The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-13

No one can believe, If he had been aware that tho
first sentence covertly maintained the "right" and
"duty" Of those held in domestic servtude, in ths
Southern States OF this confederacy, to revolt
against the laws Of those States; aad that it claim
ed him as the champion OF those rights. that hs
would not promptly and in unequivscal terms have
repeled the insidious demonstration. His hasty
ard brief reply to that address, upon hearing il
read, amids. the confusion Of an amagamated
crowd Of whites, and muattoes and blacks should
not, under the circumstances, be regarded by any
liberal Southerner as exceproRable. The rscep-
tion OF this negro deputaton was at first deemed
of the Southern States, Of which Gov. Kossuth
was informed. His verbal exposition of his course
and of his feelings, and the "card" addressed by
him "to the people of the United States" in tho
HERALD of the next day, was deemed satisfactory
as respected him, by most Of the citizens Of South
ern States here. Those who were not fully salts
fed, penned letter to be delivered to him and to
be published; but upon consultation and reflection,
it was concluded to suppress it, The facts did not,
however, as conceived, ex0nerate other persons
than Gov. kossuth, and my opinions and feelings
IN this regard, were manifested by my course, not
necessary to be here referred to. AS to our plac-
ing ourselves or as to our being placed by others
on the "same platform Of equality" with the
fugitive law resisting negro deputstion, or this
less worthy and respectable deputation Of white
abolition incendiaTies. that addressed Governor
hossuth, l consider the figure Of speech used
by you rs rather fanci ul and much too etrong
under the circumstances. l should feel degrad-
self upon such platform Of equality. Doing an act
appropriate andright in itseff for to do does not
reouce me to the level moral social. and political.
OF those OF my own or different race (whom | do
not regard as my peers in any respect), because
they have done, or may do, similar act, either
from similar or from totally different motives. /
should feel humbled il lay opinions were paosd
under the control of others by the adoption Of a
rule to think opposite to them in ell things l
cannot be forced by Governor Kossush nor (you
must pardon me for saying also) by the Editor Of
the liERAIo: nor By any body en- Garth upon such
platform My own consent is necessary. Without
that consent, and am positive it never has been
given, there be descent from the platform Of
moral, social, political, intellectual and, l add,
also Religious and phantbropical elevation ocou-
pied by Southern Shareholders, and which is OK.
allied far beyoud the reach of tho degraded oastss
alluded to.
AS to the Re action Of the doctrines advoca.cd ia
the Florida address deprecated by you. as go fear
ful in its effects upon the country and particularly
upon Southern Institutions have no a oprehen sions
whatever. At any rate it would not be felt in the
South. The institutions referred to are in 40
respect an element Of weakness in the Southern
planting States. In peace and In war-in quiet
and in troub.oUs tinlesin teies OF prosperity aui
Of adversely, they are a bulwask OF strength
and safety, imprcgnable to open assaults from amp
quarter, however Eerce and uuceasiog. They are
emineltly conservative as to the South, and with
refererce to every section OF the confederaoy.
Those who 90 not md sfstand them aud their ia
iuences and their tendenoie5-who do not appreeat3
amisbility ana dooty ofthe African race tho strong
attach mens and loyalty OF the pegro--who do not
know that these institutions ere, with respeot to
that race and also their projectors aId guardians,
pronotiye Of morality, virtue. and rebgion-thlt
in the punish nent for most offences. and particu-
larry yeniai ones, they are more humane aud moro
sautary than the criminal laws and police regu-
lations where the institution does not exist
may be excused for entertaining apprehe nsona of
the character referred TO. But no one having
knowledge and experience or the subject. can en-
terrain any fears Of outbreak, ought to be heard
whmpering or crcaking about the danger of Servile
conspiracy, revolt, and insurrection, any such
peril from the domestic institutions Of the South.
In tho non-slaveholding States, and in the large
cities especially, combinations to resist the laws
tuEUlts, outbreaks, riots, mobs, and disturbances
have frequently occurred, resulting in the destruc-
ton of property and loss of human lives. Few
suoh have occurred in the South, and when dis
rally been caused by popular indignation against
criGe. We never have had negro mobs. But
three instances are recollected to have occurred
within century, in all the slaveholding States, Of
as many as halt dozen slaves conspiring for re-
volt. and in every instance the loyalty and fidelity
of slaves have caused speedy detection, and in every
instance altc, free negroes, and not slaves, were
the origina ors Of the plots. The aggregate Of all
the negroes who have been executed in the
Southern States for such crime, does not equal the
number that, in tho eighteenth century, were, By
judicial sentence, roasted alive before slow fire,
within quarter OF a mile from your City Hall, OF
hung in chains. for sub imputed crime, by the
grandfathers and great grandfathers Of some Of
your rar kest abolition incendiaries of the present
day The record Of these barbarous Deeds and Of tho
hanging. by the same men, of the innocent Catholic
priest Try, falsely accused of abattinS the negro
plot" as it was called, is yet extant &c. also, is
that of the importation into this city, in one year,
OF nearly FIVE hundred African slaves, and Of the
establishments of the public slave market, at tho
foot of Wall street.
No such barharities have ever been perpetratedin
the South, as are detailed in the authentic ac-
counts printed at the time of the executions Of
these accused of being concerned in the New York
negro plots, before the Revolution, nor shall We
ever have anything to excite us to such at coctes.
NO district in any non savehol ding State can boast
agricultural district in any Of the planting slave
States Of equal population can show, nor the sams
peace, harmony. and good feeling in society. The
judicial records of the country prove this. And
by servilc outbreaks, as our enemies, whose
wish is father to the thought" predict.
Our Institutions have, however, been seized upon
% the pretext for insulting the Southern States,
degrading them from their rightful equality under
the constitutional compact, and placing them under
ban and under Introduction depriving them of
their equal participation in territory acquired By
their treasure and the blood of their citizens;
threats and denuncatons, and taunts and reproaohes
against the South and it is these things, and not
aprrehended peril to themselves growing out of the
institutiousi is not danger the result OF attempts
Of their assailantsts not fear Of serve revolt or
instruction excited by them that induces 60 many
Of the wisest and best citizens of the Southern
states to advocate the establishment OF their indie.
pendencc Why, sir, assure you have not and
would net have negro, that in case Of foreign war.
aye in case ola sectional domestic conflict, that
would not equip and arm in defence Of myself, and
Of my home, and Of his homo and if the crisis
should come, what now state will be verified in
ters Of thousands Of instances in every Southern
planting state Il is not any peril TO us from the
insdioIs and inceIiary efforts Of the abolitonists
to excite discontent among the slaves, and TO in
south Nor is Il the more loss OF property caused
w the unremitted efforts Of the aboionists To 40.
duoe and delCd, away our slaves, that they may
attain the lofty aad harry elevation OF the FREQ
TIE non.execuCion 81 III, inws to enforce the
constitutional stipulation fit their "delivery
", that u regarded as tho chief grievance
y is the persistence in deauneAton roproach
and insult II j. the deprivation of our equal
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