New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-30


tainly not do more than you DO. We shall make M
inch concess;ons or comnremises We SHALL under our
Constitution tolerate Slavery tboee States where 1t
exets hut we shall not love IL nor cease to speak Ill oil
it, and no hocus poeus persuade US to consent tnh'
our Government shall buy steal more new 'ahds ID
which to spresd il. The public opinion OF the whole
civilized world ia aaainst such doctrines and practices
and =, will orovy stronger rot weaker with us IN the
Free States.
I'm, sp,pose sopee sort of Compromise could %
Ri, nnon. appeal to you, what would it be worth
Neither side would like it, and il would only serVe 70
csp,iuue through another quarter of century ths mis-
erabe wrancle with all its degrading political eonse-
oueuces and with certain and recurring financial and
commercial disasters. repeat it, if the people. the
capitali.s of the Slave States bent solely upon
Slavery extension and political domination, they will
NEGLECT and sacrifice their agricultural mining, and
manufacturing advantages for these, if they will rale
or min" they must go on theirway alone they will
Mexico and the West India Islands they must
do |; without our help protection and they must fu
f., tia consequences We are sick Of the whole bus-
ness.
can travel in foreign and despotic countries and in
some harbarous ones and not have my opinions put
upon trial. Actions and not opinions are liable 10
exception If Il violate lar demand calm trial of
nv peerr and not the tender merces Of a crazy mob;
and whatever my opinion Of slavery may be- respect
fully ask in my own free country that my body may be
free from all tar, feathers rails pistols, bowie knipes
galows ropes and other like producopso Of the Sunny
South" do not propose TO NEEDLE with the iDsdta-
ton OF Slavery ard desire to be let alone. When
ever the Slave States foreign country hisk
"a A. ii hat a. skan Ia
We, too, have rights, and insist upon equality with
the STAKEHOLDER, be he for Union Secession. am
satisfied with the Constitution and ask that Il shah be
free benoertb from these fierce assaults of the Save
interest that II shall not be Gggled with and inter
preted u suit the csprices of faction whose property
happensto be negro slaves. ask that Legislation s5a
be decided upon the merits Of the question: and not az
to how it suits faction. wish the privilege Of yOt-
ing without either sword whip threat being sus-
pended over nv hepd. must send my portion of the
President 10 Washington his feet, and not on his
belly. demand too, for our politicians Of the Demo
cratic persuasion one chance before they die and some
OF them are old now to think, speak and act a. be-
comes freemen.
The Slave States are demanding guarantees that we
viii LEI them alone they willing 10 give GUARANTEES
that they will hencefUth let as alone demand such
guarantees.
Now, does not [" compromise" mean that we shall
Give whatever il demanded Of U.s. aud ask for nothing
What remains
The third proposition follows: "To not only
allow but insist upon separation Of the Slave States
from the Free"
Some Of the Border States talk Of Convention 10
discover and declare their " ultimatum," which beng
granted they wilrstay in the Union. Shall not the
Free States save them the trouble by calling cos.
vESTIos, and requesting them 70 20 at once Six
months ago this would have seemed hasiy, not pre-
posternus bat now that the Union sso unsettled Is
not well to consider lie propriety1 II Ia practical
question. The difficulties In carrying ont this sepas-
ton will be great Of course but they not lese than
in either Of the other plans Let what some OF
the difficulties merchandising that have sstis
factory Constitution and all the machinery for govern
ment ships, army, posotces, &c, In working order;
l. The possible relinquishmest Of Wasl"0''' No. ''-
2. The almost certainty Of marsuding border
wraDgle
g. The necessity Of interior custOm-houses.
l. The impeded navigation Of the Mississippi River.
Thee objections once seem.d iInperatiye-now they
do not. Grea, they are, let me briefly Say; Mary
land might prefer TO remain with us with some fair
compensation for her slaves. But IL not, for myself
there are 10 hsllowed mories connected with the
CITY Of Washington which endear IL TO mo- but rather
the revere should he glad 10 dispose Of my share
OF !, OF q very large deduction from the cost and
remove the Government 10 some ssfer and suit
able place.
Border collisions would soon como 10 al end, because
In single year the slaves would disappear from the
border, part going North and part South. Those in.
yiting and genial States would then be enriched with
the labors Of white men, and would take tho rank in
the nation 10 which they are naturally entitled, from
which they have been recedng for bali century, und
which they never will take until Slavery leaves them.
line of interior Cuftom-Houses Is not great evil,
md II found practicable In other countries. Some
smuggling would grow up, but why more than on the
Canadian border or upon any frontier Of q European
country Our manufacturers, too, will soon learn
how much more enlarged aud productive freetrade
will be TO them, and they viii demand II.
The navigation of the Mississippi River was once a
necessity Of the great and productive Northwest bu,
the recent movements Of trede have shown that Is
low vi ,eoondary importance. Out Of any interference
by the Southern Confederacy with lite free passage.
would grow war, and thus In all probability there
would be no interference We Of the manufacturing
and commercial districts charged by some peopl.
who live at distance from with disliking the smell
Of powder admit that do prefer to inspect the
breeches rather than muzzes Of guns But there exist
in this State some 400 coo who can fight in good
cause, aud still leave enough for Home Guard" to
keep our domestics and women in orderi aud in tie
great and growing Northwest are Some men who have
been raised with rifles, end have sucked POWDER and
think Louisiana folks viii not invite that kind down
there with rifles loaded Thus suppose the mississippi
will not be interrupted. But should be, il would be