The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-24

Ia this indesd so subordinate. secondary matter
that il may be held in suhservenoe to any other
function, necessity dutya We have not 80 learn
cd political economy We hold protection of far
creator Importance than revonue-thst tho former,
II either, should be the main consideration aud tho
latter the inoident-and that n wise, vigilant, pa
ternal government could, by judicious pro tecti0n,
increase the wealth OF the nation, and the general
comfort of the people by more than three times tho
amount of its annual revenues. IL 80, why should
protection boreated As incidental or subordinate to
rlvenueg
g. The constitution Vests in Congress tha power to
open and repair habers and IL is expcJicnt that Con
gress should exercise its power obstructions
from nnyigabe rivers, wherever such improvement
for the defence aud for the protection
and facility OF with foreign nations among
the States said improvements being every Instance,
national and general in their character,
This is broad, strong, anu unoquyoea 1t Is the
best Of the series.
z The federal aud state governments parts Of
system, alike necessary tor the prosperity,
peace and security and ought to be regarded alike With
q cordial habitua and immovabe attachment Respect
for the authority Of each and aoquiecencc in the
sttutona Of each duties required by the
paincst considerations Of national of State and OF ind
viduai welfare.
Rather primerlike, but there is nothing bad in
it.
s. That the series of Of the Thirty hrst Congress
the act known "a the Fugitive slave law included are
received and acquiesced in by the whg party Of the
United States settlement in principle and substance,
of the dangerous and exciting questions which they en-
brace and, far they concerned we will main
tain them, ana insist upon their strict enforcement uu
til time and experience shall demonstrate the necessity
Of further legislation guard against the evasion of
the laws the hand and the abuse Of their powers
on the other not mpairng their present efficiency and
deprecate all further agitation OF the question thus
settled dangerous TO our peace aud will dscounte-
nance al .lorts x continue or renew such agitation
made and will maintain this system ms essential to
the nationality of the whg party and the integrity of
the Union.
That the COMPROMISE measures, including the
Fugitive Slave law, will stand for years on the
statute book unaltered, we have manner of
doubt. some OF them are in their nature irrepcal-
able; proper and right in themselves
that they would stand if to that end they required
re-enactng every year. Having been an early and
earnest believer that compromise with regard to
the new territories was necessary having done
what we could to promote that comprehensive
have not the least objection to an assertion of its
fnality, except that we consider il superluous, r
ritatng, and mschievous. There is no probability
that one of the Compromise measures, including
even the Fugitive Slave law-most unwisely and
perniciousy ioisted in among them-will be altered
| by Congress during the present generation. The
slave States have twenty-eight votes in the Senate,
| even without Delaware, and can at all times pre-
vent any repeal of the Fugitive Slave law, by
threatening to bolt from any party that favors it.
There will be no need of menacing the dissolution
| Of the union-the law may be upheld great deal
| cheaper than that
| If, then, this plank had simply affirmed that the
| Compromise measures, one and ALL would not and
should not BIO altered, should only have objected
to it as entirely foreign to the distinctive princp
and aims OF the whig party-as idle, useless, and
| mischevous.
But by "the question thus settled" the plank
evidently means to cover all questions relative to
slavery, and to denounce all discussion, criticism
remonstrance respecting the existence OF slavery in
this country, as perilous and wrong All thsis alike
futile and preposterous-we defy it, execrate it, spit
upon it. There is nothing in the federal constitu-
ton, nothing in Union which forbids the indig-
nant exposure of any wrong, the apprehension Of
/ any niauity, such slavery generally is and per-
| petually tends to create. The ensavcment of lpen
| and women, their complete subjugation as chattels
to the will Of others, is offence against God and
| humanity, such as cannot fail to draw down retri-
button on the heads Of all who willingly participate
therein. The existence of slavery in this land of
liberty and light is the darkest stain on
tiona character, and the great, appalling obstacle
to the diffusion Of freedom the world by the
blaze of our inspiring example. IL must come to an
end; and while of the free States have no power
under the constitution to interfere legsatvely with
its existence in other States, yet the moral and
social power that all possess, not citizens Of
the Union, but as men-whch no constitution
created, and none can rightfully take away-we
are bound to use as we are oil other power, for the
diInnuton of evil and the utmost diffusion of good
We say, then, in all kindness and difference to the
opinions oithe elder and wiser, that agitation res
pectng slavery can only cease with the existence Of
slavery which is its impelling cause--that conven-
tiors and congresses and platforms can do nothing
enectual for its repression. ~ idle to re-
solve chat tides should longer How nor volcanoes
emit lava a that slavery Shall agitation.
The more formidable the effort tx repress such agi.
tation, the certain are is increase and diiu-
sion.
the South really desire to limit and arrest agi-
tatlon 1t should discourage aud inhibit the hunting
OF fugitives from slavery in free States. For
this hunting does, it will il must crea e agitation
wherever it takes place. and there power in ma
tlonal conventions or doctors Of divinity to prevent
1t. We cntrcat Southern men to consider the mat
ter fairly, making our case their own. In
Northern village. where slavery is practically
known. and nearly every one is worker, a color
ed man appears, settles, aud commences BUSH
ness. He proves Industrious and exemplary.
becomes church member, and in the course
OF five SIX years, has wife and chi lrou. He
prospers is respected and becomes generally known
Suddenly, two or three by no means pre- possessing
strangers appear in the village, oier around its
grogshops for few hours, and at length dart into
this black fellows workshop or dwelling knock him
down, gag and handcui him, and have him out Of
the village and on his way 60 slavery before his
next ncishbors can learn what is the cause of dis
turbance. Within hour the whole village is
gathered around his shrickng wife and children:
but nothing can be done--the victim is beyond
their reach Perhaps, after n month or two by
taxing and h9rassing the whole village, taking the
last quarter out of this servant girls purse and that
apple woman's apron, the man is ran:omed from
slavery at cost Of 81 900 So and restored TO his
family. But does that subdue the 'agiationl' Can
you hope to suppress it while such tragedies as we
have huriediy described are occurring from time TO
time in various places, and may occur almost any
where!
We say, then, to the South, in earnest fanlness
this Fugitive Slave law does create agitation
throughout the free Statcs-will create Unjust
create it, so long as it is upheld aud enforced You
can build no platforms TO prevent this, so long as
slave hunting in free communities is egalized.
Then why not unite if you deprecatc anti-sayery
agitation, III devising means Of obyiatnc the
mischief, by removing the cause We arc willing
to pay our fair proportion Of the market value Of
your slaves who run away into free Statcs-we hope
would II
help you catch them we will not, cannot: and such
is the feeling of Eve thn>) nnc-tenths of our North
cIn people. They not all 50 frank rs we are
but there is not one American born in free State
to each square mile Of their surface VINO would not
feel that he had not done au intensely me1u di.ho-
norable act If he had helped catch and bind fug-
tive from slavery. Many may be tempted TO do il
for money, rs they will be tempted to 10 many
things they know are base but any hearty, cheer
FIJI, general alacrity in ebeying This Fugitive Slave
law, there j. not in the free States and never can