New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-02

home has prepared robbery and murder on the North
ern borders; has Cred hotels hiied with women anu
children; has plotted TO scatter Infection and yeow
fever. has ed American citizens held RS prlsone
has menaced assassination always; anu now at ns.
true to itself has assassinated our anu s
rcsponsible Power is none other than slavery ~
Slavery that has taken the life Of our beloved Caet
Magistrate and here is another triumph OF ita
ism. On Slavery let vengeance ilii care MOI nnas
you do with the worms II employs; but 10 not--l eh
treet youye.d any indulgence to this n,aiqeroas
wickedness. Rivaiac, the assassin VI henry y.
France tom pieces on the pubic square AZ o
Of City Hail. by four powerful horses each OF mem
atnc he'd to Que OF his limbs and pulling In opposite Oh
rectioBs. until at Last. after fearful struggle morning
VI the wrctohed sssssin remained IN tnc hauus "a wv
exocutoner except his empty shrtwhieh was atolce
handed 10 be burned Such DO our vengeance anu
let Slavery be the victim.
But not only Slavery, which Is another namo Ior
property in man, but 30 also that Other pretehs'o
which is not less irrational. th1t Human Rights can
depend color This is The shirt Of tho assassn and
it must be handcd over to be burned.
Such vengeance win be Ike kiss OF Reconciliation;
for il will remove every obstacle ~ peace aud harmony
The people where Slavery ence flIed VIII Oiess the
blow which destroyed II. They will yet confess that IS
as dent In harslress 10 t5cn IN no unslnuness IN
no s sire hnniliac but amply and solennly IN the
name Of the Republic AMI OF Human Natuie Tor their
good 90 well as ours; sy. for .heir good moro than
Itis BY idoas tint have conquered, more thnn by
armies. Tie sword of the Archaneel was less mighty
than the mission which he bore from the Loru but II
the IDEAS which have given Us the victory are now neg
ec'cd IL tho promises OF the Declaration, when the
Rebellion openly assaulted. nre still In unfhied tLen
vii cur blood AID trcsur have been iavshed IN 'aln
Alas, for the dead who have gwen ihemselye8 30
bryey 10 their country; alas for the living who have
been left the dead u any rene OF slavery IS
allowed continue. especially II this bloody nposto
defeated in tle pretension OF properly ID man. 10 A.
lowed to rerpctuate an OliSarehy Of ne skin!
And how shall these ideas be- shvedf AT this mo,
men, all turns on tie colored suffrage IN the heoci
States This {. The piro, Of National s9fts MS
take this point is worse than the loss o. Date
Tho argument for the colored suffrage 10 oTer.
whelning. 1t springs from the necessity OF me
case as well as from the rights Of mnn This
.uiF,age is needed for the security OK the
colored people, for the stability OF the local gov
ernment nnd fT the strength OF toe Union W ithout
there nothing but insecurity for the coored people,
instability for the local government ard weakness ior
the Union involving Of course the National cfeht.
Without il the Rebellion viii break forth nnuer .eN
ajias unarmed may be- but with wbite votes 10 tSe
pssess lon of the IDEAL government and Weld az VIII
whether at home IN the national counseis VI u DC
said that the colord people arc unit then no say
that they are more fit than their recent masters of
even than many among tie "poor whites Ihey na's
been loyal elvqys and who are YOU, that under any
pseense It's the preudices OF the disy o. spo'o 10
r,yhts Of the 10y all TIER suffrage II now Geedeu
Fnpsh .tntesnan after the ncknov Judgment OF the
Spanish Colonies as Independent States boased tnat
be had called new world into existence TO redress ths
balance of the old In similar spirit we 100 ndst GU
new ballot into existence in order to overcome ~. o
rreponaerance # those who have not yer ieerncu u"
duty II justice o. the coored race -, c,-.
/ The same National authority ihotstrucs Gown o',.r,
ns SEQ that This other preension Is LOT permit ted u
seIyye, nor there be any DOUBT that te a.thyl
which struck down slavery eonpcten. tots ns,a
dLty Each IL n part Of that great plc! 81 yustics
rourh which alone peace DC made permanent hhu
mmuable. Nor the kepuhc sbrk this r,inaln 10y.
duty without leaving clonripa''h unnisneu siu ''e
proises Of The Declaration Of Inde pendence III iahed
Vain is The c Of liberty yon surrender the rights OF
the fr elman 20 Judged by the recent asseItefs Of
properly IN man. burke In ms day saw we Ias ians
Inconsistency and denounced II, saying that whatever
fuch people DID on trs sui Ject was "arrant trlng
and not outstanding lis plausible FORM always Waaied
what he ap,ly called the executive principle These
words 81 warning have been adopted and rerca.cd by
two later statesmen. George Canning ana merry
Brog ehn but they are plain Us not 10 nceu nc s'p
p,ft OF rs aes lie infant must not be handed over 70
/ L. surkl.t by tho wolf but carefully ,rrsed by It's
paJett ana SINCE The Republic Is the parent of enano
patton the Republic must nurse tie immoral lHan'
Into maturity AID strength IL IS me hepsylo VII
nj The beginning took ~, his erea. work Tie hepuo'
lie must finish what II began; ead y canno' err Oh lis
accession H. In anxious carr 1t holds nothing done 50
ions IS any ihIug remains undone. Jis the Republic
which, with matchless energy. hurled forward s arm es
until N conquered. Tho Republic must exict tunt
security !or ITO future, without wmcn TINS M
Republic wh.ch to-day. with one conscrting voice
CONNIE noracs ino murdered dead The same Republic
PROMPT 10 honor him. require that hs promises 10
an oppressed race DO maintained In all tneig integrity
aud Ietene,s letter md Ia spirit 80 thai Tue
great osusc for which lie became asncTiLcc nav rot
f4i. His maryTdom was nea pledge beyond any even
In llfe.
There can be no question here whether state y IN
the Union OF i. This a. but phrase on which
will agree TIE oil governments are yacescd and this
enough TItl tie rhoie body Of oys! psopls have set
~ government all 10 under the National authority.
rctlaV By the Executive or by Congress- ana since the
Consi tt.on oyea wi,hout the Injunction Of the Decla-
ration OF In2ep nlence knows nothing of color, IL y.
II obvious dizzy OF the National authority to protect all
loval reopc laus any denial Of rights On this peen-
ton. Alleady it has Undertaken TO say lint certain
persons shall rot vote Surely the same authority winch
may limit the electoral law oi Slavery mey enlarge IT,
II he National Authority do anything about eiec-
tlons II il can ofdnr election. II II can regulate an
election III. exclude traitor who Ii stil az large
II adult loyGlist, whose only ineapaciIy Is his
skin.
The colored suffrage is now necessity. But beyond
this In mailing II essential condition u tie restore
ton u Rebel states TO the Union We follow frs the
law Of reason and ~ nature and secondly the Consu
ton only IN Its teNt but interpreted iy the De-
earatOn OF Independence BY and nature there
cun b. denial " rights account OF color' aud we
can do nothing which IL thus irrational sud unnatural
by tho Constitution II 10 stipulated that the " ned
States shall guarantee to every State rcpabeaH form
Of RotuEneHt but the meaning II this guaranty must
be toand IN the Declaration OF Independence. which 4,
the contruir prenmb,c Of the Constitution Bey ond
NIL question the United States when called Ia inforco
this guaranty must insist on tho EqHaiiy Of aH Men De-
fore e iaE and the q III, s0rsrHsf Such Is the
| true idea Of Republican government according to
American institutions.
Tho sayelnasters. driven from their first intrench-
meuts, already occupy inner delcnses Property IN
man Is sbandoncd but they inssi that cOlored per-
sons shall not enjoy political rights. Liberty has been
won. The bntfle for equality Is stu pending. ANA
: now new compromise u iInppetu W uVlli'N
persons bo sacrificed IN tue hume OF State Rights
IL Is sad that /, should be But do not despair:
Tie nay be delayed bnt IL cannot Oo lost and
ali who set themselves against II viii be oyefborne,
for IL Is the canso OF Humanity Not Ito rich and promo.
but the poor and owy vii To the iavori,es OF an en-
narciscd republic. Tie words Of the prophet Will ba
fulfilled: And will punish the people for their evil,
aud the wicked for their nhlulty and will oanse the
arrogance OF tie proud 10 and viii lay low the
hans htincss Of tie terrible. viii make man more
Irccuns than FIRE gold even man. than the golden
wedge Of Ophir" | catch these sublime words Of no
yheoy. and echo them buck the assn Gnco oftunph
! Fellow. citizens, your task ~ before You. Mourr mol
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