The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-03
Senator Fish, Of New York, IN Congress.

Senator Fish, Of New York, IN Congress.
In the recent attempt made in the United States
Senate, by VIM. H. Seward, to reopen the anti
slavery agitation, we merely mentioned that Ham
iton Fish, also q Senator from this State voted
with his colleague in pretty much the same way
that Robinson Crusoe's man Friday always voted
with his master. Now, Hamilton Fish, in social
life, ise Of standing, wealth, and high respec-
liability. In political life, without being distin-
guishea he has been popular, influential, and sue
cessful. A resident of this great metropolis, and
identified with its business interests and CONNER
cial prosperity, it was generally expected that in
the United States Senate he would pursue that line
Of policy most consistent with his position towards
city, State, and our country at large There
was some difficulty in his election, to be sure-the
Union Safety Committee and the silver grays resist
ed it for some time; but they finally gave way to a
sort Of Kane letter pledge, and Mr.. Fish was sue
cessful. The organs of Seward rejoiced; but the
community appeared to be satisfied that the new
Senator would be faithful representative Of the
true interests of New York and the harmony Of the
Union; that, in any event, he would not become
the blind instrument Of his willy colleague, and the
pestlent abolition coteres that follow in his wake
In these hopes the Union-loving and law-abidng
portion Of the constituents Of Mr.. Fish have been
deceived. Either from want Of political sagacity,
or moral courage, decision Of character or indie
pendence, principle he has fallen short of public
expectation, and has dwinded down into the pitiful
character Of n man Friday to the most dangerous
demagogue that ever was inflicted on this country.
He has failed to represent New York she deserves
to be represented in the Senate Her interests are
nterwoven with the interests of every State in the
Union-they are inseparably connected with the nte
rests of the South. Her solemn compacts in the con-
stution and the laws, demand of her rigid, honest,
and scrupuous regard of the rights of the South and
the public Reproduction of all proceedings calculated
to disturb the safety, the quiet, the good will
Of the South. The terms Of association with the
Southern States exact of us not only non-interven-
ton in their domestic institutions, but the condem-
nation of all sectional agtators, who perjure them
selves and dscredit the State under the shelter Of
''the higher law" He who countenances the abo-
Gtionists is party to their treachery, and he who,
under Of the right of petition any other dis
guse plays into their hands, is either deficient in
his understanding of his allegiance, or loose in his
constructions Of principle.
We believe that Mr.. Fish conscentiously pursues
the dictates of his best judgment and must there
fore conclude that in acting with his colleague in
support of the abolition agitators, it is from de-
fective intellect, contracted and warped by a defec-
tive education in the genius and obligations Of our
political system. He does not appear to know that
Senator of the United States is the guardian not
only Of the rights and interests Of his State but
Of all the States, and that slavery is constitutional
right and inheritance Of the South Nor does he
seem to understand that his official oath binds him
to protect this right Of the South against the abo-
litionists.
From the ramifcations Of the late proceedings in
the Senate upon certain abolition petitions present.
ed by Mr.. Seward, there is danger to the South
Let them look to it. Against laying the petition
upon the table for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave
law, presented by Mr.. Seward on Monday last, the
entire representation in the Senate from Massachu-
sets, Vermont, New York, and Ohio-four very i'm
dortant States in the Presidential electen-yoted
together. New York, with oil her vast commercial
and national interests, undivided in favor of the
abolition nullfers. With a majority of her people
in favor of peace, the Union, and the compromises
as they are, the Empire State throws her whole |
weight in the Senate in support Of the ncendiaries
who openly proclaim their object to be the aboli-
ton Of slavery or the dissolution Of the Union.
Such the consequences Of panderng for free soil
and abolition votes. Such the legitimate fruits
Of coalitions with unprincipled fanatics Men,
either without independence, or capacity, or prin-
cipe are elected the highest representatives of
The State; and thus partisan schemes are promoted,
10 the detrment Of the commonwealth, and to the
iiscredit Of her people; and thus miserable fac
ion, headed by miserable demagogue, holds at
this day the fate Of the whg party Of the nation in
is hands.
The anti-slavery party hold the undivided
trength of New York, Massachusetts,, Vermont,
md Ohio in the U. S. Senate. These four States
rive aggregate of seventy-sx votes in the Pre-
idental election. This betrays n formidable
,alance Of power--an anti-savery suffrage worth
ooking after; and it also betrays the game Of ,
seward and the wings of the North, with Gen Scott
9 their candidate. We apprehend that the wings
4 the South will put this into their Presidential
pe and smoke it, before they meet in the Philadel-
hia Slnughter-house. In the meantime, we turn
yer the case Of our Senator Mr. Fish. to the care
he Union Safety Committee. 7
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