New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-03


one of the noblsst Of her young Wings, stand
no in the House to resist the Extension o
Slavery. lie spoke wisely, warmly, molly;
and from that hour he was doomed to defeat
Democracy marked him for a victim at the en-
suing election, aud too surely brought bin
down. Just look at his vote before ps con
trasted with that given him after making thin
speech
1~-zr.I s''jm Jones. B1cEasf caI-reIl
any. Dcm. fhig Den
TotsI vote. C.i37 5,79l J.519 GIL.
Buckner elected by $50. Buckner beaten 10y }, lil
Thcnceiorward, no Keutuckian of note
Henry Clay aud Cassus NJ. Clay excepted, has
dared 70 resist any measure, however wrong OF
unreasonable. that had for its object the az.
grandizemett Of Slavery. Slavery made Pow
ell, then Mogoffn, her Governors Slavery cbose
Powell aud Breckenridge TO represent her IL
the senate; Slavery gave her Presidential vote
TO Buchanan. whom she personally disiked,
instead Of Fillmore who was individually q
favorite with Der. And Slavery would have
giyen her last Presidential vote 10 Demo
Graf. had II not seen fit to lose the last Elec-
tor. The running Of Breckenridge against
Dougla, was but q we'll considered step toward
the dsunion and civil war which confront us
now. The Annexation Of Texas was not more
directly plotted in the interest OF Slavery.
III. And now, Mr.. Senator, let US suppose
the ends you contemplate fully attained-the
Rebels partially conquered, then concated by
d" an sdjustu emit" that restores Slavery TO all
its former power: Where will you, and such
rs you, stand iou think, doubtless, that the
Slave Power VIII be grateful to you for your
successful effort, in Saving it from merited de-
struction. But here you will be sadly mis-
taken. Slavery, restored TO it, former status,
will curse YOU southern Unionsts rs the main
cause of lis failure 10 achieve DisunoD, and
viii prosecute you for i 10 the last day Of
your lives II gratitude and confidence will
b. reserved for those who did aud dared every
thing m obedience 20 its bodcst aspirations.
knowing what we all do of the machinery
whereby lOyal states were crow ded out Of the
Union. / tell you that even Maryland loyal rs
majority of her voters ere, will pass swiftly
and inexorably under the rule OF the more
stanch upholder. Of "Southern Rights. in
case e such reconstruction a. YOU med
ilate. The Burnetts ard Migolins will
lord i over Kentucky while YOU aud yours
wiil be regarded rs the cowboys AID taaddiers
Of slayerys great struggle for undivided mas
tery of the independent South. The facts
that you recognized and respected " Black
" Repubcan' ns PresideAt-that your kind oil
Soulherncr' Though not many OF them
marched and fought beside 90 lncoln's hireliugs'
from the North against the champions ol
Southern Rights" will be used 10 prescribe
and expose you To odium, just az the speech
and vote OF Ay,ett Buckner were welded
10 crush him--iust Us those southern Wings
WHO resisted the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise were hunted down BY the Sham
Democrats at the ensuing election. And this
will be no mere political prescription. Senator
Mason told those Nirguans who wished 10
vote against taking Virginia out of the Union
that il they ga voted they must prepare 30
leave the State. Reins;n,cd Slavery viii be
equally intoierant and proscripu,e throughout
every portion Of the South where IL hehests
are law. Were the Union restored tomorrow
on the Pro-Slayery basis you desire, steadfast
Unionsts would be mobbed and hunted down
in every Slave state before December.
Mr.. Davis, This tremendous Civil War was
deprecated aud dreaded by no one more than
by myself. ! am one OF the few Northern men
who 10 avoid it, would have preferred that
the Cotton States should leave us in pence.
But they chose 10 rend the Union rather than
patiently, quietly dissolve ito steal is sub.
treasures, arsenais armories, cusiom-houses,
aud batter down its fortresses-and 20 Lett us
no choice but to fight. They would have war
and war il is. That any settlaucnt by cOm-
promlsc--any settlement that retstablishes Slay-
cry on National loundn'ions-tends 10 prescribe
aud silence If not exile those who feel and
think as I 10, you rejoiciugly comprehend but
yOa do not see that your position is equally
exposed and perilous. Bat carry your scheme
forward 10 success, and you will be- quite rs
obnoxious to the reconbined and relnsigorated
Democracy and Slavery of tho South as | shall
10 their allies end sympathlzors at the North.