The New York herald., 1850-10-09
Politics..

EopTHKRH.-0ur advices from every section Of the
North and East every day but add to the hssening Of
most deplorsble end In the Northwestern States par
ticulsriy disposition is openly msnifested to dsre
gard the provisions of the constitution when those
provisions conflict with the ideas Of conscience In
Illinois liberal feeling sxists than in any other;
though there many In that State who would,
seemingly prefer agitation and distraction to proper
observance Of the laws and peace. Several fugitive
slaves time since arrested by their
from Kentucky. when the most positive evidences OF
determined resistance were ma infested Though the
proof that the slaves fugtirss produced the
people rescued them, and the matter only settled
by suit at law, in which they were mulcted In the
value Of the slsveS. The Of Senator Douglas
upon Of the exciting questions before Congress
strongly csnsured at the time but the mass Of the
people entertaining conservative views, the exoite-
ment was crushed and Illinois may now be supposed
70 stand upon national Platform The Chicago Jour
nal the organ Of the whg party is decidedly free soil
in it's ana ths whig party generally enter
tain like views The Chicago DsIoerat Is one OF the
most determined abolition prints in the West but 1t is
only the organ OF John Wentworth whs has been de-
ME the sspport OF the democratic party ior re-eec
tion to Congress. Wisconsin ahead ei all the other
States in the Union In her advocacy OF aooiisionsn
Both The political psrtec pledged to its support
and the people Of the State at popular election de-
creed the univ right OF suffrage to her oolored
ct'Een' The stae has always had large democratic
majority and IL was through the aid Of the u sell
movement of lsas that the question of abolitonism
gained such popularity. Even in Minnesota whicn
has not yet become state the abolition feeins the
tered its protest against the further spread OF slavery
ana ter the area OF freedom the whole OF the
territory obtained in the with Mexico The dfhcut
ty ir the whg party Of this State becomes every Jay
more serious, the Seward journals are lavish OF
their the national section OF the party
The Buffalo Er one o. the chei aid. Of free soiiism.
says that the whg party In tho State favorable TO
the administration, and 1t cannot suppose the seceders
racuse intend TO persist In their opposition to the
nominations, so important 20 tue admipistraion un-
less they hops to crive tbe bulk ofthe hg party from
the support of that dmnt ration that the federal
ofnces may be divided among as fow as possible. In
this city there s tremendous abolition feeling, ana
some OF the ward whig committees have refused 20
send delegates to the .tion. Wbig Convention, be
cause they coincide with the views expressed by the
resolutions OF the Syracuse Convention Several of
the Boston papers Of yesterday opened stronger than
ever against the Fugitive Slave hill rhe Boston Mail
brsbds it bill not strictly demanded by the south,
aud ropugnant to all the prac cipes Of civil law and
liberty Understood at the North and the attempted
enforcement OF which will b. attended with more
booGshed then the reyocstion Of the edict OF NsDtz
1t has only added fuel TO the fame, and made the
sectional feeling 6t the NoTh stronger, and rmer and
deeper such Is the language of near all the wing
prints at the Mort aud Fast, which caa only have the
eject convince the South that there Is determined
spirit to puth the agitation 20 the EXTREMIST point
SoUTHkRs.-The Governor Of Mississippi has called
extraordinary session of the Legislature, to consider
What course that State should pursue, that the
Csiifernis, New Mexico, and Utah. and the abolition
Of the slave trade in the District of Columbia have
pa.ed There can be no do1bt but he speaks the
tments Of the people Of the whole South. The ycks-
burg Sentinel of the leading democratic papers Of
that state. looks upon the Fugitive Slave bill mere
deception the part of the North, by assuming dis
ntereste6ness, and boSing to the will Of the South
The whole sche me is replste with studied artful
pos to fan the fame political agitation at the North
and spread the wla effects Of an enthusiasts sympa
thy. Tbs Northern members we'll knew, when they
voted for the bill that its execution would be resisted
I AL t.tO
Canada where the Southern planter could no. possibly
reclaim them. The South looked upon the bill with
honest intentions; but it has proved failure
az the present moving Of the fugitives for the
British provinces has proved. The BILL in itself is
strong enough, but its functions cannot be executed
The abolition of the slave trade In the District OF Co.
lumbs the hssssitpan says, wall end In the intro
duction of bill to suppress the inter. slave trade
between the states large majority Of the people
OF the North in favor OF the and the email
feten OF submissonists at the south would be pre-
pared to smooth and apologize for them. The
general belle. that 80 far from eeasng theis eners,
the sboltionsts and free foilers Preparing for
fresh movements ard agitation. The Richmond :ipes
says the fugitive law viii be nuty unless the North
viii e,ecute II. IL Is OF done the fearful
tween the bsess snA whites followed up By iasurrec-
vent ,ho.s who should m.iatsn The law Civ. s.y to
The organization Of fsnstcism. Iu eorgia the
.pcy in The eon,.ntsp, i. sprited. thonss' IN
spdicaions th.r~ l. doubt but the dem
1
aHest many wings Who will not support their party
IN rut oontsst but will take ground for the South,
regardless OF the considerations of party lines There
tecrt orgspxhtoDs IN smo.t every section OF the
South. ard they are ssnLg rapidly smorg the people
| The North Rave entirely mistaken the Temperament
Of the southerpers to suppose thst they viii submit
70 the riestipg of equal po~er from them; and when
The Upion declared dssclved which is the aim Of
the South, openly svovca they will that the spirit
Of fsratiebm has been carried step too far AID 10
| viii then be impossible to heal the breach But
few years will .lsp,e before the south will have
'aheieDt interest to be perfectly inde
pendent OF the North; aud that occurs the
| blow gill be struck to sever the Onion. They say
they have all The elements fer prosperous
snd the Georgia T~es vouia rather claim the aid Of
foreign power than submit TO the dictatioa of the
Norm. AZ soon ss the q, org,a Convsntion and Mis-
stsirpi Lesisisture meet and make the movement IL
viii be the signal Tor the ether Southern States and
The whole viii Join In Of sctou the result Of
which must be felt, and which will shake, IL not de-
stroy Tie pillars which ssrport tho confederation.
The verk Va rapidly sppreachiug Its eopsummstisn,
I ana the most critical iuneturs evrr known 10 THE
country 10 slmo,t upon IL can only be averted
by just and equal lsPi'lstiop, for the good OF the
Whole, leaving the instiotlons OF the South 60 the
people Of the South. Who will not submit TO any In
dignity thrown upon them by a po~sr OF superior
numbers The day IL nt hand, and the vstchword "
the eouth IL, equality in ell thinRs-or disun!on.