New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-05

10 tho tOiliug masscs--the intellectual and moral
degradation to which they are doomed-the hope
lessuess of improving his condltiOnwhich pasies all
tho energies of the bOndman--tEe consciousness,
which never leaves him, that he does not be-
long to bimsclf-that bis wife ia not his own,
that hi, children are not his Own--that he
may SOW never 50 sedulously, but must never
expect to rear--that competence, reasonable
certainty Of happiness and the comforts when
should wait upon old age, are, aud IN spite OF
bis most desperate and determined efforts,
must remain, beyond his acqus;tOU-'hese are
among the "spots and blemishes" OF Slavery
But such terms, used anywhere except In
Richmond, would be esteemed ridiculolsly
mid. 1.-THE spots" thus lightly spoken of, are
not mere affection OF the surface. They in-
dicate to the least prncticed eye, vHulent
AID penetrating gnngrene, which IL gnawIag al
the vitals and destroying the e1trem'tles OF the
body polite. These bIemishes," the exist
ence of which is thus carele"sly admitted,
spread all over the macuste monster, and
show everywhere the rayages Of 9crgadlng
leprosy.
In the second place, this correspondent il
guilty of gross mcndacity, when he asserts
that these "spots and blenshcs " are " tho
outgrowth Of the defensive attitude which New
England has forced the South 70 assume
Nothing could well be- more preposterous than
this weak and wicked excuse; for il was pre-
cisely these "spots and blemishes " which first
aroused tho eloquent Indignation and philau-
thropic remembrance OF those NrwEngiand
States which are now accused Of creating
those very evils which led them TO agitation
and protect. Dat of its own mouth must
the SlayeholGing South be condemned. Long
before single Ant-Siayefy Society
existed in Misunderstanding before Me- I
LLOYD Garrison was heard oi-Georgc Wash I
lugton had entered bis protect, WIKI all 'hr
solemnity Of dying act, against these "sPots
and hlemishes," ard Thomns Jefferson had con-
frs.ed the approximations which a sense OF the
Justice Of God and the iniqlity of slavrholding
awakened IN his mind. The "spois aud biem-
i.hes" were exp .ci'ly recognized IN the Congress
sional COMMITTEE room I'm which the Declaration
of Independence was drsited--in the debates
after it was rcported-n the Convention which
framed the Constitution of Nlrg,uG-in the
writings and speeches of score OF eminent
Southern polit c.nns, essay!sts, aud statesmen.
] 1T NJ. then. hear no mere % the mni'go m ?
nleucc of Northern opinion upon The happiness
Of tho ensavedl We do Not believe that tna
stale dryrl will impose upon one single honess
Eussh mind.
Finally, we must be permitted 20 cbserse
that nothing can be more insulting 10 the COM
unn sense If tac leader, OF tie CooiederScy
than 10 take j, f3r granted tat ticy mean 10
abolish slavery. Why, III. is precisely VIA.
taey do not mean to do Upon auy other pre-
they afe th' sIcrTc.t L!potfi.es ant
two. ,ongqed scoundrrls IN ths word. The
perpetustiou aud extension Of Saver, IS writ
zen upon .heir baluers, a. i Is written upon
their hearts. They ati,mr. for tAcmsei'es' no
They are liaaA.y dishonest aud
,han.rltssly Consistent Ia llcr csmrs. IL Is
doing them great injustice To- attribute To them
more than tue aii.c.alon Il virtue whicA
they ablor. They are only writing pretty lrt-
ter. for tLo Eugl,sh ma kc.. Let them wrlts
Tnry will deceive Bo one who Is not ALREADY F.
.aser 20 be- deceived
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