The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-18
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new York. Tuesday, March Is. 1851.
rhe Recent Elections In Ohio and New
Observation-Disclosures OF Anti-siavery

Th0 Recent Elections In oniO New
e-Prevaienee OF Anti-siavery
Sentiment.
The abolition wing papers of the North are re-
joicng over the election Of Judge Wade, a free soil
whig, as United States Senator from Ohio, for six
years, and over the wing gain in Congress and IN
the Legislature by the recent election in New
Hampshire, with the indication that majority of
the pc ople of that State are opposed 10 the Fugitive
Slave law. The abolition organ in this city, the
Tsibums, appears to be excessively delighted at
these results, and looks upon them as indications
Of healthy vigor in the body polite.
We take a different view of the results OF these
elections, and of the indications of the public mind
in the North and West, which they exhibit. We
can zee nothing IN them but the germs of disaster
and ruin 10 the American republic, the seeds Of
civil war, anarchy and instruction, among the PEG.
ple in the distance If the whg party of the North
identify iself with anti slavery sentiments, and
with opposition to the Fugitive Slave law, mea-
sure which was not only called for under the cir
cumsances in which the country was placed, bu!
In direct obedience 10 the constitution il is easy to
perceive that they will 60 further, md not rest ua
Ill they will desire to be ar down and uample the
constitutions under feot in order reach slavery in
The Southern STATES Fanaiicism i. never satisfied
NATL il annihiates everything, or is annihated it.
self. When the New Engani abolitonists en-
karked IN the anti slavery agitation, they did not
dare go to the lengths which now characterize
their proceedings; nor di they assai the church
and the State or ear the Bible and the constitution
o pieces before their audiences, az they have done
for the last few years. Free soism is nothing but
shade Of the sbolitionism of the present Garrison
school Of fanatics, and unless il be checked in
son, Will end in the same way. As long as aboli-
tiopism was confined to the New England fanatics,
IL was perfectly harmless, and hardly worthy Of
thought The Franks which they committed be-
fore the world were only m alters of amusement TO
che public, and the actors were heartily laughed
ut. But the case is far different now. Within a
Sew years past, designing and cunning politicians
have been laborng 10 eparaft aholitionism on the
wing party, to make II Of the principles OF that
political organization. They have succeeded 10
such an extent ss to throw the whole country into
confusion, 10 crgender hostility between different
sections Of the republic and at time The demon
spirit which they aroused paralyz the government
Of the country, and nigh destroying this
noble fabric, end with il the hopes Of the adyo-
Gates Of tree government, throughout the land
Seward, Weed, Greeley and their Co workers are
sui lahorng in the same field Of fanaucism, and
under the cloak Of humanity and philanthropy, are
enotavoring TO make wider and deeper the breach
nov existing between the North aud the South
and to precpitaie on both sections the evils Of civil
war and blood he'd. They DO not no v 20 60 far as
The Gsrrisons II do, but almost as far Is they did
when hey hrst commenced Who can tell where
they viii siopl According TO the experience Of
their predecessors, end tie rules which guided
them, they will, b,iore mgny years, meet at the
same point, and one party will be az loud az the
other 10 advocating the destruction Of the constitu-
lion. When they will have gone 90 far, the uli
snsie rcfult will not be Gar of.
Entertaining these views, therefore, the spread
~ anti slavery sentiment in certain sections of the
United States a. developed W the recent ELECTIONS
~ Ohio and New Hampshire, presents a topic Of
melancholy reflection. lis needlefs 10 argue that
the propsgstion Of this feeing-the conversion Of
The wings INTO an abolition party the success OF
The unconsiituiicnal ard strocious doctrines enter
famed and promulgated sa every occasion By Sc.
ward, Weed, and Others, Of the abolit on-whig
ciq1e IN the North, will eventually produce a
dissolution of the Unon, and entail u-on the
country all the horrors * nsurrecion servle war.
anarchy, and bloodshcd Such a calamity NAV
mot occur In five, ten, fifteen, or perhaps twenty
years but The tendency Of aboillionisa, and the
increase Of anti slavery sentiment in the North.
win, assurely a. the rises In the east, end ia
sueh lamen,able state Of things as we have at.
tempted to describe, unless Il 10 checked. The
history Of every age aad Of every country, shows
that when the demon q fsuaticsm is once YET
Iooee, 1t knows no bounds It. appetite cannot be
srPcssed; and wha, il would At FIRST shudder a,
doug, il will erssp at, and will IN the end STOP at
no'iErg that stands in lie way. Religion, govern.
ment. morsliy-every thing will 10 turn be attacked
and d iroyed. Under The name Of socialism, i i
now ualsrmininR, in the United States, an thatme
hold des-. The rise and progress q that desiruc.
i've ism j. curious as h is alarming. With both
y end abai. lion fanadcism eating a, the vitals Of
our rciice and social fabric, Il is time fos good
men 70 pax1e and reflect on the desliny that
awaits b.