New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-15
ABOLITION WITH COMPENSATION

The history of Slavery las shown that it is great
evil, North and South
Also, that any attempt at compromise, leaving Slav-
cry still in the body polite s like putting moeni pas-
tiers over an eating in the human body; they
may hide something of deformty and for the moment
diminish acuteness Of suffering, but the policy will only
leave time for the cancer to deepen it's roots extend its
area and hiring increased suffering, with inevitable
death.
The only safe course 10 10 cut out the eancerdy up
the thing.
This i, the highest WISDOM and the largest benevo-
lence would not then allow the cancer Slavery to
extend-no, not an inch. The people, at the ballot
box have said the same Let border committees then,
sband and 20 the work the people instructed them
10 doprotect every foot Of territory from the curse of
Slavery.
The great macs ave non-slaveholders, South well
as North They interested in having the Territories
free. And that the sovereign people have said 80,
1t is wore than tri8ng for conservative nkers to ask
them 70 back down from righteous and constitutional
act
Nor would ask for an enabling act" allowing
Territories TO come in States, with privilege TO come
in with or without Slavery.
This regard as nothing more than dodge-it al
lows the thing m a ferent form.
Some men now advocate this policy who, few
wears since were just as vocfrrous for Stare
States as for no more Slave Territory. We all need
grace.
Nor would call for the repeal Of single personal
liberty bill. These bills right in themselves they
protect innocent men. 1t IL said Of them conflict
with tho national fugitive slave law. We can only
gay no such fugitive law ought 10 exist We do not
believe the trainers Of be Constitution intended any
thing more than the letter expresses-tha the Staie
hinder not" deliver up" and this was more than
ought to have been asked granted. The idea Of
each man being made part and parcel Of great ne
tional bloodhound chase down poor innocent men,
women and children struggling for liberty, is revolving
10 every just and humane feeling The man who con-
sent TO such deed consents TO an strocious crime
the rendition of Christ in the person of hs poor The
party that consents such deed deQrades itsef and
debauches the national conscience. We here remark
tue pledge Of politicians that this socaed compromise
Of the Constitution must DO enforced, will practically
amount to bat little. law 10 Of value without
public sentiment to enforce 10. Daily, the number
willing TO enforce such law Is diminishing, and will
continue TO do 30, with the spread Of civilization and
true Christianity.
And 10 say men, when they shall have power, will
exercise that power to say they will not act ont
human nature. Southern men see this
II may then be eked what shall be security for their
slave properly in the Union
We answer, this security cannot last long in the
Union, and still shorter time out Of it.
A know ledge Of this increasing insecurity "a one
cause Of the violence in the South and threatened dis
ruption of the Union.
And while have but httlefear Of complete and final
Secession yet desre the immediate release Of the
poor slave and the peace Of tie nation. To this end
condition Of uancipstion-sopPng the thing on the
soil for this is juit-then think the Government or
nation should offer compensation.
Reasoss.
First. Compensation would be great mercy 70
the slave.
Its estimated by DR.. Elliott that annually thirty
FIVE thousand slaves are, by the system Of Slavery in
this country, brought to premature death.
Now, if by compromises, either continued or in.
creased the system shall be again patched up US TO
70 on another quarter halcentury, what multitude
Of beings must endure inol, rabe suffering and death.
Or if seces6onists shall involve the country in war,
or il the slaves tired of their long restraint shall in
tie light Of the precedent Of violence strike for their
liberty then many ves must be- loet, and much suffer
my be endured.
War would be suffering and DEATH continued Slavery
would be suffering and death perhaps not les than the
former. Ii money can avert such calamity, no sum
is too great.
Again the great mass of the nation have either
aided 10 or consented in times past TO euactmeuis for
the extension and protection Of Slavery. They have
us encouraged Shareholders to invest tLeir capital in
slaves.
Shall we now consent to the continued suffering Of
the slave or entire sacrifice to the STAKEHOLDER TO the
value OF TIE slaves and the masses bring not forth
fuks meet for their repentance bear not their part Of
expenses I We must be just in our mercy.
Again, Observation-Disclosures would be benefited by COM
penntion With emacips,ion for then labor would DO
respected aud every foot of hand increased in value
Enlarged fields Of enterprise would BIO opened 10
Northern genius and capital.
The North would save her trade, and show her mag
nanmity.
The South would save her blood from her own VIC
lent action, tecure peace, enhance prosperity
Millions, then, for Freedom, but not dime, nor IN
inch, Tor Slavery. JOHN IT, FkE'
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