The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-21

t. oshsr bad. the wAjx pasty, 100 ~ fsmatsS
on the ruins Of the federnlsss," has gradually i'm
bibed many msxims Of policy which osn only resot
their legitimate application IN fundamental recon
struotious u sociesy. The protecsonism Of tho up
Per strata Of the party has much In COMMON with
the socialism Of the lower, and it 10 only By pandsr-
ing to one principle that the advocates Of the other
can hope to win success. The only very widely circu-
lated American newspaper which professss socialist
Opinions 10 vehement spoiogist Of the wings. Tho
infamous anti rent agitation was always winked ut
by the party in New York which nominally oorres-
ponds to tho conservatives in othor States II is
marksbae, too, that, Of all prominent American poll
tcians, the only one who has svowed principles which
would have entitled him Ia take his seat on the ef:
OK tho late French Assembly, is Mr. Seward, the
senator rom New York, aad the present parliament
Any leader Of the wings.
The free soil movement ia at present unimportsnt
II VIII not be much Of achievement to weaken
Gen Scott and the democrats are too earnest ia
the pursuit OF the patronage which thoy lost four
years ago, after twoaty years Of quiet enjoyment,
to be TUNED ABIDE by such Il 1cabits as Mr. Hale's
secession. Nevertheless. America has vet to hear
moro Of the objects hch the fres sellers profess To
have In view. After demanding, as mattor of
course, the extirpation Of slavery, the convention
was with difficulty dissuaded from passing formal
votes, first, in favor of every mans natural right to
portion OF the soil, and, secondly, against the
right OF the human species to drink spirtuous
liquors IL does lot seem TO be known in England
that considerable concessions have already boon
made to these last requirements The simultaneous
popularity Of the teetotal movement among tho
New England puritans and the immigrant Iriah, has
INDUCED several Stste legislatures to adopt moa-
sure-known, from its original model RS the Maine
Liquor law--whioh is calculated 10 spread as much
temperance ne can be dGuseo, by opposing innumer-
able difficulties 70 the sale of strong drinks.
Again. the Land Limitation Law, which prohibits
INDIVIDUALS from owning more than a certain mum.
Der of acres Of cultivated coil, and much smaller
quantity of town land is now in force in almost
every enc Of the Northwestern States The main
object Of tho convention seems, on the uhols, to
be making less progress than those which it was
discouraged from syowiDg. The Clay compromise,
the reconciliation OF the democrats, aud the anxiety
OF both parties TO lose no votes ia the South
than Is absolutely necessary, have for tae present,
!aid to sleep the overt controversy the subject OF
slavery. But the party distinctions Of tho United
States are well nigh worn out and when tho masses
OF the North once begin TO feel the hollowness Of the
political oreds TO which they attach themselves
Io form OF allegiance will remain which prevent
their srayin ssice in any direction whittier fanat
clsm may point or inclination lead. That there ex-
lists sufficient enthusiasm TO inspire very formiia
bic anti slavery movement, RS well rs sufficient ener
gy and talent to guide it, may DO collected FROM the
little book which is Low In everybody's hands. A
school like that to which the authoress OF Uncle
Toms Cabin" belorgs-s school inspired by such
for the opportunity which will assuredy come with
The South when it does come, for, strong may be
rights, there is one right more sacred than all
Others in the eyes Of Anglo Saxon Americans and
that is the right OF the majority to work its will
tho ninority