The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-13


can party in the free States, only the hand OF ON
impotence can save the Union. Criminatons and re.
ordinations about who Ia To blame for the threaten
ing aspect Of the slavery agitation, are useless and
Both the North and the South are 70 blame.
The North, for interfering with o subject h
could not mend by meddling. The South, for fly
BY fanatics of the North. But the subject never
could have assumed q dangerous aspect outside Of
party politics; and, therefore. the old political
paroles are mostly chsrgeable with the present
danger, Everybody sees the danger, and the most
daring dread IT. and very naturally every party and
sect, and section, charges the other with being
principally to blame The South says the North IL
gressive. Heretofore the old parties IN each sec
ton charged each other with being unsound to it's
section. Compromise men charge the ultra men
Of both sectons whilst ultra men IN both sections
charge all the danger to compromises patched mp
by tho conservatives. All this Affords no remedy
for the great and growing danger. The slavery
question is one about which the North aud the
South cannot argue and remain friends. II is need
less for US Of the South to call the abolitionis.s
proper by hard names. Suppose this is false phi
ianthr0py, 1t does not weaken its force 70 call it
fanaticisn,. Besides, they are not half 20 criminal
and unjust as the mere free sellers. The abolnonist
il carried away by his abstract love Of freedom and
his universal sympathy for the dstresses Of others;
whilst the free soiler. i moved alone by
the lust of power and the desire for Sec
ticnal dominion. Bat the South cannot submit
to either in honor or in safety. Whether or not
slavery is a moral evil, and was aud is moral
wrong, the South may not nor will not, stop To-
argue. To enancipste and expatriate the slaves
would he much greater wrong than to hold them
in their present bondage; to lberte them among ns
would result in deeper bondage or in the destruc-
ton Of both races. There is but one way for
Northern philanthropists to emancipate Our slaves,
and that is to overrun the South and murder their
masters. Are Northern phanthropists ready for
this? or do they purpose to wait until they can alter
the constitution and abolish slavery by law? Before
that could happen, this and the next generation OF
slaves will have passed to the world of sprits after
living out their lifetime III unredeemed bondage.
This wOUld be cruel to them as well as unjust 10
Besides, however in minority, the South could, nor
would not, submit but with expiring liie. There
are just so many slaves IN the South; there can 10
no increase except by birth. The phiantLropists
certainly do not wish 10 stop their natural increase.
II is tie value Of the interest they comprise in
State which gives slaves legislative influence aud
respect. Suppose there Were not more than five
hundred slaves IL the great State OF Virginia, how
long wonld the institution exist thereI any longer
than it would require TO alter the constitutional Then
does il not weaken the influence and respect of the
institution as much in the State from whence
slaves are carried as it strengthens it in
the State TO which they are carried? Besdes, as q
matter Of mercy TO the slave, the larger the territory
over which given number OF slaves are spread, the
milder must be the form Of savery. Then why the
necessity, in the first place, of limiting slavery asin
the case Of the Missouri compromise, and why the
continued desire to limit it as to territory? The re-
neal of the Missouri compromise did the South no
material good nor the North any positive harm.
Its restoration would be the infection Of insult
upon the South; and to submit 10 1t would, al cam
see be inviting to further and threatened wrong
which the South could never submit in honor or IN
safety.
The NebraskaKan law was not passed a. tho
instance OF the South; yet as it did only simple jus
tce to her. her delegation ID Congress could no. re-
fuse to support it. 1t piece OF political trckery
for which politicians alone responsible. II did
violence TO public sentiment more violation OF
party pledges than az q violation of Justice % either
no IUrnr rOtfpn N nj 4 Of
sort with its passage, the work Of politicians and
demagogues The creation of territorial governments
in Nebraska end Kansas was premature, and the
after immigration was Fictitious The aid society
immigrants OF the North and the counter pro slavery
migration from the South were sent there 10 the skr
mshers by tie ultra and disunop luen Of each
No sensible Union man should sympathse
with either. The South has not the slaves 10 spare
10 make slave State of either of those territories.
And tue North has no right 10 complain IL tho .
Southern ultras by sending there better set Of cuC
threats than her aid societies could raise has been
able to occupy them for tie present. It would be q.
good thing for the country If al the mira men with
the political demagoges Of both sections could be-
sent there to fight it out as sort Of SehastOpol:
whilst the sober, weu-moaning citizens were allow I.
ed to pursue their lawful socations in peace and ,
brotherly unity.
admit the rendition OF fugitive slaves il no doutt
trying TO the feelings Of the freeInen OF the North.
II is because slavery, as practiced ut the South
slandered; but they should take into consideration
only received half the punishment due their crimes
and misdemeanors; and . little frmness in sending
them back viii soon remedy the necessity OF meet
ing the trial Some Of the features Of the late to
gitive slave law hassh--these features woHld
never have been necessary TO She sasssy Of the !,
South If the North had returned fugtiyes ~ contsm
plated by the constitution. The South never re-
linquish that law u1ti tie North retarns Ia good
faith TO the fulflmert Of its constitutional aa;y. The
execution Of that act by the consent az The peg
pie OF the flee States under existing Diff,
cultes; IS an oct Of high moral courage.
award them more credit than partizan papers have
dared to publish r,tit I'll win not save the Union,
Mr.. HERALD, if they permit abolition aud fTeesol !,
sentiments 70 carry them to consent 70 The abolition
Of slavery m the District Of Columbia, IA all tie
public grounds in The slave States. to prohibit the
slave trade between the States, the admission Of
any more slave States, or TO the restoration OF the
Missouri conn romise-,h ieh means, in substance.
the prohibition Of slave States. Although there arc |;
only 347 ,525 slave in population Of 222,
AIS, on the 0oye points, II force wcra applied, or
the constitution altered to make them conEt
tutiOnal, the South would lie found In,t IN resis.,
taGCe.
Well, sir, the platform of the American party,
issued at Philadelphia ard subscribed q by nsj0r,
ty of the delegates, meets this subject sa7a tory
to the people Of tne South. The HERALD, believe
approves it. IL is to warn the party 1t she North
agains, tampeiing with aboii.ionsm and free soiisur
Ito purge Itself OF It, in iis primary as we'll as in IL
Grand Councils TINT ash the rrivi, &c n eancng
at all the issues Of the times, and giving the South
side conservative view.
The ecur-e pursled ~ the American party L,
many OF the fee States. in yielding to abolition and
free soil dctation Is anything but calculated 70 M
crease its strength ut the South nor IS /. possible
with such sentiments there countenanced By the'
party for the Sotthe n wing of the party 30 unite.
with in national election Wtharrt lean agree,
North and south, Easta West, upon The st1tg quo
Of the slavery question, there can he 10 lnion-uo
general sympatly--ao concert-no triumph. Auds
could it triumph with the slavery question eft a.
dispute, and sectional strife uncpr5ed ad sectional,
hate undated, Il Would lie triumph Ia which no
good man light fory-a triumph In which the it,.
tie good detained would be swept away il the Sec.
tona stoIm that must soon follow; storm trnighs,
have prevented and not only did not but consumed,
the only time that remained for the people 10 do 40,
end wasted In minor issnes the e!srnents necessary;
10 its prevention.
With my thanks fcr Your firm and continued CD.
yocacy OF The jast rights Of tie South l remain