New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-07


distinguished editor Of The Albany ErsH'ng
Journal. We reprint II as follows
Rscsd ThA, hold in guilt to the fscto2 veh hss
ssn a. arms against country the politicians Of the Noh
who for year, have organized aud sustained stem Of agitation
tending and Intending g .n's s. 1ns an sops
based upon their domestic institutions which was declared
could ou terminate In the universal Predomioanee oil one sec
Reored That to the inatuson Of the elias. Of politician,
ba. sssumed and the ossstrope attended IT, toe
language Of OF their representative men 80
ace the Union men Of the Border The great and power
fnl States Of Virginia North CsIolins and
syd Msoud are struggling to maintain their positions In IT, be
Republican press and the Republican 5
t and hisbs duty in standing BY and the Chieh;go r
form; and later still, when the people had ,ea wno a
nan influence IN Republican party BY debating political
b4e. to b has, 'ceS,dSg 70 on gs o sosI. c
M cost opened for fifteen or twenty thousand more
"soldiers'
-Presuming that the latter portion of this ar
ragnment is already sufficiently refuted by official
reports and other impartial accounts of the Bull
Run blunder, we propose to bring forward
most unimpeachable witness in addition to the
testimony already adduced by US 10 reftItation OF
the calumny that the last Congress adjourned,
having done and said nothing to strengthen and
encourage the Union men Of the Border
States" We call to the stand Hon. ANDREW
JOHNSON, the illustrious Senator from Tennessee,
who ought to be as good authority, at least
with Democrats, as Mr.. Thurow Weed. In his
great Union Speech of the 9th Of July last, Mr..
johnson says of that same Republican Congress
of last Winter:
"WhAt was the action before the Committee Of Tbeeni
Way did Committee agree Some OF tho most ultra
men from the North member Of that Committee and they
proposed 10 seui the Constitution 10 provide that Con-
grs. In the future should interfere with the subject Of
slavery The COMMITTEES failed ssree and Of lie mem
Der, once te,phed their States that hsy must 90 ou, Of
the Union s once. aer all that trsnsPed In the early part
Of the session vhs. VS., done We know what the argument
has been In time, gone BY 81 have heard {, again and
.gsin II has been said that great object WIS., h to abolish
Slavery IN the District Columbia and the ssyst.de betw
the Sste, ind Of lni,isuVe nsI TO e1esds
fo the TsuoTss and when the Free States constituted
three fouhs Of all the States to have power to change the
Constitution they would amend the Constitution 80 to siTe
Copge. power es,aie spon tie subject OF Slavery In the
states eIpel om the States 10 which Has not
that been the sgumenti Now. how does the matter ''and
Al session OF Congress States withdrew may be
said that eight Withdrew reducing the remaining slsvo
States down TO fourth Of ~hois number Of States
The charge b. been made that Whenever The Free
Bt,ie. consolidated msjor,y IN the Congress Of the
U.ed States, sufficient to amend the Constitution they would
amend ssie upon the institution Of Slavery within
tbs States and tbs. the Institution of Slavery vould be
thrown Th has been the argument IL hs. been repeated again
and again aud hence the struggle sb0u, the Terohsa
The sumsBt wanted prevent the creation Of Free
so. we dd not reduced down that point where
undr the sIth article Of the Conatuon three onIih ooud
amend tie Constitution. ., to eIcluds Slavery ron
tho States. This hss been the great pOlrtl this
has been the rampant this has been the very point to
which It has been urged thst the Free ste' wanted ps
Now how does the ssnd Let render
things Cs.ar We reached the last s..,on u,,
tie point where the power Of the free ste snd
than wh, va. dObe Instead Of amendment the COnu
ton Of the United States oeuens upon Congress to
i,Ate upon tho subject Of SlVeTy what donsi This Joint
resolution passed by twodrds nsoy In each House;
Re,ossd by ne Ssnse and Houis Of Repr,.,nta- Of ne
iops .rie. be proposed to tho Legislature. Of m. several
states smendusnst to the Con..tun the United
be vad to all neus and pupose' part Of the aid Conu
AxT H. No amendments shall be made Constitution
which will authorize give 70 ConUe. tie power TO abolish
Interfere within any state VIII the domestic insqiion, there
OF said State
no, that very oopeluvei Here IL amendment the
Constitution Of the United States to make the Constitution
smsnd.bls upon that subject, ' upon other subjects
thst Congress- In tho future should have powes on
the subject OF Slavery within the staeI Tak about com.
promise ard sbou, the settlement OF this question How can
you settle bstsntsy1 How you get
that b more binding than iush amendment to the Con
toni This places the Institution Of Slavery in the States
tsly beyond the control Of Congress- Why have the Leg
lstue, that talk about recOns,ruoOn and compromise and
guA.nte taken up this smsndmsn. the Cons ituon and
sdopsdh Some States have sdOpedi How many son.hers
State. have done ,oi Take my State for instance IE.esd
Of accepting guarantees protecting them all
the legislation Congress the subject Of Slavery they under
take 10 pa, ordinances violating the Constitution OF the county
and skng the State out Of the Union and into The Sousn
Conserscy II evident To that with many tbs st about
eoupioDe and ,hs settlement OF this question Ia pre-
eat especially with thoss who understand the question
Wb,, more was done d the last session Of Congress when
the North had the power Let tell the truth. Three Terri
,oa bills brought forward and pssi You remember In
tgIT when the ssson IN reference 10 the Wmot pro-
yo Yoa remember Ia 1850 the contest about Slavery Prob!
tiou In the Tertohe You remember In 1884 the sAciteent
IN reference to the KsnssSsbs'ss bill aud the power
fsrfcd on he Les.lstore By IT, New have COnsutorl
propc.od time when the pubIcsns have tho
ROVER; and At the time they forwsrd with three
Territorial bi and in neither Of these bill, be found any
prol bon far Slavery Is concerned In the Territories
oordo Nevada, ard Dsko oTznizrd Tiihoo. any
ou Of ofSsyecy But what do you End in these bI Maxi
Mr. P.sdsnt that there 10 no Slavery Prohi5on marx too
tho language Of the sixth 'ocon comforting upon the
Territorial Legislature;
SIC e. 1HdB.H fDtlsr encet>f Thsrh. LerL,ss power
,f ibe Territory .bs erteSd to all ,apoe. Of r'aie
provisions this but law shall bo p,sed Interfering Si
:h pImIIy dspr.s Of tie soil phs be imposed upon
be -one Of The United Stscs shall the lnd4 other
roporty Of nonrriJ b. taxed any higher s TIE lands
% p9ty Is,aeT. aSf .n' o, . i DC g.,.SG 1gi
.de Ia taxing different bnds Of prorey but all propsry
subject TO tsIsoa shall be In proportion to tie value he
property taxed.
Cen there bs anything clcsr and corc'uvs' Fr''
thsr, /, no prohibitions next the Legislature shall hiye no
pov. 70 oS!s!c so impair the rights Of private property
.pd hs no. tar cp,ion Of property higher thAn
or Now M President hId here usk say reasonable a'
lesent throughout the Union to take the snendmrn TO
r Con utiou tsks the three Territorial bills. put all
vhs and how much Of the Slavery question ia left Is there
nny Of lcn4 Yet va hcsr talk about conpronIe md !.