The New York herald., 1850-10-07
The New Yori, DiEunion Prcss--Thc Ecx,
E'ettfon.

Election.
Several of the wing organs in this city, and
Throughout the State, are endesyoring 10 csjole
abe people 10 vote for the nom.na; of the abs-
knsn wbig convention recently held at Syracuse
On The ground that, because those nominations
were made before the adoption Of the resosons
endorsing the dem2sogue Seward. and affirming
In the paiDest language the unalterab|e dciermi-
nation of the wings OF New York to reopen the
slavery agitation, shs 10 wage war the social
iDstiIsiions Of the South, and through them on
the Union, Washington Hunt and his associate
nominees are not responsible for them and, there
fore, ihe wings Of New York. of all shades and
sompisIons, can vote for those men without doing
violeiee 10 either the constitution or their cen
SCIENCES.
The CssrIO and EH7ul'T is one OF the papers
90 which we sllude. With degree Of self con-
piscence that would make Satan himself laugh
that journal says thu. Mr. Duer and his associate
national wings, who have called State eonvrn-
non 10 meet at Syracuse, on the seventeenth OF
this mcnih, may obTiRie the Objectionable features
connected with th'ir secession from the absli;ion
eoETtntion, by renoninsting The ticket nomiu ated
on that occasion, upon such platform as the con-
yeIlion may approve. il is all very well and
quite in keeping for that Journal the juaior editor
members of the last Legislature, and made him
self sonsPcuous in forcing through tha, body
series Of abolition resoluoBs-t is very well FOR
ihai paper to express such aments; but in doing
so, we certain does not represent The opinions
Of hs proprietor, Nr. Webb, nor Of It's patrons
and supporters in lbis community. There is
mighty and important principle concerned in he
division which has taken place ia the ranks OF the
whg patty IA this Siss--a principle which is wor-
thy of beh,iDg if not dying fora principle which
- at the bottom Of our whole political and social
organization, and the loss of which would not only
overvhelm this great confederacy in disaster, bat
which would ruin the ceuse Of ropublic icansm
for perhaps a century 10 come. II not u question
whether the densgccue Seward shall or ,h all not
BE- endorsed aad supported by the wings, or by the
people OF New York That contemplate time
sewer is eairtly lost sight Of in the coniem?li.
son Oi the gre st principle involved. lie is as much
overlooked "a the midnight incendiary is in the
tumgl Of the coEtiaRrstion that he villauiously
created by his torch. On such melancholy occa-
scr all ella sses of The people devote heig energies
90 the extn nguishmen, of the flames. Toe ilslict
of our natures Poil;s cot such couIse; and 80 IL
should BE-, and is, W believe on this question. The
Semsecgue Seward Il los, sigh, Of, or il not he
should be. That incs ndiary has applied the mach
20 the grand temple og liberty and rcplblicaasn in
The Uniicd States and in the void, and all true
Americans, without distinction Of party, agr called
upon, by every consideration. 10 arouse and pat
out the flames.
This cannot and ought no. TO be treated as a To-
eel question. 1, is not local question. |; is
cv,stcn which concerns every man in the Uni'cd
Sistss, aud every State in our coniodoracy;
for il is an ssssu ut on the confederaey-on this
great end glorious Union, in securing which
30 much blood and treasure were expended, and
which, Ia its n0nage and youth, was nir.-j by our
early pctTio,s with care and affection second
Only 10 Parental instincts that We, their descend
ants, might enjoy lie fruits, and become, ~ we
have become, the envy and tie hdmiratios Of the
world. Viewing the matter 10 this light, tbs con.
tamPtble, craven demsgoguc, VIM. ii. Seward,
and all the Thurlow Weeds and Horace Gre,eys,
and Fred pcuelasses, and black and white sboh-
tionis,, who, fitted together by string, would
reach Rom New York to Ethiopia, sink into utter
end meiied disgust, coL;smp; and insignicance. Is
saeh a ragged, black hearted and despieabe clique
OF scurvy demsgogucs and trsii9Fous CatAines 10
be weighed in ore balance, sHd the Union in the
o,heri Ave they to be mentioned on tle same
day We trust not.
Let therefore, neither the wings nor the people
thsm view it in national light, and Contemplate
the effect which the success Of the abolition wings
al the neS, election in this STATE will prodsce ca
the county at large, snd esseeially the manner
in which 1t will affect the union Of these States.
We firmly and oonscicn,iously believe, " the
disSn.cnisis succeed on the platform which they
formed at Syracuse, that We may set our houses ia
ordertor before five years the Union III be at sn
end. Who can think othefvise who has marked
and psBdesed upon the pact history Of that
question. and he P>rnicoss and disturbing
influence wkich IL has exercised on the for
tunes a. this republic ON two ocessons IL
brought the Union 70 the very verge Of raia, and
Bu, fCr the no,lc pSt.iousin OF such men ~
Webster. and Clsy, and Csss, and others, who
were rei- ~, ~ q were, by Providence, to Pre-
serve IL from dcsjr-caou. !, would, on ihs last
occasion, have been sh.,eili TO pieeer sad this
beautifel, end synnetTicsl and harmonious sys-
tenn ef government. uitcry and hopc,.ssy d..
siroyed. end with h the hoycs ofnilhous. boru and
unborn, in every pert Of the world The non IA.
tions ofIhat convention. therefore, must be totally
and completely repudiated and st aside, every
man Of them, uplcee they come fol~ lrd, and,
over their own sisnatures, and In the most er-
p;icit, direct, and unequi-ocl manner possible,
disavow the resolutions adopted as platform by
tAe abolition cony, ntion which nominated them.
end express their discOrjdnce with the destructive
and incendary principles therein contained. Other-
vice they should not he touched by any man,
Wing or democrat, even with a forty foo. polo.
They must clear their skirts Of the con,agicn with
which hey arc infeoted in consequence Of their
nomination by iha, oonventon. or they should be
allowed TO sirk into oblivion, never to be resus-
oitsssd.
is 10 be hoped that tie rnerchan,s, nnanufac.
tsssr, neebanics, and sgrieulsuns,s Of THE city