New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-29

caricature can hardly be considered an exag.
geration of the lower phase Of Southern char
acter, and belongs essentially to it. Uncon-
sciously and most unjustifably be is accepted
abroad as the type of our nationality. not as
the miserable abortion that has grown up
within its shadow.
Secondly, as concerns legislation: Here We
shall find the South the persistent enemy of
Liberty. of Consttutionalsm, and Of Great
Britain the consistent advocate of ag-
gression, fllibusterism, end war; A very few
data will suffice to prove this
Ii was Southern politicians who effected the
ACQUISITION of Louisiana, turning the Anti
Slavery Republic of Washington, Adams, and
Hamilton into Republic of treemen governed
by Shareholders, by passing bill which. IN
the words of Jefferson, then President "aoas
destined to Gnnui the Constitution q has co"n-
irv, and Indefinitely to ertend an institution
upon ,rhich he had himself sought to place the
seal Of death t,oenty years L:foe." His consent,
as that of tho people, was solicited, and IN
part gained, on the grounds that the proposed
purchase would damage England, the iavorte
of Federalism, while drawing us closer to
France.
1t was the South that, in pursuance OF its
unvarying policy Of tho extension of the area
of Slavery, secured the admission of Missouri
as Slave State, the passage of the famous
Compromise" (Which it subsequently abro-
gated for identical reasons), and contrived the
annexing of Texas, thereby extending its &C.
cursed institution over q vast tract of country
that had previously abolished it. 10 elect
this aud overcome the repugnance of the
North, Southern politicians proclaimed that
England had secret designs upon 1eIas, and
that the embryo State rebuiIed by her natural
friends. would inevitably throw herself into the
arms of "perfdious Albion if not accepted
by us.
1t was the South that iustigated the war
upon Mexico, resulting in the acquisition Of
more territory, for the same bad object, but i'm
perfectly attained, in consequence OF the gold
discoveries of California inducing its admission
as a Free State, which the South bitterly OPP
posed until tho Compromise measures OF ls5O
gave her more than an equivalent
II was the South that abolished the Mis-
souri, Compromise and carried blood and lire,
and banners bearing the inscription OF "God
and Slavery" into Kansas.
1t was the South thai coveted Cuba, Mica
rauga, the West Indies; thatorganized fllbus-
teriog expeditions under Lopez aud Walker;
that ndorsed the infamous Cuban Manifesto,
ustifying the stealing of that island, in case
Spain iaccmnrred at parting with it for stated
price.
1t was the South that proposed to reopen
and legalize the Slave-Traae.
1t was in Southern seaportS that free coiored
seamen, British subjects, were subject to be
whipped and imprisoned for going ashore, an
instance of which was only frustrated at Nor
folk, Virginia, AS late as February, 1877, by
the British Consul. Mr.. G. Z. Il. James, pay
ing costs under protest
| Ii was the South that invented Reputation;
that has chosen an arch-repudiator for its first
| President"
| II is the South which has, upon all Occa-
sons traded in and pandered V the anti.
English feelings of our adopted Irish citizens,
avowing itself as a war party and its policy as
aggressive and hostile toward Great Britain.
If these be recommendations TO her good
WILL here are surely enough of them