The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-27

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II appears that The real genuine old abolition
lists Of the Garrison and Phillips ,tamo are not
satisfied to he thrust out Of the way by the
Seward wings, and to fal, into subordinate
rank No sooner did they hear o. thu usurpar
ton of their old platform by The Saratoga con-
vention than they set Justify to work to build
o new one. on basis where tn y hoped their
supremacy might be unqrestisned. In recent
speech at Abingdon, Mr.. Wen lell Phillips thus
explains the position to be hence'orlh occupied
by the party he leads It's prine doctrine is
to be Qualification of every constitutional
clause and every slave law; the Governor it
elects3s to swear to support the United States
constitution ''with TIE proviso that he does not
mean to support the Fugitive Slave clause or any
other slave clause" Ifthe Supreme Court con-
straes this as illegal, the Supreme Court is to
be voted down, and a new one chosen that will
decide whatever Wendell Phillips and his friends
choose. The orator aided that in his belief the
people cached for fanatic" in the matter Of
slavery.
1t would be very odd if after the displays of
Phillips and his friends for the last twenty
i yCuAey tuC ACdNS Va tuC pCOpiC V4u uSuC
at the very name of anti-slavery fanaticism.
And if after all they have heard from Theodore
Parker, William Lloyd Garrison, and Wendell
Phillips himself--after the outspoken menaces
of disunion, and the brutal threats levelled at
| the Southern men which have issued from every
anti-slavery convention for the last quarter of
q century-the people Of Worcester or of any
other place in this Union, cache" in the Phil
lips sense, for more violent fanatics and yet
wilder extravaganza, they will be compelled to
seek the one and the other within the walls of q
! madhouse
! Mr.. Phillips does not think 80; he fancies
that he can Guido the madsest maniac In our
asylums in insanity. We are bound to admit
that his platform affords q fair warrant for his
self-reliance. 1t is mad enough, in all CON
science, to do credit to wearer Of o straight
waistcoat. 1t starts with assuming that the
| people of Massachusetts ore ready to set
premium on perjury, and to take the shortest
| cut to disunion. 1t expresses no opinion about
| the loss of the Western trade and the Southern
| staples; but boldly assumes that while Boston
will continue to enrich herself out of these
sources. of prosperity, Massachusetts, will of her
own free will and mere motion annul the con-
stitution of the United States, and alter the
bond Of union between her and its sister
States to suit her own fancy, Among private
individuals such conduct is fraud or a crime,
according to the manner in which it is com
mitted. If done openly, it is fraud, and
per Sc dissolves all connection between its
author and his associates; if done secretly it
amounts to sort of forgery. Mr.. Phillips ad-
vises Massachusetts, to violate the social com
pact openly-to take the bull by the horns, and
refuse to perform her share of the bargain,
while she insists on her partners fulfilling theirs
to the letter. He actually believes or pre-
tends to believe that a majority of his fellow
citizens could be found to commit such suicidal
folly. But this is not all. As the Supreme
Court would obviously annul any acts Of a CO.
vernon who had failed to comply with so essen
tial a condition Of his entrance upon his func-
tons as his oath to support the United States,
the Judges are to be replaced by others who
will waive this part Of their duty. Or course
Mr.. Phillips Judges would be sworn, like all
others, to administer justice faithfully accord
ing to the laws; but he opines that men could
be found who would not stick at such triHe as
the observance Of this oath, and that the people
Of Massachusetts, would make them take
pledge to perjure themselves before they gave
them their votes. A pretty character this wor-
thy citizen Of New England would give US of
his country. The success Of his new party re-
quires at the very outset that the New England
ers should be fools and perjurers; but Mr..
Phillips does not think this any obstacle or OBJ
lection. He is quite convinced that they "aohe"
for an opportunity OF running their State and
their souls. They would, in his opinion throw
into the shade all that has ever been done hith-
erto in the way of devotion to principle: for
though nations have been known to beggar
themselves for principles sake, it is not record
ed that any race of people ever perjured them
selves in body to gain point. Ye. Mr..
Phillips has made up his mind that the march
Of intellect in Massachusetts will enable the
people to Get this glorious example to the
world.
The scheme itself does not possess the
merit Of originality. It's germ may be
found in the Hartford Convention, and in
the notion of notification as preached in South
Carolina.
1t must be admitted, however, that these va
rious precedents have been used with skill.
The cunning which is one of the usual symp-
toms Of madness seems to have inspired the
whole. From the organization of party to
override the law Of the land to the election of
Judges pledged to perjure themselves, the en-
tire plot is consistent and uniform. 1t is
anarchy reduced to system; vice regulated
by stated rules. The whole scheme is not made
public as yet when it is, we have no doubt
that provision will be made for the Governor
dispensing with any other formality which Mr..
Phillins NAV disannroye and for the Jndoea