, that many years passed before any
were returned under this law. And we shall probably
he reminded that in the present generation Slavery has
nj to its own and TO very elective the fugitive
.eryant csufe of the Constitution. But, pray what Is
tbefe which could avail IT, that it has not put to snch
uae2 OF this monster, whose motto is hule or rum.
snd who after having ruled the nation Is now busy In
lining r. Constitution and Bible, State and Church,
have all become servants. . -, -.
In the light of all we have said Of THE fugitive
servant clause what folly is 1t to alnr sat tyEs Tas
one of the compromises of the Constitution what
sov N affirm that many members OF the Convention
Woie at all careful to construct II OF WORDS hat wod
cover fugitive slaves !-or that any members We're
yerv carefa TO do so! But what supreme folly to look
In sucb circumstances for clause applying TO clearly
20 certainly so necessarily to fugitive slaves, as to
bring the Constitution irresisbly to the SIDE oi slave
eatchingl .,.....l -. I
deep concern with the trainers and adopiers oi the
Constitution which ii is now claimed that 1t was there
would surely have been greater pains taken 10 gam 9r
It certain lOdgnent In the Cogs'euoni NO. Tn, Oos
would words to this necessary effect have been bronght
into the Constitution but words to prevent TINS eect
would have been kept ont OF It. In that case mere
would have been provlso that the wrlt OF hGb,aS ,
corpus should not lie used to free the slaves and clear
ly |, might be thus used at any tme;) provso too
tlat tie forbiddug to pass bill Of atander should
not apply to Slavery which is the very worst form OF
attainder; proyiso that Congress sboud not recruit
the army and navy from the slave population and anoh
er that slaves should be excluded fOm hc right OF the
"peorle to keep and bear arms" Nothing Is
palmer than that Congress has the power TO pnt arms
INTO whatever American hands it pleases and nothing
g. plaper than that to put into the hands OF the
slaves is to pat whips out OF the hands OF 'ner HAS
ters.t r
~ ; cd 10 fhst would
zneedy overthrow of Slavery. 1 admit that 1t was ,
not originally intended that they should be thus applied
The natural death of Slavery in a few years was an
expeftaton quite satisfactory to the friends OF Free
dom, Bot an utterly iuexcusabe crime against her \
was II TO delay such application when Slavery instead
Of resgniDg sef to s appointed DEATH had begun 70
claim the night to new, Vigorous, gpro s,a anu n1i
rrasonabe ever tried human patience than tins In |
cessant talk Of Shareholders and Il cir satellites that to
abohsh Slavery even restrict 1t would be VIOLA
tiop of good faith Requiring or even permitting It's
continuance after the generation which gave Us The Con-
suton had passed away-tha mat Is the violation OF
Good faith in the case. And how enormous Is the /
violation Is testified not alone by the Savery.oroken
AntSlavery Constitution not alone by the violated
under standing of the fathers; but by the sighs and
tears and agobies Of millions of living cave he
accusations against which more nllihons oi % ~
have carried up TO the Court Of Heayen-ahu now a.
LAT by the retributive dissolution Of our bloodsaiheo
and murderous Unloh' IL, - ,la, Or |
cording 70 even the Historical Constitution, Slavery
bcnd have ceased from land more than nan cen
fnrv ago We will now return TO take another lo0A az tne
nicinsI literal and only real Constitution AH2HlnR
fr be sake of the argument that there are Wotns III W.
x,t;cb aeem TO favor the surrender oil the luSllNe
slave nevertheless reasonable persons VIII ailiu
A., ,bev are 40 clear and certain as 10 constitute an
.ntireIv 'indsputable law for his surrender IN my
ov.n indpmept a man would not consent 10 give up
favorte DOG upon no better show OF law than this.
And he who should propose 10 give up white nan
Srnr Il vonId be scorned and loafhed forever Why,
chen are the American people 80 ready 10 give up
blscS man upou il 1t is because the spirit Of cast
Stat yorst srifit Of Satanis In their hearts-that
srir which has turned them against their equal bro'h
sr and turned TIE people as We ote III an ~ 'IOs, %
al the church into q nation Of atheists. All me VaIi,
eties Of the human family must man love-lh hen al
mn,t he zee and honor their common MakcI-oF De an
atheist. onou ~, ,losa
words quoted from the Merchant OF Venice 10 lusny
he returning of the tOgitive Save bu. 10 To ,ba G
mr. INGENUITY. rs did noble Portia hers TO maze the
ond speak for Justice and mercy She taxed ners
n ave but one person from DEATH Can we MOI ai!oIu
10 tax ours to gave millions from Wht 10
,crse than death 7 l cay worse-ioT theTe
4 10 parent among US who wouia NOT HhI'tiy aa,
save lis child dead than ouslayed asked IN eheet'
r we yTould not try to make bond, the Consltu-
on sneak for Liberty Alas, many Of our poi'lcans'
trrndiuo even our President busy as We have az
ready said to get the Constitution 90 ainenoTa tDat
sptak expresty and surely for Slavery ldeVefa
,no.;on snrpars ours in wicke dness and meaiint
supposed for the sake Of the argument, that tbere
are words ifthe Constitution, which seem 10 lav9r %
Slave-catchng. row extend my SUPP os1lion w0os
clearly and certainly the tide OF this cilc ana az
firm that even though the number Of them In Tie Con,
sitntion were not few they would all be yoid-yoid
r Their inconsistency with the scoPe and spirit Of the
institution It's enacting canfe asts preamble might
ter be called, reveals this scope and spirit
,e Constitution or law, which this clause en-