The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-26


shat received by the Asia.
uhe Approaching Crisis-The south Speak
Ing to the North.
We publish in our columns to-day one of the
most important, if not the most important docu-
ments which, considering the present dangerous
condition Of this republic, and the closeness TO
disruption 10 which it has been brought by the abo-
tion fan atics of the North, has been written
Ii is document which we are perfectly well salts
fed represents the opinions of the planting inte-
rests of not only the State of South Carolina, but
those of all the Southern States without hardly an
exception We direct the particular attention OF
our readers TO II, satisfied that it is worthy of a
careful and deliberate perusal, and confident that
after reading it they will acquire clearer and bet
TER appreciation of the cuar and dangerous cri-
Es in which the country is placed than they would
otherwise have 1t speaks for itself. Ii is an ad
dress in the form of an answer from candidate
Ger public Office in the State OF South Carolina, in
reply to a request from his constituents for his opn-
ions on the great question at issue between the
Northern and the Southern States. A vein of
calm determin alton pervades every sentence, which
shows conclusvely that the public mind of the
South has been forced to a conclusion from which
il will not reeede, aud that the Southern States
have determined to no longer remain in this con-
federacy if the Northern abolition fanatics be not
sienced, and all further agitation of the slavery
qsestion put down by the voice of the people. We
also publish, to-day, manifesto drawn up by the
coloIt d people Of New York, in opposition to the
Fugitive Slavs bill, and demanding its repeal
This latter document embraces the views OF the
Seward portion of the wing party, and but for the
signatures, it would pass very well as an emana-
tien from the pie bald coalition of Seward, Gree
ley, Weed IL Co. II embraces their sentiments,
and is Of the higher law character throughout.
II is our firm conviction that in taking this stand
the people Of South Carolina and of the Southern
States generally are perfectly justified before God
and man. For twenty years past, ever since the
commencement Of the slavery agitation, the Union
and the Constitution have BEEN far as their con.
sttutional rg hts are concerned. a mockery, and
nothing else. Rights which were guaranteed to
them by that sacred instrument, for which there
is in the North so much lip devotion. have been
ruthlessy assailed and tramped under foot. A
party " hich was set on foot with the avowed pur-
pose and determination to overthrow the consti,u-
son, ard to produce a dissolution of this coniede-
raey, unI their fanatcal views and purposes were
carried into effect, has been embraced and clasPed
by the wing party of New York, by its delegates in
solemn convt n,ion assembled, and at this very hour
candidates are presented to the people who have
been nominated by convention that, while il en-
dorsed the demsgogue Stewards efforts 10 reopen
the agitation Of that dangerous subject, censored
and condem d the noble and patriotic efforts of
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster and Mr. Fillmore
HIMSELF for the course which they pursued in eff
fecting the adjustment Of question which threat.
ered the integrity Of the republic, and which still
threatens IT, What could be expected Of the South
under such circumstances, but that they would in
dgnsntly protest against such an unjust, ungene
rous. and unprncipled course Of action on the part
OF the Norhl II they possess the common feel
Fgs Of hun anitY, and actuated BY the impulses
common TO the race, they could do nothing else;
and, in addition to that, If their protest was disre
gsfded, they would be justified in severng all com
mercisl and political connection with a community
that thus shows itself hostile TO its interests, and
Of great enemies as il they invaded their territory
With arms IN their hands. There IL no actual
ses.ity on the part Of the Southern States to retaia
any political connection with the North They have
all tb,tlemenis no great and ind, ,ndent nation
within themselves to larger eXten than the North
has In tuib ,be matter be investigated, it will be
found that nature has been much more bountiful to
he Southern portion Of the republic than it has
ces alone which have contributed to make the North
what. il ito build our ctes, construct our in
ernal improv, nents, and make New York the
remm,rcial emporium Of the country. An inves-
ieauon of this kind would show that in reality
the North is more dependent on the South than the
South is on the North. II the South should look
90 the matter in this light, and determine upon
Ablishipg rigid system Of non.ntercourse with
the North, the latter would soon discover the truth
Of what we state. They are beginning to do so;
and the consequence is that manufact curing estab-
kshments are being erected in great numbers,
that they now consume a considerable portion Of
their own productions, and in oil probability in
few years the business OF manufacturing
will be confined TO the South The South has
water power in abundance, climate Of
the beet description, a soil equally as good, and
barbors as well suited for commercial purposes, as
the North. What would the consequences to the
North be, IL commercial intercourse was stopped
Why, the North would become like Canada, or
Nova Scotia, or Newfoundland. This is plain and
palpable Now this is the first policy into which
the South has been already partly dnyen by the
North and it is for the North to say whsiher the
Southern States shall or shalnot, be driven by the
instinct Of selfprtseyation further into IL. Ihey
iwill be guided, doubt to great extent, by the
result Of the election which is to take place in thL'
State in a few days. II the abolition influence /,
should succeed, and the nominees Of The abolition /
wing conventions be elected, the south will per. /
eeive that abolition is no longer confined to the
fanatics Of the Garrison and Wendell Phillips
school, but is divided unequally between the two
great parties, both which were a. one time con-