The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-04

vidpal thA most serious evils may be counted oon
to dog from such plan Of polisieoreg roas opera
Ills q settled principle Of Amsrica an policy to
admit the freedom OF tho psess sad OF spseoh.
There n moe reason for abfidging th'ss lights,
IN reference to matters OF religion, tD&a upoa 1e-
culiAr questions Of govern nent, uDoa tayiffs,
banks, &c.
Il examples are dangerous to other and opppssog
ussIesis it may well be Questioned the lssssr do
rot require their influence 10 correct some positive
tain TIE essential power OF convincing Ene unier-
standing, Il 10 equally clear that instesd OF onpo+
ing their utteral CO. they should be encouraged In
tho widest pnbiieation; This vrincip u ECU vls
p,zed authority, save that OF tae people, To deter
NINE their ial,ity or uuthiaiDesr. No.nicg, short
o. power IN the government, setting civsify upon
and cspsb]e II setujDg the question Of rig1t and
ton VI reiRi c0ncaf ns into she pOHtcs OF the
c0ustry. The is noe oaly no sue poS1 IN tois
government. but all pretehcs Tor sssumtog It "
positively taken away BY she oyganis laT. Itwoatt,
fo The priest Tor 1gmaDt 80 - bring tie priest
be fOse the governments for approval Or condemaa
tiop.
vieseG NIB ca soes NOS ut eog'he1 the e,nvictsoa
that II 10 the duty o. this paope q ast TO sdaese TO
sbe rule f canaaing their govsAment solely 20
Tpis eonviaion Ii strengthened 4 exsedsnc,,
end by the fact thst native cora Amss,ssDs sga in
large majority, and consequently NAV, ., aay G,t
DeDt Gu troll tire acmmisu st,oD. T. ere Dever mas
been time IN whien nearly al the plvers Of .hs
govern mt have not been exercised by Basive o0sn
citizers 'opfoo aim the dog ms, then, rhas ANA
ii IL uss be rnled by Americ Ans,' IS q eowsrdip
assRWp'ion OF power, aad prociama lou for lis
dsi&oe, witch il nowhere neGaced and Devar has
ben. IL 10, IN tush, q mean, sknikiag, Jesu icAl
appeal TO sbr lowest passions OF Ten, IN n,pss Ia
array tenn or the sids of = band Of ,rading. busk
STE ina politicians, with veT OF mnsuA ad vantage
"a device OF thtsvng r0gues who Ehlbk 20 "a n s0a
public eye from tcelr Js, while they secgete too
f.uta Of their laDcrs.
IT. practical question involved ia the aroz rip
tive policy OF the Order u well presented by NON
Der Of the gsess Protestant tam'ty Of tina Uait4d
Stsks-a family which Numbers twenty 10 ooe
Cavholc--iisng before his couAtr2mea sad pro
claiming his fear Of the encYO1chmsnts OF sas las.r
upon his poiiti al rights He 10 either onward,
Us TO proclaim his imaginary dangers, CT nave,
who would make use of his proclamation 60 aoo,m
plhh some sinister purpose. the fu,n.e oil GA.
csrter is foretod with pr oae.ic vision by him rho
dseiares, that II che republic ever suffers from
interests as home, II viii be by liz eatag
to those far atics, covsr3s and knayas, n would
generate religious Quarres, aud thus oud up N ,r
BID scLsibility t0uohiag the encroach mtnts OF this
or that system Of belief. Allied to tnis sear'nsect,
and equally msddlesoMe, upjustiis5ls sui dagger
GUS to tac peace and ha mMy Of the Uaion, 10 1Es
fer Q dennnoiations Of aavery by Nortoern p0llti-
ciaDs- Al initiation With whose exs.an 70 ne hava
Ieisber part Dor lot and in tne continuance or abo
ton Of which We have 10 responsibility os ooacs n.
II 10 an affair resting wholly with those wao sse re-
spcnsbe tor its exsten 70 and ts evils. Our sn;y
IN Is c0nfned soely 10 TIE fuldlmsnt Of cur owe
Dant to surrender slaves who shall escaos int6
Stas<s where It is notr, ccsnizsd By lay.
1t Ii suh.cs Of grsa: delc.cy Only bscause II
hss been taken from its constitutional sphere of
existence aid sh ust into ths arena Of politics. and
there made The subject II political gambling. bosh
bulent spirits, whose true life is found Ia the midat
Of pOlitic4l ST ma and hurricanes.
But FOR the greater evil with would result ftom
the cveT,hros Of the mist sublime and bsa7tstul
It would certainly be Desirable tina. these exsreaes
should be brought into warlike ooliision-that ths
sword SHOULD solve toe problem Of abstract opinions
on which each tsct!on would have rs believe the
dtEtinies Of mar KIND depends.
Men Of extreme viesa, tn ugh sidcy diffseiog In
their avswed purposes, are Constituted essentially
alIke They may travel In different ms, ba.
they Invariably reach the came paint. They do not
selves TO defeat ths orderly designs Of OF ohafs
The fpirit Of contention IL Iegtimatly allied to Q
iihbeTA and proscrtptiVe sentiment which ~ the
sou, Of the Kew Nothing party.
The religious Intolerance taat W,u'd thrust its
pcts' ssor into that patty and give atsran i,s
horrors u the influence OF foreigners upon oUy rsti
tutiCre, ID precisely the class Of mind which foI
fifty years, has been claiming at tbs hands OF Con
tive and protective tariffs. alien lava, political
EschineF, as AR. Hamilton called the old baak, and
81 the Other devices OF Legislation which gixe undue
advantage TO capital 10 its distribution With labor.
Indeed, 1t viii Re found ere long t1a. there Is y
pm ciple under which parties are organized, apd
that this priocipie unaer laws Of affinity, will carry
into tie Know Nothing Organization tue g1es,
msts Of llibarai 80 seiash men, whose phiian.
whoss courage u Of that order wni de1ms itser
II Danger waen 1t cannot number mors tiaa vsnsy
adhefenss to one antagonist! That it viii also bring
to it's support, for the tms bsag, by its tsndency
to produce kindred Effects all or nearly all t~s
profession 81 disturbsrs North and South, is n,vs,
than probshe. IL must be confessed that il IL
little Notifying thai such piece OF political mo
saic should sssnme the rame Of neriosn-- dsslg
thing short Of this whole people Of the Unitet
States, and which brings to the msed ell over "a
world cess OF fret dom, magnaaim'ty, charity asit
provefbiai c01Tase-a name which viii carry IL
risht1 possessor 70 the hospisabio board Of ever,
liberal man in Europe. Il Is, however, tfea
county, and sbe right Of the Oder TO its assn uet
cognomtn Is as clear as was that CT Bonfacs to cal
his ale Burgundy, with view OF enhancing il
value, and it wss ado ytsd probably for precisely
she same reasons. Thus u presented She sbstra 1
m d the concrete OF KBow No.hirsiem.
No party con be successfully orgaa,Zed ia Tai
country except on the bssis OF hSerai,tS. TIE PM
charity. Ali the fruits OF odr political system hav
been gathered under the operations Of these orn
cipies. Their abandonment rog would be . Iastini
stigma on the republic, not 'eas marked for its VIC
tShoh OF thS lsn Oh B0veTumo!t We n W. 1lODteu
and uader which have been iaised - the hi ,hes
degree Of material wealth and prosperity s,an 70: .
wanson persecution Of men WHO have largely a De-
to pro6nco {. csc results To esssfs that msj1St
OF The people Of the URitsd ssstss will bsoons Ia
sInmeDt1l In forcing UPON ns such q sysssm o
poli'ico religious intolerance, Is a. once TO deo
the evidence which more than Gxty years. ex
perepce has accumulated tou hing toe puoiic sen
timsn. Of these States La oil THAI tame there b.
bsen found no considerable bambsr of TIE American
people ready TO enlist in the Gauss Of pr sscrivior
,or opinion sake," aud rot ons OF tbs great maj
pboss names ad m the psge, Of our history osn b
qut ted in its defence.
To Insist, Their, that apa,ty can he organized ans
be successful on such blss, is but arosner way o
declaring that the people Of the United States ~
not Only ready to sacrfce al their highest Interest,"
shd honcrs, but can at any time be made the toou
cunning knayes and dsfaag 1gaes. Most respect
iully, 6. N. ].
An ILLINOIS PRAIRIE.-rhe Inauguration OF
rniIroed from Chicago to Burlington, Iorn-tbus con
meeting Iske Michigan ard tho Mrsissippi-took pia;
q few Gays ago n large number Of the leading an
women II the LAKE. States participating in IT, A ls.se