The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29

Of emgrants during the past year shows the result
What makes New York the emporium of country
Why the productions Of every section OF Union
brought here 10 be exchanged for the merchandise Of
countries and cmesS Mainly because the only
port on this continent which has cargo it'd
outward bound ships Here alone the expense Of carry
ing abroad the products OF soil skill is diminished
by charging part TO the emigrant visiting our shores
Divert immgrations from country, and you strike
deadly blow to the prosperity of this great city Why
the farmers IN the interior OF our own and other
States able TO send the fruits Of their toll to foreign
markets. Mainly because the cost Of their transport
uon y iessened BY immgfatons When we trace out al
its influences permeang every Industrial purpose we are
amazed at the madness and folly that seeks to divert it
elsewhere, and ashamed OF the bigroty and ignorance
which prompts the effort The charges of pauperiam and
crimnaty made against foreign citizens unjust
Their violations Of law while they not familiar with
institutions and when placed under circu stances
of great and novel temptations, more frequent
than the commission OF crimes by those Of American
birth when removed from the conventional restraints Of
KINDRED and friends in California the shores OF
the Gulf Of Mexico or the caribbean
Absurd efforts made to trace all the virtues OF the
American character back 10 the early coloniss 10 find
the germs OF institutions in their hrs acts after
Landing upon our shores and thus to make distinction
assumed that the former were models Of irtue and
wisdom, and that get from them ideas Of
syil and religious liberty Nothing can be more
ISOLATION who wished TO enjoy their peculiar views
and to exclude all who did not agree with them They
made pretensions to religious liberation. The early
coonists composed of good and bad Of the wise and
ignorant OF the forty-one men who came over in the
Mayfower within months two were punished for
fighting duel and Que for disordery conduct who was
subsequently hung for murder. A contentious feeling
was shown ship board among this handful OF men, for
1T is given as reason for forming government, that
observing not wen affected 10 unity and concord
but gave appearance Of faction it thought good
to combine together in body and to submit to such
government and governors they should by common
consent, agree to make and choose The conside
rations Of religious freedom or Of personal advantage
which led the early coonist to the shores Of this CONT
nent continue draw hIther the inhabitants Of the DID,
world. No denounces the early immigration because
there were criminals mingled among the good and WISE
The Know Nothing idea that men viii make better ci
zens deprived Of political privileges, il most undemo
cratic that religious sentiments should be prosecuted
and denounced Is most un-American; and that homes
should be denied to the and oppressed In album
dan unoccupied public domain is most uncharitabe and
unchrstian.
This disposition to interfere with the actions of
class and tho rights Of conscience of another does not
confne itself to local affairs. II creates desire to
troll the political freedom OF far removed States and COM
munies.
At this time, party powerful in numbers resources
and talents in opposition the warnings and entrea
ties Of the patriot whom the American people love and
reverende have entered into the pending political
test with the determination OF arrayng one section OF
our common country against another. It's presses
stantly urge upon the public attention everything Of
past present or ancied which is calculated
to excite the preudces 10 the passions Of the
North against the South Blind to the pages Of history
and deaf to the admontons of the wise and good heed
tiona passions and preudces producing in Europe
unthankfu for the progress happiness and peace Of
land men Of narrow prejudces Of. OF selfish ambition
wish to reduce the boundaries of great country
down TO the dimensions of their limited views person.
al schemes. This reasonable conduct Is called
Of TIE South Il Is
that the idea of the undue power Of the South mainly
originates in the New England States whose united ter
rores are less than the area of Missouri and their az
gregae population less than that of New York. and yet
who are allowed six times the representation Of either
IN the Senate Of the United States.
The charges OF territorial acquisitions and of political
aggresons to promote Southern designs have been made
parstently that well disposed persons have been mis-
led call your attention the following facts gathered
from official documents =
In $780, the population of the Northern States was
196S 55 and Of the Southern 961 372 Their numbers
were then about equal In 1885, the population of the
Northern States 13,5O71e4, and of the Southern
So This great disparity has been increased during
the last five years The aonla increase Of the popua
ton OF the United States including immigration is about
500 ooo OF the natural increase 600 belongs to the
North, and $50 000 to the South. OF the immigration
assume that 5000 goes TO the South and 600 to the
North and West, and will be that the annual in
of the population Of the free tho slave States
is $4,000. BY 1860, the population Of the North will
coed that Of the South more than seven and half
millions.
The political power Of the country has pa 5el into the
hands of the free States, and that power is increasing
wih s,arng apy The 1 Of our Union "
North, and yet at this time the party dominan. in this
State appeals to Northern passiuns and pre- udices it
tells the majority that it brave and bold to denounce
and reye the minority II sgmatzes those as cowardy
and base who stand UP on Northern soil to speak for their
contest with inferior numbers, has studied the ceisus
returns. This imputed cowardice is the courage and pa
produced.
Look at the results OF territorial acquisitions At the
establishment OF our government we had no lands west
OF the Mississippi BY the purchase of Florida and the
acquisition Of Texas, New Mexico and California We
have ncrea sod countrys threefod and extend
ed il to the Pacific The purchase OF Florida was more
for the advantage of Northern than Southern
interests large portion is uninhabitabe, and its po
puation is less than that Of OF interior
Ties. With Cuba, gave to Spain complete control of
Northern commerce with the Gulf Of Mexico hence the
necessity for its acquisition The purchase Of Louisiana
nAs fha FUtx- tha
Northwestern States open channel to the ocean
for their productions. The southern States di not nee,
It also gave 10 the North immense region,
ceeding extent the original thirteen States lying be-
tween the Mississippi river and the Pacific ocean,
country watered 10y the upper Missouri and Columbia
rivers and their tributaries with the advantages Of
of the best hartors in the world the Pacific
This purchase made by Southern administration.
This vast region is 70 be filled with and active and
enterprising population. computation will show that
thirds the extent and vastly greater proportion
OF the value Of the territories acquired by the United
states have become or win become free States.
The people Of the North are uniformly opposed to slave
ry not from hostility TO the South, but because il IL
pugnant 10 our sentiments In conformity with our views
have abolished slavery here and having exercised
rights in way shonld be willing to let other
communities have the same rights and privileges we
have enjoyed. We bound TO upon faith in the
principles Of sefgovernmeni We have enough TO do at
this time 10 good government for New York. Let
leave each STATE fthis conieaeracy upon the high and
honorable ground ot IT. constitutional rghtsno trying
to njure by assault TO degrade by sympathy Let
show respects for the rights Of others by respecting
own and desire for good government elsewhere
by governing ourselves wisely and we'll Let u trust
that each community like own when left free 70 act
will find out Tor ITSELF and not through others, what con-
cerns ITS progress, happiness and gotd government.
New York has historical interest in me doctrine Of
State rights and local self government. There we're
those in the convention which formed national
stution. who wished TO create consolidated
ment, and 20 give preponde -ang influence to the arg
states y representatives based upon population alone
Although that day Is ample territory, its fertile soil
and commanding position gave assurance of future
wealth population and greatness the delegates from New
York srenuousy oppo eel these schemes and serted the
entire equality of the several State and their rght Of
sovereignty. u the only large state which took this
position majority Of It's delegates withdrew from the
convention when this perfect equality destroyed by
giving to the larger States greater representation
in one branch OF the government than was 10 be en-
joyed by the smaller States II adopted the constut
ion reluctantly because its language admitted
tf constru ctions dangerous to the rights 81 the
States and its assent accompanied by resolution
that the constitution be ratified in full confidence
that the amendments prepared by this convention win
be adopted.D The amendments which this State
chiefly instrumental in procuring shield the persons