The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-21

Senate, that there exists higher law than the |
constitution, which he felt himself bound to fol-
low Look at the whole of his course since he
got seat in the Senate, on the slavery question
his bitter and unrelenng opposition to the Com
promise bill, and to the rights OF the Southern
States, under the constitution-his voting in COM
pany with Hale and other abolitioniss, and his
successful efforts in preventing an adjustment Of
the slavery question. Then let US turn to
the philosopher of the Tribune, and the policy
which he has adopted since the acquisition
of the new territory, not only in regard to
the slavery question, but to the systematic and
incessan efforts which he has made to introduce
into the United States the absurd and ridiculous
notions of the Fourertes and socialists of France
and Germany, and his endeavoring to erect, in lieu
of the existing harmonious fabric of society," state
of anarchy and confusion dreadful to contemplate.
These, and other isms, he has endeavored to at
tach to the wing platform of principles. At this
moment, he is using what influence he possesses
TO reconstruct present system of free education,
SO as to deprive the youths the State of all bene
fits arising from religious instructions, thereby
trying TO convert our places of education into in
fdel seminaries. The object of this movement is
plain 1t is to prevent the principles of Christianity
being imprinted on the minds of our children, in
order that they may be susceptible to the ridisu-
lous teachings of the clique of native and foreign
socialists by whom he is surrounded, and who con-
verted him to their way of thinking on such
matters l. is for the wing party TO say whether
they will be identified with such movement.
1t is useless to deny that the .whig party here
and in other States has suffered materially by the
influences 10 which we have adverted, and that it
is likely TO be still further prejudiced throughout
the republic. They must be suppressed or counter
acted, before the wings can become undivided
party The newspapers in the interest of that party
may recommend union as much as they please
their orators may advocate union until they be-
come hoarse-but there will not be-, and cannot be,
union, until the influence of the Seward Clique,
and that of the Weeds and Greeleys, and
orher disorganzers, isimtes, and factionists,
shall have been discharged. They must under
take the task Of doing so before the party can
be completely united 1t is the boast of the wings
that they the conservative party; but, we would
ask, where is the conservatism in declaring that
there is a higher law than the constitutien,-that
property is robbery the present fabric of soci
ETY. ought be upset. and socialism planted in the
stead or that religious education ought to be ba-
nished from our free schools And yet such doc
trnes are openly avowed and advocated by the par
ties to whom we have referred, and all Of whom
aspire to be lights and leaders of the whq party in
the State of New York. Let the conservative wing
journals therefore, lay the to the root Of the
tree Of disunion. There will be no use in cutting
off the branches. They must commence at the
foundation, and cast out from among them the dis
organizers who are endeavoring TO rule and direct
the party for their own purposes and their own
benefit.