The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-24


munity not TO operate in cotton or anything else,
until the English quotations are made public by
the press. BY attending to this caution, they may
escape being cheated. As soon as the English
prices are received, they will be posted on the bull
leuns.
The Great Crisis--The Anu. slavery Cues
tIon.
As we anticipated, as we expected, the develope-
ment Of the policy of the cabinet, in the message
of General Tayloron California, may be considered
the real commencement of great, profound. and
dangerous agitation of the slavery stien in this
republic The NeW York Tribune, one of the ex-
IRENE organs Of antisavery agitation in this region,
denounces the plan of leaving the people of the ter
Iitores TO settle the question themselves, as quib-
bling, shutting, evasiye," and says il is "a hum
bug, and even knavery to talk of waiting for their
action" ''that the thing not even possible ~
This ls only slight indication of the policy which
may be-which will be-pursued 10y the news
papers Of both parties in this region of the country
and throughout the whole North and West. Some
OF the s eclal organs Of the cabinet may indeed
close their eyes TO the prospect before us probably
under the ldea of the superior skill Of the cabinet
in political management for conducting the agita-
ton in the South, so to present General Taylor
an opportunity Of saving the Union by opposition TO
some ultra and unconstitutional position which
may be assumed IN that region All the utras, IN
both regions Of the country, and all factions
throughout The land, are now in motion, agitatlng
the qutsuon, concentrating their feelings and
forces, IN way which must result IN fresh diff
Guilty and danger, creating trouble TO the action OF
government, and threatening the fate Of the Union
itself
ItIs therefore fixed and determined now by the
cabinet at Washington, aud by all the Other fac.
tons OF Congress, and they have taken the position
that The anti slavery agitation shall increase and
swell, from this time forward, 10 an extcn, waich
has never been dreamed of by the friends and sup
porters of the Union. Every movement and every
Indication, North and South, only Gyes and settles
this impression upon the candid mind. At this
very time an antislavery convention has been
sitting at Syracuse, city In this State, in order to
organize their elements and consolidate their party
throughout the North assuming the most ultra and
dangerous grounds upon this very question before
the people Of the North. The agtaors at this con-
vention now holding IN Syracuse, boldly declare
that the time is come 10 preach disWnion the
Highest moral and religious grounds - that the
constitution Of the United States " is a coreHanf
trith death, and an agreement teih hCH.' "Ia the
name ~ God, Of Chrin, Of Humznlfy. Of Libeyfy,
az must BE- denounced and rCyHdiatci by al tchO
rerUc God, iors Christ, regard Hnma.iiy, and
,h9Ish LibUiy." "THe goranmcRf which is framed
10 Accommodate The shareholder ceases 10 decree aRe-
grancc, aud must Be orGthyo,cH."
The movements and denunciailons in the South
ern States, on the other side Of the question, are
equally fixed, equally determined equally extra
VACANT and violent Several Of the Southern Lee
gislatures have declared their unalterabIe and fixed
purpose upen these matters and have recommend
ed a convention Of the South, TO be held in June
next, at Nashville, Tennessee, to take the whole
.ubjec into consideration. The journals, also, of
he South are equally explicit upon the point at
'suc. One Of these, published in North Carolina,
now before us, asks the question, "WuAr WILL
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION Do r. and goes TO
Teak as followss-
we hope 10 have ne more barren addresses N that
:. all the delegates intend they had better stay at
hone ny uih zeihedss Pian 70 disseire ne Urion,
enough Every scoundte orator at the North prates q
CHisn. nay Becsuse that Union enurss 70 their
benett. To us-to the South-the Union is an tneum
brancs absorbing cur trade capital and energies. The
fact apparent in the relative condition Of the two
production but y.ek anl 80, Is the rost prosperous
state In the Mon North Csrolins, With forests which
AIRS the eiouds and producing rice cotton naval stores
tobacco naive sno short every thing neoes,ary TO
the comfort Of man IL vretchedly poor her de.
rSs,siae,' We must be sssneipsisd rsIs OF slave.
efcapiug are slaves ourssles-heuers Of wosd and
u We musf hsve masters would prefer solder with
his sword 40 his side 70 the traacke sith qulu be-
there s no uSosty r ohoosns bet seen two such bad
alternative. The South ., fully abb. 10 take Of
herself aud trH 30 ~ ~
Such Is the prospect before Us. The factions IN
both sections of the country are painting for con-
test Of some hind OF other, which may fix the best
method by which The Union may be shivered 70
atoms la this great and dangerous dilemma, the
President Of the United States under the advice Of
hrs cabinet, instead Of advising an immediate set.
clement Of such dangerous controversy, oounsels
delay and post onemeni--a policy which will only
cad to greater difliculues, and may probably bring
about at an early day, collision or civil war,
ending in entire dissolution. We are very cure,
Judging from the patriotic principles, the goodeess
OF heart, and the whole character Of General Tay.
Tor, that he himself means no such altemative-Ro
such prospect as that which now opens 20 the
people OF THIS country by the plan Of delay which
ne advocates. Why, then, does he recommend /
sueh course Because he is guided By the same /
tablnet-the same incompetent cluster OF latle DO
nuclans ana dangerous advisers who cuuaseiled I
him to abandon the promises he n,aas bec,,s bis
election, in reference 10 other lcas ,;.s
These same men are still in the asesoA -, nj,
councils, and have chalked out courss ,L;~,
surely and inevitably. il persisted m, ill,s5t,'
confederation Of the Southern Ststes. undo, ~.
auspices Of conventon--to an ultimate infrscuoc
OF the constitution, which will projlbly teruin,t,
IN treason, instruction, war, bloodshcd, and ir,e
frievable dIsunion.
Sucha result, short only Of collision Of arms ON \
this important question, may very probably b. /,
sought after by some Of the little polIticians.who
govern the cabinet, such as Clayton and Ewing. Ii
is. undoubtedly, their policy to bring about such
eTisis IN this country as that which character med