The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-01
The Ncbr aslxs Que, tiop-C The Tubernaci,
Mcetlng-Nev Anti-si.very Coalition.


The late meeting at the Tabernacle, on the
| Nebraska question, has disclosed the real par
ties who got up that affair. and the real charac-
| ter Of the new anti-slavery coalition which may
be expected from this re-opening of the slavery
agitation Notwithstanding some of the lead
ers of the Castle Garden Union movement Of
1850 were most conspicuous in the proceedings
at the Tabernacle the list of letier-writers on
the occasion, the general materials of the as
semblage, and the parties most active behiud
the scenes, have stamped ii as an abolition
gathering of very novel aud interesting kind.
The union Of such men as Senator Summer of
Massachusetts Senators Chase aud Wade. Of
Ohio; and Senators Seward and Fish, of New
York, with Joshua r. Giddngs and Gerrt
Smith, ind Gates conjunction of the whig ana
democratic free sellers of the North with the
abolitionists proper for combined movement
against the repeal Of the Missouri compromise
The two organs OF W. II. Seward in this
city were the principal Instruments en-
ployed in behalf Of the Tabernacle movement.
W. II. Seward, therefore, may be iairly supposed
to lie at the bottom of the affair, with the ulte.
rior view Of the organization of q great united
anti-slavery party throughout the North. of
all the free soil and abolition elements OF all
the old parties, cliques and factions Of the pre-
sent day. Such a combination, in view of tine
contingencies of manifest destiny before us,
may possibly be enabled to take the field in
1856 with formidable front in "a free fight"
for the Presidency All such estimates how
ever, must depend upon the tate OF the Nebraska
bill now pending before the Senate.
But in the meantime, it is desirable to kaow
where the several factions of the old wing and
democratic parties are upon this question. The
Seward branch of the wing party Of the North
are evidently with their champion, as are also
the Buffalo and Pittsburg free democracy"
under the lead Of Giddings, Gerrit Smith and
Fred Douglass. But where is the conservative
wing OF the wings OF the North? Some of them
were at the Tabernacle and none of them have
yet spoken out in support of the bill before the
Senate The Wall street organs are dis posed
to back down from the Missouri line; but they
are cautiously waiting for call. and, perhaps
additional subsidies from Castle Garden. Itmay
be some time yet before their position is def
pitely defined The journals Of Wall street.
like the financiers of that locality, look to the
main chance They do not care 10 enlist upon
either side in any movement threatening the
harmony Of the Union till sure OF their divi-
dends. We must bear with them till they can
see distinctly which side VIII pay best in the
end.
The conservative wings Of the North, how
ever, have The right to look for something bet
ter from Mr.. Senator Everett Iuheriting The
political fortunes and conservative principles OF
Mr.. Webster he cannot safely hesitate in taking
his stand for or against the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, restriction Mr.. Everett, by his admirers
is considered as possessing talents and attain
ments fully equal to those of his !" illustrious
predecessor" though his talents, requirements
and idiosyncracies, are Of somewhat different
kind But he holde good Websserian position: