The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-05
The Neat Election In this statc--lts ,arsr.
tnnce 20 che Uninn.

The elections about 10 sake place in this
State are Of greater national importance Than
any political action krOwn since that preceding
the glorious DECLARATION Of lnde pcRdence. There
be not any local character TO the issue Of the
now rapidly advancing movements oi politicians.
Nothing technical, narrow, or Thng is erl-
krssed in the approaching event. All discus
siops by the newspapers, with respect 20 The pc
sslIsT ground occupied BY die one ar that ore
BY Seward or Fimore-all gussses aud cslculs-
hons about The majority here, or the minority there,
sink into utter and contemplate iEsignhc1ncn be-
fore The deep planted seeds which will marx this
action Of political hu5b.Ldnep, and eventually
hriUg forth fruits, sweet or bitter. We cannot hide
the great, The important, .hs al absorbing belief,
that upor the result VI election viii depend the
dissolution Of this / nioa. and, without doab;, at
10 distant day, horrible civil wax between the
North end the South. THIS il sure 10 be the re-
suit Of the present agitation, uness public opinion is
alive TO the paramount necessity 81 guarding the
Union, at any and every Sacnhce.
The people Of the North are opposed, as all well
know, to slavery, IN its abstract existence. To
rhis theoretical CONT aion Gifts character they
add large share Of the religious feeling which
AnimaIes all their opinions Christianity. With it,
variou, secis, all AMBITIOUS 20 be iorrmos; in good
NorHS, ~ 0lANh ihlo Anf 'hlAFh " boftIu-
rept, and 90 the ideal platform Thousands uni.e in
lheir peculiar distractions. For the fret time einer
This eountry'e constitution WIS organized, the re-
kgious principle has teen excited TO NEEDLE with
abe political relations IT men. and has cugendcreJ
in psriics the passion and heat which are seldom
known 10 consume politicians. The ACTON Of men
N not based uFon q principle, b., a faith--s
shadowy hopc ~ good, regardless Of the terrible
ssenfCcs ~ which IL u 70 BE- obtained A pious
poli,cal fraud !. contemplGied--s Tubyersion u
rights and privileges guaranteed By the orgi1al
somi.sct Of the government This feeling, alssys
sasly excited Wherc inarins ion takes the pac, Of
reason has been seizs upon By The ambitions doma-
gcgue, Seward, and by his equally mad associate;
and IL Enoprosed. and they sAoId carry Their views
by saCcess In the ceming elections, the train would
be laid for the entire snnihadon q this coz fcdc-
raey, aud for the erecaon q at Snarchy such n
would distract this continent for a century. or,
porsibly, forarsC lc, bat The kbclilionists triumph
sad civil war will follow. There can be no 80
sAge !, must come, snd with !, must cone the
destruction Of al those socal ice, OF all thusc fra
tefns state courtcsi,s and good wishes, Of ell
shose srest commercial ioicrcs,s, and the entire
wreck q that prosperity now marking every s,cp
DO the wonderful progress q our people.
lherrforc, Il u YerJ clear hat the people Of lhe
NOr,h have an individual snd national dg;y TO per
fpsrn, a, such serious une,ure in II. political
h.ssory Of th1s eoaiejsrscy They should not lose
a sisgle monisn, Of he patriots wsiehfulness over
,he active ssiiaiioos cont, npla;ed and commenced
nj Albany, under the suspiecs Of the anarchists,
Seward, Greeley, Weed, ard their associates
Even man, woman and child in this Stat. has
tleep iniefcs, in ibis question The fearful results
wLish may fpiag from aEy lsksw,nHbss % the
sub;eci, crowd with disuessng fsrebodiBs. ppon
the mind The agitation AID pOsiiioe Of ,hisss
here increase the snXiclcs and sgltstious Of our
sSou;Aern brsthrss As The North move,, 10
they. Every siep here " followed b. seq there
Eyciy mecing here create enc there. livery
convention tgsipsi southern ISivicges, al the
horth, arovs<s another ecnveAiioa beior hsson
fnd DIon's line. The electric political shock 10
Ivcn cniy TO b. returned. let ne beware q toe
Eghinng, hs, Will onus. "a aunihH alag eEple-
e'on. The rIoePee's ere Startling. They are nc,
,dcsl. Thy are ss eersin 10 exhibit the rcsus
M The hear Is sure 70 have its emotions. Cni a
emotions alone vii come the vrible evil We
mus, NO; lo~c time 70 study eur poahsn. Ths
great metropolis mast b. shvs ssd ibous higal. a. .
S,pae nsn Whoee prop,ny and e1stcsee are a,
sa.se. A si@oluneB 81 this Iniou would be a.
49, 10 ~ rercpols. a., in 'as iEScestA ecs-