The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-28

places where the people firm in their resistance
10 the political knavery and aggression Of the day.
Does any one doubt the extent Of the cotton power,
or Of its ability to tear sp to the smallest FIBRE
the cankerous root Of abolition. let him only study
the true nature Of the indiction which the with
drawal Of the Southern trade from Boston has pat
upon Boston daring the past season. That CITY
could have better afforded to have given tho e0tire
product Of the gold mines Of California for the past
year, to the aboltonis thaa to have had their ac-
ton and agitation. Ii has COST them more and will
cost them still more, now that they have elected
Sumner. The retribution Of the South is q fearfsl
one, but it Is proper. 1t i jsst. When men break
their political fathali the pledges of the compact
and constitution under which they have agreed live
they cannot expect that honest and high-minded
men will respect them. On the contrary, they must
expect that they will have no communication with
them. This is now the case. The chivalry Of the
whole South is aroused by the avowed determine
ton Of sections Of the North assal their ghts
as defined by the constitution. That chivalry -
something stronger and deeper than the mock
morals which originated the anti-masonic excite
ment, and which, failing in that, has now taken up
the abolition cause for political effect. IL Is an
! abiding and sincere sense Of honor and justce-and
| il will array that tremendous cotton power, which
can move the world and even reyolutionize it, in
such hostility against political presumption, that
many Northern cities will be made to suffer. The
instinct Of great people, in such case, az oar
Southern neighbors viii show, viii be beyond the
common ways and means which might be devised to
cripple enemies. They viii see where they can
benefit those who are opposed to them, and they
have the spirit to cut all benefit of, if not by ndi
yidusl skill, animated by warm feelings, then by
chivalrors and solemn league, which, knowing its
power, can bend large portion Of the world to i.
will, at the cost Of only slight retrenchmen:s and
sacrifices.
If, in view Of this subject, any one doubts the
power Of the South to touch the pocket (Which is
the souD Of those who arrayed against her in
terests, let hin remember the thousands upon
thousands Of Southern families who pour, during
the months, millions of dollars into the lap
Of the North Last summer they avoided the in
fected districts of the North and during the present
season they will not be found, venture to say,
carrying their wealth for distribution into Western
New York where abolition conventions and free
soil hot houses are plentiful potato hills.
Neither will they extend their journeys into New
/ England The soil of these places can have no
charms for them. The people will be disagreeablc
to them. They will not wish to associate,
much less spend their money, with those who,
through the ballot box, would sneakinsly rob them
Of their rights and property, as guaranteed to them
| by the constitution. On the contrary, despisng
the spirit Of every section which has devoted itself
to undermine their security and to steal their goods
from them, they will have too high sense 0. just
pride, even in search Of personal comfort and
taxation, to distribute their wealth among their
foes. No-the cotton power will show what it is
"a power beyond political power-beyond the
money power Of the North-patient as well as
liant in the chvalrous spirit of protecting ITSELF and
forming compact of intentions which will eonfne
its power of benef;ng the country to those sections
Of it which are ready to maintain nviolate the
cred compromises Of the constitution.