New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-20

WA-llsGIff. MAY q, H..
Ny DEAR SIR, Your Kind letter OF the 7th May reach
Cd me IN the midst Of oar Efforts 10 fette tie hsass
Cvesion and had therefore 10 he laid esite os more
conycnien. season.. IN satisfied with tie conference
LII bee use II maintains hy tie true principles iOr
which We have confeudcd since le47 relative 10 the
status Of Slavery in tie Territories When The us
~ tie Mexican Har lgosgit u rev Territory AID NJ
doubtedy what is called fro' territory tie North as
serted and cIdosycrcG n rata4n mo Tft 70 exclude
81 very therefrurn. by act 81 Compress c'ed sotnes
"the Ordinance Of 4is7 at others hssorrl EesiTlc.
ton or Compruu Sc" and egaiI. tie Nlmoi ffo'lso
Unde- a these names tie substance VIA tie saue-
e. tho Prohibition Of Slavery In iAe Territories The
whole Wig party " tie Moth and Of al The Dem
ocrats, except about bali DOZEN I'd this doctrine
years ago AID late az tie open " 81 The ses,lo o'
1890 largo majority NJ the House ~ belrctena
uvcs held H. Ir 1850 only def ted The application
vi IN by ocnn-ed 70 ffcir territorial c'rdiion nid
Cd Inc .cirire that when thy into the
Unou they uigLi como Ia lth or vlAout slavery a.
tlcir constitutions might T. -scf.bo IN ~ "etn
yancod stop further. and repealed TIC Prohibition ~
crees Unity minutes north latitude. " .e ~ tern
tOilGl t.af@; fmtd tie principle ~ ~ ns ~ rih'
Cons,ifutions urter thir aci o: - haiss, rsae
and presented Ststc Constitution. Ihhf 'oisiuNo.
Was not oicc.,d 20 by anything even -rIfo1inA'iig
airriy in Congress account o. Slavery ~ her Con
siiui!ol, although list al,re wes re real C''eon 70
IL great body 81 opforrts But tLey LED that u
49, loi the oct q TIE people.
While w al adriiiod Dat nero could he no other
f9unds % for SRe Constitutions IN ihs coua'ry Il
cer. The ponuar Will asserted that us Clrtiiuton.
having been adopted ana promulgated ~ Conronu.L
81 tie people legally called. constituted ana ied ono Hu
be aocoItod ~ Co! gTess conclusive 81 the popular
Iii ~ Jar - concerned. AID thus Do WHs - i4re
but another element entered The contest lie oicnhLee
annexed 10 ,he new Constitution. and. therefore, part
Of the proposition ~ lie dmls'on deiAAa'd hialr
ctaIt u land tie State -rout sc'erc'n Hiois
~ ac-os more han I'D ever been grlr''d 10 my otter
new State. Congress refused that demand, ard CON
scented 10 admit her under Ler Constitution but with
tAe large land grant Withheld Ills new yrupotilCn
ard change Of .hc proposition Of hnnta' h"d hc''s'
sagY a. BE- accepted by he new Stale "a some form
Aif Ills would have been tue wLctl,f IT vas II.
sorcd In our at Of admission OF not We trebt VIII
new states as toyireIgAs AID equals AID cannot a.
ter tLeir propositions without tAeir consent. AEd;
aithougi many may vote agGnf asCcling ro modified
pYopo-iion o. account Of ilclr hostility Ia tie Ieoomp
Ton Con- tuor tie clai pcd propositions ouFLt never
thcess 10 Lave boon admitted. The principle is I'M
Deratye and sound and ~ any event j. pIecnr! WAtl
we have awsyb densnted 90 Wit that Congie. should
not shape tie tou6aions Of ne" States and tLnt iAc
peoue thereof nay tfc exclusive night 10 CO 10 1hc
North claimed the right Of Congregational rrohibiiioni
the South opposed IL viii Ito demand that Tie country
hour be o. IN 20 al daring It's territorial sihto ~ us
status Should be fixed b. is own people ana nof Con
sresr when il came into tie fnny Of states IIs was
sd j. now tie real Qu,,iOD between tie sections, ard
a.icr r long conflict VS. have overthrow error AID
maintain truth, and nope We are not prepared even
making Kansas Free State. Let The ri Of the people
OF tie low state settle hot matter for Themselves.
Tho temper II tie North 10 bad very bad lie aims
and objects Of her leading stategnen 81 Ito Esck Re
pubcanf s treason to u Constitution and RUN q the
bouth but we cannot unto our people uhtI there 10
souc overt act This they viii peiIctua'o ne Tar %
possible through their State OO'oTlmenis. aud viii
c9.srI1Tuats Whenever they can get Federal power.
We can longer rely upon them 10 mint ain their con
tract g. ucir own Jurisdiction Ia anything and We
f.oud begin 81 home By c0untora4hIR lefisldilOn
agand q CIn which II the true plan 70 consOiidnte our
action hen We plss ogI local laws. We en- Initiate
The exauIlc VI our Revolutionary seS and Iunih TIE
disOy Al ny lnw. -
1 a.. ;ruiy your friend &C., L. ICOAiba