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

| oinpah; View OF Rome and the papal Government
10y an Italian LIBERAL; Railroad Accidents Letter de
failing the golden discoveries in Manila; Lectures OF
Japac and Leo Choo," by Bayard Taylor, snd " The
Life and Times of John Milton" by Chas Matthew's
Decision relative TO the Amory Estate; Obituaries OF
| Capt Partridge, Col John NJ. Washington, and
others; variety of religions political commercial,
theatrical anu miscellaneous intelligence &c.
The TTenchery 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 in the North, under the influence OF
| the spells, is beginning 10 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
still survives that il has Increased is still in
creasng 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 in Castle
| Garden and adopted that bold. patrios;c
ground of adjustment marked out by Henry
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 ut Castle
| Garden. and some Of the same interests, CON
biniug with the anti-slavery agitators, in incit
ing another revulsion upon this dangerous an
critical question OF Southern slavery. Tney
have joined in a call for public meeting at tbc
| Tabernacle in opposition to the Nebraska Terri
| toral bill Of Senator Douglas, which proposes
| to drop the Missouri compromise line and leave
| tie people Of the territory to settle tire
| question for themselves. Thus the third
| Punc 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
anti-slavery societies OF the North; and where.
at this crisis. do we find the men OF the South?
We ind them joined with the coalition at Wash
ering round their citadel
Now. whatever technical terms may be
applied in tits Nebraska territorial organ
@ation il is manifest that the apple of dscord
will be there manifest that this gloomy con-
troversy will he extended upon 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 incurable alienation
between the Northern and Southern sections Of
this Union. This cali for the meeting at the
Tabernacle is but the FIRST lurid flash along the
darkeping horizon-the first 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-
vval OF the anti-slavery agitation was CON-
menced, general truce OF some eight or ten
years having followed the Missouri compromise
This revival began first as great moral move
slavery secondly, it assumed the character of
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-
-, he
hotels and fashionable watering places.
Next the leayen began TO rise among the va
rious Protestant churches of the North and the
Baptists, Methodists. and Presbyterians, all
felt its effects. They were agitated-they oftbe
same church North and South were embit.ered
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, and they remain divided to the pre-
sent day.
Mr.. Calhoun always regarded this phase OF the
anti-slavery agitation as indicating the most
imminent danger to the Union from the stubborn
and reckless tenacty of religious fanatcism.
And he was right for the succeeding phase Of
this element Of discord and disunion merging
rs moral and religious bearings into political
action in all our popular elections was the only
remaining step TO the full development of the
conspiracy. In all its phases, moral religious
and political. such was the active strength Of
this combined movement against the South, in
regard to our acquisitions from Mexico that It
was ony ty fusion Of selesacri6cing men OF
All parties that ipsurrectioD, civil war and