The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-11

SEWARD AND Van BUREN-AIoRE ABOLITION
AGITATION Born n THE FIELD.-Thcse distin-
guished worthless, John Van Buren, and William III.
Seward. have recently written letters to the Abo-
ltiOn Convention, now in session IN Boston, in
which they denounce the Fugitive Slave law, the
Southern States, Southern institutions, and almost
denounce the constitution itself These letters
are addressed to a convention Of hnatics, who
repudiate the Bible, the constitution, the instr
tutions Of the Southern States, and everything
but their own narrow and contracted notions and
many Of whose speakers counsel q resort to arms,
ard insurrection and civil war; in resistance Of the
constitution, and laws passed under il. Mr.. Van
Barren, quoting the opinion Of one else, says,
that disobedience to laws is the only way sometimes
lef, for testing their constitutionality. William H.
Se,Ssrd declares that any despotic government
would awaken edition from it, profoundcst slum-
bers By such bill; and he says, further, that agi-
taton Of slavery in his republic whether beneficial
or otherwise is a. inseparable from our political
organization the winds and clouds are from the
atmosyhere which eEcirelcs the earth lie also
denouDoas the whole o. the compromise measures Of
the last session Of Congress, at one fell swoop.
II will b. seen from ii csc letters who are the sg
tators Of tbs North. Mr. Van Buren, ha, been po-
n
a whig, bu now they arc united the same
platform thy address he same convention,
Senounce the constitution "a the same way, and
phold the SANE system Of agitation, which can
bod e. nothing lat the most disastrous results be-
two.n the North and the sun In short time.
The letters AID p1aunciamarsss Of these leading
agits.ors acquire sore force "A this particular
time tan they otherwise would in consequence
Of the exciting scenes an BSa1n, which are
almost revolutionary IN their char c'er, arising
fom carrying into effect the prcIisoi ofthe con
siituiion relative 70 the fugitive sL~s Simms. In
that city. These letters are Published L. the lead
irg abolition journals Of this ciy-the Pj1tt'~ on
tie ghig side. and the ErcniHg Post H. demo
cratic a system of resistance 70 the oonst tuition
ard the Laws j, openly counselled by the 'ltras
Of the North, a. well opposition to souther. In
stitutions AID Southern rights. With such de
clnrntions Of Seward and Van Buren, before tn
world and such scenes taking place in Boston as
arc now witnessed In that city, who can be 20 In
fa,uated 10 say there agitation q the slavery
question in the North, or that no danger can re.
suit from the elements now in motion in this part
Of the countryl II il time for the friends &C the
Union-the friends Of the constitution-the friends
Of regular liberty in this great republic, and be-
longing to both parties to reflect on the position in
which they are placed, the duty which they owe 10
their country to themselves, and to their families;
!, to think what course is best adapted, If not 70
,,e, ent the immediate dissolution Of the Union 70
lelsy sieh terrible calamity till the present gene
alton. a, all events, have passed away. We are
,oy not only in the commencement Of . political