The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-18


Nav MOVEMENT OF THE SocrALIsrs-SMEILISo
BLoop.-The socialist organ in this city received
with great gusto and delight the intelligence which
we published in yesterdays Herald, that large
meetings have been held in Texas, at which reso-
lutons were passed to support the Governor of
that State in enforcing jurisdiction over the dis
puted part of New Mexico, and that steps are
being taken TO organise military force to proceed
to the disputed territory and take it by force. In
the exuberance of his pleasure and extasy at the
prospect of collision between the United States
troops and Texas forces it exutingy says that the
very next intelligence from Santa Fe may he laden
with tie clamor and sangune with the bloodshed
of civil war.
Thus il is that socialism shows its true colors.
1t has no desire to see disputes between the States
settled in peaceable and quiet manner, according
TO law, and the manner pointed out by our nstitu-
tons 1t pricks ny its ears, distends its nosril at
the first snuff Of blood and reoces in the hope that
this dispute will lead to conflict between the
ferces of the general government and those of
Texas, in which fraternal blood would be shed,
and an insurrection commenced, that would enlist
the sympathy and assistance of different sections Of
the country, and produce civil war that would
end, perhaps, in dissolution of the Union, and in
the organization Of petty States its ruins. Such
deplorable STATE of things is in eonsOnanee with
the teachings and promptings of the socialists and
red republicans. Harmony, in anything, is what
they most abhor, and what they most wish
to upset and destroy. They want to have
every thing brought down to their own level,
in government, society and religion They would
wish to see this great and powerful confsderacy
e,,oho of .ntac cha
erized the early States of Greece, and would like
to see the fate precipitated this country, it
they could only rise on its ruins. Under the plea
of philanthropy, and with benevolence towards
mankind eternaly their lips, they seek only their
own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and when that is achieved,
their dupes may look out for themselves.
We hope and are confident that President Fill
more will be equal to the emergency in which he
is placed, and that he will look with adherence
on ell those agitators who, to their own ends,
would plunge this happy country into all the hor-
rors of civil war. There must be no collision;
there must be no shot fired; there must not be
drop of raternal blood shed in the dispute between
Texas and New Mexico ia regard to the boundary
between those two States There is not the slight
est necessity for the occurrence of such calamity
If, in the infatuaton of the moment, and impelled
by the abolition agitators of the North, Texas
shouldscnd an armed force to take possession of
the disputed territory, it would be far better to
tolerate il for the time being, until the matter is
adjudicated upon, than to repel force by force and
shed the blood of our brethren. 1t has always
been the policy of the General Government to be
very 10th to use the power which it possesses
against any single State, and in the before us
there is more need of caution than there was in
any previous one. II, unfortunately, there should
be conflict, will begin to despair of the repub-
lie. The whole matter can be adjusted peaceably
and quietly, if let alone, by the proper tribunal.
We must have no fighting, no boodshed.