The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-22

Japan ana Leo Choo,' ny Bayard Taylor and The
Life and Times of John Milton" by Chas. Matthews;
Decision relative TO the Amory Estate Obituaries OF
Capt. Partridge, Col. John NJ. Washington, and
other; variety of religions, political, commercial,
| theatrical and miscellaneous intelligence, &c.
| The Trenchery OF the Sor tn It's Conse-
quences In the North.
The treachery of the Southern democratic
press and Of the Southern democratic politi-
clans in Congress, to the Union sentiment of
all parties 10 the North, under the influence of
the spells, is beginning TO shape out its disas-
trous influences against the harmony of the
Union. We can already understand, from the
complexion OF things around u the meaning
of Mr.. Calhoun, in his dying speech in the
United States Senate, of March 4. 1850. 1t Is
simply this that the old danger to the Union
stll survives. that ii has Increased, is still in
crcasing, and that the final battle upon the
vital issue of slavery. between the North and
the South, has yet to be tonight.
1t is scarcely four years ago that large
body of patriotic men Of both the old political
parties, wings and democrats, met ia Castle
Garden and adopted that bold patrios;c
+
Clay, and which was subsequently followed
up by the cooperation of Webster, C,ss,
and other Union men Of both houses of
Congress, in the passage of the compromise
measures And now, after the lapse Of this
brief interval, We find some OF the same mea
who figured in the Union counsels at Castle
Garden. and some of the same interests, can
lipit x,if ba ant ISL auitl in
ing another revusion upon this dangerous az
critical question of Southern slavery. They
have Joined in n call for public meeting at The
Tabernacle in opposition to the Nebraska Terri
torial bill Of Senator Douglas, which proposes
to drop the Missouri compromise line and leave
the people of the territory to settle TIE
question for themselves. Thus the third
Punic war between the two sections is
opened. .Deienda est Carihogo!" at length
became the war cry of the old Romans
and Carthage was destroyed. The same senti-
ment has become the universal motto of the
antslavery societies of the North; and where.
of this crisis, do we find the men OF the South
We find them joined with the coalition at Wash
ington for the spells while the enemy are gath
ering round their citadel.
Now, whatever technical terms may be
applied in tits Nebraska territorial organ
ization, il is manifest that the apple Of dscord
will be there manifest that this gloomy CON
troversy will be extended upon o broader and
deeper basis than any man could have dreamed
Of one short year ago. and equally manifest is
il that the mischief will widen and ripen till in
the end there is an utterly ncurable alienation
between the Northern and Southern sections of
tbs Union. This call for the meeting at the
Tabernacle is but the first lurid flash along the
darkening horizon-the frat warning of the dis
tant thunder and the gathering elements OF
still another storm And yet those of the
South deserving their faithful Northern allies.
affect to laugh at the danger while rallying to
TIE general scramble for the spoils.
II is now about twenty years ago that the re-
vival OF the anti-slavery agitation was com
mepced, general truce of some eight or ten
years having followed the Missouri compromise
This revival began first as great moral move
ment in the North in opposition to Southern
slavery secondly, it assumed the character Of
a religious agitation and lastly. its moral and
religious elements were merged in political
revolutionary organization, or series Of organi-
cations. directly operating upon our political
elections. In the first stage Southern slavery
was discussed in its moral aspects and South
ern planters were subjected to the conse-
Quences in the social conversations at our
hotels and fashionable watering places.
Next the leayen began to rise among the va
rous Protestant churches of the North and the
felt its effects. They were aeitated-they Of the
same church North and South were embit.erea
against each other-tbe mild and holy teach
ings Of the New Testament were borne down
by the sectional animosities among those Of
the same faith-they were rent asunder. North
aud South, aud they remain divided to the pre-
sent day
Mr.. Calhoun always regarded this phase OF the
anti-siavery agitation as indicating the most
imminent danger TO the Union from the stubborn
and reckless tenacity of religious fanaticism.
And be was right for the succeeding phase OF
this element Of discord and disunion, merging
its moral and religious bearings into political
action in all our popular elections was the only
remaining step TO the full dovelopement OF the
conspiracy. In oil It's phases, moral, religious
and political. such was the active strength of
TIL. combined movement against the South, in
regard 10 our acquisitions from Mexico, that II
Wos cEy by fusion OF selfsaoriicing men OF
ali parties that insurrection, civil war and