New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-11
THE SHAREHOLDERS SHIFTING BUOYs.

Fro~ The n. y. E-enine Poet.
Traitor, like liars, should have long memories
Though Mr. Senator Toombe IL not a man who cares
much, perhspe, for the virtue of consistency, yet M
one o the 3ocfrinerts Of the servile Democracy be
ought to see that he does not show false lights Ihore
who read lis speech on the 9Th inst VIII nardy De-
lieye that it was made by the same apostle tina" IN
ISis when sitting in Congress with Abraham Lincoln
used the following language in reference to the pro-
hibi,on of Slavery in New-Mexico and California:
ITO u the popular apprehension the south some gentle
this floor have spoken Of as Judicial
su.,tions it, duty decide uhs, Law iend that duty Y
Sdsscn settles these princpe. that H. under system The
Constitution the United States does extend over our
s.cs the qeon OF Slavery there eHcep, to authorize
Of fugitive slaves who hould escape 70 thee Teri
tos them under Its proisions that the Senu
iiop Though recognizes and protect. Slavery both IN the
state sbd IN the Is.Se; Q, the nOp And shs a. the
from these sdudicaiions Slavery being aooh.heo 20
to he. eore. With his has legal s,ntis' for the
oteeiion Of h property Lex .: NOT deceive re-. ,ns,
wise we Ill act IN reiereLce TO then"
Tie follow ing paragraphs from the speeches OF two
other Southern statesmen 20 to snow that
the buoys have been shifted good deal since they
naygated the Slavery waters OF tie Constitution In
ls4e
Mr. Alexander II. Stephens Of Georgia, In speech
in the Houie Of Representatives August 4 1913, said:
"Tke Constitution secures all the ctssns OF all the States
titled by The law. q the place II Virginia Georgia should
thsn II has Peun.yys new York and other
State, bOs been abohed The Constitution no more
eIe, the oes law OF Slavery Of State Into state or
tory By Law il Is prohibited than II carries ofho local
than carries the law Of Interest upon money the
statute Of limitations the laws Of dbuion " the pens laws
Of State
slavery an institution which depends solely upon tho
p!cipa " OF the place where Il eIlsts." =.
There Ia nothing in The speeches OF theee TWO dis-
tnpuished Southern gentlemen, in 1913 claiming that
slaves are property under the Constitution IN horsee
ard cattle are property, and that the ssveowner can
20 and bold his slave property, BY virtue Of
tie Constitution only.
"A TO slaves being property under the Constitution,
Mr.. George L. Badger Of North Carolina, one OF the
abst lawy ers in this country in speech IN the Sen
ate Of the United Statee, July %, 1913, said:
Slavery exist. under the Consultation Of ths Upited
State, fs does EXIT a Al
iu,tiutiop OF the United states Nor Il Il recognized
a. an Of United otherwl.e thsn State
Institution.
G.ntiemer say that every American citizen has nsh - 20
the acquired territory i needles 10 eIauins hs
fo or exclude them But (, Il another and d
f,ren question whether he has to ave there szd
beosD, recognized property In thu State from
which be came insist that Therefore such slave aha BE- rec
osred property In the Territory 10 which b. Tbs AZ
fnsye Of this question csnnoi in opinion be maintained
We commend the above opinions Of Southern gentle
men, uttered in Congress twelve years TO the con.
sdeIntion Of our readers no believe IL u tho duty Of
tie Republicans 10 compromse-to surrender the old
and welestablshed principles Of the Constitution in
the idle hope Of stopping the clanor OF the dangerous
clasees al the South.