The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-15

COUNCIL
csy 20 PerIorm-a cuty II oWes not only to the
1mefican party, but {, tho American peoples
uuty u ought not aud csnoos shuU. The old poti1
Ce pares OF the country ~ill soon be mere matters
Ol DlH0ry, or II their names remain, the substance
WI be gone. They called iato action by gceat
uationai Issues, aud their confess-f0r loog ii NO
were deeply Interesting aud momensous. They
differed about the ,rne int probation Of the consd
Snfion OF she United 5issss and about great cues
sons OF national policy. Great miads gave them
nhape ana direction, ana earnest honest men bat
He'd In their van. Those issuss arc settled. those
parties, led on BY itsl. msn 70 effect their LITTLE
sellish purposes or PEI snnal ambition, becsms the
working tools OF miseraoc demsgogues, and their
contests deRenefased into miserable and N ost pitt
fnl scrambie Tor tho spDlis OF oifice. The people
Disguised at the base 10 winch they ware put
nave inaugufated the nrricAr party, and Nc are
hefe to announce Ia principles 20 the country. lie.
fhose principles be nat ons, sonsev stve, aud true
Let us staLo sqnareiy uDon sae compromises of the
constituurp. Les us ave 40 more Baltimore
pstchwcIk- tha people have hal enough OF
such miserable deceorio2s aud false preteuCes
They expect better TIN ~ o. us-lat us not dsap
point them. Let us speak Que plainly what we
intend to do. When he aui I'd himself to the Aner-
can ATTY, and became tord degree member OF 1t,
ne believed The party thoroughly national aud con.
servattve-aDd, during Ia g CANVASS la Virginia,
he had 30 Represented IL Sad suco was the opinion
OF the Virginia membe of tue party The first
event that cOnusdisred this urlisf and his state
ments was the New Ycrk tfeachery, by which Wm.
H. Seward returned 10 Ens United states senate.
That stag g1rng blow 10 the party In Virginia;
but that Was explained. a'd the party was again
rapidly increasing n strAngsn, AMI ali was again
cheering and bopeiul. just st this crisis came on
the election OF Gsn. Henry Wilson to the United
States Senate by the kboS No.bng Legislature Of
Massachusetts. The parry IN Vagina WAS asst Jnish-
ed at that etion but when G "a. Wilson endorsed
the sentiments uttered ny ~ young man, Che muss
be very young y BuriiDg,m che party WAS astouad
cd, and the lie direct gyel TO all the boasts OF
the party in Massachusetts osing conservative or
national. He held up the rrual, aud asked, DOES
this book mean ons thing In Geo gia aud Another ia
MsssachusessI" II 90, no dssp,sed 1t, aud apurnai
1t ~ base c0ntrivaQce aud d miserable fraud. He
said 1t meant one thing every where, but ell
men are not true to Its eacnings. nor fait1fdl
to their sworn Obligations aud plightsd faith.
There lies the whole difficulty. Men are not required
by this ritual to become sboutionists, nOr pro
slavery men--they are required and pledged - re-
Train from sectional AgAuJD, aut TO usa tnelr bess
and honest efforts to settle Al sectional differences
equtably and justly. By Il the N0rtn has no right
TO ask the south 70 surrender one constitutional
right to part with their Unions about slavery
BY it the South has NJ right to ask the North 10
surrender one constitutional right, nor TO surrender
their OPINIONS, the srts dement's OF slave
ry Nor does the South ask any such thing, but
she asks, she demands. she will ave hsr constltu
tional rights. II the pc lpla of the North really
love the negro better than they love their bretn
Of the white race, the South not for that
The honorable gentleman and his constituents may
take them for sonsin-aw aud daughters in.law--
may take them to wife, II they Hike to oosobut that
granted, no mere must be asked or expected. But,
sir tae prstence Of the alb tousts thai they love the
negro race, is hollow pseten,e. ONCE IL what
they are atser, political poser is what they seek
for-some grannies, in men clio hes, may love thai
raceln oil others It IL deceit. These Immaculate
gentlemen work the LeRroes In the political fields,
for State and federal Offices add em)lumsnts-thay
work them harder and more probably than South
em msn--wh0 only work them to make crops, pO-
tatoes, corn. &C. Neither Northern nor Southern
men ovethst race, but feel that 1t IL Inferior race
has h,,S, Asat 49,. q
has the advantage of the North; for the ndice
Of race is mors than balanced by kind fee gs tor
individuals. At the South th,y nurse us-- are our
playmstes-and sincere personal regard exists be-
tween the whites and blacks. Inc Northern sboli
ZIONIST knows nothing OF this feeling; but all eau
cssiars feel that the negro race Ii inferior. The
Cauc asian race Is man OF whom II is written, I" He
made msn little lower than the angels" The
man teaches il q little higher than the monkey
Natural history teaches what all Who will may per-
ceive, that there In regular gradation, from the
aDmaicu|a discovered by tho solar microscope, link
by Ink, until va reach the highest style OF maa.
When We examine man we find this chain unbroksn
The Cape negro, with nis crooked spine and droop
ing arms, looking if his fore feet had just bsea
lifted from tue earth stands confessed the link that
connects the man and monkey. From this point we
ascend to the nohlest specmeo OF manly beauty aud
intellectual power. Does not this continue, unit
~ God Of the UNIVERSE win our Northern
brethren forsaks their white brethren of the
Sc uth-mep who aided In achieving their own
and our liberty-who fought with them shoul
tea party and the 70 ktown merrymsking- for this
unfortunate race. VIII they destroy this )ble GOV
eminent in IN attempt TO hberate race unprepared
to preserve and untitled to emily free institu-
save that they no enjoy? Caa they not perceive
in this system Of slavery the finger Of I'D Can
they blot out what he has written Let them con-
template the advancing civilization u the Southern
Ato nd 4 nj nj
ca. In his native land the negro knows no God; he
has no affairs erected to him, aad offers him no
prayer; but he 10 SINK In Ignorance sensuAity and
sloth. The ornaments OF his mud hut are the skulls
Of his murdered wives, children, slaves and enemies.
He Is notonly boodthiIsty, but ignorant Of copjuya
parental, fal and social obligations and affections.
He trembles under pagan persttions and terrors.
Nude ard Needless be stretches himself beneath his
gorgeous forests, as improvident a. tine monkeys
that chatter around him. 1t remains TO be seen
whether twenty-five millions OF toe Caucasian rae
will be stupid enough to sacrifice their happiness
and success as a people TO an attempt yes, sir,
mere attempt-to advance the Africa race. lie,
US reason AZ we may, st. Domingo and Jamaica are
standing contradictions 10 all who hope to
raise the negro rae, en- masse, hy human con
History tells us OF Chochis, as negro
kingdom in ancient times Where IA that na-
tom Where tie remains Of It's greatness II
has faded from the earth and LETT no trace behind
Ttere is 70 authent, record of negro os.lon upon
the whole earth OF any digni,y. since ths crsa.
ton, that portion OF Africa possessed ~ the negro
with every physical element OF gres.ness, has re-
NAMED Ia ignorance Of God, the Wild aoms o. the
wild barbarian, the beast savage No art or science
bias sprung up or taken root there, No vast rnius
tell the story Of empire or commerce. fhe fragment
OF 10 COLUMN points the mind 10 proud palaces nor
to q comfortable dwelling. Thick darkness has
rested and still rests upon Ngritia, except the little
republic OF Libefia- mainly toe conception of Soata-
crn minds and the result Of Southern benevoence,
and settled, mainly by libera.ed Southern slaves.
Slavery, air, is bitter pill, aud hbsr.y beautiful
thing, yet oil are not capable OF enjoying the
blessings of freedom. Toe Gallo race with its
quick intellect and brave spirit. has failed, thus
far, to win 1t Germany has /. no,, aad the brave
Pole and warke Hun are crushed beneath the dss-
pets heel. Engand and the United States alone
enjoy practical liberty, and in each are many and
great evils Evil Is incident ~ all governments. IL
has existed, and will continue TO exist 30 long
rs human government exists; man cannot cure
evil Our business ID to Transmit 10 those who shall
succeed US our noble institutions unimpaired. Our
business Is to resist and overco ne these sectional