The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-25
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The Abolition Demonstration against New
York-The Duty OF New NOss<-The Pc

The Abolition monstration against New
York-The Duty OF New NOsa<-The Pc
Galsy.
Il the attempt which has just been made by the
Hon. Senator Seward TO extend abohtionisn- to
this city, under cover Of entertaining the Lcgisls
tuIe, and smoothing over the aspcrities and amino
sites which exist, or which supposed to exist,
between the commercial metropolis and the interior
or rural districts OF the State should be successful
the result TO mercantile interests will be pre-
eisely the same that which threatens Boston,
viz: the withdrawal of the Southern trade from Us.
The rescue Of the fugitive slave Shadrach, in that
city, by meb Of blacks and whites, and the failure
10 arrest another fugitive slave, Craits-both of
which outrages tolerated by the municipal and
State authorities Of Boston and Massachusetts,
nothing less than gross and fragrant violations
sf the constitution of the United States, and of laws
passed in pursuance of that sacred instrument. 1t
was practical notification Of the worst kind. The
Stale Of. South Carolina never attempted TO commit
such an outrage either Of those. She may have
threatened to secce ar to nullify, in certain con-
tingoneies; e~ she has never yet gone 50 far as
Massachusetts has done recently, in open defiance
Of the constitution and the laws.
As intelligence Of the Boston outrages was
spread before the country, the South determined to
Withdraw their trade from that city; and in a few
weeks the effect was apparent, in the decrease of
Ausincss intercourse with The Southern States. No
enc can blame the South for rcsortng to this me-
thod Of treating Boston for countenancng, encou-
raging, and harboring band Of fanatics, who set
the laws of God, well a. those Of man, Mt def
They had no other alternative, and they
knew that they could more eiectually punish them
N that way than in any other-that they might in
vain invoke all constitutional methods of obtain
ing justice from them. \ great portion Of the
trade leaving Boston gradually coming to New
York, because the South believed such outrage
could not be pcrpetrated in this city, and that
people were determined to stand by the constitu-
ton.
Put what viii the South say and do If this at
tempt Of Mr.. Seward and his associates, convert
the city of New York into an abolition hot-bed,
should be attended with SUGGEST Their action may
be inferred from what they have done in the Of
Boston. Just surely they withdraw their
trade from Boston, viii they abandon commercial
interceurse with this city if Seward should
eeed. We would ak our merchants and traders
eur seore-kecpers and shop-kecpers-are they pre-
pared for such calamity a. thsl-for calamity it
would certainly be. Deprive the city Of New York
Of its Southern trade, and il would diminish in
greatness rapidly a. il increased People may
talk as fiprantly a. they please Of the SOUTH but
it is the Southern trade, mainly, that has made
New York what ii i. Two-thrds Of the exports
md imports Of the Southern States-clual to tu1
ir,ri,rf md fffg ul,ors pcr a,UWm-are transacted
through the medium Of this metropolis. The pro-
duets of the South, lat year, amounted to the
enormous sum of o,.t tp,drcf d,d efty millions of
dollars, being an increase Of duty nid6ots the
prcccding twelve months. Are the merchants Of
New York willing v throw up business amount
ing To several hundred millions of dollars, and up
wards. annually, o. the bidding Of coioro Of
abolition fanatics and socialists. who care 10
more for the slaves Ia the south than they ID for
the Ksfirs and IIouentots who are now waging
war against the English at the Cape Of Good Hope,
except TO use them S.r their own purposes aud for
the attainment 81 tilcir private ends : To avoid
sueh a calamity they must be up and doing Their
stronghoIds have been attacked-their business has
been s-saiIed-Sewsrd and bis antislasery as.o-
eiates battering their very doors and this the
very citadel, the refsge Of the consultation and re-
tpect Ger The laws. viii be taken, uniezs our mer-
chants arouse them selves and scatter g. the winds
Abe abolitionsts and socialists who endeavoring
TO destroy the character, reputation anil commerce
of this metropolis seward and hi. associate. have
esrfd boston-the9 nave caffled TIE 'roFeFnor
snd Senator Of this Sts'e-thcy have carried the
rural districts Of thi. >tate-they have carried Mr.
FILLMORE and bi. cabinet Washington, who .itap-
pears, are rather light weghts-and now they want
20 carry the metropolis a Scw York, the conmcr-
eial capital 81 tho country.
What are the Union Committee abeut, Are
they going to renain quiet in view Ct these things
A IL IL. they base allowed Trojan horse, hlled.
not With armed men. bat With socialists aud abo-
litioni..<. to within the gates q the Empire
City, but. fortunately. thu. Gar without success.
viii they allow Scsard and HE ooadjutors under
Che mask 81 recopcing .sppo,ed difference between
shis city and the interior. "a UNDERMINE View York
and make Bcsion of it--make our citizens sioia-
tors Of the constitution aud tho law, and compel
Ssr Southern fellow citizen. to break uP their -
eisp-nd commercial relations with az Now !. the
t.as. for tn. Union Committee to move. whitley
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