The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-12

trne Of 'human good. and clattes hat they have -
cows. .. S"'npa--'ou for the poor sla>, n.t eeows
you from state ~ mean 10 discoe age ysur
efforts for the right ] wish you succesa With a.. my
heart am respects the general politics of our co>
try, whig-a democratic whig If you piease~hvt -
more precise terms an American constitutional ree.S
hcan stand, and always have stood. the patfcr>
OF the constitution. 1t is broad enough, and sror-
enough and free enough, when rightly construed To-
me- The clause providing for the delivering up OF psr
sons whether apprentices slaves who ars bound I.
service &c, did not make slavery constitutional ee-
men Of the general government II did not establish n
nor In the least degree recognise national institu
ton IT recognized the fact and that only by forced
Implication that slavery existed in Of the States
but imposed no obligation the general government T.
foster proect promote guaranty it, existence pse.
petuity, or extension in those States elsewhere ms
subject Of apprentices slaves escaping from services
but it did in effect prohibit the states from rassng any
Jaws discharging them from such service Sach was nay
opinion deliberately and udicisly formed than
sixteen years ago. long before the present Fugitive
act was passed and such is still my opinion. have only
TO add that admitting the authority OF Congress legs
late upon the subject at ALL consider the provisions Of
,he existing law not only unconstitutional but cruel
ana oppressive contrary 10 the law our Land
and the FIRST principles Of justice snd humanity. With
great respect, gentlemen, your obeiiens servant,
JOS. G. HoRNBIOwER
PROM J. W. 6IDpINGs, or OHIO.
JEFFERSON Ohio, Sept % 1858.
GMTrENEy-I thank you for an invitation TO attend
your meeting on the 29th inst, but the cause demands
my attention here We, too in the nds of an n,sr
esting canvass. which calls utmost efforts on ali
cur aborpg men The fields truly white for the har-
vest but our borers comparatively few There IN
here general breaking up the old parties The line.
which have long separated them grown dim and
ally have disappeared Thsy cannot distinguish
wing nom democrat by any political principles held By
either party Under this state embarrassment thew
appear disposed to themselves either against
slavery At no time has advanced with such
aTdity at pres ent At former period have our
popects been fair hopes buoyant. The
democracy OF This western Reserve" send saluations
and greetings to their brethren of New York ASSURING
them that we have our armor on, our weapons poised
ana We shall soon strike for liberty and justice.
Yours, for the right,
FROM JOHN @. WHITTIER, OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
AMss1URY 23d 9th mo- 1853.
GKNTtFyrN-i have received your note inviting to
York the Goth inst
Iregrc that the state OF health will not permit me
to comply with invitation 1t would give real
pleasure to meet with you occasion Of much in
engaged
The late elections in Maine and Vermont have given ths
balance of power in both Of these States the free deme
cracy Emitted States Senator is to be elected from
each, and but decided opponents of the Fugitive
Slave law have any chance of success There strong
reasons for hoping that New Hampshire will follow their
example.
In Massachusetts, the of freedom was never 20
strong as at this hour Our late Convention at Ftchbug
full and enthusiastic, and State ticket commands
the respect of all parties Our friends active
fdent Of success If fail at least it will be froms,s
lack Of labor and vigilance.
scarcely know whether the present peculiar position Of
parties IN your State cause of regret congratulatou
profess skin for solving at this distance the riddle Of
New York politics is business to stand watchfa
and prepared avang yourselves any turn in the Pc
tical kaleidoscope which promises directly otherwise
to promote the great object you have in view One thin
may rely safely uponnobody except the lowest class
of official kidnappers supports the Fugitive Slave law from
love vi it. The who by the Baltimore pIatfor
today viii be very glad ofa for swearing that
OF Bnilao tomorrow Nobody suspects that the priests
| and politicians who defend the Fugitive Slave law On
scrpnra and constitutional grounds at heart believe
mon loving expounder of commercial Christianity and
cotton market ethics to believe a lie monstrous.
The late attempts to enforce this atrocious law Il
Niagara, Wkesbarre and Cincinnati, have been marked
the part Of the official and unofficial ruans concerned
wonld drive Beonn Arab in disgrace from his caravan,
and put Feeee Islander in tattoo unfit for the society
OF respectable canniha Where is the priest who darss
to INT up his hands TO Heaven and for the Of
such atrocities Where is the Union serving bunker
Castle Garden patriot who look honest In the
face and justify Them If there be any SUCH they must
be in the condition of the tracer in the German tals
who bartered off his heart of flesh for cobble stone
In truth, whatever party caucuses may resolve or
party leaders subscribe to- have the satisfaction OF
knowing that the heart of the people with us-tha4
the common instincts of human nature, as God made Il,
are on our side.
Our friends are Civilizations, aaonies,
And love, and mans unccnquerabls mind.
Every noble uttsTance and every deed eedo
the world rebounds to benefit The eloquense
Victor Hugo the of his companions in the
the bay of SMYRNA are mart and parcel of our orsa1
movement Thus circumstanccd let us, by vigilance
and DEVOTION deserve tho which must
| later efforts.
JOHN G. WHITTIER.
FROM CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, OF MASSACHUSETTS,
QUINCY, Sept "a 1859
GESTErS-Your invitation to attend meeting Of til
free democracy in the city New York held sustain
State nominations has been received by with IL
greatest satisfaction Is 1t really true that the giant
throwing off the chains which have long crippled him
that, Disguised with the personal chickering's going
ing his heart he shows desire for action worthy
Of his enormous power9 If be indeed so, you
courage us to hope then the day of
! its dawn.
sorry that cannot join you at this time. In this
contingency you ask me to give such words Of a.
couragement the prospects Of friends here will jus
tify. ! will do so very eheerfuly.
One new sign is making itself more and more visible
throughout the whole Of New England at this time.
the freedom assumed in the expression Of individual
opinion Although action Independent OF party tics does
yet by any generally follow yet when 1t does
efoe. Herein lies the Of hope for In matters
Of abstract reasoning men commonly pas. through three
First they begin to think for themselves-next they g
to speak the result of their thoughs-and last Of s
the second step which has been the ost violently resist
ed in by the old combinations These have tried
by every means in their power to cut off that kind Of
change OF private sentiment which gradually forms what
called public opinion. To this ond they have ventured
They have kept the party tocsn continually going to c
attention towards the old draggled and apdated stand
ards of WORKOUT orgnnzaton At one moment they have
Illuminated anathemas with dire penalties in Of dis
obedience and at another they have strained every
to the most groundless fears for the safety Of the
social system These devices have succeeded for tis
in staying the movement of the popular mind but they
have done nothing and their power is it's end
Men will not go fighting forever for mere names.
Neither will the great majority who expect ofcs,
the crumbs OF patronage always consent to the dse
plne of organization which ends in nothing but putting
few leaders into place The time has arrived when mss
Of them show signs fatigue from this species Of warfare
and unless some better objects are soon presented os
which 20 net there I've doubt that many viii Be
found strayng away into the road TO positive opn
ions and more exalted principles.
At such moment of pause the free democracy enjoy
the unspeakabe advantage Of having topic for honest
TO think Of and TO discuss II is not low mean,
obscure nor hard to comprehend. When once pre-
| sented il cannot be evaded or forgotten by in.
| genuous mind II will rise up unbidden. win
! spring upon it when least prepared. 1t win
force itself through the most elaborate dcHences. Tho
right and wrong Of human seryude Is stirring the
depths of the American soul than II did before
Many think who will speak more and more
loudly. No combinations prevent II, let them vote
whatever they like in out of convt ntons. Al wen