The organizer., 1850-11-16

in the free States. very briefly por-
trayed, the truth Of which, no one
who has paid the least attention to
the course Of things in regard to it
there, during the last twelve or fifteen
years, can doubt.
Now, / have no doubt Of the truth
of my own eonvicti0ns, that this anti
slavery doctrine is founded in, and
springs from general spirit of pure
unmitigated fanaticism. And shall
endeaVor TO show, presently. that it
has no foundation in the nature and
principles Of our political institutions,
nor in the teachings of philosophy,
reason, or religion, and that it is the
most ridiculous absurdty, and the
widest offspring Of social RnG relig>
ious bigotry, and political stupidity.
A fanatic is one who entertains wild
and exlravagant opinions upon roli.
gious and other subjects. and seeks,
from mere enthusiastic! impulses, to
carry his crude and unreasonable no.
tions into practice without regard to
consequences. Bot will such an one
did any such ever renOunce their
errors, or cease to labor in behalf Of
their wild schemes while life lasted.
even when carried to the stake 2
Never Nor can-it be reasonably
expected of such to yield their opin.
ions, because. what they believe in
and seek to accomplish, is prompted
and sustained by all the knowledge
which they possess. and the strongest
feelings of the heart. Ii matters not
how absurd and extravagant the oh.
ject may be, that is sought to be
accomplished by the fanatic. The
more ho is reasoned with and opposed
the more pertinaciously will ne cling
to his 'favorite schenel And that j.
precisely the case of the Northern
people, and all others who believe |
with them upon the subject Of the
abolition of slavery. And now, the
question arises will they ever abAn-
don their views, or cease their eXer>
tions against slavery while the Union
lasts In thcTnature Of things, il lis !
utterly impossible. IL is absurd 10
expect them TO do So The senator
Just alluded 10, Mr.. Seward, of New
York, was unquestionably right in the
declaration, and il may be, honest
too, when he said on "A recent occasion
that this anti.slavery sentiment was
regarded, by himself and those who
believe with him, as being Of a higher
character and of more force and |
authority than the Constitution Of the
United States And such. no doubt.
is the universal idea and feeling
throughout the whole Of the free States
North and West, Notwithstanding all
the statements to the contrary, which
are continually being made in and out
of Congress. And this being the
case, | again ask the all.important
question, will they, can they stop in
their mad course Of aggressiOns upon
tho South ? No ll-never ! till the
last vestige Of slavery shall have been
removed from the country. ifthe Union
is to be preserved. Nor will they, by
act of Congress, or by any other agen-
cy, compromise the question with the
South. As has been already shown,
this is not a political difficulty be-
tween the two sections of the country,
and no political adjustment can. or
will be permitted to settle it, With
the North, il is a question Of morals
religion, freedom and philosophy.
The roots OF the difficulty, therefore,
lie far below the foundation Of the
Union; and It is but little leFs than
stark madness in any one, to suppose
that il ever can be settled, except by
a separation Of the slaveholding from
the free States. As well might we
expect the Jews, the Christian. and
Mahomedans, respectively 10 renounce
their creeds, and cease TO labor for the
Of the world, as 70 believe
that the Abolitionists. at home and
will abandon their doctrine Of
opposition to slavery. The needle Of
the compass points not more steadily
and unerringly towards the pole. than
does the whole course Of things among
the Abolitionists at the North, tend
towards the entire emancipation Of
the slaves a the South. Let us not
be deceived upon this point. The /
charlatan in philosophy, the dema-
CoCue 10 politics. and the superficial
observer in private life, may cry, peace,
peace, when it is plain there is no
peace. On the contrary. The cry will /
soon be toar, toar, II We remain togeth-
er in the Federal Union.