The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-22
NEWS BY THE MAILS.
Our Southern Correspondence.

Secession, Separatdy-Projaf Of Soisshcr7, Con-
fairacy and Free Traie-Cop,biaai PL1a Of Sores
s,ow-M@e Securities 10 b. Dcnia1Die9-IHe Right
20 Secude, and 80 80 for California for Ten Millions
The Case Palniy StoteI-Nope,ae-as on the Sito-
7eo-7Ie Rell Danger Yet 10 Cone, &C., &c
The danger to this Union-the immediate, here
ditary, and continuing danger to this Cuion-is in
the slavery question. It is not in The institution it.
self but in Northern hostility, prejudice, and envy
against Southern Shareholders; it is in that ex-
handing, religious, fanatical Northern sentiment
TINT slavery curse, and ought TO be extirpated,
even in blood and fire, if not to be rooted out by
osner means. There is the peril, and never has 1t
more a!armingly developed itself than now. The
late senatorial elections in Vermont, Ohio, New
York ard Observation-Disclosures late letters of w. IL.
seward and John Van Buren,, taken in connection
with the disocated condition of the old political
parties, and the approach of the Presidential cam
psisn Of 1852 quite sufficient to justify the APP
prehension that before that election comes the
Union may be dissolved-that star viii be missing
from our federal system-and that nothing but
Northern forbearance, and good faith, and implicit
regard to the constitution Ito far greater extent
than we have any expectation of witnessing)-aa-
thing but some such revolution in Northern public
opinion will prevent the catastrophe Of rapid dis
location, beginning with the secession OF south
Carolins.
From the household affairs of this people We
plead their position to this question OF slavery ana
1t i the universal sentiment in the North that
slavery is a sin, a curse, great evil, great mis-
fortune and that il would be great blessing to be
rid of il and of the black race at the same time
That Is the universal sentiment of the North, ex-
ceptinS few crazy anna gamationists, who would
prefer the practical carrying out OF their notions OF
Knit thA tfkTnz nt ha
North-they who are sincerely attached to the
Union, and the spirit of the compaet-very literally
while lamenting the evils Of slavery, admit that ii
Is none of their busness-that the South have it in
their hands and that il is best to let the institu
ton work out itself. rather than hazard the conse-
quences of insurrection and civil war by abolition
experiments They further admit the obligations
OF the constitution and while regarding slavery
With aversion, ready to fulfil their stipulated
duties to the South. That is the most favorable
species Of sentiment in the North towards this 'pe
cuar institution"
Ina moral and religious view, then the Southern
states, according to the universal sentiment Of the
North, are sustaining al evil, a curse, II crime,
among them, which is only to be tolerated because
Of treaty stipulations and because of the difficulty
of removing the evil. The only safety of the South
then, is ia that conservative portion of the North
crn people whose political and commercial interests
guarantee their obedience to constitutional obliga-
lions.
But the platform of the abolitonists, or rather
the basis of their platform-that slavery is an evil
and sin-being thus universally admitted, we may
see NJ glance the power which il gives these
traitors in propagatng their incendiary designs;
for bow easy il, from admitting evil, to proceed
to measures 10 abolish it,-how natural and con-
sistent it is to do So This is the simple secret of
the mysterious influence of Seward, John Van
Burcn, Chaplin, Fred Douglas, Lucretia Mott
and all the piebald lotteries Of Northern demagogues
and cid women, ambitious of exhibiting their ras-
caty and their philanthropy together, on the most
approved red republican doctrines Of liberty, equa
Ety, and fraternity.
What has the South ultimately to hope Of the
North, when hostility to slavery l. thus imo ibed,
fostered, and transmitted a. religious principle!
On the other hand, what is the general opinion Of
slavery in South Cardinal Not that it is neces.
sary evil, but that II Is patriarchal, Mosaic, and
Christian institutional benehcent institution TO
the black race, and an advantageous Institution to
the white. Such was the opinion Of Mr. Calhoun,
repeatedly expressed in the Senate-such j. the
opinion of the state. The people Of South Caro-
lima hold that the negro Is an inferior race, and in
canable Of self government-that Africa proves it
that the monuments Of Egypt and the Bible prove
it--that physiological! science proves it-that lis
PAMELA and jamaica prove it-and that the colony
OF Liberia will ultimately prove il, fleft to itself.
They hold that the true position Of Sanbo Is slavery
-thst that relation best deyelopes his limited ca
pacites and is best adapted 10 has limited desires
that his temperament IL expressly suited for slavery
and that his constitution Is most admirably fitted
for the sugar, rice, cotton, and tobacco fields, fat
teniDg under heat and malaria which are fatal TO
the white race; but that Sambo will not work with
tions the slavery question, abstracty considered
Out Of population Of Cos 900. in round numbers.
SOUTH Carolina possesses $500 slaves,
ccss over the free population Of some 10000. In
GLIDING the free negroes. the colored population
probably exceeds the white by at least 1900.
Hence the extreme constituencies Of South Carolina
T. any intermeddling With slavery. She cannot but
regard the abolition propagandists with ALARM for,
step BY step, the day may be anticipated when the
posts will oil be carried and the question will be
brought 70 the issue Of reducing the state to the
Condition Of ST Domingo; FOR TINS condition Offree
DON 70 the slaves, thus giving 70 the free
blacks q large majority in the state, would simply
result in the determination Of one race or the other.
Coupled, then. with the policy Of the federal GO
vernment upon the tariff question, the finances and
the navigation laws, We see in this thing Of slavery
The Of ths continued agitation Of secession la
south Carolina II means something. The senti.
inert has been rren NJ since l-52 he state stood
at that time in open resistance to the tarit; nor
was her submission secured until Congress abatcd
the cxtortioBs Of the obnoxious law. Whom the ta-
riA compromise, BY sort Of deusve sliding scale,
bad itself out, the vii X protection act u ll9
contributed TO revive the revolutionary spirit Of
J-sFs. Wscb the proceedings IN the North a11 tn
Congress, subsequently, upon the negro question,
baye aggravated 70 a casas bo'i, and t. the thrcsh-
bold u secession
il al this there / plausible ground IL serious
complaint The institution 81 slavery has % con-
sau q religious sentiment, universal Ia the Worth,
appealing for the adjustment Of the evil. This
g.utimcnt : made the political hobby Il vile
inecBd.aTs-s and desperate dema Zogacs. With
out regard 20 consequcuccs-ths war upon slavery
!. r.ucvcl-thcre Il ~ future pre- poet q security
e. ths .av.hoIdcr. end WHIST dacs ho care iu4 is1-
trutts1n ont Df the Union, II by remaining III it
H. isto BE destroyed Besides thls. the federal
e., crnm at b. involved il heavy debt. incurred
r. TIC acquisition Of territory from which be south
Il cvctudGd Northern muuuiac turing Interest," are
afrcBling for prJtccti0u--the south Il threatened
vita the inyidi0us discrimination of specifics. home
valuations, aud direct bouutirs lor home manulac-
lures and IN nothing j. the suction upon the south
~ be m ~ II NN adj "a 20