The New York herald., 1850-10-28

al Castle Garden-let New York speak to the agi-
tators in tones of thunder.
THI FUGITIVE SLAVE LAw-PRooRKss OF ST.
WARDS AGITATION AGAINST 1T AT THE NoRrH.-
The abolition agitation, directed against the laws
of the United States, and in defiance of the wisdom
of the constitution, has practically shown itself in
several Northern cities. This has oil sprung from
Stewards first movement against the sanchy Of the
law in the Senate of the United States, where he
counselled opposition and treason, in plain terms
On his head be the original sin of raising rebellion
to the will of the people of these United States, as
firmly expressed by the act of their representa-
tiyes, the only authorities by which citizens are to
be guided.
The arrest of fugitive slaves, thus far, has been
colned to the cities of Philadelphia, Detroit, New
York, and Boston In the first two cities, the
alleged fugitives have been discharged from Gus
tody. In New York, the supremacy of the law
has been maintained, above all individual feeling
above all personal partiaties opposed to the au-
thCIity Of the United States, and in recognition OF
the sacred duty to our country, involved in the
principle, that We have right to indulge in feel
Dgs Of personal nature, in violation of a known
law and ainst the interests of society," as legally
established by the popular will The crime of
rebellion is monstrous, and particularly SO in this
country. II is generated by an individual dogma
opposed to the confederated opinion of the whole
people. Once successful in its reasonable de-
mands, there is an end to all government. Multi
fcation has had its day-dissolution practically
takes place, from the very moment that the laws
are not respected. We rejoice, therefore, that New
York has been true to the instincts of the American
md I ia he friu Of nyfe
and harmony, over the anarchy of Sewardism,
abolitionsm, ultraism, AND every other crude and
unhallowed opinion hostile to the interests of the
Union. Every good ctizea will rejoice that we
have thus been true, in this Sate to the constitu
ton end laws-that we have spurned all "hgher
law as unfit for the government of men, and only
suited 10 the ambitious views of Lucifer and his
allen angels--to Seward, Weed, Greeley and those
political myrRiion's who blow the trumpet of the
Union ard yet bear upon their shoulders the mis-
sies Of destruction, disunion and anarchy-encour-
aging under the placid, plant complaisaace of as
socisted politicians, resistance to the highest
thoriy, to the constitution and laws, those embo.
dments the popular will from the very foundation
OF the confederacy. Let it be charged that patri-
otsm is agitating-that there would be tranquility,
if it would but be silent. Yes-such tranquility as
precedes the earthquake, upheaving from the cen.
tire, and changing the whole exterior, sweeping
and tens CT thousands to ruin and roll
ing the heavy, leaden waves of destruction over
the whole surface of society. tranquility, indeed
The very Marsic war of the United States has
commenced, and yet we are told we must be tran
quill. We have our Campania, our country of the
Sabines, and our Picenum-our northern, middle
and southern anita onisms, another great social
disruption, urged on by the enemies of their coun-
Try, and those avowedly, openly seeking power for
their individual emolumeni, and yet we must be
tranquil. Ia Boston, the fana,ical and needless
followers of the imposter Seward Of the arch con-
triv,r Of nischef, Weed, and of the sly boots of
political hypocrisy Greeley, offer their opposition
to the laws, but we have faith in the power of the
great Conservative portion Of that locality. Sound
constitutional law will never be overlooked in that
quarter Sould faction triumph for a time--the
laws be trampled upon-therc will yet be in the
universal instinct Of Massachusetts, Il feeling re.
pugnsnt TO any act which may be construed into
qualifications.
Let Us be charged with agtaing. Ii is time We
were. For what do We agtate We derive no
power, privilege, place, or emolment, except from
the people themselves As far as our duty goes
we go with it. Plainly does il lead to cry alo I'D
and spare not, when the monstrous doctrines of
Seward, as uttered by him in the United States
Senate, are injecting the though;less and needless
of great cities, and leading the bewildered and
deceived into positions which may eventually
terminate in civil war, bloodshed, and massacre.
Agita'e we ought, and agitate we must. ln the
ply scal world. one atom disturbed must disturb
another, and so on through the whole mass of
matter must agitation spring from agitation So
in the political world is the came truth made OBJ
vious. Seward has disturbed the harmony Of this
government. He has put all the disturbing forces
at work, checking some here, and moving others
there. All he desirrs, or that the wretchel sup
plants of his favor ask. is that shall be tranquil
" Save the party-ssve Seward, il you dissolve
the Union," is the virtual cry OF those public
sheets who would sarterth brthright for a mess
Of pottsge, or make n league with Seward or
Satan, for the sake Of proving true to associa-
ton Of politicians, who will NO, look beyond their
hopes Of preferment and place-though in the dis
tsnce the pspable truth Of ruin itself warns them
TO stop thsir agitation agitation commenced by
their own idol-the conspicuous, yet contemplate
Caisline Of his country.