, 1861-01-09
THE ROHINsoN RESOLUTIONS.

The following arc the resolutions sub
mittcd in tile New York Legislature, by
Mr. Robinson, one Of the Republican can
didates for Speaker Of the Assembly:
WHEREAS, The government of tho Territories
c,nncils and has Of late given riAe to political IL
Visions that appear 10 adult Of no compromise, and
!" threaten " integrity Of the Enion-- nc party
"ct slavery in tho Territories other that 1t sha
not Interfere oNe ,say Or the Other;
tiun and Un!"n ,rcc that each State has the sole
aud exclusive power Of determining Its own do
mesuc institutions;
Ta<rt'orr, to The end that this. i,apcdi,neu. TO
oar national harmony be forever relnuved.
Etto!ssd, III tue Senate coEcur> th:t ou- scna-
their influence. rfter the admission u Kan
rs 1s State gu her present application. to divide
Ill the :emain!ns Territory 70 to form two States
the Inhabitants thereof shall adont State cousttu.
ttons, republican, il forn.
Rsto'red tIf the Senate CONCUR. that these reto-
laltone, With the vote OF this Legislature thereon
h"l"rihN'itl transmitted to tho Governor Of this
SAFE to o1r Senators and Representatives in Con-
o:this Cnioa '-@ - '''S 1~'' ''''-'
The N. T.. Tribune makes several peril
nent objections to this scheme, which are
in the main: 1st That in the territory
south Of sc deg. 80 min. (which would un-
doubtedly be the dividing linc), slavery has
been introduced, foste1cd, and uctunlly cs-
tahlishea ny the Federal Government
throu.h its officers and agents, civil and
military; and hence it Tould be unfair to
lug tho State into tho Union with II Constl-
tuition fastened upon the thousands and
tens Of thousands who may hereafter in
3laniI those regions, without first giving
freedom Il chance. I'd, That it is manifest
" improper to make q new State q thou
sand miles in length, whose eastern
and western boundaries are scpara-
ted by high mountain ranges and
arid deserts; that it will be next 10 impos-
siblc for the officers of the government to
execute the laws over SO wide q range of
territory; and that tho lawyer whose case is
appealed from, O. Circuit Court at Omaha
to Supreme Court at Salt Lake City can
not decently attend to the interests Of his
client and that the Glen: cannot live under
the expenses Of such litigation.
These are certainly valid objections, but
there arc more important ones still as
changes OF climate do not change the na-
lures oi men, neither do artificial bounda-
rics thwart the impulses oil the soul. TIC
mean distinctly that the irrcprcssible con-
tlict is not 10 be reprcsscd by any tinkcring
with territories or Constitutions. Is not
the example of Kansas fresh enough in the
public recollection to assure all men That =
struggle is not to be avoided in tho immense
area now embraced in the Cherokee coun-
try, New Mexico and Arizonn? Slavery
never had half the chance in that territory,
that il had six years ago in Kansas. It is
true that slavery has obtained foothold
in the Indian Territory, but its existence
must be necessarily imperilled By the addi-
tion Of quarter Of million Of square
mi1es-as an integral part Of its government
In New Mexico and Arizona the few per-
sons who want slaycs and who can afford
the luxury, have them, hut the number of
such is inconsidcrablc- Already the hardy
pioneers Of the Pixies Peak country arc
pushing down into New Mexico in search
Of silver min s, which have been known to
exist. there Tor half century, and it is not
unlikely that Arizona will be explored in
the same way and from the same source.
On the other hand the proposed new State
is far distant from any colonizing commu-
nifty Of Shareholders. Neither Arkansas
nor: Tcms, nor both combined, can dcyel-
ope the energies shown by Missouri in its
efforts to seize and hold the Territory Of
Kansas.
We presented, some days since, 4 review
Of the elements threatening an outbreak |
between freedom and slavery in Southern
Kansas, tho Cherokee country, Arkansas
'and Texas: It is not to be expected that
sleyezy would give up the new State, in
which it: has already acquired u foot 'ng,
without . struggle Mnny Of the. most
prominent and offensive Of the Kansas