New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-18

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W. could add nur;crous othor tesmonials.in ressra
osEs dei;gbtful region which in the eetinatoa oil
s - 10 become he future abcde u ffeeineh, but We
think We have given enough. -, a.,
TIr rs,iority have Afro reported an amendment 70
the Fugitive Slave law The deaga OF 1e.o Is,% more
ssent md at the sare time render II lees censivs
10 he oeople Of the North That they baye surSeeoeo
IN the homer, there iS 10 douoi, guy Is' ~ fro
s;vs 4, sstsfy the North that 1t Is any Improvement
On tbs old law, is very qucstionao4e;, A. &C
n rroy;44. for the conducting all the oPersois "
sayelcacleE at the oxIfne OF tne vgba
E.rds no indemnity just proecucn 70 Pefeo W.
Co., * rnl,yfuIy seiSe aud Transported Tor tliai y
aT,s,t STATE Under il free man may 90 S , !"
lie Ssla of Maize and transported TO Texas anI GesS
held in custody until tho next term oi tnc eu ;sSa
Sstss Court Which may no, DO for months ana 40
Soni5 fICIy b. adjudgtd FREQ man, the onif spls.
E.;o he .sr oStair of bis less Of time and restrain.
"a his Liberty is in beirg transported back agsiu az e
exRsl :" Of The bli is designcd 10 remove an
So isou In the existing law, that authorized
ths MARSHAL 10 suaHon to LIS aud any person or persons
be cav proper The amendment OaS lady, that b.
IN ,o..j tlejr MD Practically there IL very htle
Sitr epse Rel ween the existing Law and the proposed
oendrepi in this regard and the whole OF the amend
1ent 4 OF 20 doubtful an Improvement on the present
Law, tIat We teel Jue'iho1 III "i''1iVAu ' " 0"' F
port. c-,,,... ,,so ra,or,r,o,a o,
smeDdusn OF the hw Of i.sS IN regard % iSSayes
Jndgs 10 surrender such fugtives instead OF the Tx
eSnys Of the state TO which such fugtives had He'd
TIE teoe are Justly jealous of the power OF the United
States CO0rs, and az We have before sad are paric
ns5ly lensive in regard measures that propose TO
shIidqc the rights of the States, and enlsrge the pow
ers fthe General Government. L..
Tie disposition of tie United States Courts to on
LARGE their power has been manifest heretofore, that
we feel unwilling to assent TO any proposal that VIII
enable them TO do Having thus expressed our
views Oh all the propositions Of the COMMITTEES mat
contemplate any action, We fee compeied 70 S .na'
IN our udgrelt they and all poweriees Tor per-
manent good. The present Dissatisfaction ana dscoh-
tent does not arise from the fact thst the Noftn MSS
psssod Personal Liberty bills, or that the fugNNe
Slave Law is rot faithfully executed, neitaer does
sr;e from for. "a apprehension that the North pro-
pctes 20 interfere with SlaveTy in the States wheeit
eIists. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
of recent oiiain In the recent Convention of that
state heading members made Of tic following hn-
gusge IL the debate he passage Of the ordnance Of
M rsI,,-" N President appears 70 me with gree. Dc?
iae epons that been expressd that the Pob-
PIa S 5G " ir 70 ss a sssdens sa ~ bsf
Aa. bee eed1a!5 ior 'ony 'e,.es S yse = -
nv Int III. 2
who vi debate .b. utter Of s9gt'e hi. b2dy vii boar
him 81; W. TO Delay Tor lo pose 81 dcrson of ono ga
Ssgo]1t St e s rs 2y ne 1 ea 1aies e, H. f tg
gore ed esss Te h1S b. tas t''ss aT'1oed az dNon
~ Ke-si we perScrn,iss gree, act which Involve,
no. Spy s s i = o P't fTs BEEN asase ia III gsi @
s1ri 60. ''a s'ey'd ne an coHts' WI %nii
vi s 1 sGS wv h.Ss cst1ied To body Of til,
y 70 Are st i Ssns an ready to sdoHn
abe remaining osFe!aoUss Tor t9aGi n .
ay yTs :.es3S o. NJ Lasr be-, asig a o.
6g q 1 fs s S e TSe stiO1 Of
Ion aud Hsinia le,t straw the back Of the camel
sS Ts p pSh nc sS Do Which 70" dfe1 o9a ny
@ Re s he hS9 oS gpo s1Rs d u 70 y S 90
he question Of slavery and thsi turned uRSn the IA
ysei dsbi u1consutonay sad doubted tie aoor
sfhe Senate vhca was member Of ;Hst body The sss
rendition Of .ngiVe slaves. Ills our kes! secaryp
Such eentients, expressing the opinions OF leading
repItecnss;ye men in the South Carolina movement,
OIL ht 20 es;isy, SCENE 10 IA, any reas nsbie nsu
that the proposed Of the majority Of the Com
pitte will he powerlees for good.
south Carcins ia our " alex man." that Is laborng
uoaer the influence Of The most distressing of mslades
morbid disease which has been preying upon that
State fer long series Of years has al last asued the
character Of acute mania, and has extended to other
members Of the Confeleracy, and 10 think OF restoring
the patieut 90 health by the nostrns proposed is ia
our Judgment perfectly idle.
Rs, we hea- i. said something must be done tie
niee calculation of the benefits and disadvantages to
the sevesnl States arising from the Union. with view
Of striking @ balance between them Should we do 30,
we are convinced that that balance would largely favor
She Southern section Of the ConfederBSy.
Tho North has never feds inclined 70 cslc1lste the
value of tie Union. IL may not be improper 10 inquire
in this connection whether The State OF South Carolina
and tbe other ultra Secesion States have been op-
pressed BY Government 10 render their conlnu-
suce IN che Union intolerable 90 their citizens.
II u net pretended that they ever loss fugitive
ssves thai any cscaping from those States have not
been delivered up when demsuded; nor lie IL pretended
.ha tie Personal Liberty bill, Of any state have prac-
ticaly affected any OF their citizens Neither do they
complain that they cannot now go With their slaves
into any Territory of the United States The Supreme
Court hss decided that they have that right.
Is il! thcn complained that their cti.ens under the
e,eiatioa OF the Federal laws are compelled to con-
tiibute 81 undue proportion OF the neans to maintain
tie Government ii 20, and the complaint is well
founded Il IL deserving Of notice.
Bat it is not true in point Of fact. We could easily
demonstrate by official fgurea, that the Government
If the United States annually eXpends for the eXcll
live ue and benefit OF South Carolina much larger
sunthan that Stete contributes for the support Of the
Government. This rule will hold true in regard
70 most OF the States that ar. now so anxious 10 dia
solve their connection with the Union.
Florida; which containeess than one fye-huudredth
part Of the white population CT tho Union and STATE
which hss ccs. directly aud indirectly not less thaa
90 600 CO., and upon which the General Government
annually cxpeods suns Of money for her benefit more
than four times in OF her contributions to the
srppot Of the Government has raised her against
Sic power which hes % literally sustained her.
But VIC will not pursue this subject further. The
pnio1 Of these Statos is necessity, and viii DO pre-
served long se tho misguided men who seek It's over
throw dead ard forgotten If not forgotten only
remembered the attempted desroyers Of the faires
fabric erected for the preservation Of human liberty
Tat the world ever cav. .....
II is Lot 70 bc preserved by compromises sacrifices
Of pfineips South Carolina, il IL believed is fast