The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-05

something of the sayings, deings movings, official
rascalty, and general sentiments of the majority Of
the people IN the great metropolis.
But before attempt to proceed further, wish 10
state that am fully aware of the position ia which
stand and of the total dseredt of sense and truth
with which my crazy communication will be re-
ccived.
However, I am bound to 60 ahead and tell you
what started ior and all the favor ask orexpect
at your hands, is that you will carefully preserve
this nonsensical ole till the 10Th February, 1857,
York Herald the previous two months. IN
the city Of Washington, for the last time to repre-
sent the Northern and Southern States in one con
federacy.
The first thing during the next session, the whole
of the Southern members of both houses will ask
for more efficient law to enable them to reclaim
their fugitive slaves from the Northern States, in
asmuch as the late Fugitive Slave law, eflSo0, is
rendered completely useless, on account of the
unanimous reasonable conduct of the people of all
the Northern or free States.
The South will Justly and truly say, that in con-
sequence Of the highly reasonable conduct of the
people of the North, having held public meetings,
delivered inf1ammatory speeches, and passed reso-
luons to join in arms and protect the ugiives from
being lawfully reclaimed and returned TO servtude,
and threatened us with punishment, and even to
death, if we attempt to carry the late law into ef
feet we therefore ask and demand law that
shall enable us to reclaim our fugitives from the
Northern States, and TO this end we demand law
empowering our marshals, at the expense of the
United States; to command strong military force
to accompany them from our frontiers to and
throughout all the Northern States and cities, to
aid and assist them in capturing our slaves and
conveying them to their owners.
On the other hand, the Northern members of
both houses will imme 1iately ask and dem and the
Fugitive Slave law. This state of things will oc-
cur about the middle of December next; and from
thence you will find one after another of the
hitherto moderate, honorable, patriotic Unionists
Clay, and others of the South, dropping off from
their former stronghold to the Union, and say all,
with one accord, give US law and order, give us
our property and law, and the means to reclaim
and retain it, or else give us disunion or war.
Here, then, comes the two extremes-the South
complaining Of want Of law TO reclaim and retain
their slaves, on the one hand, and the North CON-
planning of Southern cruelty, gross inhumanity, and
totally denying, on constitutional grounds, the
right of the existence of slavery at all, in part
of the United States, or the other. Beautiful state
of affairs!
But whose fault is it that all this difficulty has
it the fault of the members of Congress, indvi iu
ally No, not at all. Who, then, are in fault
Why, the people-the voters of the United States,
who elected and sent them there. Why so Be-
cause all the members Of both houses Of Congress
now, and have been Imade up of the aristo-
crazy Of this country they are, and always have
been, and, no doubt, always will be, selected from
the minority of the various States, viz: that
class of people who rank among the great
bankers, stockholders, rich lawyers, retired
merchants, and millionaires of the United States
the true wants and wishes of the aboring classes,
and whose dignity would be injured to regard
them. And it is not only so in Congress, but also
in all our State Legislatures and city councils. Who
are the present mayor and aldermen of the city of
New York Are they made up out of the labor
ing classes of the people, who compose four ifths
OF the whole population of the city !! No; they
are selected from the minoritythat class of arsto-
poor, it serves them right, and they ought to suffer
all the Inconvenience and disadvantages that
those noble Lawmakers please to inhict upon
them. Serves them right. The Chief Engineers
ton of the present Board of Aldermen, and of the
doings of the Common Council He is, evidently,
high minded and honest man, and belongs to that
class OF the community from whom all the officers
OF this government should be selected. see you
hold him up for Mayor and is the most noble act
that any journal could do, to advocate the election
OF an honest man to SO important an Office. II the
people Of the United States could only be con-
WINGED OF their folly, in thus electng of each
and all political parties, from that class OF people
whose pleasure ii is TO Cypress them, and be in
duced to abandon all political parties of every
and kind, and start anew, upon principles and
| honesty, and select their candidates from the
| majority, then could have good and whole
| some laws, and all the business OF Congress
could, and would, be satisfactorily disposed Of at
each and every annual session, in less than three
months, and thereby save the country many mil
lions OF dollars, beside avoiding all causes Of dis
union or complaint between the Northern and
Southern States. The fault all lies with the
people of the United Statesthe voters and If the
Fugitive Slave law is unjust, they have no right to
complain, or ask to have it repealed.
This very Niger question will now, no doubt,
cause dissolution of the Union, and hope il
may / saw all this ahead ten years ago, and saw
the cause Of il; and have not dsgraced myself by
voting for any thing, nor for body, since the
election Of President VIM ii. Harrison.
A. W. PRrcE.