New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-24

with Us becoUane elements OF commercial snity snd
political raterny, bat feel that our nation La;
ProvideDtis mission. and that mission u good AID
benehcence 70 mankind.
There is noble civilization IN Europ. the result Of
centuries OF development sometimes By tie arts "
peace and sometimes through the sterner discipline o.
war.
Each great power has lite distinctive character
which i, Las impressed upon It's literature. is laws
and its institutions.
They have al marched 70 their opportunity. Not
less faithful TO our trust We accept the osens CT ou'
present and enter With hope upon The fCleI develop
nent Of our American civilization.
Let Us consider for q moment the higher advantages
we possess for that development since the only dis
tarbing force which has SO far appeared TO menace
OF the slave question, there las been il our
national politics any more heat bitterness than
Incident TO every State free enough 70 admit the srls
And !, would 30 difficult to name an angry eontro.
yersy in church state during the last quarter OF
GENTRY whose TRES have not been kindled and their
fuel Supplied by tse slave question. Ii has been the
syil eenRs OF the country. an unbdden guest az
every board pouring its poison Into every cup presented
to the fevered lips Of the nation.
Hsceeforth our institutions are TO be honogeheoas
and neither individual character nor State character 10
10 be educated under the influence Of the be star Of
Slavery
DO not know nor do pretend 10 falhom the future
Of the African in America only know that nv Gov.
eminent viii to I, tina, be protected in his life
his liberty his property. and bis family without which
his eQanoipatior l. but q u.Ocsery L know tie, the
Christian CHARITY sne bereSolence Of ny counrymen,
acting in harmony with the public policy. will 10
that lie have provided the means Of secular and
edncsiion. The negro vii have what every American
asks FOX aud has-a fair chance in the competitive
race lie. Whether lie be 80 normally Inferior. as
those who Gsirasi lis adequacy TO hi. responsible
ty insist and being so inferior be shall in obedience
10 law tha. has than once yindioaied itself give
way TIE superior race, and II tie course Of years be
superseded ~ more vital force than his own, OF
whether every proper feeling leads Us 10 nope, be
shall when 30 cultured sad protected exhibit that in
anstry, thrift snd force Of character which viii enable
him become recognized power ard 10 rise With the
ever-sdv aneias tide q activitie, and necessities
leave 10 TIE future TO determine.
Whichever hypothesis may lie the trac. the ensnoi
patton Of the race has rot only redeemed from
grcaiest reprosoh but il las LIED labor where the
system Of Slavery obtained. from deg, sdson 20 dig
nifty a1d has made IL a egenerstive Isteaf Of de-
pressing force This single fact vii create in time
what has been TIE sac want Of the South want Ia
nentsd BY all her carly statesmen and without which
she could never obtain her truest development
No State can in tnis age of the world be great
oral or loag great material force in which the peo-
pie are rot . power. You may have al aris'ceracy
ye0ss Lsa Ns k,7s' sassaisd " tie yEeaa@ tsp'