New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-07
NETWORK, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1870

Senator from Great West went mp to the Capitol at
W:shis gS and when the % gave ntte6anSe
OF mem aud that nothing might DC wanting 20 DIS glory
Christ as ali edesmer at the foot Of his work over
which forever humanity will shed its tears and God his
/ know that many IN this chamber believe that such
sand things exclusively the property OF the Saxon
at the examples Of the American Republics Bolivia
abolished Slavery in 1885, Peru, Guatemala, Monteydeo,
zues In 1858 Tie President of that Republic Monagas,
began by supporting gradual abolition, but ended by de-
claring Immediate abolition. The new French Republic
trumphed the oath of February 1873 On the 9TH Of
mareh called tSgetner '1e nar Fnc
mercantile cities protested the owners OF the slaves pro-
tested but the reform was brought about with an
energy and grandeur OF spirit which Is much the
more to be admired the poverty OF our spirit IL made
were opposed TO reform. They did not desire
under operation 0f law but they found under me reyo
for te and could not IL; previous indemnity, but
it later coming; they disdaned TO receive 1900 each
one day they arose doubling whether slave hu,
being, and before the sun had set saw him elevated
revoutenists Of February What Shame for the Spanish
revouonists septemberl The French colonies eman-
Il s said But how much richer island of Cnbai
All but what crimes follow in the wake OF slavery Win
this inamy existing there can be no Justice when the
free negfoes so much by that fae. hs BY the law
again reduced TO servitude What tribunals usce
Gen Pezuea during his short administration captured
1900 contraband negroes landed from siavesps Lord
withstanding 1900 negroes had been captured in
a term Of years, thousands had gone in the
meantime upon the sugar estates. Lord Rus
sell calculated the number Of such as entered the
island every year at large figure. Rich and beautiful
Cuba, thy plains flower garden; there Is not
within thy borders poisonous reptile, and there hoat
upon thy breezes chors OF birds which lift eternal
symphony to the heavens, enamced as they are Dy u
magic light But II there fall upon these plains tor
rents Of blood these torrents have been engenered by
the evaporaton OF the drops which the lash Of the white
man has torn from the skin of the negroes Thus when
see on one and the other hand the cruelty OF tns war
q cruelty Which / equally condemn IN DOth parties
think paying the just expiration VI our national
wrong, the crimes engendered by Slavery.
We have the OF saving Ourselves and OF saving
Cuba the adoption Of my amendment The Minister OF
the Colonies cannot repeal It, Men OF free stale repeat
thus realize for the Government the dseouIses winch
c to the reeoeeton Of the seHoTes Ministers Of Cob
ernaco Jomento of the Colonies, aud Of the Treasury
my idea The Conservative party represents stability,
aud society cannot be stable when given oygp 10 te
quence Of gradual abolition. the Progrcsst1 party
which never abashed by kngy prestige nor before
the privileges of the slavetrader cannot do 80. The
Democratic party derives ltd doctrine from the innate
rights of man. and cannot make an exception against
the negro in the universal application Of rights The he
auspcious days when the slave shall be made free Mod
Slavery il horrible than ancient Slavery. The
old Slavery its origin war, but modern slavery
has for its origin the slave trade Ancient Slavery was
founded in metaphysical principle. Arstouo
thought the family triangle aud on the sides were
ranged parents the children and the slaves 1t Is GER
that many OF these exercised duties in their natures
noble they eXerted powerful influence, and counted
among them ustri9us names In modern slavery no 10
Terence be found, Epictetus. Modern Slavery is
brutal Man IN that condition is reduced to mere apor
And vet il is said we thus speak because own
slaves We neither have them, do We desire to have
them We have been slaves we nave ouIseNb h he
bought and sold aud nartyrzed or put to death under
this and bc just Agree TO break tho chains from the
slaves your brothers aud you will have put the eapsont
our age, which will he then the grandeS' %! all II III
shall prove be the OF the final and definite redeln
ton of all the slaves. have said