New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-05
THE CLAIMS OF SLAVERY.

London
There must be something very intoxicating about the
pleasure Of driving, beating and selling ellowcrea-
lure when people who were never III poe ion TO hold
slave in their lives out oil mere hatred oil tue prlncl-
pies Of civil and social equality stretch their sympa-
es over thousand leagues OF ocean TO meet the slave
owners of Georgia aud South Carolina. When this
Secession movement broke OUT we felt quite sure that
the fl ends Of reaction al home would not be able TO
restrain themselves from proclnlng u movement on
behalf Of freedom. They have forborne longer than
we expected but il seems they can hold no longer.
Without stopping nquire by what miserable process
an EDglishman could 30 peyer and middle bis tradl-
ona notions Of liberty, we Will look az what the Se-
cessiOnss are doing aud inquire what are the pnci-
pies and institutions Of that Government which they
have earned no much praise for setting up.
IL certainly seems strange that a section OF the
American community Of which the world never hears
fave when 1t tars and feathers or hangs some whe
man missionary or Traveller from the North, it may
be- accused Of AboloDism, should suddenly conceive
passion for Liberty. 1t 10 only partially lntelgoe
when we remember certain sense OF the word which
our race has left some five hundred years behind we
must 20 10 eudal tines when hghspiriled baronsfew
10 arns 10 vIndicate against too humane and lnqnsl-
tive central power, their liberty to harry helpless
local populai ion with toll and tax and dungeon, TO ind
ything like the ideas OF Freedom which the Seces-
sioniss proess Perhaps the nearest approach TO an
assertion of the principle III our own times was
the well-known demand Of great English Duke dur
ing the agitation Of the Reform BILL VINO said OF his
tenants and their votes May / not do what | Like
with my ?" This was thought at the time very
revolving; but il Is the fanes echo OF the old spirit,
ouce deemed chivalrcus and gentlemanly Yet
the old and modern claims ale the same once let
one portion of society resolve to build up Itself
whether in wealth and luxury or in liberal cul-
tune, makes no moral ditfereuce-by the deliberate
sacrifice of another seciou consigned on system to per-
petua degreds on and its character il made no mat
ter whether its Government is called republican or
monarehical, whether It's victims are black or white
Formerly the saveowners Of the South regarded their
position without complaeency, ms one for which they
were not responsible and which they wero simply TO
make the best of until a door Of escape was open.
Such s sl the feeling Of the better men OF the eass
But il lie state Of mind inimica to the entire theory
Of the new Government set up at Montgomery. In
the new Confederation Slavery is sacred blessed mys-
terous inefable. Modern civilization has gone quite
asray this matter and the feceders OF the South
will correct its alterations. 10 accomplish this the
basis Of tie institution is aii deep in the funda-
mental laws Of the Confederacy. Ii is a part Of
the new Southern Constitution that no laws shall
be made denying or impairiDg the night of prop
erty in slaves; the General Government Is in all
its jurisdiction required TO protect Slavery. And
no wonder, considering what Slavery is 10 be and
do for the law-makers. Hear the Hon. Mr.. Hill,
one Of the ablest aud most distinguished men in