The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-15

tween the leaders Of the Seward wing party and the
leaders Of the Tappan anti slavery party, for tho
purpose Of completely making the whig party, here
after, entirely subservicnt to tho purposes Of the
conspirators.
There is a danger on the face of the movement,
from the amount Of means which they can wield to
accomplish their aims, both in the Wing Conyen-
tion and at the approaching election next fall.
The signers to this important maaifesto-Mcssrs.
Tappan Co.-were the first persons to commence
the reasonable movements about thirty years ago. in
this city, by the establishment of daily newspaper,
still in existence named the journal of Commurc.
The same parties also established the first anti
slavery society in this country, which has, since
that time, been multiplied to the number of hun
drcd or more, in various sections of the United States
The movements Of this day, started by the Tappans,
grew out Of the disappointment engendered by the
successful passage of the Compromise law laid do
under the gallant advocacy of Henry Clay, now
preparing for his solemn winding sheet. The mani
festo boasts of the progress which these principles
have made in the Northern States, while it affects
to deplore that, during the last two three years.
under the influence of Mr. Webster and other dis
tnguished wings, there has been an unhappy re-
action in the public mind against the conspirators
ton, and the conceament Of the truth. They boast
Of having newspaper organ established in the fedc-
raj capital at Washington, circulating nearly twenty
thousand sheets per week. But in addition to
this-though they complain of having no exclu-
sivo organ in this city-wo have ascertained
the fact that out of nearly one hundred aud
twenty thousand sheets circulated by abou
fourteen religious weekly papers, there are no fewe
han NJ al tv nin nd o.y
anti slavery doctrines issued from this metropolis
every week. Besides this, there hundred and
fifty thousand secular shects-also anti slavery
issued from this city during the same period of
time. as well as three hundred and thirty thousand
sheets from journals called neutral but indcatingor
leaning towards anti slavery doctrines and anti
slavery tendencies Here, therefore, we have issued
every week, in New York alone, over five hundred
thousand sheets, less tinged with abolition
doctrines, although this city depends more the
Union for its prosperity, and the South for its
commercial progress, than any other city in the
coniederncy. This strange anomaly in the charac-
ter Of the press Of this commercial city, sustained
| by Southern trade, is most singular fact in the
progress Of anti-slayery sentiments. Two-thrds Of
the commercial class recreant to their interests,
and arc actually aiding and assisting in the pro-
carried into practice would separate this Union in
two, and reduce and destroy the value of al, the
property Of this city, to the extent Of fully
half.
We do not stop to enter into a critical exarnina-
tion Of the various clauses Of this manifesto. The
doctrines it contains, the svowals it makes, and
even its silence as regards certain men, indicate
the purposes for which it has been issued. These
i ali rl, nd ind 20 forn
anti. slavery coalition between the seward-Scott
party in the Northern States and the ultras Of the
same stripe in the same regions, for the purpose
Of abolitionizing the whig party. and electing a
House Of Representatives entirely slavery in its
sentiments. Such an addrcss--with the endorse
ment of the Seward organ itself-s calculated also
to unite the Seward anti-savsry delegates in the
Wing Convention at Baltimore on such platform
as will be sufficient to swallow and put down the
South and all their principles, Mt fell swoop.
If, with these facts before them. and this docu-
ment explained, the Southern delegates abandon
Webster and Fillmore, and cave in to the anti
slavery purposes Of the seward-scott coalition, the
people Of the Southern States ought to rise up in
their indignation, and dsnouncc every one of their
delegates, from the Potomac to the Gulf of Mexico,
and from the Rocky Mountains to the shores of the
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Southern delegates in the Wing Convention. They
! are now in crisis Of the most formidable magni-
tude. By insisting on the passage of a Compromise
platform in the Wing Convention, they can put
down the anti-slavery coalition Of Seward & Co. on
the side and Tappan s Co. on the other But, by
submitting to their attempts and to their candidate
without platform, they are gone forever and tho
South will be placed in predicament the most
| dan Ueroue vet in " ich sha has evar stooa
The Religious Weekly Papers Of New York.
The extent and influence of the religious press
city must be feature Of considerable interest when
considered in connection with people and their in
situations, and the when it is that
our religious newspapers are numerous and prosper
Gus. OF course they supported almost entirely
by the religious denominations whose tencts they
espouse, and in many instances they are connected
with religious societies proprietary bodies and the
contributions furnished by various persons.
The Oldest religious newspaper in this city and in
this State is the Ne,o York Observer. TWAS estab-
lshed in 1928, by Sidney Il. and Richard c. Morse,
the former Of whom also founded the Boston Re-
cordcr in 1876 the exemplar and prototype Of this
numerous class Of periodicals. extensively scat
tered over this country and Great Britain. Hessrs
Morse are now the proprietors, and the Rev
S. j. Prime has been associated with them as
editor since 1910. This paper is not the organ
of any religious denomination, or of any po-
litical party. One part is devoted to religious,
and the other to secular intelligence. 1t supports
moderate anti-slavcry and temperance doctrines,
but processes to be opposed to the denunciation
Of slave holders and to ultrsism in reform. Its cir
culation is about $4,000 The next Oldest religion.
paper isthe Christian Adrocatc and Journal, having
been first issued in 1926, published in connection
with the Methodist Episcopal church. A few months
after its establishment, the Charleston Uesleqan
Journal was united with it, and in 1928 the ZION
Herald, of Boston, was also incorporated with it.
Its editors are appointed, for four years. by the &C.
neral Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal church;
it is at present edited by DR.. Peck. 1t has the