The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-17

people of this State will be again called upon to
exercise the right of suffrage, and deposit their
ballots for the election of their public servants TO
represent them in the Halls OF Congress and in
ther State Legislature.
The ensuing election differs, however, i'm
mensely from any preceding one, inasmuch as
in addition to electing their representatives and
servants, our citizens have to adopt reject new
Constitutions new organic law-whieh had been
framed for them by their delegates in Convention,
in lieu of the old one, which was inadequate to
our wants.
But il is not in thus respect alone that the next
election will be OF such great consequence-these
measures concern only the State of New York,
and will have little or no influence in any other
but our citizens will be called upon to decide by
their votes, the question Of abolition in which
decision every State and Territory in the con-
federacy is interested
This is hat makes the next election so much
more important than any previous one. We
therefore hope that every voter will ponder on
this question well, before he depositshis ballot in
favor of placing beings whom the God of nature
has marked with characteristics Of inferority,
which the cataract of Niagara could not erase, on
political equality with themselves.
This question has been long and angrily dis
cussed in various parts of the country; and the
one idea visionaries who have made it their hob
by, would trample all the rights and priv
leges of their fellow-men, and envelope these Uni
ted States with civil war and bloodshed, if they
could but succeed in their pretended philanthropc
designs, setting aside the instincts of our nature
the usages of society-the feelings of their fellow
citizens and disregarding the value OF our free in
stitutions. These fanatics and enemies of their
country, would force us to associate, intermarry
with, put on an equality with ourselves.
a race entirely different from our own
All this they would do, under the pretext
of philanthrophy. 1t is now for the first time
since the question first agitated, directly put
to the decision of the people of the State of New
York; and the returns Of the next election will
prove whether the colored race are to be placed
on an equality with ourselves-whether they are
to be made eligible to seat on the bench, or the
Office of Governor, and thus bring about social
revolution that would carry disaster and ruin in
its train, and end in anarchy. We trust there is
common sense enough left in the country to de-
eide this question rightly; and we hope and trust
that no single vote will be deposited without the
voter well weighing the probable consequences of
II.
The people of the South, and in fact of the
whole country, have their eyes on New York, and
no election that we have ever had, will be watch
cd with SO intense anxiety Our brethren in the
South will see by our decision, when in their de-
nunciations Of the fanatics, who have done their
utmost to create revolt and civilwar among them,
and incte the servant to murder his MASTER they
placed the whole North in the same category
with the abolitionsts, that they have done us
great injury. They will find that the Empire
State, at all events, takes no active part in this
mock phianthrophy, and that they are content
to let their Southern brethren manage their do.
mestic affairs as to them seems best.
The abolitionists and the abolition journals have
taken the field with a determination to do their
utmost, and carry the day, if possible. Pamphlet,
and essays on tho evils Of slavery-the equal
ity of the colored people with the whites-filed
with the grossest falsehoods and msrepresenta-
tons are being, published, and will be sent in all
directions before the election, inundatng every
town, village and hamlet, in the State. We eau
ton the people against them, and assure them
that no confidence can be placed in the state
ments they contain. They are the offspring Of
the fanciful negotiations Of the abolition politi-
clans, and for grain of truth in them there are
ten thousand OF falsehood Every other subter-
fuge will be used to carry the question OF negro
suffrage, for it will be at the November election
that the question will be forever decided and set
tied. If they fail then, they fail forever, and tho
negro will remain in the station that nature design
ed him to occupy, and our Southern brethren will
be satisfied Of our good faith.
New SHIP NEW WoRLD.-The brig Niger, Capt.
Babson, at Boston, from Rio Janero, spoke the
New World, on Tuesday last, at IL M, off South
Shoal. west by north forty miles, steering west
south west.
Musical.
SivoRI's CONCERT LAST EvENIN6.-Camillo Sivor had
another grand ovation last evening The Tabernacle
sounded to the plaudi Of very numerous brilliant and
delighted audience, from eight O'Clock till halfpast
The enthusiasm was boundless and, indeed we know
not how it can be otherwise whenever he plays We
have never heard Psgann but cannot conceive how
any sounds more grand beautiful be evolved from
any instrument than those that were sbowered from