The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-08

stand Tor the right Who doubts the absy of
lawyer TO defend either OF political psrties There
was the same law-statute law, common awfor Jeffrie
to read slavery out OF, and for MANSFIELD
to read freedom from And in this country Away
secs that there is margin enough for liberal judge tt
read one way and servile judge another. But the
question that history will ask Is bitter namely in the
fatal hour when he forced by the imperative
sity of the closing armies TO take Sides did he take the
side of freedom, all the principles OF humanity, justice
of abuse oppression and chaosy Mr. Webster decided
for slavery and that when the aspect of the institution
longer doubtful longer feeble apoogetic
and aggressive, and threatening and illimtable
in increase Then, he listened to State rca-
sons and hopes, and leaves, as we are told,
sachusetts the testament Of his speech of the 7th of
March with its motto " Vero pro grdtis'-a motto which
has been congratulated the most fclictous of all
confess it to CHASTITY result OF all his years
Of experience in affairs that there nothing better
for the foremost man in Amerca--the most American
man--to tell his countrymen, than that slavery
at that strength that they must beat down their
sciences and lecome kidnappcrs for IT, (Appause 1t
was Ike the speech falsely inscribed TO TN" patriot ru
tus ;'syrtue have followed II through life and now
find IL a shadow Here was the question of moral
iaN-,he question oi ages and settled always in the
same way hyeNery great urst, namely that sn nmorl
law cannct be sustained, Cicero, Grotius, Vatei
Beile, and Others, do all affirm this and cite
thcse not that they give painness 10 what
clear but because though lawyers and statesmen they
coo'G no hide from themselves this simple truth Here
y question: Are you for ma-l, for the good OF
who Ter man should be treated "a leather; (ausher3
Nhe Ter the race OF negroes should be as the Indians Of
SIansh America species of money: whether This in
s'iuton which is kind Of mili or factory for convert
into monkeys should beiupheld and encouraged;
ard Mr. Webs ter went for the quadruped law. Gap
pause and laughter) There limits TO the mischief
OF that day People were al expecting totally different
course from Mr. Webster = any man had in that hour
CURED he would have brought the whole country to
its senses. But not moments peace allowed.
Angry parties went from bad 10 worse and the deci
sionand action OF Mr. Webster accompanied with
everything offensive TO liberty and good morals There
something like deliberate attempt to debauch the
sentiment Of tho
| youth. (Applausc) Burke said, on occasion that
to the spirit Of bery but The first hint of opposition
war sharply called treason by Mr. Webster, and prose
cuted He told the people of Boston that they must
of slavery must be suppressed He did, immoral
usually DO, make very low bows to the Christian
when allusion was made TO ethics, to the sanctions
Of morality, he frankly said at Albany, ''some
higher law-somethng existing between here and
heaven, do not know where;' and If the re-
porers say true, this wretched Atheism found some
laughter in the company. said that never in my
life suffered before from the slavery institution it was
like slavery in Africa Japan for there was a
Fugitive law but it had become fast becoming
dead letter and by the genius and laws of Massachu
setts, imperative bill made il operative and
quired me 10 hunt slaves. They found individuals in
Massachusetts, wiling to act as judges and captors.
Moreover, il disclosed new actbe FAC. IN times,
that slavery no longer memdcant, but has become
aggressive and dangerous. The way in which tho coun
try dragged into consent to this and the disastrous
detection, under the miserable cry OF "Unon,"
of men Of letters Of men in Congress, of educated
men, nay OF some preachers Of religion showed that we
were ali nateYal2ed, and coull not be shocked by
crime il showed that religion and the Of right had
ceased to exist in their old purity The plea under which
VIC acted was .sUnonn went 10 u serious among
our conservative ranks and inquired why they took such
part. He told candliy that they had confidence
IN tler own strength resist the democratic partvhat
they plant, that all going 10 the utmost verge
Of lceDscthat every one was yenS with his neShbor to
lead the party by proposing tie worst measure and they
threw themselves the right, by dragging down the
whole they knew that Cuba and Mexico would be had
and Stood aa near 70 monarchy as they coni 80 as TO
top The of STATE from running completely
he lreeiice. Their theory was DESPAIR. They side
with Carolina Arkansas only 10 mahe show OF whig
strength NhereNh to arrest Little longer The general
uin. enlemcn have res. eet sor con ersatisfn !
know how dee,ly il Ia ownded in Our nature how Idle
all attempts 10 shake ourselves free from Il are Wear
all eonecrvavosail haif whig ara hall eaiocrt in Our
,ssencesand might as well try 10 jump oa our planet
our democracy There are two forces in nature by wost
void or tx cr;sr ii s,ii,ys arT nait',-tat
OF right anu duly on the one tani, and Tie mai
I i'll necessities the othe. May" and - nustf-in
vulgar politics the whig goes for what have been te
old necossiica. The "musisi-the democrats, the
formers go for the better for ideal good think, too
the "a musts' safc company to follow, and even
agreeable Bat If be wings, let US be the wings of
nature and sense and go for all the necessities-et
know that over and above all the "mnsts" of
poverty and appetite their instincts are the in
stincts of man to raise and elevate and the in
stnct to help Lis brother is also there and eternal
Gentlemen think may yet learn instruction in the
simplest lessons Millions engaged in seeking after
1 result which is among those first commandments we
| have heard in the nursery. We get beyond our
first lesson The events of the month teaching as
that papers are Of no use that laws OF use and
constitutions OF any more Tese are decaratory
of the will OF the moment and are passed over with lie
witty You have relied the constitution, and in it the
word slave is not to be found, and good arguments
are brought forward to prove that IL would not warrant
the crimes that done under it, Tou have relied
lent law for lambs but suppose your judges were chosen
from wolyes (Applause) You have relied on the Mis-
souri, compromise, but IT has been ruled over you You
have lied the State to protect her citizens and they
were driven out before you And now, you have relied
on those infamous guarantees OF 1880, and before the
body of Webster has crumbed in the dust they also
have crumbled. There are guarantees to the free
States but only to the slave States fear that there
reliance to be placed on form or covenant consti
| tuons or aws-none churches Bibles, for Chris
tans keep slaves and quote the Bible and Paul In favo
Of slavery. If slavery be good, then theft and murder
ferns are no use-the devil nestles comfortably init
them all There is help but in the life and honesty
Of men, Neither constitutions or laws are any us
without loyal citizens TO obey them. Events occurring
now bringing home to oyery the truth, that il
himself is the only buwark against slavery To make
good cause for freedom you must be warriors yourselves
Oliver Cromwell seid-.We only resist TIL
Kings soldiers by having Cody men in our army.
Every man in New York must make up his mind that h
viii not his strength TO the laws of New York The
soul itself must be the judge of wrong. When mar
comes to this msd there Is no church for him but hi
morning prs yerno constitution but dealing justly will
his neighbor-no liberty but his will TO do right Ther
lid and allies will appear for him. There vii
then he no in voting down groyitation or morals
What is useful viii last while that which is useless wi
= NIX The end for which ordained was not stea
nQ and man OF steal without ncurrng the penalt
of a thief, though all should hold him up. II ma
commits crime he defeats the end Of his existence.
srprose II is the that the habit Of oppression lead
to opthamia for it cuts out moral insight TIL
rlea that the negro Is Of inferior sounds oddly
rvesr from, Shareholders y has been said BY an emi
my iorian that masters Of slaves are eve. desrous
ng That they are moi "a race Inferior in quality
| tho.- bondsmcn This inherent moral force has bee
taL, the wise men of all the nations OF the world
r; sai9' i, .. Greek Tragedy
y - s'iu ~ ~ " word shall evil word be said
Ta,,vI,s 80, ~. .,, III murder stroke be paid,
/ Who imites must SMART
But nature is not helpless that II cannot ri selr
crime. II has been said that IL any injustice iura.,
spasms.
10 faint hearts these tmos offer no invitation The
AngosaAon race Is proud end strong but IL Il q selfish
| Mcc-ever pre- occupied In its own interest torpor
exists here in relation to the aggeson Of slavery Not
untl liberty has acquired sufficient weight among US can
the recoi come All great cities and statesmen sure