The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-20


a. ! sm rot aware that the constitution hiss Les
bipdpR force in be Eta'es thAe In the Territories.
esDs .. then, the South with 5000 900 Of populA-
ton, h.vlrg Do legislative poser il the govern msnt,
hive said 70 $4,000 900 faving the whole power IN
their own hards that they wi not compromise this
question al have forced upon you the necessity OF
aoDfrolnDg II yours Ives. or u suuesce ing the
power TO the minority Of Congress. where Is the
ground for sYmpsthiziDg with yon tor should
not ftel thst hac uuc ertsken difficult task, ii
we're tn take upon myself TO show that toe demo
Iacy at tie South, aided by few In sderate and
mireuiceo wings, bad done moro In the Last six
months 10 promote TIE cause Of free soism thar au
tie free sellers combined could have done In the
u II tsenty years. ere, then is tn. ground for
9, mpattizing with the North It Ia In the VIOLA
ton II . solemn compact. entered into AID main
taired ~ our forsfatters for thLty years IL IL 10
the forfeisurs Of pledges given and extorted be-
tween Inc MIXERS Of the two part ee, and OF the two
sections Of thu country in 1852 it Is IN the claim,
and ibe att mpt 70 i, what they sood pledged not
judRn. Dt nv sense Of right, are all with you but
WREN c. me 10 lock to the lOfs and gain, my SYM
pathies sre With losers. and they not Of you,
nor with you But the question is, what viii 70
store the harmony a. Confidence OF The two sec
lions OF the uhry? That, 'Ddetd, 10 great qnes
tor, to which every coed man and patriot should
turn his attention. II ia one Dot TO b lightly thought
of ntr hssily adopted.
Ithiak II qn,e manifest thst there il about to be
total revolution in the political affairs Of this coun-
II, and for my own part | AN satisfied that no
charge is likely 80 be for the worse. and If the Or
gaDizston OF the Wtig party Ia To be broken up, 1t
leaves no alternative for US, but to choose betwsen
the other two psrsies:-rhe Nueg NothDgs, on the
one hand, and the Goodfor NothiDgs on tne other;
an6 having fought against the Good for Mornings
for twe1ty ODD years, (ever since tue whs AID Oe-
low to fight on The see or the Know Nothit ga
DaDe, by the way. that think they are no more
entitled to than the party row in power are to the
name OF dem,c acy, fof 20 far nom tneir knowing
eDy Other party in ire country. They kno " how to
co What tieJ undertake TO do, aud generally d. it
up pref brown. They mt Stop, like that fellow
Macbeth, 10 sorloqnze and reason tus-
~ it were done, when tits done, then twere well
II were done quickl, -
but they 60 to pei NELL and do it in the time
be sas talking abous il; aud that il the way have
Away hk-d 10 see good thugs done.
Now in The lang usGe OF the dsy,"I don't know
nothing at all about them.' but this | do know,
that If my bcuse is Infested with rats, MICE cock
reaches be bugs, ants, mosquitoes, add other
plaques, go TO al apottecary and ask him il he
las iny thing that will relieve Of These Iussnces
snd he offers roe powder that he yalls me will
surely exte inmate them or drive them all way
will I,t refuse to buy It stop 70 quarrel with
bin because don't know what SORT of poison il is
am "a lrhtd 10 know thst it will accomOsh my
object that it will drive cut The ats and tue mice
~ d the roachss, &c. Now / tniDk ths great Ma
toDui harm OF ours, is files With all these various
to1nt n9it pesfs, ara feel ss II should be willing
10 ltp to scatter the poison that will drive them
out-aI d wben We once purify and cleanse the oara
1t vi not &c vers difficult matt er to keep it cea0
Perhaps l should apologize, e. ntls msa, for an
swtIt & your letter 1t such length, but could not
cay lees il l bad anything TO say about Nebraska,
for Will ma bsve said too mucn for you have
kaii too little to do myself astice but what have
said, Il ink, and all are welcome to know Is. II
has lever been my habit to withhold m opinion to
piopifiate any party or any section OF country.
say hat my judgment and reason approve, and let
the consequences take care of themselves.
tn PASTORAL IN all my views-sectional in none.
held the Union 10 be above all rice and all ca Gu
IatioD. l tod Union AID Freedom to be syno-
nymous al whatever sacrifice would make to
preserve the ore, would also make to perp-,uate
the other; and temptation, however Offering to
the eye gratifying to the taste could ever induce
me to connect myself with any PARTY, whether
Northern or Southern, that was purely sectional in
i's nature. ! would revee consent to occupy any
the Constitution, and upon which every American
citizen might rot stand With pride, aud dignity,
and safety; and with tfese views and feelings
offer you sentiment that gnshes out war fresh,
and full from my beatt, which everv honest man
and patriot must endorse. offer YOU
"The integrity Of the Constifusion-the integrity
Of the Stasesthe integrity OF parties-the integrity
Of sections, and the integrity Of men should never
te sacrificed for territory, for slavery, for emolu-
me, IS or fpr power"
i am, gentlemen, with great esteem and regard,
Very truly yours.
To Mess,s. Tucker, Cougar and Howell
The reading Of this letter WAS frequently inter
: up'ed by applause, and at its end three more
hearty cheers we're given for its author.