The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-21

nor. j. @, PALFRKY ON THE POLITICAL usURPA A.
rIoNs OF THE SLAVE POWER"

rIoNs OF THE SLAVE POWER"
Tbs nsconi OF the OF nisavsry lectures yoi
up By he Anti Slavery Society OF New York was deli
vrsd last evening the Broadway Tabernacls by the
Hon. John Gortam Palfrey. Subject" The Political
Usurrations OF the slaVe Power" Ths sdvertssmsnts
contained curious description of the Lecturer define.
siirg him formerly Secretary of state of MAssa6u
setts, Member OF Congress- 10, eHd Who en-, nci "A
twenty slaves conveyed TO him by will bee, he could
got conscien tonsly hold Them in bordsgen The
audsree was By large, nor did it indulge in
much exhibitions of rampsfcy. The lecture was no.
received With ,ny extraordinary Of enthusiasm
Mr. Palfrsy having been introduced to the meeting,
commenced reaiing his lecture ct rapid rate and With
little emphasis. He ssio -
II seems 10 me- ladss and gentlsn n that the people
OF this country alive position in Viii ,h thsy
stand In this read the sisns Of the tines We In
dsnger-snd the danger inoreasingof losing our ed
tablished forms OF govern history would
help to azs liens which might apply to
Whe, speak II the Roman em pre- every
knows we refer 70 an iron military despotism Ia
which there was no security foc property liberty or life,
when they in cos with the aver Of the govern
ment The old feeling patriotism still held up
the very word Emperor, tign6cant u.s. sas in it's
origin, even nofe ding than titles OF Gov
eInor and Presieent-it meant than General
VI all inoierabk COVER eats the most that
where the arlstoctacy rule TIRE is nothug In his
tory more awful than tbs history of the arsstoc
con
tinueo to Be applied ~ Venice when every head in
Venice Kept ts place only by the irresponsible will
OF the Council OF Ten History unders ands the
ing sno character OF evsns and states C sociey thsy
occur ana gives them their per nes; far
iron being surprising, 1t wat only be repeating
what occurred in preyic the American people
should becors tha most yeoph OF slaves before thsy
bad ceased 10 be the poterons OF democrats Tao
slave 20 has already slapped the foundations OF oar
Institutions and Mess vigilance il viii
end in adding to the list of ruined empires our wn oou
ronwealth TIE pages OF history ara written Iii ava,
nj md Ahrrah at.his
meDts, and against these fathers to pro
tectas But does any one say that nominating can
wasting SO on after the old amongst us? To b
sure, and just auch beautiful specimen had thsy at
Athens on the day wher, the pear being ripe the
four bundled uarcn,d down to the Ss,ate hoass
and declared democracy to be II end. Mean
while the clubs-the caucuses, as we SHOULD call
them-Arrsnsee who What to be voted for how
Jealousy and envy TO be played upon uarter
and udice in another what leader OF the s.hards'
should be made Governor of Eub, leader OF the
"softs" should be made Governor Of TIE Pirscus. Mr.
Calhoun Of stainless virtue In pirate fs but
so WAS Antiphon; Mr. Calhoun jobber in human
fsh neither Anphon but both loved heir or Ter
ana were weddedtto their theorss-hsd iron Wills i'd
the and carry oher Avarics Ia ssrcs
passion; revenge viii mar into tiger bnt the in.
fusion surest TO the milk of human Kindness into
gall to be tina of devotion order or party
when some political action foot. The landed
arstocrAcy Ct England the realm England be
cause 1t governs the Parliament the slave power
governs this country because it rules the Congress-
The English aristocracy does net throw the vote
which elects the majority OF the House of Commons but
1t elects that oty By the fear and favor exercises
/ ! n.
huerce o the slave power "a brought to bear upon
representatives 10 81 liar This power this
day resces IN Us elementary iion in about hun
cred thousand persers dispe sed overcome hsf the
States, disrsut ed from The rest Of she population
by holding slaves o. African descent In the slave
STATS the slsvs holder and property holder the
persons. because such is ~ stem there that
every man buys slaves when he has the In the
slave States the rich police mepta culture and
from, this cannot bur follow that holders of slaves
should msnopose the political power in those States
which lower they hold By intimidation and seduction,
III uuana Tabl To
On average, there only between six and seven
thousand slave holding voters in each State;
but the result o! their operation when aggregated
cunts to the lave power makes the
OF fifteen States and this is but the prepare
tory to aggressive action larger scale Tbs slave
power ninety Representatives out OF two hundred
and thirty, to the House 0. Representatives 1t chooses
OF the United States, and this number, when united
tInid and hesitatipg majority carry
the day. as It has these fifty years The honors and
profits are only TO be had condition and that is
snbserviency to he slave power Under such auspices
the appointing power erects itself in the view OF the
country. Waoever desires bs President sees II will
not 90 TO ALLEVIATE hundred ard tssnty stubb ,rn
votes cut CT three hundr. and by ibaaencs thus
created great many who opposed to slave
power thropghtu NJ The country brought to their
Aneesnor ooug mt 10 their knees alone submis
sion il moi hsy must as use
ful Isrtizsns How immensely great is this influence
when brought TO bear the of from the
g. Lawrence to the Gulf and from ssins 10 California who
acceptsse 10 this power do Know how Any Off
you have u the ca House but suppose arious to
thousand. So of toe STATE Department the Tres
sgry AID Land offices. The power OF thu Newspapers
mouoing olc opinion ard thro wing dust in the peo
pies eyes menss-the patronage OF the government
R the psironaee OF the slave power which must be
served Whoever hopes 10 succeed by the influences OF
the slave power and rs chime in with
Their tone. The legislation OF Congress, making and
ms king banks aud so on, and acting upon the moneyed
interest in all lis forms, the power through ths
great power, exercises influences M this interest,
rzAhes 1t rejoice or tremsle BY its Influence and axes
the coInnercsl and mer cane COVER Of the North DO
AZ q ltfxp
Ireland
unprzed are hsr sons IL they h, Learned to betray
Unds,ingu they live if they shsIle their
80 1t has come to that this iLHueace ha attained
to omni presence and omne otsncs IN the United States
Its throne is far away but IT'S reach i lo1g and IL
palsas with its torpedo touch every power
Try Tor who is It governs county it be not they who
poicy2 (Applanfe) 10 our relations state govern
rnent cont feel ths oppression of iris power sad
degree should be- bnt lock osck the last
hee1 or twenty years Of your history and II they
not crowded with facts III proof hat say That
last Seminole war cost the country twenty millions Of dol
lars; but any account OF Tie origin o, it.
except that the sayges shelfereda few u~ay nsgTos
What about the nexstion Of Texas which called
the exter sion Of the Of freedom, but which made
larger d. main ip which 10 mold human cattieS After
period oiapparent peril this slave power In S
it strtrgth. i out about year ago, and msde
&C vanoes that gave t power and obtated fixty
thousand square niles for Texas and theu2ctng of the
Fugitive Slave Isw-the Snd CHI more violent blow
against the principles Of popular liberty than has
struck BY the English race since The suart we're driven
hom the EDgsh throne to be wAnde and vagabonds
over the earth per cievs that OF the Charleston
newspapers expresses that the Fugitive slave law
mistake the part Of its because hs return
OF few runaway negroes not worth the trouble IL
occssons but look further than thisit little
them TO get back few persons, but wat msie it pre-
sight vas that ii dsgr.ced the ortnern .o
pie in their eyes, well in the eyes of the South
II wss deadly blow TO their respect Mr. Calhoun
knew ven that to put down free people and keep them
down. there only one way, and that Was to
late and demorslizs them the Fugitive Slave bill would
bring the free people OF New EnslAnd and Nov
York to stife their sentiments Of humanity,
der the of copqueing their prejudces it would
famiarixs them TO the dsuss OF the old common law
safeguards Of freedomhe trial BY jury and the bsbeas
corpus-snd might induce them to esr at the Divine
law and deny that faith which makes believe that
tn. Law Of God carries with IL Obligation than any
human enactment (Applause) And If it did that
the bus done-he people that could be brought
to that, ready for any form Of tyranny.
The Fugitive Slave act has only yet thank God
haan nto aasct In 4hs statsa Neu