The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-17
Manifesto of the Free Sellers on the Recent
EIection--Thcir Future Purposes.

EIeCt1On--Ahc1r Future PURPOSES
We publish in another column, what may be
called the manifesto of the free soil party, issued
by their central newspaper organ at Washington,
called the National Era. This document describes
the general result OF the recent Presidential cleo
ton, as 1t affects the free soil movement consider
ed according to their opinions, and Interpreted
according to their views. 1t is document, or
papey having the same relative reference to their
past efforts and future movements, as that which
we recently published containing the views of South
Carolina, and declaring eternal hostility to the
WIlmoi provlso, and all agitation on the question
~ hwy, :gasse two papers-the one from the
arsssC1I rcrE Of the North, and the other from
EC.-ta Carcsaas- may be considered the separate
yssggassass Ct the two ultra parties slavery and
c4ccila 1aN.a=Ehe one party from the South, and
the ether f1ss the North. The appearance of these
two parties thus early in the field, before the dust
raised by the recent conflict has well subslded,
WILL of course, arrest the attention OF considera-
BILE portion of the leaders of other partles and many
of the friends of the Union, throughout the whole
confederacy.
1t may be asked, why should any alarm be
created by the manifesos, or programmes, or pur-
poses, of small mnorltles of the people, occupying
opposite extremes of the country, and agitating
positive extremes in political opinions?
The alarm growing out of such contingency
has existed from the time of Washington to the
present day. The organization of party at the
South, exclusively formed on local principles,
aud having applicability solely to the slave In
sttutlons there, and the counter organization
OF an opposite party in the North, coming to-.
gether from all other parties, on the general
,t,,f,r nc nj fha Soufh
and adopting every measure to unite Northern
feeling that basis organizations, tor such
purposes, come under the range of that censure
and that disapprobatlon which Washington direct
ed against all those who would attempt to dlsmem-
Der the country on geographical disputes and sec
tional dIssenslons There may not be any lmme-
diate danger from the PRONUNCIATION OF the opinions,
either of the free soilers of the North, the ultra
views of the other extreme IN the South but there
can be no doubt that the purpose declared In this
document of organizing nearly 100000 voters in
the North on q vague and extensive opposition to
the South, in its peculiar institutions, must have the
effect of embitterng the feelings of the South, and
giving rise to apprehensions to the future peace
apa sr1n of the republic, which may yet be better
ssrDpssi row. and withstood at the inception.
l.gi.ik,s seen from the manifesto published this
Ja- e;ia. hs free soers, abolition party, claim
yastyasa:slr several of the leading Northern States
-n.esoeaisiiy OHIO and Massachusetts, although
we think they have overated their gain in New
York, considering the great majority which Gen.
Taylor has probably obtained here over both Cass
and Van Buren,. But the gain claimed is as nothing
compared to that which they promise themselves
hereafter Now that General Cass is totally and
completely defeated, the party that supported him
heretofore will bedlsorganized, and become merged
into the great BODY OF the floating population, as the
drops from The thunder cloud commingle and dlsap-
pear In the waves OF the ocean Yetthe free soil party
claim an hereditary inheritance in the remains of
the old bunker democracy, as well as a conside-
rable acquisition from the resduum Of the ultra
whig malcontents. There can be no doubt but
this party will organize extensively In every free
State of the Union; and supported by the strength
which they reckon upon in Ohio and Massachu-
sets, will go on agitating the question for four
years TO come, In the expectation that they may
be able to secure the election In 1852. Should
they be defeated IN that, the manifesto now put
forth, announcing their victory OF principles, as 1t
Is called, commits them to force compulsory upon
the other tive great parties, the adoption of their
views in relation to the Wilmot pfoviso and other
matters. srong effort VIII be made In the
Northern States, and in the commercial cities, to
organize their party and extend their principles
wherever there Is the least chance of success A
similar effort will no doubt be made on the other
tack at the South, by the utras Of the other ex-
teme; and for the next three years this wide
cpreed aglfation will go on, with Calhoun for the
Qenernllssiino In the South, and Martin Van Bu-
ren, and perhrpe Daniel Webster, as the leaders
IN the konh.
These are the measures and purposes presented
10 us by ,hs free coil party, and which have grown
ont OF the resulo Of the recent Presidentislelec-
ton. Will these movements, conducted by such
men, be able to organize the people OF this Union
into two great sectional partier, enkindle civil
siiie, endanger the federal connection and realize
that calamity which was pc .nted out and depreca-
sed by Washington, the father Of hls country