New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-18
sour,gERN Co,lpRoMrsHs.

We printed ON Tuesday the letter Of hr. John H.
Hugs, Maryland Uniohist, to the Hon. James u.
Mexican Of this State, pleading for offer Of the
oliye-brancb Of peaceu to the PrO-Slavery rebels
As llr. Hugg seems to be hearty Unieaist, :end
evidently means 10 be respectful and concilatory,
We propose 10 consider one main point made in his
letter which is not directly treated in Mr. McKesn's
reply. We slluds to the terms ON which an adjust.
ment of the present strife may be fairly effected.
Nr. II. Gays:
"You should use your greatest exertlons to remoge
e Tor excused urged by the politicians In the
Rebel States Tor their actions. .
"The principal cause il an artificial ore, J. e., the
Tgrriton question. Look at 10 the Po!'t'e,an; of
The South contend for tie Of protection for their
property slavosD in tho common Territories while
they remain TerIoros), although they know that the
insuiion cannot potably exist IN the cold climate
Of the NOIthi sand one can hardly think that they
would ever try t. establish Il there.
On the other hand politicians Of tie North insist
denying ssid protection although they know that IL
will seldom never have 10 be exercised iu Northern
territory and that the proha ity 10 that nearly every
new STATE will be free. Il ereore say il is artificial
of no practical Importance to tue North or South;
aud yet parties in either section seem TO look upon tho
Union and the peace of the whole people, ss only sec
Ondafy In comparison with the Importance OF carrying
cot their peculiar ideas on this question.
Nov, my dear Sir, ii you can prevail on Congress
70 irmedatcy pass amendment TO the Constitution,
granting protection TO slave property In t the 1rr
tories until they become States even those South OF
60 80 las per Hon. Mr.. Crit,endtns pluDb and rec
ourend or demand the repeal Of all Personal Liberty
bills whist effect for good may II not have on the
people OF the South :"
Response By the TriLxSs.
II must not be forgotten that q Republican
a.cendency (after the flight of most Of tho
traiiors) in the last Congress proceeded TO pass
bills creating and organizing three now Territories,
together covering more than half the Territorial
possessions of the United States, ,citAou, prOhb-
hiag or IN any manner msddiing tcia or nIsaiioH-
ing Slarsry. This was done under belief that
real non.interyention" BY the Government with
Slavery in those Territories would result in the
universal triumph OF Free Labor therein. 1t
was quite notorious that the Republicans would
have preferred to "make assurance doubly sure
by putting on tho Wilmot Proyiso, but it was
feared that this would supply the traitors with
new means Of exciting and alternating the
Sosth, 40 10 was foregone. The action
Of Congress with regard to Slavery in tho Terri
tories was therefore based absolutely and thorough
ly on tho principle Of "Non-Intoryention, -
" Popular Sovereignty" or by whatever phrase
you choose 10 designate 10. Ii seems but yestsr.
day thst we were vehemcntly told that al tho
South wanted was to be let alOne--thst she
resisted tho wilmot Proviso as a wanton stigma
90 her peculiar institatioa," and insisted on
.bstinence from insult in the Federal legslatiOn.
She has all this by tho legislation Of last Winter
by Republican egislntlon--but il did not pre-
vent rebellion, and does not satisfy even her
UuioDists. On the contrary, Mr. Hugg in their
behalf demands Pfeitetios to Slave Property in