The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-27
The CrSsis-CapsaHu scosa,s Letssr-The Pre-
sidency and the Fugitive Law-The North
aud the kanrh

tain intact the Fugitive Slave law, hasfallen among
the party organs OF this city like clap of thunder
in clear sky They stunned, bewildercd and
completely AZ their wits ends. Several of them,
ambitious TO keep, at all hazards, within days sail
Of The HfKALp. in the news of the day, quietly
steal our special report, and steathily slip it into
some obscure corner, without credit and without
comment, for they dare not touch that terrible let
ter. They are az shy of il az gang of smugglers,
smoking their pipes, are of the unexpected intro
duotion Of 4 cask Of gunpowder among them, close
TO the fire. TO approach il is to risk an explosion
and general blowing up To the wings, this power
Of the veto is monster, in any shape but TO the
Seward Scott organs, coming as the extingusher
of abolition agitation in Congress il is horrible in
deed. Ii was the veto of the old bank which broke
down the wings upon that question il was the
veto which Frustrated them the land distribution,
on internal improvements. and on two different bank
bills, in the eventful reign of Captain John Tyler.
Such has been the runous operation of the veto
power upon the wing party. They disclaim it-they
dread it-they don't like it--they hate it-and they
won't touch it..
But the worst is yet to come According to the
following, from the Richmond Enquirer, we shall
have, in day or two, the answers in full, Of all
ter; and all-no doubt every of them-in favor
of using the veto ifrequired, to uphold the Fugi-
tive Slave law We quote from the Enquirer
IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE.
We have received very interesting correspondence
between Robert G. Scott Esq the democratic ecctor for
in connection with the nomination for the Presidency
We shall the publication of the letters
Thursday, to be completed in our paper Of Friday
What say the whig candidates to the veto
question Perhaps they have been defeated often
enough on that issue. Still, there is pros
pect that another defeat is in store for them,
through the agency of this veto power, more
signal, more decisive, and more lasting in its
effects than any which the unlucky whig party
has heretofore sustained And this defeat, should
it follow the splendid hit Of Captain Scott, will not
be from the exercise of the veto but simply from
promise to exercise it, if necessary to uphold the
constitution and the rights Of the South against the
Northern incendiarics, with whom it is expected to
overwhelm the next Congress- 1t will be defeat
to the wings, from this simple pledge of protection
to the South, by the democratic candidate, against
the traitorous and revolutionary schemes Of the
abolitionists. Nor there be any doubt that,
between distinct pledge from the democratic
ddate, and patry and designing evasion the part
of the wing candidate the former will carry the
South most triumphantly; and if the victory rested
entirely with the South, we should have no appre-
tensions whatever of the result.
But in a sectional contest-(a shape which the
approaching canvass is somewhat likely to assumed
the force and the issue Of the battle in the hands
of the North. The aggregate electoral vote Of the
Northern States, is TO- ofthe Southern States, 49,
SO that upon purely sectional fight, General Scott
can dispense with every Southern State in the
Union, and Illinois, Michigan, and New Hampshire,
into the bargain and still be elected, provided the
other Northern States sustain him. The undisguised
and indisputable fact that the Northern wings cal
cuate upon elccting General Scott through the sup
port of Seward and the various shades purchasabe
aboltionsts and the fact that the Northern Seward
organs boast that they elect Scott in contempt
and defiance of the South, pre-ordain that the
approaching contest shall be, far the Seward
party can make it, sectional contest. The issue is
already shaped out, from the refusal Of General
Scott to forth in vindicaton Of the constitu-
tional rights of the South for fear Of losing abol
/ ton votes. The electoral vote of New York is
thirty fve-equal to that Of the great Southern
States of Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia
| combined. New York, therefore, cannot be sacri-
feed to please the Interchangeable democratic State Of
| Virginia, and the very uncertain Union wings Of
North Carolina and Georgia. Consequently, be-
tween Seward and the South, the South are aban-
doned If they cannot accept Scott without pledges,
they may go. He cannot sacrifice Seward because he
cannot sacrifice New York, and cannot obtain New
York without the support of Seward, and all the
loose materials Of abolition and all the isms Of the
day that can be scraped together. To this extent,
then, the approaching battle will be sectional-it
will be between the widely diffused anti-slavery
sentiment Of the North, Of demagogues religious
teachers nfdels, and fanatics, on the hand and
the people of the South the other, still contend
ing yet awhile, for their constitutional rights and
social safety inside of the Union.
But the letter of Mr.. Scott, of Virginia. and the
answers of the democratic candidates to it, widen
the breach. They have individually pledged them
selves to exercise the veto if necessary to preserve
undsturbed the Fugitive Slave law. This puts the
previous question to the slavery agitation during
the next administration, far as the democrats
concerned There is scarcely the shadow Of hope
for similar pledge from General Scott. Seward
and his indispensable allies cannot be spared, and
free, therefore, to assume that General Scott
will occupy the opposite ground-that he will
make no pledge to exercise the veto in any case,
and that thus, the most momcntous and the
most critical issue which has agitated the
country since the adoption of the constitution
will be left wide open for renewed agitation discus
sion, modification, and repeal. 1t is by no means
impossible fighting the battle of the abolitonists
on this decided ground-that General Scott may
rally sufficient force from the floating anti-savery
rubbish Of the democratic party to sweep the whole
North, and carry the election, in the face Of the
constitution, the compromises and the united efforts