New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-19

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is very uncertain Mr. Mitchell publicly advocated the
reoreninR by the south If that trc aecured OF God
and mantle African slavttrade. The second time
WIS recently on reading the vigorous speech ot mr
cssres at the Union SnnS eos ahs esraordnary
projection, Hpoitic patics should never pe dy,uea
upon moral questions" II Mr. OCenor whnols"s
every ethical foundation from politics gnd psrHes
be plant them If be dsarms his politics and his party
Of sll moral force, how he longer speak OF InS
duty" Of The citizen TO the Constitution be has sWorn
to uphold? What, indeed becomes OF oaths ana oues
If morals and politics are to be divided oy 20 sre
gulf There was not an intelligent Pagan in the ansens
world two thousand years ago, who would NOS naNe
rejected with horror this maxim which was welcomed,
we are told, with "appause' BY many OF tne mos' .
feel that some Irish voice should utterly repudate H.
ard do 90 as heartily as repudiste the other qui-
tious notion Of the reopening OF the Air1can snVo
trade. Renewed applause. So
think can undersand-I am sure can leei ioI u
the pefpexity of many Of my fellow emigrants, now
citizens Of the United States, as to what stana tney
should take in the present emergency They hoid .ne
liberties under the General Government. Inc feaor"
Constitution which authorized their natlraibstioh-
which guarantee them full civil and religious reed0m
is in danger through the continued agitation OF the
Slavery question and their first impulse Is naturally,
TO Fly TO the defense Of the Palladium, upon whlcn u
pends their civil and religious liberty Ihey can zee,
or at least they feel that destroyed that Con
sttuton can never be resored. ] underrate neltncr
their anxiety nor admiration for that instrument. Il Is
a masterpiece Of hum9n wsdom, not altogether nmiaeo
peihap@, by higher illumination. II has served upon
this continent for nearly century, the came purposes
that international law and the balance Of power fulfill
in Europe, and has served them much better Al
should be overthrown the descent TO armed foners,
hostile tariff system Of passports local prescriptions,
and, finally TO the barbarisni OF border ws"fe ho'
only possible, but probable.
Such prospect is quite enough to make rational
men bear and forbcar many things bnt on the other
hand aises in all conscieuces this previous question
are to commit actual wrong, lest we sunet PIoo
pective evil Are we TO prove ourselves more inno,
pable to the fugitive within our gaze thah thy a,aS
and the Tarar7 Are we to betray the Edomite though
he be Our brotherBre We to forget that we are aso
strangers in the land Of Egypt Are we 10 earn .S
proclaps--" Cunt be he that berays has gueet, OF
ihat sbueth bis door upon the Of the road y lap
rlaurel Theee questions Will csmor for answers IN
syery mans beost and they can be answered. oy Usrp
way may be found by the far seeing freemen OF tne
Moth TO answer them with safe coDscieoes ana s'il
10 preserve 10 the continent the nestiaole blessings
of the Federal Constitution. Applause
Even for .us, gentlemen, IN Canada, q question oi
Grave public duty has Just arisen out OF that same
foemipg hot-bed Of difficulty southern slavery
Ai,eoufisn slave Violently tom from his wie anu
Child planned their escape from bondage, ana hs own
In bis Eight, he was Challenged ON oars "
stranger ard chased like wild beast for his hoe'y,
IL not for hs life. The white man was IN hie shd
he struck at him with bis knfea blow which proved
mortul-be eeeaped, ard, reioned on our frontier oy
Lis faiihfu wife, he has been for nearly seven years
moving among US, a Canadian freeman. You probably
kaye read the recent decision upon the charge on mur
der made out against this fugitive by Detroit de,ec,
tive and Brantfori Justice of the Peace tbiiik
nav safely say this whole community read with deep
regret that deciion and the merely technical ground,
on which il was given; but l will add that we ail
eherish sanguine hope that JOHN Anderson VIII never
90 out OF Canada shorn OF his freedom. Applause.
1te resources OF the hw are not yet exhaused, ana
s fugitive slave has never been yielded by this Prov
intc cannot believe that we are going to take upon
ourselves the yoke Of that servltude just now. lhe
very fact Of the judge when there We're but three,
taking different views ~ to the o, 'ao
furberance OF It, IL full Of hope for the prisoner and
no means ought TO he left unted 20 ave us from the
dieg1aco ard guilt of delivering ieow,crea,ure into
bofele>. hondage. We have, thank God no bonds TO
breaL or keep with "the peculiar institution OF the
South ard the true voice and the spirit OF this Prov
lncc H. that wLon the flying slave has once pu the
roar Of Niagara between him and tho bay Of me blood
hourds Of hig ma,teTfrom that hour untii MS ihst
hour no man sha ever dream OF recovering him "a his
cbattel property. Applause
freely admit that citizens, whether native or nat
urhlhed but csIecaly the 1atus,eahSave nave ho' so 10
in,d States; but while would not oxact too much,
nor bhne TOO severely hose less free to speak and act
on this subect than fortunately are here, cannot
conclude the observations have offered yon on 'nls
subject without Sending FORTH IN my own nsnie, In
your nGme, and tho name Of all the Irish in Canada,
10 our brethren ia the United States, our frternh
prayer and petition tha. they will not for the honor
OF the common Fathefland dear 10 us Ml.-th', 'ney
will not Az eounirymen Of hoso great orators OF lro-
hard, Who from Burke to 'Connell, were sworn foes
Of human slavery in every cline, and undor every
presst-ihat they will not for their own sake, for
froards sake tuier Themselves to be enlisted IN ths
his lat stuQele among the foroIn hope Of tho Pro-
Slavery or pbilo-Slavery party 10 the neghborng Re
public IInthusiastic applause.